Hotel style secrets for the home
Create a stunning and welcoming room using hotel chic
We all love visiting our favourite hotel and relaxing in a fresh, stylish hotel room.
Even budget hotels are offering high-quality linens and well thought out design elements in their rooms.
We look at how you can use the hotel influence in your home to create a chilled out space to rest your weary head.
Hotel decorating tips
Make the most of a small space
Space is at a premium in many large cities in the world and hotels have become experts at creating luxury in small rooms.
Think about under-bed storage, creating shelving in unused wall space and chairs which fit neatly into available spaces.
A neutral colour palette
Hotels often make great use of white, beige and taupe to create a restful environment that will appeal to everyone.
A skilled eye can take bland colours and deliver a room with ‘wow factor’ by mixing textures and fabrics.
Good quality white linens can raise the luxury factor in any bedroom.
Headboard style
Invest in an imposing headboard to deliver real interior design punch. Hotels tend to favour either luxurious leather or quilted headboards in luxury fabrics.
If you have a larger room, you can choose a headboard which dominates the wall and is a real feature of the design.
Statement pieces
A carefully sourced dressing table or an unusual chair can provide a point of interest in a room and gives a real hotel feel to a bedroom.
Light up your bedroom
Hotel designers probably put more thought into lighting than any other aspect of hotel room design.
The lighting in your bedroom can change it from a harsh, unforgiving space to an inviting and relaxing room.
Choose different lighting sources including lamps and spotlights which can be positioned to create a different mood.
Cushion collection
Investing in a few high-quality cushions in co-ordinating colours can elevate your bedroom from the ordinary to designer style.
Use at least four cushions in two different sizes using contrasting fabrics, but with the same colour palette for a great finishing touch.
Symmetrical style
A trick often used in hotels rooms to make a room feel more spacious than it is, symmetry gives a feeling of order and streamlined design.
Think about where you place design elements in your room for a symmetrical style that will impress.
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