A blossoming basement
Benjamin Udell • November 24, 2023

Let's face it. Bedrooms are a big deal. Why? Because it's where we spend almost half of our day, everyday. And that's precisely why Lisa and I tie the bedroom with one paramount adjective:comfort. We believe the bedroom should be our sanctuary, the ultimate place of coziness, and it doesn't matter if we live alone, with a partner, or with a child.

We've been meaning to dedicate a post to bedroom coziness for the longest time, and we're excited to have finally come around to it. We want you to dive deep with us into the things that inspire us to take our bedroom comfort to the next level. The sources are numerous and varied, and we tap both into the high end stuff as well as items one can find at a thrift store. We hope you enjoy the ride!

“One's bedroom should be a sanctuary for the soul and for the body.”

The first source of our bedroom coziness inspiration comes from Juanita García, an interior designer from Madrid. Juanita advocates the use of bright color palettes for the home, and we love her living room decor so much that we want to apply it to our bedroom design. Other design ideas we loved while exploring Juanita's Instagram account were classic white wall paint, stacked image frames on the shelves, and minimal use of plants serving as subtle spots of color.

If you're interested in designing your bedroom on a budget, we can't recommend thrifting enough. If you live in the USA, just visit your nearest Salvation Army branch and you'll find dead-cheap home accessories from the 60s and 70s (our favorite decades). Sometimes, adding just a single vintage pillow to an Ikea sofa can make all the difference! Additional ideas you can consider are painting the walls of your bedroom (sage green is our recent favorite color), or even just adding a couple of fluffy throw blankets. And here's a tip for those of you living in small studio apartments: use a wooden room divider to separate between your bed and the rest of the apartment's space - this will essentially create a (sort of) a bordered bedroom for you. Just try one or two of the ideas in this post and you'll achieve super coziness!

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