Whether your approaching winter or spring, there is no better time to give your bedroom a new look. I don't mean totally re-decorating, making simple changes to your bed linen and the way you dress your bed can give a fresh, new look to your private oasis.
New bed linen is not going to do it alone, for a big impact you also need to think about the way you dress your bed, accessories to go with your new duvet, pillows/cushions, throws, coverlets and duvets need to work together. Co-ordinating, layering and texturing a bed will instantly make your space look and feel beautiful, a haven of relaxation. I don't know about you but if you put me in a bedroom with a black leather bed and red and grey cushions I would feel like I had just drunk 5 cups of coffee or stared at my phone screen for an hour and I would never be able to sleep. So, colour choice is important if you want a relaxing space. If however, you take a strong hues and tone them down to a pastel shade like purple to lavender, you will have the right strength of colour and you can always add a few pops of its richer shade with cushions or a throw. My personal choice for bed linen however, is soft blues and the palest of greys as they are clean, relaxing and work wonderfully with my personal style of decorating which is Hamptons. Here's a hint when it comes to choosing a duvet cover especially if you are choosing 100% linen. Plain linen in pastel shades can be somewhat transparent so make sure your duvet inner is...