Where the Hearts Burn

Transform your bedroom into a lovingretreat exemplary of the beauty and grace of a fascinating cottage garden.Personalized touches, standard cottage details, and blends of materials andpatterns prompted by a fashionable English garden merge together to produce theperfect place for lovers. Take these tips and individualize them to create thearea your own.

Light and Folksy

Produce the idyllic cottage background foryour bedroom with richly textured walls. Wallpaper boasting broad pastelstripes or florals provide the idyllic patterned background. Another goodthought is to apply beaded board painted in creamy shades of white or classicalcottage wainscot. Run it half-way or three-quarters of the way up the wall andtop it with a chair rail or a small shelf. Top the shelf with garden themedcollectibles, vases, and plates.

Garden Inspired Linens and Bedding

The bed will be the centerpiece of thebedroom, whether it is made of antique white or wrought iron, natural or paintedwood, or amorously covered in material trimmed with forged upholstery tacks. Astriped dust ruffle can be topped with a checked or a double wedding-ring quiltor a fancy coverlet. Mix up fabrics such as chenille, lace and cotton fibercomforters and always layer patterns when ramping up enamored cottage style. Ofcourse you will want to use some floral patterns, but also blend in stripes,tartans and checks. Colors that fall within similar hue saturation will give apulled together feeling. White or lightly colored walls will impart a stand outlook to accents and linen. Gingham checks and solids, striped and plaidpatterns as well as floral wall paper that has accent colors of the room isalso a remarkable selection. You might also consider combining different floralpatterns of similar style and color.

Experiment with a different look by anglingyour bed in the corner of the room. Go against the grain and moderate the linesof the bedroom with furniture that has fluid curved lines.

Garden Fresh Accents add Romanticism

    *Layer white table dressings for a old-fashioned look on the vanity. Otheraccessories to select from include a collection of heirloom photographs,metallic champagne glasses overflowing with beautiful roses, and a metallicjewelry box.

    *Make a statement with garden themed wall decorating ideas, such as a collectionof straw garden hats and floral plates. A straw hat on a hat stand on thecorner table with more hats hanging behind it makes an ideal grouping. Fill ateapot or sugar bowl with your favorite flowers.

    *Details count. Hang a bundle of dried lavender from a glass knobbed closetdoor. Place a collection of floral and striped hat boxes on the top of anarmoire. A topiary on the chest of drawers oozes English garden charm. Don't neglect scents to coordinate with your motif; potpourri and candles in floralfragrances work well.

    *Bring in architectural pieces from days gone by for terrific touches.Suggestions include an antique wrought iron fence grating makes a differentfocal point on a wall or as a headboard; perch aged birdhouses atop work postsfor a capricious statement in a corner.

    *Make the look distinctly individual by repurposing garden details in thebedroom. Include a plant stand in a reading nook to hold treasured books aswell as a few plants. Top a large urn or garden pot with a piece of glass anduse it as a night stand or side table. Turn a finished flower pot into a wallsconce candle holder.

    *Open-air decor like a bird bath or statue can be added inside. Add the sound ofgently flowing water by setting a tabletop fountain in a birdbath.

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