Decorating with modern bedroom furniture is about finding the right balance between fashionable and cozy. The modern platform bed has clean lines and simple fixtures, and can conform to a minimalist or a transitional style. Whether you are mixing in vintage accent pieces or contemporary details, centering the room on a modern bed is an excellent place to start.
The headboard will define the style of your bedroom. If your bed has no headboard, a large piece of wall art above the bed would be suitable for center of the room.
Materials vary from ornate wrought iron to leather, but wooden headboards are common and versatile starting points for interior design. A matching chair with a reading lamp is a good idea, since reading or working in bed is shown to interfere with the quality of your sleep after you turn off the lights.
Decorating with modern bedroom furniture includes using of the side tables. Side tables with night lights are usually small, wooden accent pieces, often with handy drawers. Use layered curtains on the bedroom windows so that you can control the amount of natural light in the room. Choose colors for the blinds and shades that complement your choice of bedding, especially the colors of your comforter and sheet set. Paint wall shelves in a contrasting color that matches the room’s trim.
If your headboard is wrought iron, strong contrasts like black and white furniture are a good complement and a minimalist aesthetic is a good rule of thumb, to balance out the ornate attention-getting bed. Zebra pattern accent pillows can add a touch of flair if the rest of the room is kept fairly simple with lots of open floor space.
If the bedroom wall is lined with floor cabinets and the bed occupies most of the floor space, choose a small area rug for the bedside and use storage ottomans to conserve space. The cabinet tops can serve as side tables for lamps and decor, so the room may be complete without any accent tables or accessories at all. Use recessed lighting in the ceiling to exaggerate the size of the room with added brightness.
If your bed has a heavy, over stuffed fabric headboard and ornamental baseboard, use neutral colors to off-set the bulk of the centerpiece and a carpet without patterns in a similar color to the walls. White sheets and accent pillows with dark trim also help dress up a modern bed with a dark, heavy headboard. Use dark wooden furniture in simple, traditional shapes and lights with white lamp shades to complete the bedroom set.
If you choose geometric patterns for your bedding, modern bedroom furniture in dark colors with clean, straight lines can help harmonize the look without being too austere. Colors like blue or yellow combine well to off-set the look of black wood furniture for a more transitional than a modern look. Try combining yellow and black accent pillows and black sheets for especially sharp geometric contrasts.
If your comforter and sheet set is silvery gray, a matching area rug might be suitable with dark wooden or black modern bedroom furniture. Fabric wall accents in the same color can soften one wall while mirrored doors on the closet can help brighten the room and create the illusion of added space. Use patterned gray curtains for a more subdued look on the window.
Decorating with modern bedroom furniture in the kid’s bedroom – In a children’s bedroom, a modern platform bed with chrome legs is bright and cheerful and combines well with red or blue bedding and a simple pattern in the carpet. The leather chair can complete the room later when toy shelves give way to home office space for a student.
