From ambient lighting to soothing colours and luxurious bedding, Laurie Davidson has optimised every detail of her new bedroom for a good night’s sleep
BEDROOM MAKEOVER
Having finally bitten the bullet and taken on an upstairs renovation to give their three-bed house an extra two bedrooms and a shower room, Laurie Davidson and her boyfriend Wayne spent two months sleeping in their dining room while the work was carried out. ‘Our home was completely upside-down for a while,’ says Laurie. ‘We had to move out of our bedroom as the roof was being taken off and walls were coming down. It was chaos, but we just focused on the fact it wouldn’t be forever.
Plus, it gave us the chance to rethink what we wanted from our bedroom in terms of décor.’
THE PROJECT
Some space was ‘borrowed’ from the master bedroom in order to create a hallway for the new extension, so the couple were keen to create a tranquil scheme in what was now a slightly smaller room. ‘The part of the bedroom that we lost was originally home to our wardrobes, but as we’d turned our second bedroom into a dressing room, we didn’t really need them anymore,’ explains Laurie. ‘The room was still a good size and our plan was to make it feel really calm, with soft colours, good storage and a minimalist design.’
WHAT WE DID
‘I started by thinking about the elements that we’d need in order to focus on it being beneficial for sleep, and to incorporate a wellness aspect,’ says Laurie. ‘For example, I wanted it to feel uncluttered, so a storage bed was key as a spot to keep all our bedding. I found the perfect ottoman bed design in Next – it has really unfussy, clean lines that work with the minimalist look I was after.’
After adding hard flooring and painting the walls in a soft green shade, the couple chose decorative slatted-wood panels from Naturewall for one wall, to bring warmth and a focal point to the scheme. ‘I love how the wood works with the green tones in the room,’ says Laurie. ‘It’s given it a very natural, textured feel, and it was really easy to put up as it comes in ready-made panels.’
Next up was a faux wall that Wayne built for the TV, complete with built-in shelves at the side as a spot to add some decorative touches.
