The secret to better sleep could be hiding right in your own home. Imagine stepping into your bedroom and feeling instantly soothed and calmed. The lighting is low and warm, and the duvet covers are soft and comfortable. You might even smell the hint of lavender in the air — your cue that it’s time to hit the hay.
Just like that, you can create a peaceful sleep retreat. And it’s worth it — setting up the room where you spend your shut-eye time can boast wide-reaching health benefits. From the right bedding to lighting that encourages rest, here’s everything you need to create a bedroom designed for optimal zzzs.
Choose Comfort with Thoughtful Bedding
As the star of the show, this room should be the optimal sleep environment — and getting there starts with quality duvet covers and linens. Invest in duvet covers and bed linens that are comfortable against your skin. You also want these fabrics to breathe and regulate temperature. You don’t want to sweat through your sleep system in the middle of the night.
Find linens that are both beautiful and too pretty to pass up in the Serena & Lily linens collection. These linens are designed to enhance and contribute to your bedroom’s ideal sleep structure.
Optimize Lighting for Better Rest
Exposure to natural light is not only disruptive, but it can’t be good for your body’s natural sleep-wake process. So, in the hours leading up to your bedtime, opt for low, soft light. The sun isn’t out to disrupt your rest when you have blackout drapes. But, think of incorporating features, like a bedside lamp on a dimming schedule or smart lights that adjust in brightness at all hours.
Declutter for a Calming Atmosphere
Find a place for clutter so you (or your partner) can get settled and actually sleep in your room. Darkness and coolness can be sleep-promoting, but a disheveled room at night can be anxiety-provoking. A set system for stowing away your stuff. This can be a game-changer for keeping your space nice and zen. If everything’s stowed out of sight, everything will feel nice and calm. Bins are your salvation. Place low-profile bins under your bed, and stylish baskets in your closet so nothing’s in plain sight.
Temperature Matters: Stay Cool and Cozy
The cooler air helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer, so go with it. The magic range is 60–67 degrees. This range is plenty broad enough to find an agreeable number with your partner.
In the summer, keep a light, small blanket on there, and lightweight duvet covers on the bed. In the winter, have a heavy, thick comforter and lots of throw blankets. Plus, they are a decoration during the day. Even better, put a folded one first, then add additional folded throws on top. However you do it, it won’t be a true sleep haven until you can snuggle up somewhere extra warm.
Add Soothing Scents
According to science, scent can help get you into that relaxed, happy place. Scents that relax you include lavender, chamomile, and sandalwood. Whether you use a diffuser with essential oils or simply gently spray your pillows with a little bit of something that will chill you out. Have a little bag of dried lavender by your bed. Light a lavender-scented candle. Just make sure that the scents you emit are not high-energy scents.
Create a Tech-Free Zone
One of the most dangerous things when it comes to sleep is electronics. They give off a blue light that stops your brain from releasing melatonin, so…one more time, no sleep. No electronics should be allowed in the bedroom. Phones and tablets are not allowed in the bedroom. Replace your cell with an actual alarm clock. Put it on do not disturb. Keep it out of arm’s reach, on the other side of the room.
Personalize Your Space
This is your happy, relaxing, and about to make sure that you sleep well tonight space. How? Make your room all yours. Hand-framed photos up all around your room. Hang plenty of artwork up all around your walls. Set up a corner by your bed just for reading your favorite books. And color! Color soothes you in, so you fall asleep. So, make sure that the colors in your room are colors that help you feel happy and relaxed. And remember, if the colors in your room help you feel more relaxed, you fall asleep faster.
The Perfect Sleep-Promoting Bedroom Awaits
Your room is where you’re going when you’re either studying or planning to sleep. If you put as much effort into design and aesthetics as you will into comfort and ensuring that you only have the most comfortable bedding, as well as simply designed options like high quality cotton duvet covers, then your bedroom becomes your haven.
Do you have what you need to turn your bedroom into a haven of sleep? It’s using Serena & Lily, and you will have everything that you need to make things beautiful and comfortable, so do it. You will be all set — and you’re going to feel so good in the morning.
