Selecting bedding by far is not an easy task. It involves weighing a ton of factors - style, comfort, durability, cost and style, to name a few. Thinking about just going out to a store and buying a bed-in-a-bag? Surely, if everything is put together in a bag, it must all fit and match, right? This may not necessarily be true. There many factors to consider when choosing bedding. This article addresses a few of them.
Your sheets, blankets, comforters, bedspreads and pillowcases must be carefully selected. This is especially true for the bedskirt. Bedskirts are difficult to shop for and buying the right size is very important.
Getting bedding is like selecting any other feature of the house or wardrobe. Some things go together and others clash. It is essential to coordinate the fabrics in a bedding ensemble. Choosing one fabric for all the bedding pieces can be, quite honestly, a bit boring. Especially if you want to create the look of custom bedding, then you will need to choose coordinating fabrics that will go along with the main fabrics of the bedding.
First, take a look at your room and your decorating style. Is your room a traditional country room, or is it a bold oriental Chinoiserie room in red and green? Decorate around what you have. Pick the already existing colors, accessories and furniture pieces and look for bedding that will work with those pieces.
Consider color, but do not just think of a color in isolation or look at a color fabric patch. Consider it in the context of the total design. Red can stand out or blend into the rest of the room, depending on the shade and how it is used in the whole ensemble.
Next, consider the pattern of the fabrics. Usually, a large-scale fabric becomes the main fabric, which is in the comforter, or large pillows. Small-scale fabrics, such as solids, ticking stripes, or gingham checks, for example, are coordinating fabrics. These can randomly pop up in your bedding ensemble in your accent pillows or bedskirt, for example. The texture of the fabric is also important. A quilted fabric would would look very interesting against a coordinating combed sateen cotton.
The main idea is to coordinate, not match, while also creating a balance. It is important to make sure to carefully select a focal point and work around it. Your bed may or may not be this focal point, but it has to fit with the rest of the room.
Brown walls, along with white curtains and white wooden trim, can open up a space and bring light in. Here, a romantic bedroom uses brown walls and white, flowing curtains for the canopy and windows. The bed is placed in a corner for added interest. Brown and ivory toile bedding completes this romantic look (yes, snow white and ivory do work together).
| suellen |
03/23/2011 23:10:09
the bed at the angle looks really good in that room. the brown walls are also real nice looking with the white fabric. |
| Clara Adams |
04/25/2011 08:54:00
I have never liked beg in a bags. I prefer to coordinate different pillows, comforters, skirts etc...it makes it so much more personalised for me. |
| Cyla |
11/10/2011 16:22:20
I like all of it. Nice ideas. |
