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Make an Escape ... to Your Bedroom!

Do you have an escape? One room in your home that is all yours? Or maybe it’s an area you share, yet it’s your favorite because it’s so comfortable. Everyone needs a place to run to when they need to relax or cuddle up with a good book.

Your bedroom can be the perfect escape with just a few adjustments that won’t cost you a fortune. In order to get started, you should do a thorough cleaning because everything just seems easier when the floors are vacuumed and the furniture is dusted.

Then follow these tips to spruce up your room and make it your own personal retreat:

• Go green. Plants naturally enhance the air around you. Consider bamboo or orchids for a relaxing atmosphere.
• Clear the clutter. It’s hard to relax when you know you should be cleaning. The space under your bed can be used to store items you don’t need to be readily accessible. Consider the Space Bag Higher Capacity Tote, which is perfect for under the bed and allows you to store more stuff in less space.
• Get comfy. Have a drawer dedicated to your favorite “comfy clothes.” Baggy sweatpants and your favorite T-shirts work well. 
• A few of your favorite things. Consider making frames for all of your pictures. You can be surrounded by the people you love all the time when their smiling faces are hanging on the walls.
• Let the light shine in. Well-lit rooms are much more inviting. Open all the shades during the day and get heavy drapes to make the room dark when you need the sleep. The drapes can be decorative when pulled back. 
• Make it modern. Basic colors like black, white and brown are in style right now. Throw splashes of color around the room with the plants, frames, pillows and maybe a blanket or two. If you like to be seasonal with your decorations, use the Space Bag High Capacity Cube to store throw pillows and blankets when not in use.
• A safer way to glow. Do you love the smell of candles but are afraid you’ll forget to blow them out? Reed diffusers and flameless candles are great alternatives.

Sources: Bedbathandbeyond.com and Ehow.com.