Better Bedrooms

Your bedroom: Is is sleep friendly?

These things will affect how well you sleep:

furniture arrangement
wall colors, paint or paper
wall hangings and decorations
quality of your mattress
bedding linens
pillows, blankets, covers
the source and intensity of light
source and intensity of sounds (including TV)
air quality
temperature and humidity

Make your bedroom into your "sanctuary", not a place of distraction. Use soft pastels, off-whites and earthtones for sheets. Keep out excess clutter, such as stuff around your night table, books stacked up, children's toys, mail, laundry, etc. You do not want to create an area that invokes stress (paying bills or laundry to do). Wall colors should not be bright and stimulating. Replace high wattage bulbs with lower ones (45 watts or less). Eliminate computers from the bedroom or use screen covers. Consider better shades or blinds if the ones you have don't black out the light. Keep eye shades nearby on the night table. If possible, don't have a TV in the room. Keep the bedroom cool, and avoid heavy bedspreads or blankets.

Source: SleepWeb (Marketdata Enterprises, Inc.) research

*page last updated 05/14/2008

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