The picture above the bed: which one to choose?
The atmosphere in which a person stays while resting is of utmost importance for complete relaxation. Therefore, everything is important in the interior of the bedroom: colors, sounds, light sources, smells. The location of the bed and its surroundings are also crucial.
Most often, the bed in the bedroom is set headboard to the wall. This gives a feeling of security to those who lie on it. But there are other options for location, so the ways to design the space around the bed are also different.
Designers give great importance to the space on the wall to which the bed adjoins. This is a huge field for creativity and implementation of original solutions. Using paintings as a decorative element is a classic way of decorating walls.
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Before talking about choosing a painting, you need to pay attention to other techniques for designing space above the bed. There are a lot of such techniques and they can be used both with the picture and separately. The most common include:
- photo wallpaper;
- textile;
- mirrors;
- structures made of furniture and drywall;
- leather;
- wall 3D panels and much more.
Using photo wallpaper is a technique that designers have been using for decades. This popularity is explained by the versatility of this wall covering. The advantage of photo wallpaper can be considered:
- variety of drawings;
- the ability to apply images to order;
- masking joints;
- easy gluing
The disadvantages include the high cost of some varieties of photo wallpaper.
The use of textile products as a decorative element also remains relevant for many years. Drapery with several types of wall fabric over the bed will look stylish and give the alcove a mysterious look.
Mirroring is not very popular. But some design decisions require the presence of this element just above the bed. It can be either a large independent mirror, or small pieces used for decorative purposes.
Drywall constructions and furniture will be relevant above the bed if there is not enough storage space in the room. You need to make them less bulky, because to feel something heavy hanging over your head during sleep does not contribute to complete relaxation.
3D panels allow you to realize any designer's idea. They can be made from soft materials, drywall, leather, and more. This diversity will allow you to best combine the wall above the bed with the rest of the interior.
The easiest way can be considered highlighting the wall with a bright shade or laminate. For the same purpose, you can use the skin. On any smooth surface, you can hang a suitable picture that will balance all the elements of the decor.
How to pick and hang a picture
Paintings and panels are a frequently used way of decorating the wall above the bed. This is explained by a huge selection of colors, patterns, sizes and a large price range. The empty space at the head of the bed gives a feeling of unfinished design.
You can hang one big picture or create an entire gallery, united by one theme. It is important that the frames in which the paintings are decorated do not get out of the general style and tone.
It is also important that the selected picture is combined with the decor already on the wall, wallpaper, drywall constructions and more.
It is necessary to correctly highlight the selected panel. An experimental method will help here. It depends on the backlight whether the picture will produce a gloomy impression or radiate a good mood.
It is believed that it is not necessary to select a picture for the interior, as this is a unique work of art, which should occupy a central place in the setting. But not everyone can afford the true creation of the master and are content with reproductions. And this is not art, but decoration. Therefore, you can safely look for exactly what suits a particular room.
Choose the size of the picture based on the size of the bed. It is believed that the distance occupied by paintings above the bed in width should be at least half the width of the bed itself. The size of the space occupied by the paintings should depend in direct proportion to the size of the bed.
Stores are trying to provide customers with the most versatile color and story paintings. Most popular topics:
- sea;
- flower;
- abstraction;
- geometric and many others.
In order for the picture to fit into the interior, you need to connect the color scheme of the room with the shades of the picture. This technique is the most common due to its effectiveness. The main colors of the canvas can match the color of pillows, carpet, curtains and more. Such a picture will harmoniously merge with the interior.
Another way to fit the reproduction into the interior is to make it the main focus of the whole decor. In such a situation, the main purpose of this element is to attract attention. The brighter and more contrast the accent, the more attention it attracts. When acquiring such a picture, you need to pay attention to the quality of execution and design.
In addition, the picture can be entered into the interior according to stylistic features. In this case, the canvas will emphasize the general idea of design. In a room in a minimalist style, a picture with several large elements made in two or three colors will look great. Style bedroom country will be complemented by a rural landscape.
Painting over the bed and practicing Feng Shui
According to Feng Shui practice, bedroom paintings should be chosen with extreme caution. It is believed that it is in the bedroom that a person is the least protected from an energy point of view. Women are not recommended to hang canvases of bright colors over the bed in red, yellow, blue and green colors. If in the search for a companion or partner in life it is not possible to achieve success, then in the picture above the bed there should not be lonely human images. If an unhappy person is clearly depicted on the canvas, then you should not hang such a picture in the house at all.
The best plot for the image above the bed will be paired objects. It can be two trees, two mountain peaks, a couple in love or cute animals. Well, if the picture allows you to visualize the desired images: a child, an expensive car, a trip to the mountains.
Water symbolizes money. But it is in the bedroom that her image will entail their "leak" from the house. Portraits of inanimate people should also be moved from the bedroom to other rooms, since the energy in these images is not suitable for this room.
The effect of the picture on the psychological state
Any image can affect the mood and psychological state of a person. Depressive and aggressive plots are inappropriate for the bedroom, because, contemplating them, it is impossible to relax. The image of bulky objects above the bed acts overwhelmingly on someone who is trying to sleep under such a picture. It is better if the depicted objects are light and elegant.
Volcanoes and waterfalls on the canvas give too dynamic mood. They rather energize than relax. The plot should be calm and peaceful. Personal perception of the picture is important. The same plot can simultaneously cause peace and irritation in two different people. Therefore, before choosing a picture for the design of the bedroom, it is worth listening to your inner state and perception.