Quieten Your Bedroom The Easy Way

A noisy bedroom makes it hard to properly switch off, especially in homes with thin walls or tiled floors. These three simple, low-cost ideas use fabric and texture to soften sound and help the room feel calmer.

Turn a favourite throw into a sound-softening drape

A loose throw can do far more than decorate the bed. Fix four hooks above a window, add two removable curtain rings with clips, and run a cord between the lower hooks so the fabric folds neatly over itself. The layered drape absorbs both light and sound, while also giving a bit of privacy from neighbours across the street or courtyard, which matters in closely built apartment blocks and townhouses.

Layer rugs to soften hard floors

Tiled and terrazzo floors are a practical choice for the warmer months, but they do little to stop sound travelling, especially in flats with neighbours below. Layering a few rugs of different textures breaks up that echo and makes the room feel warmer underfoot. Mixing in a patterned piece alongside plainer textures, or adding a handmade mat picked up locally, gives the floor real character rather than a matched, showroom look.

LOHALS rug, flatwoven, natural, 200x300 cmSTOENSE rug, low pile, off-white, 200x300 cmONSEVIG rug, low pile, multicolour, 133x195 cmONSEVIG rug, low pile, multicolour, 160x235 cmSTOPP FILT rug underlay with anti-slip, 165x235 cmLOHALS rug, flatwoven, natural, 80x150 cm

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Hang a rug on the wall for extra hush

Thin internal walls are common in older Maltese and Gozitan homes, and a rug hung from a curtain rail is a surprisingly effective fix. Beyond the decorative texture it brings to a plain wall, the fabric absorbs sound that would otherwise bounce straight back into the room. For a more noticeable effect, hang two or three rugs side by side to cover more of the wall, rather than relying on a single small piece.

SJÄLSLIGT decoration set of 3, greenLÅNESPELARE accessories standHANDSKALAD decoration, hand, naturalGESTALTA artist's dummy, natural, 33 cmKONSTRUNDA decoration, silver effect, 21x18x28 cmKUSTFYR hanging decoration, bat black, 42 cm

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Small textile changes often make the biggest difference to how a bedroom sounds and feels. Maltashopper brings these pieces to homes across Malta and Gozo for anyone ready to start.

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