Your bedroom is the perfect place to unwind, relax, recharge and retreat after a long day. For this reason it should resonate with your taste, style and also look welcoming and inviting at the same time. A bedroom that is tastefully done can instantly ease every locked muscle just by the serenity and calm it possesses. Plush and luxurious bedding can find their way to anyone’s bedroom but where is the fun in spreading a bed sheet out of a box? They look monotonous and give away the feeling that the bedroom is not well-thought out, just done haphazardly without any effort put into it.
When it comes to bedding there are a million ways to spruce up the bed-in-a-box bedding. Mixing and matching decorative pillows, throws, adding linen bed skirts and cozy comforters to the mix will give the feeling of a bedroom that will make your days better and nights tempting. Nowadays with busy lifestyles, hectic schedules and exhausting work routines, leaves us with so less energy that bed-in-a-box beddings are the best and most convenient option. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t go for them; you must if you find the right color, pattern, material or design, just don’t place them as it is. Not every bedding you find in the box is exciting; some are just a dizzy combination of patterns, a hefty mix of colors and a forced kaleidoscope of prints.
Coordinating different sets of bedspreads that look synchronized when put together can be a challenging task, no doubt about that. Bringing together colors, patterns and prints from various sets, making them look harmonious together seems a jarring and time-taking task, but don’t burden yourself, this is where we come to your rescue. We have compiled in this article some tried and tested mixing and matching techniques that will work for each and every one out there but still have a feeling of individuality to them.
We allow the much needed room for personal touches while letting you in to some secrets that will change the way your perceived beddings and will never settle for the bed-in-a-box beddings. According to me, mixing and matching bedspreads is a form of art, it requires aesthetic sense, color knowledge and most of all everything should tie together in the most natural way. Your linen bed skirts should elevate the whole look rather than a clutter on the floor, the decorative pillows should add a depth and dimension to the bed and the comforter should create a beautiful layered bed.
Selecting bedspreads that will be a perfect fit for the bedroom is a hard find. Although there shouldn’t be any reservation about the fabric, as told in our many articles, pure linen is the best material ever. Other doubts that can complicate things are color combinations, patterns and prints. With the right combination of pattern, color and prints your room can be the picture perfect room you wish to have or see in magazines. So let me guide you to the path that would lead to that kind of bedroom.
Do the Basics Right
When aiming for a good mix and match of your bedding, one must have the basics right so that all the efforts don’t go in vain; a plush headboard, linen bed skirts, linen bed sheets and comfortable mattress. Build a neutral base and work your way from there by adding patterns, stripes, prints or pops of colors into the mix.
Opt for the Natural and Earthy Tones
Pure linen is the best fabric if your style is muted and more subdued. It’s soft, plush, informal and oh so classy. It provides the perfect base for you to play with and give countless opportunities to explore. A self-printed duvet cover offers a nice breakthrough, or striped pillows covers break the monotony with just the right amount of dimension. You can also go for a statement rug or a wall art without perturbing the actual bedding. Beige, ivory and earthy tones complement each other very well if done right, no need to add pops of colors.
Pastels Color Palette
Mix and match bedding in pastel colors is also a sure shot way to make your bedding not as mellow down like beige toned bedding but just the right balance of color and subtlety. Tea pinks, dusty peaches, lemon yellows, powder blues and light greens look perfect with any neutral color bedding. Opt for a honeycomb weave blanket or throw in one of these colors and pair it up with light greys, ivory, beige, taupe or fawn. You can also opt for mix and matched pillow and cushion covers in 3-4 of the pastel colors all resting on a neutral color bedspread.
Shades of One Color
Mixing and matching shades of one color like blue makes things interesting, calming and beautiful. The main bed sheet should match the color story of the room and then add on with other shades of the color and introduce them in pillows, duvets, comforters or throws. This harmonious melody of colors from the same parent color looks amazing. To make things really work, add textures and prints and patterns in the supplementary colors to make everything fresh and sophisticated.
Go for Bright, Vibrant Colored Tones
Ok so enough of the low-key, discreet and toned-down mix and match, what about those who love pops of color and like to stir up things. Deep jewel tones are best for your taste, purples, fuchsia, mauve, teal and deep blue look so symphonic together. Go for a plain colored bed sheet in one of the colors and do pillowscaping in different sizes (square, rectangle, circle) in other colors adding instant interest and making a head-turning room.
Strike a Balance with Colors and Patterns
Colors and patterns complement and supplement each other very nicely, making the room a heady concoction of the best things. Spread a white sheet and place mismatched throw pillows in different patterns like floral, geometrical and striped. Place a printed duvet cover on the bed but keep the color story same for everything making the bedroom fun, eclectic and eccentric.
Last Words
Mixing and matching can be done in many ways, with thousands of combinations and probabilities of a million different styles. It depends on your taste, the availability of products and what resources you have on hand. But be sure to apply these ideas to have a great starting point, while adding your personal touch to it, in order to make it unique.
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