Turn Boring Spaces Beautiful: Have sweet dreams in your bedroom suite

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Alright, everyone, it's 2014 and it's time to get with the trends and spice up your bedding! The bed should always be the focal point of any bedroom and must be dressed appropriately.

Let's get started with musthaves. In order to create the dream bedding, you have to think beyond the basics — the pillows, blanket and duvet cover. You should be thinking colour, texture, shape and layers! These four concepts combined together will give your bed the wow factor.

Choosing your bed cover is the trickiest part; you want to find something that has colour and, if you're lucky, some texture. The colour will draw your guests' eyes to the bed and the texture will keep their eyes moving. It's all about the texture!

Once you have your bedding colour figured out, you can begin to choose your accent pillows. Sometimes less is not more, and more is fun and interesting! Choose pillows with a pattern that will complement your bed cover or you choose patterns that incorporate the exact same colour — this will give you a unified look when it is all put together. When choosing your pillows, make sure to grab a few filler pillows (the three smallest pillows in the picture). These pillows must have some sort of texture, pattern and be a different shape. They will give your bed a professional, finished look.

Time to talk bed sheets! To be on the safe side, always go with neutral colour bed sheets when you have bold bedding — adding more excitement to your bed may be overwhelming. Choose white or a soft pastel that could possibly be found in your accents; this will give you the solid and plan base you need for the rest of your colourful and fun bedding!

Last but not least, if you are a headboard lover like myself, then you feel no bed is complete without one. Headboards are usually pretty expensive, especially fabric ones. I recommend choosing a neutral colour to allow your colourful bedding to pop! Line fabric headboards with shiny furniture pins — this will create another visual interest to your bed!

Say no more to the typical bed in a bag; it's 2014 and it's time to take your bedding to the next level. Creating the dream bedding is easier than you think — it only takes four simple components: colour, texture, shape and layers. Say hello to your future dream bed!