Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Choose a simple bed - a pencil-post, plain wrought-iron or steel style. Dress the bed simply, omitting piles of pillows, frilly dust ruffles and flounced shams.
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Step 2
Select plain chests of drawers and dressers, too. Simple styling - without fancy carving and ornate drawer pulls - works best for this style.
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Step 3
Top the bedside tables with basic lamps and shades. A flat paper shade on a solid-color ginger-jar lamp works in a traditional room; in a more modern environment, go with cubes or cylinders of solid-color wood or ceramic or with a metal lamp.
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Step 4
Keep window coverings low-key. Plantation shutters or 2-inch-wide wood blinds work well, as do tab-top curtains on a wrought-iron rod.
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Step 5
Put a low-key area rug, perhaps a bound piece of pile carpet or a subtly patterned dhurrie, over a hard-surface floor. Wall-to-wall carpet is fine, but avoid layering area rugs over it.
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Step 6
Pare down tabletop clutter. Try to limit it to a pretty plate as a drop-off for keys and pocket change, an alarm clock and a tissue box.
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Step 7
Keep pictures to a minimum or you'll end up with clutter on walls and tabletops. It's better to use just a few large pictures in the room.
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Step 8
Set a single basic side chair in a handy place for putting on and taking off shoes.
Comments
angelfire213 said
on 5/29/2009 I like this article. One could just print it out and walk around their bedroom and improve.
ShanB said
on 12/3/2007 Nice article. The 8 step approach makes it simple to create a minimalist room. The suggestions on what forms to use is very helpful... Since the bed makes for such a large part of the bedroom, selecting the bedding is crucial. Design companies such as in-fusions @ http://in-fusions.com sell minimalist style bedding. Thanks again for the nice article.
D'pak