by Amber Shannon

Created on: December 01, 2009

Soft color, warm lighting and an inviting ambiance creates a romantic feeling that's inviting as well as enriching to the senses. Mostly of feminine elegance men can have their hand in a romantic room. Dark wood, iron features and accents of dark color with faux furs, lush pillows and warm rich tones set the way to create a new look of romance, in a romantic bedroom setting.

Start creating your romantic bedroom look by painting a soft color on the walls, light blue or creamy white. Then finish the room by adding accents that bring the room together. An iron bed frame with a canopy gives a masculine touch with femininity by adding a canopy it makes the bed more then a masculine touch to the room, it creates balance. Drape the canopy with a soft sheer fabric in a coordinating shade with bed linens, use soft and supple fabrics such as silk- a luxury silk should be high on the list of fabrics. Chenille, matelasse and velvet, these fabrics have a textural quality that add to the aesthetic of a romantic bedroom. Striped fabrics, faux fur blankets and rounded pillows give the room masculine balance complimenting feminine curves and florals.

Wooden furnishings painted white and given a shabby chic technique dresses up a room and gives it a romantic air. White commits the room to romance and elegance, plus white is timeless and flows with many other types of furnishings and other woods in the room. Iron furnishings are timeless, having the reputation to be feminine and chic when painted white and like from the days of yor adds classic beauty and charm to any type of romantic bedroom theme, country, Tuscan and even modern. Iron bed stands left natural or painted black blend in masculinity combined with feminine curves is a perfect marriage for a romantic bedroom.

Lighting should be soft, using low wattage bulbs or lights in soft pink adds a glow to the room instead of harsh lighting which can extinguish the romantic atmosphere of the room. Candles placed around the room in groups of different sizes and shapes not only adds extra lighting for a true romantic glow but also adds to the decor and theme of the room. Wall sconces are perfect items for decorating a romantic style bedroom. Iron candle sconces marry the combination of feminine candles and masculine iron work. Chandeliers are absolute romantic style that can be added to a bedroom for soft lighting and expressive romance.

Pull the style together by trimming with accessories. Dried and live roses in vases and laid across tables on top of tea died lace, balances dark hues and feminine design creating visionary elegance. Magnolias bring in southern romance and dignify feminine grace. Frame pictures of black and white landscapes, couples in love and personal creativity. Phrases of love and statements of dreams allow for peacefull inspiration.

A romantic bedroom is soft bedding that envelopes the body, candles that sooth the senses, lighting that sets the mood and decor that inspires love. Romantic style can be dark and elegant or light and chic, whether it's a room for you or for you and your partner romance can be perpetuated through visions of how romantic style is felt and perceived. Masculine and feminine design compliments romance blending two design styles to become one, making your romantic style bedroom fitting for whom ever has heart in the space.

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