Your Guide to Reclaiming the Bedroom as a Place of Restoration

The bedroom should be a space you can escape to relax, rest, and restore your mind and body. Yet many people make the mistake of giving the room multiple purposes, as it might serve as both a home office and a clothes station.

While you might think you’re maximising your square footage, it could make the space feel uninviting and chaotic, making it harder to rest each night. Ensure you have a good night’s sleep every night of the week and read this guide to reclaiming your bedroom as a place of restoration.

Change Your Bedroom’s Purpose

People use their bedroom for many activities, such as working from home, scrolling through Instagram before sleep, or watching the latest Netflix series in bed. If you’re guilty of doing so, it is time to stop, as the above behaviours can cause your brain to associate the room with stress.

Stop denying yourself high-quality rest and change the purpose of your bedroom. Relocate the home office, remove the TV, and put your phone down before you slip into bed. It will create a calmer, more relaxing environment that will signal it’s time to go to sleep.

Transform Your Bed

Next, turn your attention to your bed. If your mattress is comfy, the bed linen is soft and luxurious, and a pillow is supportive, you will find it easier to drift off each night. A few upgrades could transform your bed’s appearance and comfort, helping restore your mind and body each night.

Take the time to find a mattress that suits your needs and preferences, such as:

• Memory foam: best for side sleepers and those living with back pain or chronic pain
• Medium to firm (such as latex or hybrid): best for back sleepers
• Firm (such as firm hybrid or innerspring): best for stomach sleepers

Once you have found the perfect mattress, treat yourself to high-quality bedding to transform your bed’s appearance, breathability, and comfort.

For example, Yves Delorme offers designer bed linen woven from the highest-quality long staple cotton with sateen, percale, or batiste finishes. It will improve airflow and moisture wicking as you sleep, helping you drift off with ease each night. Visit uk.yvesdelorme.com to view the different designs, fabrics, and thread counts available.

Introduce a Wind-Down Ritual

A wind-down ritual will prepare your mind and body for sleep. Before lying down, consider:

• Writing in a journal – it’s a great way to free your mind from your worries
• Reading a good book
• Using a relaxing essential oil, such as cedarwood or lavender
• Practising deep breathing

Create a Sensory Environment

If natural or artificial light enters your room each morning and night, it could reduce your melatonin production, making it harder to fall and stay asleep. Other issues may also play havoc with your sleep, such as the room’s temperature or external noise.

Creating a more sensory environment will allow you to rest easy each night. For instance, hang blackout curtains to make the space pitch black after turning off the light, set your household heating to approximately 18°C, and switch on a fan or a white noise machine to drown out the sound of traffic, chatter, or household noises.

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