Decorating your bedroom can be a great way to give yourself a peaceful retreat, but many people neglect this room. Often people focus on the public areas of the home – the kitchen, living room and guest bathroom – but the bedroom is your own private sanctuary and you should decorate it!

If decorating your bedroom seems like a daunting task, you may want to take it easy and make small changes over a period of time instead of one big change. One way to make it easier for you to decorate the bedroom is to start with the walls. Artwork can make a world of difference to the look of your bedroom and is a decorating idea that you can easily reverse if the look doesn’t work.

What is the first thing you notice when you walk into someone’s house? The walls, right? The walls enclose the house, giving a thematic impression. So if your walls are empty, you need to get to work filling them up. Tapestry can be expensive, but only if you buy something from a famous dead artist. You can create your own artwork without any art instruction. First, you have to consider your topic. If you have a Victorian, girly, or shabby chic bedroom theme, you’ll want floral or feminine artwork. A modern bedroom theme will look best with prints in elegant frames. A tropical look? Then go for jungle-style prints or exotic animal and bird prints.

Do you have hundreds of photos and don’t know what to do with them? If the idea of ​​a custom bedroom picture wall appeals to you, you can arrange the photos into a large photo wall collage. Examples include images of exotic locations, weddings, and children growing up. If there’s a teenager in your house, her bedroom probably houses a large collection of music CDs. They can create their own wall collage using the cover of their CDs. Although you will have more fun creating your own collage, there are companies that will take care of this for you. Cost ranges from $50 for an 8×10 to $150 for a 20×24 wall collage.

If your bedroom contains foliage, you may want to consider pressing leaves or flowers and framing your work; the best of these are flat. Basically, you place the leaves or flowers on a book to allow them to dry completely. They are ready to hang on the wall when they are crisp. This shouldn’t take more than a week or two. After pressing the elements, you will only have to assemble the artwork and hang it on the wall.

When you decorate your bedroom with works of art, you are only limited by your imagination. Don’t be afraid to experiment. As mentioned above, the artworks are easily reversible. So, be imaginative and creative and design your work of art.