LIFESTYLE NEWS - Bedroom décor may be dreamy but, when you’re short on space or tight on cash, sometimes one has to forego some of those so-called essentials.
Here are a few décor items which you could skip or replace with items you may already have:
While most of us need a place beside the bed to rest our reading glasses and drop our book before we nod off to sleep, it doesn’t have to be a bedside pedestal.
Whether you’re short on space or want to save money, here are a few cost-effective alternatives to formal bedside pedestals:
* Instead of buying a specific unit, repurpose vintage suitcases or boxes by stacking a few next to the bed, pop a tray on top and you have a bedside table. To unify the look, paint all the suitcases the same colour.
* Go for the boho chic look and give old stools a new purpose by using them as bedside tables.
Do you remember when every woman had a large, ornate dressing table in her room? It’s charming but, if you don’t have the space, it’s not an essential. A mirror in the bathroom or inside a bedroom cupboard is all most of us need to do our make-up and check our outfit before we dash out the door.
However, if you like the idea of a dressing table, consider a modern space-saving alternative. Mount a mirror over a small, streamlined desk which could act as both a dressing table and a tidy little home-office space.
Have you ever knocked the lamp off your bedside table while reaching for a glass of water in the middle of the night?
Yes, it happens, and this is one of the reasons why we don’t need to spend a small fortune on bedside lamps. Instead, aim for something practical – hard to break, easy to update and a good source of reading light.
For example, pick up a wooden lampstands at a second-hand furniture store, fit it with a good light bulb (warm white is the most flattering light to use in the bedroom) and finish it off with a patterned lamp shade (which you could change seasonally) to complement the colour scheme of the bedroom.
