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Moroccan Bedrooms: Create Your Harem Style Room
First let us understand that the bed is a place where you take rest. To make it more comfortable you can use double cushions and colorful bed sheets or a bed spread. One of the finest ways to redesign your bedroom is by using Moroccan bedroom decor. Today, Moroccan decor is an extremely popular interior design option for most modern homes as well as eco homes. This is because the Moroccan bedroom decor includes the use of dramatic colors as well as toned colors, which bring to life the beautiful and intricately designed patterns on the elegant Moroccan fabrics. Converting a bedroom into an exotic Moroccan dream is an exciting as well as a tedious option but the result can be absolutely magical. You can choose anything from the exquisite Moroccan furniture to the colorful Moroccan bedding and other decorations that will set your heart on fire and bring out the deep fires of passion.
Moroccan bedroom accessories come in a huge variety to satisfy every taste and fit in snugly in every bedroom. Most of the Moroccan bedding designs are in spicy colors and can be customized to match the color scheme on your bedroom walls. You can use a Moroccan bed or make one on the ground. If you make a bed that has the minimum ground clearance then you can give it an earthy feel and touch with more browns, beige and other earth color
Bedspreads-Pillows:
You can add some equally colorful pillows or cushions to give your bedroom the ethnic look. Moroccan fabrics are soft and have embroidered silk will that will provide that exotic look. For example, a tribal bedspread is hand made and stitched. It has detailed embroidery and features small mirrors amidst a hue of brilliant colors than can vary from gold, sage, or chocolate on a cinnamon background. Imagine the impact of such a color; it will give your bed an earthen touch and feel. If you don’t like bright colors then you can look a Berber bed spread, which comes in tones of blue, purple and sage. Absolutely relaxing for the eyes, it has intricate designs that are hand stitched.
Nightstands, Accent Tables and Shelves:
Zouaga Furniture is a typical Moroccan design from the Berber tribal mountains of the Atlas. Hand painted furniture with bright colors and improvised designs and shapes from shelves to the world renowned hexagonal tables and nightstands. Moroccan nightstands have gained popularity in the past few years, mainly made with Mousharabiya wood (hand carved wood) they are also available with wrought iron screens.
Wrought Iron Screens, Dividers and headboards:
Moroccan wrought iron screens can be used for many different uses… As a headboard, room dividers, fireplace screens, wall decor, to hang a lamp from, as a balcony screen… well you get the idea
Moroccan Lighting:
It is almost like being pampered with royalty and to bring the bedroom to life you can splash the walls with relaxing colors and use Moroccan accessories like the henna lamps to brighten it. You can also add a center table or a dressing table with Moroccan designs and intricately cut through the wood to make it look rusty and dreamy at the same time. For the creative soul in you can transform on of the Moroccan carved hexagonal tables into a piece of lighting itself. If you have used a wrought iron screen as a headboard you may want to consider using a matching wrought iron ceiling chandelier.
You can also add some really sensuous and mystical touch of Moroccan design to your bedroom with mood lighting Moroccan candle lamps. These lamps are not to be used as just showpieces; they can change the entire decor of your bedroom and give it a touch of warmth. You can choose from a wide variety of Moroccan lamps and lanterns that come with exotic designs and beautiful colored glasses. You can place them on the bed table or hand them by the bedroom entrance.
The flickering flame from a Moroccan lamp will add fuel to the fire of romance and remind you of a faraway dream. Don’t just sleep… Dream on…
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Basics of Bedroom Decorating
Things Needed In Bedrooms:
Beds
Bedspreads
Curtain rods
Curtains
Lights
Paints
Pictures
Pillows
Plants
Bedrooms Decorating Ideas:
Many people spend most of their time in bedrooms, when at home as compared to any other area in the house. While looking out for a new mattress for your bed, check for factors such as comfort and support. Some may have problems with the new mattresses they choose, and hence may prefer the old reliable one. Choose a basic bed with a mattress on a box spring.
If you have a kid’s bedroom in your house, it becomes obvious that it is not going to be clean all the time. You may cover up for this by keeping other parts of the house clean all the time.
Dress the bed with a simple blocked geometric spread. Use standard bed pillows in plain colors. If you want to cover the box spring, use a flat bedspread.
Use your creativity in designing bedrooms. Use your artistic skills to bring a modern touch to bedrooms. You may hang photographs, different kinds of modern art or paintings on the walls. Use things that make you feel relaxed in the bedroom.
