How to Decorate With a Window Above Your Bed

A window can add attraction in your decorating theme.

A window above your bed can be a tricky decorating work-around or an appealing addition to the focal point of your room. Maintaining balance and a centered feeling are key components to creating functionality and ease with a window and a bed together. Whether your room is in a small apartment or large master suite, a window can add interest to your bedroom and become a dreamy composition in sheer fabrics or a pseudo headboard with light-blocking dressings.

Things You'll Need

• Sheer curtain panels
• Double curtain rod
• Light-blocking fabric panels

Instructions

1. Maintain balance by centering your bed to the window. If the window serves as a backdrop to the bed itself, it becomes an extension of that main focal point of the room. Center the bed with the window at the head or at the side of the bed, whichever works best for the space.

2. Create a dreamy allure by hanging sheer curtain panels on your window. Sheer fabrics are ideal if you prefer having the morning sun shine into your room. Play with a few different styles, colors and patterns. Drape a long panel over the top of a double curtain rod and a complementary color hanging from the lower rod.

3. Hang a light-blocking curtain in your window if you prefer a darker room. Light-blocking curtains come in many colors and patterns, so hang a solid and stripe or other pattern. Adjusting a curtain rod across the width of the bed for this look gives the appearance of a headboard, anchoring the bed in the room.

4. Balance your bed against the window by accessorizing on both sides of the area. Hang pictures, candle sconces, light fixtures or place complementing nightstands on both sides of the bed.

References

• "Decorating Without Fear"; Sharon Hanby-Robie; 2007
• "Romantic Interiors"; Ann McArdle; 1999