The high-tech master bedroom provides its comfort with a sleek, urban feel. Here are some pointers for decorating such a room. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Choose a basic bed: a mattress on a box spring or a carpet-covered platform, or a simple steel frame. Finishes on the steel frame might be brushed silver, matte black paint, or a rusty metal surface.
2. Dress the bed simply, with a quilted solid or blocked geometric spread. Forgo toss pillows, although standard bed pillows in plain shams are fine. If it's necessary to hide the box spring, it can be upholstered or covered with a flat - not flounced - bed skirt. A mover's quilt makes a great bedspread.
3. Be creative with nightstands. Use a rolling metal cart, an old typing table or a rolling office storage unit of basic drawers. A Parsons table is also an option.
4. Select lighting that's industrial in nature. Photographer's lights, aimable metal halogen lamps and recessed cans for the ceiling will all fit the look.
5. Stow clothes in chests with styling that borrows from office furniture, including black or white laminate. Consider using lockers or a wire-drawer closet system in the room or the closet.
6. Cover a hard-surface floor, which should be an obviously artificial material, with only the plainest of area rugs, such as sisal or a bound piece of commercial-grade carpet.
7. Keep the walls plain and simple with gray or white semigloss or gloss paint. Gloss paint will highlight flaws, so it works best if the walls are in excellent condition. If you feel bold, go with a bright color such as pure yellow or crayon red.
8. Hang artwork such as architectural drawings, black-and-white photos, and overscale abstracts.
9. Treat the windows as though they're in an industrial or commercial setting - use venetian blinds, vertical blinds, roller shades (the perforated ones have an especially high-tech look) or grommet-topped (shower-curtain style) curtains hung on cable or a simple, modern metal rod. Curtain fabrics could be a simple geometric such as a stripe, or a solid in utility-type fabric such as canvas, burlap or unbleached, nubby muslin.
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