Welcome – Bedrooms are by their very nature personal spaces so how we decorate them is also highly personal. If you have a thing for purple, want bold daisy patterns on your walls or want to replicate the inside of Versailles in your room – who’s to say you can’t?
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Of course, a shared bedroom may be trickier to decorate as you take each person’s tastes and needs into account. But the overriding need for any bedroom is to create a place in which you can relax, retreat to and get a good night’s sleep.
That can be achieved in many ways – through Resene paint colours, wallpapers, accessories and by using a soothing theme – think coastal, tropical or mindful. There’s a move currently to be very indulgent with our bedrooms, mimicking a resort-style luxe feel that makes us feel pampered and restored.
Whatever your taste or needs, this habitat plus aims to inspire you to redecorate your bedrooms – whether they are for you, family or guests – and do it your way.
Happy decorating!
The Resene and habitat teams
Before you start getting carried away with what a bedroom should look like, consider some of the practicalities and what those who are using the bedroom might need... more
If your bedroom isn't set up to soothe, it can be harder to drift off. An ideal bedroom will provide an environment for rest, positivity and relaxation... more
Blues are washing through our bedrooms and greens are flourishing. Earthy tones ground us, and blush pinks are great for creating soothing, womb-like spaces... more
Wallpaper can fill your bedroom with colour, character and personality. Today’s wallpapers are more diverse than ever ... more
Do you want the bedroom to be an extension of the style of the rest of the house? Or is it a room where you feel you can be more adventurous with your decorating... more
It would be a rare couple that agreed entirely on exactly how to decorate so deciding on a space that appeals to both can be tricky... more
Bedrooms can often be small rooms. They are, after all, places many of us just go to sleep. We don’t hang out in them, so they remain quite functionary... more
Whether your bed has a bedhead or not, making a feature of the wall against which the bed sits is a popular decorating strategy... more
Bedrooms are relatively easy places to paint yourself – they’re self-contained spaces and aren't too big... more
Your bedroom is one of the most personal places in your home so what better place to unleash your inner artist... more
A bedside table is essential for placing reading lamps, alarm clocks and books... more
The lighting you choose for your bedroom is important... more
How to dress and cover your bedroom window takes a bit of consideration... more
Sometimes it's the small details that transform a house into a home... more
Can't decide on a Resene blue? Don't limit yourself to just one. Paint battens in an ombre effect to add softness and depth. Wall painted in Resene Rhino, battens in Resene Half New Denim Blue, Resene Neutral Bay, Resene Gull Grey and Resene Midwinter Mist and floor and pendant light in Resene Iron. Chest of drawers in Resene Gull Grey, bedside table in Resene Neutral Bay and bench seat in Resene Quarter Powder Blue. The name says it all – dark grey Resene Nocturnal evokes the deep night sky, and is ideal for a relaxing bedroom. This charcoal grey is used on the feature wall, skirting, cavity door and architraves in this design by interior designer Abbey Lang.
Contributing stylists: Gem Adams, Kate Alexander, Amber Armitage, Megan Harrison- Turner, Sarah Heeringa, Laura Lynn Johnston, Claudia Kozub, Annick Larkin, Lisa Morton, Vanessa Nouwens, Emily Somerville-Ryan, Leigh Stockton, Melle Van Sambeek, Fleur Thorpe.
Contributing photographers: Bryce Carleton, Wendy Fenwick, John Foster, Mark Heaslip, Melanie Jenkins, Emma MacDonald, Juliet Nicholson, John Mailley, Michelle Weir.
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