Bringing A Little Nature Into The Bedroom

Greenery and gentle light can soften any bedroom, even a small one. Here are a few simple ways to bring a touch of the outdoors in, without needing a garden or a lot of space.

Let a climbing plant share your headboard

A trailing plant on the bedside table can be trained to twist through an open headboard frame, blurring the line between furniture and foliage. It is a particularly good trick in a compact bedroom, where a real plant does more to soften the space than another piece of furniture ever could. Choose a variety that tolerates indoor light and a bit of neglect, since not every bedroom gets strong morning sun, and let it grow at its own pace along the frame.

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Turn a room divider into a flowering screen

A room divider does more than section off a sleeping corner. Fastened with rope and dressed with SMYCKA artificial flowers and leaves, it becomes a kind of indoor hedge that never wilts and needs no watering, which suits the long dry summers many homes here go through. It is a practical option for an apartment or maisonette bedroom that doubles as a dressing area, giving privacy on one side and a green backdrop on the other.

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Hang fairy lights from a bare branch

A twisting, leafless branch suspended over the bed and threaded with a light chain brings a quiet, starry feel to the room without any real plants at all. It works well in a bedroom with high ceilings or exposed beams, common in older Maltese townhouses, where there is room for the branch to hang freely. Switch the lights on low in the evening for a soft canopy effect that makes the bed feel like its own little retreat.

Set a calm glow beside the bed

A small bedside table styled simply, perhaps with a dried plant under glass, gives a dimmable lamp room to do its job well. The TÄRNABY table lamp gives a soft, warm light that suits a bedtime routine far better than a bright overhead fixture, and its lower energy use is welcome during the warmer months when air conditioning is already doing most of the work. The KRAGSTA table adds a light, airy base for this kind of quiet corner styling.

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Dress a window without the upkeep of plants

Not every bedroom has space, light or time for pot plants, and that is where a sheer curtain and large floral decals come in. Stuck directly onto the glass, they cast soft, leafy shadows across the room as the sun moves and give a window a bit of character even when the view outside is a shared courtyard or a narrow street. It is a low maintenance way to bring the feeling of a garden into a bedroom that has none.

Small, natural touches like these can change the whole mood of a bedroom. Browse the ranges on maltashopper.com and have your choices brought home across Malta and Gozo.

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