The word retro refers to the popular styles of previous eras like 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. In fact, we are living in an age of retro fashion. Whether its fashion, art and other cultural dimensions, retro concepts have come back with a vengeance. Talking about retro interior design, we will have to visualize the interior styles few decades back. Now, when the every sphere of our life is getting influenced by retro, how could interior decoration remain untouched by it? If you are planning to have a retro bedroom, it’s a great time to do the same. Retro decoration will be bold and free because the 1960’s is known for hippies and discovery of love. That era had freedom and independent bold expressions.

Look at your room and if you find white or neutral wall colors, initiate your retro décor by hanging colorful bold flower print fabrics in two or three colors. Give your window treatment and bedding a completely new touch by adding bold color blocked fabric. Popular color choices would be white, mustard, brown, orange and celadon green. Room must be accessorized with pop art of 60’s. Use Hawaiian tiki and lava lamps to further enhance the appeal of the room.

Apply two toned design while painting the room. For instance, beige on top and brown on the bottom. Make sure, you use two tones of any color. Give similar treatment to floor tiles with two colors and installation in a checkerboard pattern. Additionally, use quite a few throw rugs to warm your feet. These were the highlights of 60’s home interior.

If you are looking for 70’s designs, quite a few things changed like; clean lines, wild and crazy decoration but there was no change in the usage of bold colors. Floral designs dominated the 70’s with the addition of several new colors. Mirrors and glass were hugely popular in 70s. So now that you have got drift of retro décor, what are you waiting for?

In present times, having an oversized bedroom can be an exceptional luxury. Not everybody can afford it and certainly not everybody has it. But in case, you are the lucky one to have an oversized bed then decorating it can be a challenging but a creatively satisfying job. Making an oversized bedroom into something like a cosy room can be daunting but definitely not impossible. However, you can implement few décor ideas to make your bedroom a homeowner’s delight. The first rule is to keep it simple. Some people have the tendency to fill every corner of the room just because it’s huge. That’s a wrong approach. The only essential requirement in your bedroom is a bed which must be comfortable. Rest all other items are dispensable.

In an oversized bedroom, the bed must be put in the center of the room. If it faces the windows, nothing like it. If you seek privacy then you can add headboard or a dresser or a large armoire to the bed. You can always decorate the back of the dresser with your favourite fabric. It will go along well with the bed. Beds like sleigh are more suitable for this purpose as they have high headboards. You can also sue canopy beds. Next, you need to look for appropriate side tables. Go for round tables as they look great from all sides.

One wonderful idea of designing an oversized bedroom is to break it up into different zones like dressing, lounging or sleeping. Sleeping area is obvious. For lounging, add sofas and chairs to the bedroom. For dressing area, you should focus on armories, dressers and mirrors grouped together. Ideally, a large room should have large furniture. Get a California king bed with a double pillow top mattress and a low dresser without the mirror. Finally, think of the ways where you can perfectly utilize the shape of the room.