Choose lights that are industrial in nature. People may use halogen lamps to get a dim effect in their bedrooms.
Next, individuals may use furniture according to the size of their bedrooms. Choose small furniture pieces, if bedrooms are small.
If the walls are in good condition, gloss paintings may be the right option. Keep the walls simple and plain with shades such as gray and white colors. If you prefer to have bold colors in your bedroom, go in for bright colors such as pure yellow or crayon red.
For the windows in your bedroom, use vertical blinds or roller shades. Hang the curtains on a simple modern metal rod. The fabric of the curtain may be of geometric design such as stripe or solid fabric with colors on it.
You may arrange for a workplace in the bedroom, so that it does not remain idle during daytime. The podium may be used as the library. Such planning increases the space for various recreational purposes in a bedroom. You may use mattress instead of a bed with the help of a carpet.
Position the head of the bed against a particular side of the wall. If there is enough space, place a wide bed far from the walls.
Bedroom is an intimate space. Generally, outsiders are not preferred to enter this room. Traditionally, bedroom is isolated and away from the noisiest areas of other rooms.
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Accessories in Bedroom Decorating
Apart from providing protection from natural elements such as rain, snow, wind and other natural calamities, an interior space is also responsible for creating moods, depending upon the theme of the decoration.
Depending upon the functional purpose of the interior space, the quality and quantity of the furniture and other elements may change. For example a “meditation center” might not require any furniture at all, but a gymnasium on the other hand requires specially designed equipment.
For the sake of this article we are only going to concentrate on bedrooms. A bedroom is a space, which is close to our heart. This is the space where we take rest and regain the vital energy force for the next day’s work. A typical bedroom consists of a double/single bed depending upon the size and occupancy of the room, wardrobe, study table, chairs for informal gathering, dressing table, side tables adjacent to the bed for keeping items such as telephone, watch, etc..
Since a bulk of volume gets occupied with the furniture pieces, the beauty of a bedroom greatly depends upon the quality of the furniture. But that’s not all. Any interior space can be greatly enhanced using “accessories” and some great amount of detailing can be added to an existing bedroom with furniture.
1) Use of decorative curtains.
These are called as “valances” are a very good means to decorate the windows and other openings. These decorative curtains have 2 purposes. a) They define a window opening b) They diffuse the incoming sunlight and help the dispersion of light evenly. Valances can be easily be prepared at home with some basic knowledge of stitching.
2) Wall Hangings
Wall hangings are used as an alternative for wall paintings. These have a great advantage that they can be prepared from almost any material. Some possible options for material use could be matt finished paper, handmade paper, silk cloth, bamboo sticks, jeans cloth!, wool, plastic sheets, crape papers, etc… Small square pieces of these materials along with bits of mirrors pieces can be creatively used to prepare a wall hanging.
3) Wall Paintings.
The choice of the painting in this case highly depends upon the likes/dislikes of the user. Also the nature of the surface on which the painting is going to be, is also important.
4) Photographs
Most people like to use framed photographs of the family members, ancestors, or some live stills from outside world. This method has got a great advantage. The user has got perfect control over which kind of photos to choose. Photographs of real people can greatly add a human touch to an interior space.
5) Statues
These greatly add to the quality of the space. In case of bedrooms the statues which can add some interest to the overall theme can be used. Some gift articles come in the form of statues or a watch embedded in it can serve two purposes at a time. They add some grace to the design and at the same time, become a useful functional piece.
6) Shade Loving Plants.
Depending upon the size of the bedroom, lots of varieties of shade loving plants are available today. If the plant is a flowering one, then this can be very creatively used. A flowering plant can greatly add to the mood of an space because of its changing nature of foliage and color.
7) Decorative Lamp Shades.
Decorative lamp shades have a very unique quality attached to them. Because they are functional mostly at night times, the shape of the lamp shade itself can be chosen in such a way, that will add some interest in the bedroom. During its functional times a lampshade which is made of semitransparent cloth covers can add some wonderful ambience in the interior space.
Free standing wooden partitions.
These are used in large bedroom to define certain areas of the same space into different parts. for example a wooden partition can be used to segregate a study space inside a bedroom or a decorative wooden partition can be used to hide the direct entry to the toilet, by creating a private area.
These are some of the ideas I have come up with randomly. These can be a good starting point. You can always come up with more good and creative ideas of your own. A very creative use of these accessories can definitely cheer up an interior space
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