How to Create a Unified Bedroom and Bathroom Design
Sometimes an en suite bathroom is overlooked when decorating the bedroom, creating a choppy or disjointed design. Planning and executing a cohesive design requires making color choices, choosing decorative accessories and deleting conflicting design elements. Creating a smooth transition between the spaces takes a bit of creativity with color and design element choices; however, the result is worth the effort.
Items Needed
- Paint
- Decorative accessories
- Bedding
- Bath towels
Instructions
- Find decorating inspiration for the two spaces by looking at magazines, displays at home improvement stores, model homes and online inspiration photo galleries. Get a feel for the style you like and design elements you want to incorporate into your bedroom and bathroom. Popular styles include traditional, contemporary, vintage, rustic and spa-like.
- Choose a color scheme. The paint colors of the two spaces do not have to match, but they need to create a flow from room-to-room. A neutral color palette allows you to inject color accents with accessories, or create a soothing spa-like space. Choose colors with the same intensity and undertones when using more than one color.
- Unify wood finishes between the two spaces. Stained wood cabinetry and bedroom furniture should create a unified look. It is possible to combine light and dark stains and maintain a good visual flow with pieces of the same style or design.
- Bring the rooms together with fabric colors and patterns that blend. Retailers have taken a lot of the guess work out of combining bedding fabrics to create texture and a beautiful space. Use coordinating fabrics for bathroom accessories such as shower curtains and cushions. Select towels and bathroom rugs that carry the color theme from the bedroom into the bathroom.
- Select accessories in matching tones. If you choose silver or bronze finishes for picture frames in the bedroom, use the same metal finish for curtain rods and vanity accessories. Keep accessories simple to reduce visual clutter.