subject: Installing Suitable Lighting And Color To Compliment Your Bedroom [print this page] Your bedroom is your inner most private place where nothing from the outside world reaches you and you are able to let go of all worries and troubles of this world and immerse yourself in peace and bliss. This place needs to have your signature in terms of the decor and should be able to make you feel relaxed instantly upon entering your bedroom.
The basic change that you can do to create the mood and magic of your choice is to change the wall paint and colors. You have a choice of using bright and vibrant colors in combination or monotones, or perhaps use some light and pastel shades that reflect light to give you a calming effect in the room.
Before you choose the colors for the walls, you can read up about the color therapy and the effect that it has on your body as well as the mind. While red is supposed to increase the passion and energy levels, pink induced a mood to romance, orange gives you a spiritual energy and while a calming effect. Each of these colors also effects your body metabolism as well as your emotions. Therefore depending upon your mental make up you should choose corresponding and complimentary colors.
When you choose to use strong colors like red and orange etc, make sure you think through the effect and if you really want it. They can keep you awake and disturb your sleeping pattern leaving you groggy in the morning.
If you want to create a passionate setting only once a while, then keep a spare set of bed linen with the bright red designs and use various combination to create the required setting. At other times you can put them away and revert to normal setting.
Lighting is another aspect that can help you transform your bedroom into a fantasy place. You can play with spot lights or soft lights illuminating certain spots while the rest of the room is dark giving it a mysterious and inviting look or use diffused soft lighting to create a soft light which is romantic.
There are a lot of lighting fixtures that you can use to create the combinations and light effects that you want. Using lampshades, subdued lighting with spotlights, onyx lamps etc can help you create the right setting in the bedroom.
Romance is a mindset and the mood is enhanced by the outside atmosphere that is prevailing in your bedroom too. Romance is also an emotion that gets heightened by the surrounding space, light and ambiance. Create the right balance and you can enjoy the romance in your life.
