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You can make your bedroom look picture perfect by simply rearranging your furniture (and picking your dirty socks up off the floor).

Many of us dream of having the kind of picture-perfect bedroom we see on Pinterest and in home décor magazines. We always see the finished product of these photos, but never the process of where or how to start. This can make it extremely challenging to creating our dream bedroom.

For those who are always wondering where to start in creating a beautiful bedroom, I have the answer for you: it's a lot simpler than you thought! Stop looking at all the beautiful décor magazines and start looking at the furniture placement — thinking about the fabric and other colourful aspects first can lead you to feeling overwhelmed.

When you look at all these beautiful bedroom photos, you will start to notice that nine out of 10 times, the bed is centred against the longest wall. This is where you need to start! Figure out what is the longest wall in your bedroom and if your bed can be centred with a reasonable three feet from your bed to your wall on each side. Three feet is enough room for you to comfortably walk around and crawl into your bed without feeling crammed. Having your bed centred with enough room to comfortably move around it will also make it easier to make your bed every morning (have you ever tried to make a bed that was crammed in a corner? It's not so fun!)! You always want your bed to be the focal point of your room, so I highly recommend not placing your bed directly under a window because it will interfere with the décor. A headboard or a larger piece of artwork won't look right if it's covering a window! A centred bed also makes it easier to place an accent area rug underneath.

Your next step is to place a bedside table on each side of your bed. Having one table on each side of your bed will create a balance in your bedroom. It also gives you more storage space and a spot to put two lamps.

Next you need to figure out placement of your dresser. Since bedrooms vary in shape and size, the only suggestions I can give to you are to place your dresser in a spot that 1) does not interfere with your walkway to get around your bed and 2) has space to open the drawers without feeling crammed. Most of the time, once your bed and nightstands are set up, it becomes very clear where you should place your dresser.

Once you have your furniture placement figured out, you can begin the fun part: decorating to your taste!

Hopefully next time you are looking at all these beautiful pictures of bedrooms, you will stop to look at the bigger picture — how the furniture is place. Enjoy rearranging your bedroom!