How to Design Your Dream Bedroom

Not many people can say they have their dream bedroom. So, whether you’re building a new home or renovating an existing property, become one of the lucky few who get to come home and sleep soundly in the bedroom of their dreams.

As the leading home builders in Cairns, we understand better than anyone - your bedroom needs to be your sanctuary. A place to go that offers tranquility, emanates your style, and puts you at peace. 

So, let’s go over the main things that you need to consider when designing your dream bedroom.

Consider Your Bedroom Layout

Feng Shui may sound silly to some, but it is an essential point to consider when it comes to designing your dream bedroom layout. You need to make sure you have harmony and flow to your room.

Designing your room with the placement of your furniture in mind will help with wall location and sizing. Things to focus on are the size of your mattress and other furniture. For example, a king bed in a narrow room may mean you can’t fit in any bedside tables. No one likes to be cramped, so if you refuse to give up the king-size bed, make sure you are building the room large enough to accommodate your ideal furniture tastes.

Work With Your Builder on Design & Layout 

Work with your builder on how to design a bedroom layout that fits all your deepest design desires. Utilise their expertise and mention the key elements you know you want to incorporate. Don’t let yourself get overwhelmed by the design process, there is no need to do it on your own. Your builder will have so much knowledge on how to design a bedroom and will be able to help make the design process an easy and enjoyable one.

Incorporate Storage 

Incorporating storage into a bedroom design is something that is quite often, regrettably, overlooked. All caught up in the excitement of paint colours and which curtains will match your new bedspread, the essential practical elements of designing a bedroom are often overlooked.

Storage is key to living a happy, mess-free life, with the ability to put everything in its own designated space. For those working with a good chunk of square footage, walk-in wardrobes with built-in shelving and hanging space, are the way to go. Another option is floor-to-ceiling wardrobes with sliding mirror doors. They look classy and modern, hiding all of your things and serving two purposes.

Another way to incorporate storage when it comes to designing a small bedroom is having off-the-floor storage. Mount shelves or cubbies on the wall to provide the storage you need, they make the room look bigger by having nothing on the floor.

Consider Natural Light & Night-time Darkness

Natural lighting is key in any room, and is one of the most important factors when it comes to designing and building your new bedroom. Too much light at the wrong time, or the opposite, having no light at all, can have huge impacts on your health and happiness.

If you have windows or a sliding exterior door in your bedroom, you need to consider where they are facing. If you’re an early riser, you may like the sun streaming in onto your face in the morning. However, if you like to enjoy a good sleep-in, you need to consider if there is a better position for the light to hit or invest in some good blackout curtains. Likewise, you need to consider if your bedroom is going to get any sun at all, without light, your bedroom will quickly become a place that you’d resent, with a dark and dreary feeling attached to it.

Check out our blog for a more in-depth take on how to work with natural lighting when it comes to designing your home. 

Build Your Dream Home with Cougar Homes 

Cougar Homes is the building company that can build you that bedroom and home you have always dreamed of.

Based in Cairns and North Queensland, Cougar Homes has been delivering high-quality houses for more than 20 years. The building company that you can trust, Cougar Homes knows what a big investment it is to build a home, and the care and quality that is needed.

For those looking to have their dream home come true, get in touch with Cougar Homes today.