Stillwater Living Magazine Volume 10 Issue 12 June 2014 | Page 23

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Creating Your
Bedroom
Oasis
BY ERIN BECHTEL
Is your bedroom your favorite
room in your home? If it’s not, it
should be. Often, bedrooms are the
room that is often overlooked when
selecting furniture. The living room
and dining room typically get first
priority, because those are the rooms
that guests see and use. People often
think, “no one sees my bedroom so
it doesn’t really have to match or be
anything special.”
You spend a lot of time in the
bedroom (a third of your life, if you’re
lucky!) You see it, so you should like
it, and it should be special to you.
Your bedroom should be sort of an
oasis from the rest of the home. So,
how do you create a space that is
special to you? Here’s three steps to
help you create that bedroom you’ve
always wanted.

First select a style that you enjoy:
like contemporary, transitional, traditional, or even eclectic. If you’re
not sure what kind of styles you like,
spend some time walking through a
furniture store, flipping through a
décor magazine o ȁ