10 essentials for a more comfortable and functional bedroom

Increasingly, the bedroom is no longer a room in the house reserved only for sleep and becomes a refuge, where people seek to have a period of relaxation and even leisure. In addition, with the growth of home-office type jobs, it has become common for many people to use the place where they sleep as a work environment.

With so many new functions for a part of the house that previously only thought could not exist without a bed, it is now natural to complete it with other furniture and objects that are able to optimize the space, but without making it less cozy.

Both to plan a decoration that has your face and to make the room more functional, the specialist and interior editor at WGSN Heloisa Righetto recommends that the environment begins to be assembled by choosing the best place for the bed: “it may seem obvious, but the dynamics of the room totally change depending on where the bed is. Bedside tables, closet, chest of drawers, shelves and whatever else you want or need will depend on this first step. In fact, defining the colors and materials of the furniture and objects also depends on the positioning of the bed”, he details.

If you want to redecorate your room or are moving to a new house and are going to start from scratch, check out the 10 essential items to make your corner a pleasant and useful space.

1. Headboard

Usually purchased separately from the bed, headboards can often be seen as a whim or a mere decorative object, thus being left out of many rooms. Contrary to some of this logic, the personal organizer and director of Organizzarte, in São Paulo, Simone Serrano explains that, by avoiding direct contact with the wall, this piece increases the feeling of protection in the bed.

In addition to the comfort factor, the headboard can also give personality to the room, and can be formed by fabric, wooden board, or even Christmas lights. Here it is worth having creativity to find the best solution for the room!

2. Poufs, chairs or armchairs

For those who prefer to reserve the bed only for sleep, a good idea is to have a pouf or a comfortable armchair in the room, which can be used for reading, short breaks or even to receive a visitor. Chairs are welcome to accompany tables, especially in the case of studies and computer use. WGSN interior editor Heloisa Righetto also points out that it is important that these furniture are easy to move, which facilitates cleaning and organization of the room.

3. Multipurpose table

If space is not an issue and your bedroom is an environment where you spend a lot of time, an investment recommended by Righetto is a multipurpose table, which is large enough to meet your needs, and can serve as a study bench and dressing table. , for example. Even because, according to her, this room is not only useful at bedtime, it also serves as a “refuge” in the house. Thus, it is essential that this is an environment, in addition to being cozy, versatile.

4. Hooks and/or coat racks

After a busy day, walking into your room and leaving your bag, shoes, and clothes strewn across the floor is a relief, except things won’t sort themselves out later. To facilitate this process, coat racks can support your personal belongings until you can store them in their original places or even serve to store your bags.

Another tip given by Heloisa Righetto is to use hooks on the walls to hang jewelry, scarves and belts, which also allows you to better visualize these pieces on a daily basis.

5. Organizer boxes

An essential item, recommended by both Simone Serrano and Heloisa Righetto are the organizing boxes, which can serve as a storage for all kinds of objects and even as a decoration item if they are coated or have a different design. The secret is to fit them into empty spaces, such as over closets or under the bed.

It is not advantageous, however, to use them only to hide the mess: it is important to identify them and keep them organized, so that the stored objects remain accessible. For that, according to Simone, it is valid to use accessories such as CD holders, book holders, magazine rack, among others, all “objects of affordable cost, easy to find and that ‘make miracles’ in the organization, putting everything in its proper place”.

6. Hangers

Coat racks and hooks help keep your space tidy, and so should your wardrobe. Having a good number of hangers available ensures that your clothes don’t get wrinkled and don’t get forgotten in the back of the closet because they’ve been hidden by overlapping pieces.

7. Carpet

It may seem trivial, but a simple rug on the side of the bed can help make the room more comfortable. As Simone explains, this “favors the heating of the room, especially when the floor of the room is cold” and makes waking up and putting your feet on the floor more pleasant than finding an icy surface.

8. Curtains

In addition to being a good decoration item, being able to complement the most themed rooms or break the monochrome of the more sober ones, curtains are essential to block some of the direct light entry. Simone considers them indispensable for a more cozy environment and also remembers that they can help maintain privacy, especially for those who live in a building and have window neighbors.

9. Luminaires or lampshades

For those people who study or work in their room, good natural lighting can make all the difference to have more comfortable days. In the absence of the sun, or even for more intimate climates, Simone recommends the use of lamps: “warm and indirect lighting is also essential to insert coziness and warm the environment, ideal for those who like to read. Placing a lamp on each nightstand or a floor lamp in a corner of the room is already capable of transforming the space without much effort or architectural interventions”.

In addition to the brightness, it is essential to pay attention to the colors you will see every day, before bed. “Strong colors, such as red, black, yellow and orange should be avoided when decorating rooms, as they are energizing colors that can cause agitation”, points out the professional.

10. Good memories and inspirations

With the items provided above, now the task is to give a little more personal touch to the room and, for that, who gives the tip is Heloisa: “we have to be surrounded by things we love, that make us happy. And nothing cooler than these memories, objects that make us smile and bring great memories.” All kinds of objects are welcome for this purpose, whether photographs, a collection of travel souvenirs or the CDs of your favorite band.

The secret is, even so, to keep the environment organized and, if her inspirations imply a small accumulation of objects, Simone still suggests the alternative of using her collections as a focal point of the decoration, being able to even accommodate them on a shelf or exclusive shelf.

Although these are the pieces most recommended by professionals when composing a room, it is worth remembering that the entire environment can be adapted according to your needs and personal taste. The game is to make you feel comfortable in the place and the main recommendation of the personal organizer Simone Serrano to avoid making mistakes is to try not to leave the room too exaggerated: “avoiding turning it into an environment full of visual, sound and energy, which interfere with the quality of sleep”, he concludes.