When it comes to giving your home a makeover, the bedroom is one of the most important rooms to get right. It’s your personal space and is where you sleep and rest so it's vital to create an atmosphere of peace. One way to enhance the tranquillity of your bedroom is to use plantation shutters or bespoke shutters. London is obviously very busy and noisy for the most part, so shutters can be used as a kind of 'triple glazing' to shut out noise.
Bespoke shutters or plantation shutters are often chosen for their aesthetics and will look fabulous in your London home. They provide a chic and linear look to contemporary homes as well as fitting in with traditional style properties.
In this article, we will talk about some ideas on using bespoke shutters in your London home to give your bedroom a makeover.
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Traditional Bedroom
Pale, soothing colours are a must to ensure a relaxing and tranquil environment. Blue is a calming colour but on its own, it can be a little cold and uninviting. Combining brown with blue will make it feel cosier.
In a traditional bedroom, you can use laminate flooring or, for a really authentic look, you can sand the floorboards down and varnish them. A wooden headboard or bed frame and matching furniture looks great teamed with solid wood flooring.
Accessories are vital in a traditional bedroom; you can use elegant, luxurious fabrics for the curtains and sumptuous bed linen for an opulent look. Lampshades can be a soothing, pale blue colour and the table lamps can have chocolate brown bases.
Shutters work well in a range of interiors, including traditional bedrooms with solid wood furniture and/or period features.
Shabby Chic Bedroom
Colour-wise, shabby Chic bedrooms, also known as French Romantic bedrooms, can combine pale blue, pink and lilac. Pale blue promotes a cool, calm atmosphere and pink and lilac give a warm, cosy feeling.
Shabby chic bedrooms can feature a range of furniture from antique beds to distressed wooden pieces. Floral patterns and prints also look good in a shabby chic bedroom. The Shabby Chic style contrasts different colours and patterns and mixes them up to create something unique, so you don't need to be concerned about everything matching.
Shabby chic furniture doesn’t have to be expensive. You can make your own distressed furniture by sanding down wooden dressing tables, chests and wardrobes and painting them white or another pale colour; or you can purchase your own ready-made shabby chic furniture.
Alternatively, the shabby chic look can be complemented with contemporary furniture pieces. Another option is to combine contemporary pieces with distressed or antique furniture. You complete the look with natural accessories such as seashells or painted branches.
For the window coverings, white shutters look superb in a shabby chic bedroom and if you have a ceiling light that lies in the centre of the window, a beautiful chandelier can top off this look.
Contemporary Bedroom
Also known as the Zen bedroom, the contemporary bedroom is the epitome of simplicity and tranquillity. According to Feng Shui, simple, clutter free bedrooms will enhance your sleep and your overall energy levels.
Modern Zen bedrooms combine the simplicity of traditional Japanese style with more extravagant touches such as opulent curtains, bedding and carpets, which add warmth and make the room more inviting. Other Zen bedrooms are extremely basic and uncomplicated. Wood flooring and furniture can give these simple looks a touch of elegance.
For an extreme Japanese Zen style, you can add bamboo mats, sconces and shoji screens. As well as being clutter free, other elements of Japanese design include clean lines, natural materials and symmetry.
Plantation shutters are a great option for a Zen bedroom, because of their natural simplicity and clean straight lines. They are perfect choice to create a bedroom that is tranquil and calm.
About Bespoke Shutters
Whether you choose a traditional bedroom, shabby chic or contemporary bedroom for your London home, our plantation shutters will complement them all. Originating in America and the West Indies, the history of plantation shutters goes back as far as before the American civil war. Based in London, at Bespoke Shutters we are masters of Ante Bellum (pre-war) plantation shutters.
We can make bespoke shutters for your London home and our range includes full height shutters, cafe style shutters and tier on tier shutters. As well as supplying and installing shutters to domestic homes, we have also fitted shutters to a number of commercial properties. We pride ourselves on our high standard of customer service and attention to detail. All of our shutters are covered by a three year guarantee. Call us today for a no obligation home visit and free quote.
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