Adding a chandelier makes any bedroom feel more romantic.
Turn your bedroom into a romantic retreat no matter how small your budget. Creating a romantic bedroom doesn't have to cost thousands. You may need to add a few inexpensive items, but the most romantic bedroom decorating ideas focus on atmosphere, not acquisition.
Make a Headboard
The bed is the natural focal point of any bedroom, and a plain mattress pushed against the wall rarely looks romantic. There's no need to head to a furniture store. Do-it-yourself headboards are simple and inexpensive. Make your own upholstered headboard, or shop flea markets and antique malls for something to mount behind the bed. Old iron fencing, carved or paneled doors, shutters and screens are all good options.
Install Bed Hangings
Bed hangings are natural choices for romantic bedrooms. They add drama to your room and make your bed feel more intimate. If your headboard is plainer than you'd like, bed hangings redirect your eye. For an inexpensive version, hang a couple of king-size sheets or inexpensive drapery panels from a curtain rod mounted behind the bed.
Hang a Chandelier
A chandelier is a must for romantic bedroom decorating. If you can't wire a chandelier into your ceiling, convert it for plug use and hang it directly over your bed like a swag lamp. Shop home-improvement stores for modest prices on new chandeliers, or hunt for an old one at flea markets and thrift stores. Add your own baubles and crystals to a plain one if necessary.
Install Dimmers
Whether or not you hang a chandelier, add dimmer switches to all your bedroom lighting. Buy them at any hardware store. They're cheap and easy to install. Nothing says romance like soft lighting.
Light Candles
Set the mood in your romantic bedroom by lighting candles. Candlelight might be a romantic cliche, but that's because it works. Everything looks better by the light of the flickering, mesmerizing flames. Hunt for vintage candelabra and wall sconces at antique malls, thrift stores and flea markets and use them with tall tapered candles.
Arrange Fresh Flowers
Perfume your romantic bedroom with the delicate scent of fresh flowers. For less than the cost of a fast-food lunch, you can buy fresh flowers at the grocery store. Buy a bundle every week and arrange them in a favorite vase on your bedside table.
Upgrade Bed Linens
Romantic bedrooms have comfortable beds with attractive bed linens. There's nothing like sliding between cool, crisp sheets. Make sure yours are clean and ironed. Buy new ones if necessary, and buy the highest thread count you can afford. It's better to have one good set than three cheap ones.
Replace squashed, musty-smelling pillows, and toss that ugly bedspread in favor of an inexpensive cotton coverlet. You can buy that pricey comforter set of your dreams later, but don't live with something unappealing until then.
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