Bedrooms are where we dream, interact with our significant other, recover when we’re unwell, and goof off on a lazy Sunday. We unwind from a stressful day in our bedroom. We use our bedrooms to meditate, to be mindful, and to prepare our bodies for the healing found in quality, restful sleep.
Sometimes we don’t need a whole apartment, so we rent a bedroom in someone’s house. In that case, the bedroom is where we work from home or telecommute at a desk or table. We eat at that desk or table. We watch TV, make phone calls, play with our pets, and live our lives in that bedroom.
Since we spend so much quality time in this room, it should reflect who we are. Color, texture, and perception in our bedroom furnishings, accessories, and decorations express what we are without overpowering the room. This is accomplished with furniture, rugs, paintings, houseplants, and don’t forget the dog. What furniture does every bedroom require?
The Necessities
It’s called a bedroom, after all, so necessary furniture includes:
- A bed. It should be sized to fit the space. It should support your lumbar region comfortably. It should keep you cool, wicking away what moisture might occur in the night.
- A dresser. Dressers are good for storing your clothing, makeup for the ladies, and other personal items. It should feature a mirror so you can see how to dress. The top of the dresser can double as a vanity for the ladies. You can use the top of the dresser as a desk if the room isn’t big enough for one.
- A night table. Keeping medications, a phone, a glass of water, an alarm clock, your keys, and other necessary items on a night table ensures you have what you need should a problem arise in the night.
- A chair. Your friends and family will need seating when they visit you if you’re unwell. You’ll need somewhere to sit to tie your shoes or pull on winter boots. Your pet will need a soft cushion if you don’t allow him on your bed.
Tips For Making Bedroom Furniture Work Together
If you want to make bedroom furniture match and work well together, you don’t need to buy an expensive coordinated set. You just need to know your style.
- Furniture styles. You can mix and match traditional, transitional, and contemporary pieces without overpowering the room.
- Balance. If you’re the brass bed type, then heavy wood furniture wouldn’t fit. However, contemporary or transitional pieces would fit. For example, pair a platform bed with contemporary dressers and night tables.
- Scale. Furnishings should complement each other, such as placing an antique ball and claw foot wing-back chair next to a light wood pie-crust tea table. Leave the oversized heavy furniture for another room.
- Theme. If log cabin furniture in a bedroom is your ideal bedroom, then go with it. Traditional is the norm, so if you want to sleep outside the box, then go with farmhouse chic, French country, classy elegance, or go wild with contemporary.
Popular Brands
More American homeowners are turning to locally sourced, sustainable materials in their bedroom furniture. Today’s shoppers are opting for reclaimed wood, bamboo, cork, and other organic materials. Trending now is bedroom furniture companies using these materials, such as:
- Made Trade, Carrboro, NC. Eco-conscious and climate neutral, Made Trade uses raw materials harvested responsibly, such as organic cotton, linen, and hemp. Designed and made in a carbon-neutral facility for the minimum environmental effect.
- Avocado, Los Angeles, CA. You might recognize this name from the ads for organic mattresses. The company makes bedroom furniture from sustainable materials as well. You’ll find everything from adjustable beds to platform bed frames to mid-century modern. You can select tables, dressers, and even wood beds for Fido and Fluffy.
- Medley, Los Angeles, CA. We’ve all seen TV shows and ads about furniture makers hand-crafting pieces that will last for generations. This California company does just that, using sustainably, locally sourced hardwoods and bamboo. They finish the pieces without chemicals for sealing. They use beeswax, olive oil, and carnauba oil.
- Sabai, High Point, NC. Numerous companies are using recycled plastic bottles, recycled wood, and fabrics to make their wares. Sabai does it, too, within an eco-friendly facility and using plastic-free shipping.