Home, sweet home!

4. The Hip Hotel

Replicating at home the chic style of a ritzy city hotel room is a dream for many travellers. Tonal colour, crisp, white bedlinen, plump pillows, designer furniture and minimal pattern are what makes this style so desirable. Yet, dismiss all thoughts of this look if the kids and family pets treat your bedroom as their morning playroom.

5. Tropical Hideaway

A Japanese-inspired private retreat in the center of a lush tropical garden has immense appeal as the perfect escape route to relaxation. With this look, traditional Eastern cultural influences are reinterpreted for Western ideals. Fabric like ikat and batik are perfect for casual bedcovers, but the one requisite for comfort is the ubiquitous mosquito net.

2. Bohemian

Flamboyant fabrics in contrasting textures and outrageous patterns set against smooth, cool metal give this style its funky flavour. Retro shapes and ‘look at me’ colours are key elements of this decidedly young-at-heart look. Every day items can be easily transformed into special features by positioning them in the right spot. It is a style that expresses great originality and artistic flair.

3. The Modern County

This look offers an accessible vision of understated decorating where colour and pattern are used informally. But it is the shape and scale of elements which give the depth that is so often lacking in modern, minimalist rooms. The well-bred check dashed with lots of white adds freshness to this lively take on country.

The bedroom has no stereotype, which makes it by far the most interesting room to decorate. The bedroom does not have to echo the decorative style of any other space and, for most people, it satisfies an inherent longing for the one room you can decorate exclusively for personal pleasure. If you live in a family home, the main bedroom may be the only room where adults rule and kid’s toys and family clutter are banished. This is one room where you have a free hand to relax the rules; no copybook style but your own. Besides, the atmoshphere is more likely to appear authentic if it has subtly evolved over time.

Over the next several days we’ll list the eight most common bedroom themes, some of which you may like to consider:

1. The Art Gallery

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