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Decorate in Bohemian Style

Posted: October 3rd, 2009 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Life Essence | Tags: , | 3 Comments »

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It is revitalising to break your life routine by changing your home surrounding. How can you do this? Easily! Start by changing completely the look for at least one room, for example your bedroom, because redoing the whole house will not be possible. If you consider doing it, this article could help you. In here you can find tips that will give you a hand in decorating your bedroom with a Bohemian style. This involves the use of luxurious fabrics, strong colours and freestyle decorating patterns. In this type of styling the details are strong and the linens used are extremely loud and heavily patterned.

Bohemian Bedroom Decorating

Items that you need

  • Fabrics (choose bright colours)
  • Paint (choose bright colours)
  • Knick knacks

Procedure

  • Firstly to decorate in a Bohemian style your bedroom you need to change the colour of your walls. It’s vital to go for bold colours such as red, orange, blue, etc.
  • Then you have to emphasize the colour of the walls with that of the linen. It is necessary that the colour of the bedspreads and curtains has to be in contrast with the colour of the walls.
  • The next step includes the lamps and all the light equipment that you have to add. Choose fixtures that cast deep hues. Also you can wrap if you like the lamp shades with scarves for altering the light.
  • Use loads of accessories to decorate your bedroom. Bohemian décor is celebrating. You should not leave, not even a single corner, to be empty and austere. All the knick knacks that you are going to use should have rich colours and an embellished exterior. You can also purchase and place some antique showpieces.
  • The Bohemian style is all about patterns and this includes your bed as well. You can use quilts, bedspreads and duvets that are colourful. Additionally you can place on your bed accessories such as pillows, throws, blankets, etc. At the end you can also use a mosquito net to cover your bed.
  • Avoid leaving your walls with just the bold paint. Highlight it with some atypical artwork, tapestries or wallpaper. Another nice fitting option is to use wall hangings.

Some Tips

  • It’s a very good idea to use old dupattas or saris to decorate your bedroom walls or your windows.
  • Use candles. Also you can light up scented candles or incense that will give your bedroom a total Bohemian look.
  • Don’t ever match the accessories you use. The Bohemian décor has to do with the use of mismatched and bizarre home decor items.