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We spoke with some of our favorite designers, who share their top secrets for creating a romantic vibe in the bedroom.
1 COMBINE DIFFUSED AND LAYERED LIGHTING
According to Michael Amato, Creative Director of Urban Electric, "Focus on diffused and layered lighting, as well as employing both shimmer and sensuous textures in order to create a sexy bedroom environment. The bold geometry with the contrast of soft diffused light creates a perfectly sexy bedroom.”
2 TRY VELVET THROW PILLOWS
"Make things romantic by adding some velvet throw pillows to your bedscape," says Danielle Walish, Creative Director of The Inside. "Bringing in a smooth and soft texture to the bed always feels sexy."
3 OPT FOR NON-TRADITIONAL CANDLES
Candles are a tried-and-true romantic element," says interior designer Emilie Munroe. "The trick to reinventing the cliché is to locate them in an unexpected way. We've had great success adding candle sconces in bedroom locations where there isn't hard wiring for wall sconces. For example, on either side of a dresser mirror. Candlelight is soft and romantic and having it flicker from the walls (versus a tabletop) brings in an old world element.”
4 INCORPORATE DECADENT, LAYERED TEXTURES
Dekar Design founders Caroline Grant and Dolores Suarez say that it's all about the texture. “To create a restful and even sexy bedroom, we use many layers of texture. We want to design a bedroom that makes you feel like you never want to leave. We love using a wall texture to bring in that warmth and great lighting is often the key.”
5 FOCUS ON THE LOVE
“The best way to make your bedroom sexy is to create a quiet space where you'll make sure to tell yourself (and your significant other) why you love them. Life can get so crazy that it’s often the thing left unsaid."
6 RESIST THE URGE TO OVER-PILLOW
For a two-person bed, you need at most two Euro-sham-size pillows (placed against the headboard), and four sleeping pillows," says designer Rebecca Cole. The number of pillows is just right in this bedroom designed by Iain Halliday.
7 CONSIDER SHIMMER FOR YOUR WALLS
"For the bedroom, I like a slightly shiny wall with a Venetian plaster finish," Harry Heissmann of Albert Hadley Inc. The metallic silver walls in the Blakes Hotel in London are undeniably sultry.
8 MAKE THE ROOM REFLECT YOUR TASTE
"Go with your favorite color because a bedroom should have the things you love," says Hobbs (whose own bedroom has burnt-orange walls). This bold Brooklyn bedroom went for a deep, soothing navy.
9 COVER THE WALLS IN A DIMENSIONAL WALLPAPER
"A wallpaper with depth and dimension can add color and spice to the bedroom," says Amy Lau. The walls in Kourtney Kardashian's former bedroom prove that sentiment to be true.
10 KEEP IT TECH-FREE
"The bedroom should be a soothing place for a couple," says designer Eric Cohler. "No cell phones, no Blackberry, no TV, no computer." The modern master bedroom in this Stockholm home eschews tech for a minimally decorated bedside stool.
1 COMBINE DIFFUSED AND LAYERED LIGHTING
According to Michael Amato, Creative Director of Urban Electric, "Focus on diffused and layered lighting, as well as employing both shimmer and sensuous textures in order to create a sexy bedroom environment. The bold geometry with the contrast of soft diffused light creates a perfectly sexy bedroom.”
2 TRY VELVET THROW PILLOWS
"Make things romantic by adding some velvet throw pillows to your bedscape," says Danielle Walish, Creative Director of The Inside. "Bringing in a smooth and soft texture to the bed always feels sexy."
3 OPT FOR NON-TRADITIONAL CANDLES
Candles are a tried-and-true romantic element," says interior designer Emilie Munroe. "The trick to reinventing the cliché is to locate them in an unexpected way. We've had great success adding candle sconces in bedroom locations where there isn't hard wiring for wall sconces. For example, on either side of a dresser mirror. Candlelight is soft and romantic and having it flicker from the walls (versus a tabletop) brings in an old world element.”
4 INCORPORATE DECADENT, LAYERED TEXTURES
Dekar Design founders Caroline Grant and Dolores Suarez say that it's all about the texture. “To create a restful and even sexy bedroom, we use many layers of texture. We want to design a bedroom that makes you feel like you never want to leave. We love using a wall texture to bring in that warmth and great lighting is often the key.”
5 FOCUS ON THE LOVE
“The best way to make your bedroom sexy is to create a quiet space where you'll make sure to tell yourself (and your significant other) why you love them. Life can get so crazy that it’s often the thing left unsaid."
6 RESIST THE URGE TO OVER-PILLOW
For a two-person bed, you need at most two Euro-sham-size pillows (placed against the headboard), and four sleeping pillows," says designer Rebecca Cole. The number of pillows is just right in this bedroom designed by Iain Halliday.
7 CONSIDER SHIMMER FOR YOUR WALLS
"For the bedroom, I like a slightly shiny wall with a Venetian plaster finish," Harry Heissmann of Albert Hadley Inc. The metallic silver walls in the Blakes Hotel in London are undeniably sultry.
8 MAKE THE ROOM REFLECT YOUR TASTE
"Go with your favorite color because a bedroom should have the things you love," says Hobbs (whose own bedroom has burnt-orange walls). This bold Brooklyn bedroom went for a deep, soothing navy.
9 COVER THE WALLS IN A DIMENSIONAL WALLPAPER
"A wallpaper with depth and dimension can add color and spice to the bedroom," says Amy Lau. The walls in Kourtney Kardashian's former bedroom prove that sentiment to be true.
10 KEEP IT TECH-FREE
"The bedroom should be a soothing place for a couple," says designer Eric Cohler. "No cell phones, no Blackberry, no TV, no computer." The modern master bedroom in this Stockholm home eschews tech for a minimally decorated bedside stool.
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