Create the perfect comfort zone to begin and end your day in style.

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Create the perfect comfort zone to begin and end your day in style.

Botanical and scenic prints, calming sage green, natural textiles, and statement lamps and headboards, can transform bedrooms into sanctuaries for rest and escape.

1. NATURE & TRAVEL INSPIRED

This year, many of us haven’t been able to travel and have been spending more time than usual indoors. To avoid feeling too cooped up, homeowners are bringing nature and exotic destinations into their bedrooms via botanical and scenic-patterned textiles. 


Photography: Casamance

This year, many of us haven’t been able to travel and have been spending more time than usual indoors. To avoid feeling too cooped up, homeowners are bringing nature and exotic destinations into their bedrooms via botanical and scenic-patterned textiles. 

Winnie Heimgartner-Wong, managing director of Cetec, says: “For urban dwellers, the bedroom is a particularly important space for relaxation and rejuvenation and few things can help us recharge like images from nature or faraway lands.” 

Zimmer + Rohde, Casamance, and Travers – all brands available through Cetec – offer a variety of stunning floral-patterned collections that will enliven your bedroom. Besides nature, homeowners have also been weaving stories of adventure and escape into their bedroom designs with scenic feature walls or decorative panels clad in wallcoverings by brands such as de Gournay or 1838 Wallcoverings. 

Winnie Heimgartner-Wong, managing director of Cetec, says: “For urban dwellers, the bedroom is a particularly important space for relaxation and rejuvenation and few things can help us recharge like images from nature or faraway lands.” 

Zimmer + Rohde, Casamance, and Travers – all brands available through Cetec – offer a variety of stunning floral-patterned collections that will enliven your bedroom. Besides nature, homeowners have also been weaving stories of adventure and escape into their bedroom designs with scenic feature walls or decorative panels clad in wallcoverings by brands such as de Gournay or 1838 Wallcoverings. 


Photography: 1838 Wallcoverings

Hannah Cecil Gurney, director of de Gournay says: “When you’re unable to even leave your home, the benefits of a vista surrounding you, and which transports you somewhere else, becomes very appealing.”

When choosing botanical or scenic-patterned textiles or wallcoverings, Heimgartner-Wong says it’s important to consider the colour scheme of your bedroom. 

“You want to make sure the patterns you choose co-ordinate well with the foundation colours in your bedroom to create a lively, but tranquil atmosphere. Base shades of green usually work well with prints that include flowers, butterflies or birds,” she says. 

2. COLOUR & TEXTURE

In 2020, beige, tan and cream were popular choices for bedrooms, but now sage green takes centre stage. “Over the last few years, there’s a been a shift towards muted, desaturated colours. Sage green is one such colour and it’s ideal for bedrooms because of its soothing and calming effect,” says Elaine Lu, co-founder and managing director of award-winning interdisciplinary architectural design practice Lim + Lu. 


Photography: Casamance

Quagliotti’s 100% cotton Flatiron and Kensington collection bedding from Noblesse, which are available in sage green shades, are a good way to try this colour out in your bedroom to see if you like it. Lu, however, cautions against going overboard with the colour. 


Photography: Pierre Frey

“The bedroom is a place for rest and relaxation and should not be too stimulating. Pick one or two surfaces that you would like to highlight and apply the sage green to it. You can use sage green paint or wallpaper on the wall adjacent to the bed to make it a feature wall. Or you can use it on closet doors while keeping the rest of the walls neutral,” she says. 

3. STATEMENT HEADBOARDS & LAMPS

Interior designers are using statement headboards to add a little drama and uniqueness to their clients’ bedrooms. “A headboard ups the style factor in bedrooms and can turn even a simple apartment bedroom into a luxurious oasis,” says Michelle Koller, creative director of Hong Kong furniture brand Tequila Kola.


Photography: ALT-254

According to Koller, a creative way to design your bedroom is to start with a headboard that you love, then let it inspire the décor theme for the rest of the room. If you’re not ready for a headboard just yet, you can still make a statement in your bedroom with a bold and colourful bedside lamp.

“Bold bedside lamps are really in trend right now because they are an easy way to up the ‘wow’ factor in bedrooms. A lamp in the perfect colour, and with the right-sized shade, can instantly add more personality to your bedroom and give it a cohesive and balanced look,” Koller says.

When choosing a statement lamp, she suggests choosing a piece in a style that complements the décor theme and colour scheme of your room, then letting the lamp serve as the narrative anchor for your bedroom design. Besides aesthetics, she says it’s also important to think about the functionality of the lamp and to ensure that the illumination gets directed to where it’s needed. 

Tips
  • When selecting a bed frame, consider your priorities. If you need storage space, perhaps choose a hydraulic lift-up bed. Also think about the size of your bed frame and whether it’s the right fit for your bedroom.

  • When choosing a lamp for your bedroom, first decide if you need task lighting or mood lighting, then find a style that works best for your needs.

  • When choosing bold patterned wallcoverings and upholstery, ensure the colour scheme of your chosen patterns match the base colours of your bedroom.

Products
GIELLESSE

Italian Giellesse boasts nearly a hundred years of experience in manufacturing wardrobes. One of the brand’s iconic works, the Pivot wardrobe, is made of aluminium alloy door panels with glass and special hardware hinges, and produced with exquisite craftsmanship......

TREE

Beautifully crafted from FSC™-certified solid teak, TREE's aptly named vintage bed draws on the best of a bygone era, with sharp lines and sleek silhouettes that reflect classic Scandinavian 1950’s and 60’s design. angled tapered legs add to its mid-century modern look and feel, while a low profile helps create a warm and inviting ambience perfectly suited for a sleeping sanctuary. also available in sustainably sourced solid European oak and American walnut.

Expert Advice
Elaine Lu and Vince Lim
Lim+Lu

• As a general rule, for areas that you spend a long time in such as the bedroom, choosing a light, neutral shade for interior walls, and flooring with a tasteful touch of colour in the furnishings, will create a calming and restful, yet refreshing environment. Light neutral shades on the walls will make the space appear more expansive. 

For a restful bedroom, it’s important to introduce soft table lamps and floor lamps so the inhabitant doesn’t need to turn on the general lighting which can be too bright for relaxing and unwinding.

Mike Choy
3MM

A bedroom is a place and space to wind down ourselves at the end of each day. The flow of space to suit each person's needs and habits must be carefully studied to deliver a seamless and carefree environment with ease and without pressure. 

The material chosen, preferably shall be calm, soft and sound absorbent to not only create a well-proportioned space but to give the room a sense of softness and sense of tranquillity. The lighting design and set up should be able to create different ambience settings for a restful night.

Ricky Li
Woo Sang Design ltd.

It is quite important to have a vanity or a nightstand in a bedroom, along with a closet big enough for storage.

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