Use the comforter's bold color as the room's design centerpiece.
Although white comforters serve as a versatile neutral base when designing a bedroom, using colors like orange, red or yellow for your bedding materials presents the opportunity for potentially bold and risk-taking design concepts. Consider the room's overall style and theme before deciding on the bedding's fabrics, shades and textures. Does this Spark an idea?
Classic Look
For a conservative look, drape the bed in a basic cotton solid-colored comforter, such as candy apple red, dahlia yellow or carrot orange. Add a slight feminine touch by including a matching cotton bed skirt and pillow shams. Lay the pillows in an alternating pattern alongside neutral-colored shams, like gray, black, white or brown, depending on the design of the room.
Textured Look
Give your bed a textured look by selecting materials for your comforter like microsuede, quilted down and silk. Use rich colors, such as red Bordeaux, dark yellow or burnt orange. Add texture by decorating the bed with throw pillows made from such fabrics as velvet, chenille or paisley. Use a variety of shapes as well, including round, square and tube-shaped pillows.
Shabby Chic Look
Create a shabby chic appearance in the bedroom by covering the bed in a quilt made from a combination of different shades of red, yellow and orange. You can also use a white or cream-colored bedspread dotted with small but similarly colored floral patterns. Add throw pillows as accent pieces, including tapestry or lace pillows in pastel shades like lemon chiffon, tea rose or apricot. Tie colorful satin ribbons around neutral-colored pillows.
Bed Frames
Accentuate the bedding colors and style through your choice in bed frames. Play up earth tone shades by selecting a rustic light wood or wrought iron bed frame. Complement textured fabrics and high-end looks with ornate bed frames like dark oak sleigh beds or chocolate brown leather headboards. For a shabby chic appearance, decide on a canopy bed, hanging gauzy fabric in colors that match the bedding. Add to an elegant look by choosing a cherry wood four poster bed or tufted headboards.
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