Bedroom Design

For something such as a bedroom design you'll want to think long and hard about exactly what it is that you're going to do. Sure you know that you want to redecorate your bedroom but before you do anything too drastic you should decide what type of redesigning you want to do. Remember that it doesn't need to be anything spectacular or unusual because in the end you will have live with it, and unless you're willing to redo your new bedroom design and change it altogether.

In which case you can play around and find out exactly what you like at your leisure and not worry about whether the furnishings you bought would suit. But a lot of people won't be able to do that and they will need to resort to doing it the old fashioned way, or of course you have another option, and that's to resort to the use of home decorating software.

If you don't want to go that route either you always have the option of doing it the old fashioned way. With this method you might not get as much visualization as with the others but you can still achieve great results. The problem here is that sometimes it's very difficult to see what the end result of your bedroom design will be like.

The best way to start is to get a pencil and a piece of paper and to mark out very roughly what your room shape is. If you have trouble visualizing it then move into the bedroom and see what results you get. Next you should mark out the most obvious aspects of the existing bedroom design which will be unchangeable, like doors and windows.

After that it's a hop, skip and a jump to go on to the next step which is to play around on paper where you would like the heavier furnishings to go. And if you want to keep them where they are that's also fine because your bedroom design should be one that you're going to be happy with.

Then ideally you should settle on a color scheme. It doesn't need to be the same as the one in your existing bedroom design, it might be nice if you can change the whole thing around and turn the whole room on its head. After you settle on a color scheme there is only way to go and that is forward.

Start buying the new furnishings and fittings you'll need to fit in with your new bedroom design and just put it into place. And since you have everything you need to change around in your old bedroom design, you can take your time and rearrange everything at your leisure. See what fits best where and whether you need to add a little something extra. Now, it's just a matter of settling in and taking a good look at the bedroom design that you did, and enjoying the new furnishings and new fittings.


Gloria Said, interior designer - Washington Post

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Gloria Said, interior designer
Washington Post
Gloria Said, 69, an interior designer who later did office work at Georgetown University, died Dec. 3 at George Washington University Hospital. She had complications from a stroke, according to her son Idris Said. Mrs. Said had lived in Washington .



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FSU's Interior Design Graduate Program Ranked in Nation's Top 10 - WCTV

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FSU's Interior Design Graduate Program Ranked in Nation's Top 10
WCTV
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