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Create a cosy bedroom with neutral colours and quality bedding.

How to create a cosy bedroom - 10 tips from Swedish Instagram profile @hannesmauritzson

It is said that we spend 26 years of our lives sleeping. A cosy bedroom that feels welcoming is then an essential part of the home. For me, the bedroom is a place to unwind and have a moment of peace and quiet. That's why I want to share my ten best tips for creating a cosy bedroom!

29th March 2022

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EVERYONE WANTS A COSY BEDROOM, BUT HOW DO YOU GET IT?

The bedroom should be a place where you find peace. Then it is important to give yourself the conditions for you to do just that. For me, it is important that my bedroom feels cosy and reflects my personality. And who am I? My name is Hannes Mauritzson and here are my ten tips on how to create a cosy bedroom you can enjoy!

1. START WITH SOFT FURNISHINGS FOR A CALMING IMPRESSION

Soft furnishings and textiles are the obvious basis for any cosy bedroom. A lovely rugs to rest your feet on after a long day and good quality bed linen to snuggle up in are excellent first steps. Why not add a cosy throw to the bed for when the temperature drops? Work with layers upon layers!

Create a cosy bedroom with soft, stylish lighting like the Arum lamp from Ferm Living.

Ferm LIVINGArum table lamp

Create a cosy bedroom with soft textiles and furnishings, here you see Hannes bedroom with neutral bedsheets and a green throw.

Soft textiles are the obvious basis for a cosy bedroom - Velvet wool throw from Klippan Yllefabrik in the shade avocado.

2. USE LIGHTING TO SET THE MOOD

The lighting in a room is the basis for how the rest of the interior is perceived. If you have a light source that gives a calm glow, the nearby details are perceived similarly. Therefore, place a smaller table lamp in the window, together with other beautiful details that can form a calming, focal point for the eye to land on. Perfect for those who want to end the day with a good book in hand and at the same time unwind with dim lighting.

3. MAKE YOUR BED THE FOCAL POINT

In the bedroom, the bed is obviously what catches the eye at first. Therefore, make the bed an inviting place with a cosy blanket, a stylish bedspread and beautiful details that frame the bed and create a real focal point. The bedspread and throw from Scandi Living are perfect for just that little extra.

Create a cosy bedroom with flowers and candles to add colour and a cosy light.

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4. BRING IN ELEMENTS OF NATURE - IT MAKES US CALM

The trick to successfully creating your own oasis of calm is to bring green plants or cut flowers into the room. Place a larger houseplant in your favourite pot on the floor or treat yourself to the season's most beautiful flowers and place in a beautiful vase on the bedside table. Who doesn't want to go to bed and wake up next to a summer meadow?

Create a cosy bedroom with personal details grouped together.

Place small personal details in your bedroom & group lanterns in different designs for a beautiful arrangement in the room!

Icons Pin Point duvet cover, Lexington.

5. FURNISH WITH DETAILS THAT MAKE THE MOST OF A COSY BEDROOM

What really binds a cosy bedroom together are the smaller details! Do you have any books or magazines at home that you are tired of? Stack them on the windowsill or on your bedside table and add beautiful details on top.

6. FILL THE ROOM WITH CANDLES

To really up the cosiness factor you can’t do better than a warming shimmer bouncing off the walls on a rainy morning. Candlelight is hard to beat. Group candle holders and lanterns in different designs and colours to create a beautiful arrangement that also fulfils an important function at the time of the day when darkness falls. The Calore lanterns from Byon look beautiful grouped in different sizes.

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Create a cosy bedroom with the use of good quality, soft, cosy bedding.

Tip no. 7 – make your bed with cosy, good quality bedding!

7. DRESS YOUR BED WITH COSY BEDDING

The feeling of getting into a bed with soft and fluffy bedding that hugs your body after a long day is hard to beat. It is therefore worth investing in good quality bedding such as the Icons Pin Point duvet cover from Lexington that you can enjoy for a long time. Good for your wallet and the environment!

8. USE A NEUTRAL COLOUR SCALE WHERE THE DETAILS CAN REALLY POP

It is no wonder that the traditional Scandinavian colour scale is becoming more and more popular around the world. The understated colours create a beautiful backdrop in the room where the details really get the chance to shine. Therefore, feel free to add smaller decorations with more colour to break up the neutrality, for example with a beautiful vase.

Create a cosy bedroom with neutral colours, cosy bedding, and personal details like Hannes has done here.

Textiles, plants, moody lighting & personal details - create a cosy bedroom you want to stay in!

Create a cosy bedroom and serve yourself breakfast in bed.

Add a touch of luxury to your bedroom at the weekend with breakfast in bed! Once you have decorated your room you'll never want to leave.

9. CONSIDER THE SIZE OF THE BEDROOM

There are many ways to decorate a cosy bedroom, but one of the most common mistakes people make is not considering the size of the room when decorating it. If you have a smaller bedroom, a good guideline is to invest in few but larger interior details so that the room is not perceived as smaller than it actually is. If, on the other hand, you have a larger bedroom, you want to group smaller details to build larger arrangements to draw the eye around the room. For example, place smaller vases, candle lanterns and sculptures together in beautiful harmony.

Create a cosy bedroom with a calming base colour to make the details really stand out.

Use a neutral colour scheme in the bedroom and your details will stand out all the more!

10. LET YOUR PERSONALITY SHOW

What makes a home so fantastic is the opportunity to express yourself however you want and create something that reflects you - because surely it would be boring if we were all the same? Therefore, bring in something that characterizes you for the final touch in your cosy bedroom. A painting you bought on one of your travels, something you inherited or had in your possessions for a long time. Only your imagination sets the limits!

A soft inviting bed in a cosy, calming bedroom-

Who wouldn’t want to cuddle up here after a long day?

HOW DO YOU CREATE A COSY BEDROOM?

Having a cosy bedroom to start the day in is priceless. It's where we get the energy to take on a new day and do it all over again. I therefore hope that some of these tips will help you create the cosy bedroom of your dreams, here they are again:

Start with soft furnishings & textiles - a quality rug & good bedding great first step.
Use lighting to create the right mood.
Place your bed in centre.
Bring nature in.
Decorate with the small details for a larger overall appearance.
Place candles.
Fluffy, cosy bedding.
Use a neutral colour scheme.
Keep the size of the bedroom in mind.
Let your personality shine through.

Text: Hannes Mauritzson

Photo: Hannes Mauritzson