How to Refresh Your Bedroom in 48 Hours: 12 Original Ideas

The bedroom is a deeply personal and precious space for each of us, a place for rest and solitude. This room fully reflects the inner world of its owners, so it's important that its interior doesn't become tedious. Dedicate just a few days to your bedroom, and it will be more than enough to refresh and change its mood. We offer 12 ideas that will help you with this.

1. Rearrange Furniture

Rearranging furniture is a shot that can kill two birds at once: change the proportions of the room and refresh its look. Work by trial and error, but try to avoid obvious mistakes. For example, don't place the bed in the center of the room — this works only for royal-sized bedrooms.

2. Change Bed Linens

The bed, without a doubt, is the center of any bedroom, so bedding and duvets set the tone for the room. It is precisely upon looking at these that a person forms an impression of the bedroom. Therefore, changing bedding items can completely shift the mood of the room in a new direction.

Experiment with colors, patterns, and fabrics, but remember that they should complement the overall style of the bedroom. Another important factor is choosing fabric quality and color according to the characteristics of the inhabitants. For example, those with hypertension are not recommended to sleep on red bedding.

3. Add Individuality

The bedroom is an intimate and very personal space, so a good option would be to fill it with items that are dear to you, which you wouldn't want to show off in other rooms. Minimalism and strictness suit the kitchen or living room better, while here family photos, commemorative souvenirs — in short, everything that makes you smile — will come in handy.

4. Refresh the Walls

A fresh coat of paint on the walls or new wallpaper is a simple and fast solution for updating the bedroom. Try bold options: paint only one wall out of four, or partially paint and partially wallpaper it to create a unique effect that transforms the bedroom space.

5. Drape the Walls

Another way to update the walls is by draping fabric. Everything depends on the style of your bedroom: chiffon that flows from light sources to dark corners will create a dramatic effect, while draping lightweight net fabric will add femininity and romance to the bedroom.

6. Change the Lighting

Vary the quantity, intensity, and color composition of light sources to change the mood of the bedroom. Don't forget the very suitable accessory for bedrooms — candles, which help create a romantic and intimate atmosphere.

7. Update the Nightstand

The nightstand is like an exhibition space in the bedroom, just as shelves with a collection of valuable items for the owner in the living room. Changing what's on the nightstand can change a lot about the bedroom itself. Books, flowers, photos, an alarm clock — all depends on your preferences.

8. Fill the Space Above the Bed

A wall shelf above the bed is another option for an exhibition space. It serves a purely decorative function and suits bedrooms with beds without headboards. The space above the bed can also be filled with paintings, mirrors, or a lamp.

9. Give Furniture a Second Life

Chests, tables, and sideboards can be refreshed by sanding down the old surface, coating with paint, then applying varnish. There are other options too, such as gluing cut-out patterns from fabric onto furniture and coating with varnish.

10. Create a Reading Nook

A small table and a reading chair (or even a footstool) won't take up much space, but they will add elegance and practicality to the bedroom.

11. Pay Attention to the Floor

Fur rugs, carpeting, or just a cozy small soft rug... Floor covering is easy to vary and adds warmth, style, and comfort to the room. A carpet can also serve as a perfect color accent in a monochromatic bedroom.

12. Experiment with Pillows

Where else but in the bedroom is the perfect place for numerous pillows? Here, you can give yourself free rein. Pillows on the bed, in a chair, and even floor pillows, in various colors, textures, and sizes, beautifully transform and complement the bedroom space. This option is so simple that you can refresh your bedroom with it almost every season.