A Cheap Bedroom Victorian look With Accessories

Using themed accessories in your bedroom is an important way to pull together a Victorian theme that looks like it was done by a designer!

Much like an outfit is enhanced by jewelry and scarves for women and ties or watches for men. The same goes for your bedroom! You can add style to a bedroom in many ways just by following a few inexpensive changes.

To figure out exactly how you want to put together your victorian look it is a good idea to look in magazines, books or the internet to get a flavor of the accessories you would like to see in your bedroom. For keeping the victorian theme consistent, make sure you only purchase those accessories that match your theme.

Your color palette for for a victorian décor is light and airy like the frilly lace that we think of from that time. Victorians were really into wall paper so think about papering with a vintage look floral instead of painting the walls.

Victorians liked the ornate so use fancy lamps and shades as well as mirrors and prints. To add interest try incorporating antique accents that will help bring out the victorian in your bedroom. It is recommended to group your accessories in odd numbers rather than even numbers. It always looks nice if your groupings consists of tall and short accessories mixed together. An interesting grouping might consists of a couple of picture frames a vase and a trinket box.

Wall art and paintings can be hung on the bedroom walls to compliment your victorian decor but they wont look right unless you hang them correctly. Whether you are hanging an oil painting or an antique platter the middle of the piece should be at eye level. Art work can be used as a headboard if you have a large piece. Try leaning a tall mirror behind a bed as a head board for a dramatic look! These mirrors can be five to six feet tall. It has an amazing effect! Hang your victorian themed pictures seven to ten inches above a table. You can make a group of pictures or wall art more interesting by hanging them together in grouping.

Lighting is an important element in accessorizing your bedroom. Lighting creates ambiance and should coordinate with the victorian theme you want to create. Fancy puffed shades or stained glass lamps depict the Victorian error quite nicely.

You can use area rugs to pull a room together. When using rugs resting the furniture on the rug will give the room a warmer effect. Only use rugs that go with your victorian accessories.

Using pillows can add interest as well. Use several at the top of the bed and vary the texture colors and patterns while still keeping the color and theme within your overall bedroom design.

Don’t forget to have fun! Shop around for different accessories to bring out the victorian theme in your bedroom. You can get great ideas and buys at flea markets and yard sales. To get ideas look in magazines and decorating books. Just like the right scarf can make an outfit your accessories can make your bedroom. Use your gut feeling and enjoy the creative process!