How to make your bedroom feel like a five-star hotel: Experts reveal their budget tricks for a luxurious space - and making your bed feel like 'cloud nine' all year round
- Every hotel wants their guests to feel right at home when they check into a room
- Experts share tricks for transforming bedroom into luxury hotel inspired space
- Adding five-star hotel touches to your room doesn't need to be expensive
- Elements are all about making room seem luxurious but with personal touches
Interior designers have shared the tricks for transforming your bedroom into a luxury hotel inspired space without spending a small fortune on decor and linen.
Experts at Australian brand Bed Threads said adding five-star hotel touches to your room doesn't need to be expensive and you can 'replicate on any budget'.
From 'white bedding' to avoiding fitted sheets, the simple elements are all about making your room seem luxurious but with your own personal touches.
Interior designers have shared the secret tricks you can do to transform your own bedroom into a luxury hotel style without ever having to leave your home
ALL-WHITE BEDDING
Most high-end hotels only stick to all-white bedding because it gives the room a sense of relaxation, newness, sharpness and cleanliness among guests.
'The all-white bed created this halo effect. People thought a room had been renovated, even if it was just the bed that had been changed. It had a huge impact Erin Hoover, former vice president of design for Westin and Sheraton, told Huffpost.
Shane Jolly, who's the manager at Auckland's five-star hotel Cordis, said invest in Egyptian cotton - the higher the thread count the better.
'300 is about as low as you would want to go, and a thread count of 1000 will have guests commenting on how beautiful the sheets feel,' he told Stuffed Home.
MORE IS MORE WITH PILLOWS
Hotel rooms often come complete with a big bed, with crisp sheets and a mountain of fluffy pillows in all shapes and sizes.
'A stack of pillows in different shapes and sizes will promote a sense of luxury and opulence, and also make for easy accessorizing in the bedroom,' the experts at Bed Threads said.
Adding five-star hotel touches to your room doesn't need to be expensive and you can 'replicate on any budget' (stock image)
AVOID FITTED SHEETS
Steph Jurinovic, the general manager at Notel, said hotels actually tuck an oversized flat sheet perfectly underneath the mattress for a neat and smooth finish.
'Ever wonder why the sheet surface always feels so smooth in hotels? It's because they don't use fitted sheets. Think about the upkeep too - flat sheets are easier to fold, to store, and don't have the elastics that just wear out, Ecosa said.
WARM LIGHTING
Most hotels have low light setting or side lighting, usually by the bedhead. A lamp on the side of your bed is also another great option for your room.
'Consider your choice of bulb colour carefully - the warmer the better - and opt for an alternative with a lower wattage,' the experts said.
Lizzi Whaley, CEO of commercial interior designers Spaceworks Design Group, said lighting helps enhance that soothing hotel ambiance - so getting the right lighting will create that feeling in your room.
CURATE YOUR BEDSIDE TABLE
Hotels usually keep a notepad on a bedside table and it's 'always clean, minimal and neat' - but for a homely feel, place your own choice of items.
Items can include a lamp, framed picture, candles, flowers or plants but keep the space minimal without the clutter.
'Hotel bedsides oozes a sense of refinement and organisation we may otherwise lack in our daily lives or bedrooms at home,' the experts said.
If you want your bedroom to look like a five-star hotel, avoid colours that are harsh on the eyes (stock image)
STICK TO A THEME
If you want your bedroom to look like a five-star hotel, avoid colours that are harsh on the eyes.
For an elegant simplicity, incorporate a soft colour palette or style to your space, including the walls, curtains, drapery and bedding.
'It should be simple with no more than two or three colours and possibly one accent piece. A lamp or that has a special, unique colour,' Mr Jolly said.
SLEEP ON A FEATHERBED
For an authentic hotel bedroom experience, a featherbed is a luxurious option for your bed as it offers extra comfort with extreme softness.
'You'll find these in the bedrooms of Marriot and W hotels - used to help lull guests to sleep and incentivise them to stay on for another night, and then another,' the experts said.
Hotel experts revealed the elements to make your space feel luxurious in the comfort of home
INVEST IN A BETTER MATTRESS
You spend more time in your bedroom than anywhere else in your home so the bed is the one thing you should never skimp on.
'This one speaks for itself - mastering a hotel-like bedroom experience begins and ends with the bed, which is the last place to cut corners,' the experts said.
Ms Whaley said an 'enormous bed' is the 'piece de resistance in any hotel room.
She said your bed should also be outfitted with a plush headboard - not only does it add a touch of luxurious element to your space, but it also hides any power points and electric cords.
CREATE A CALM SPACE
Mr Jolly said clocks should be silent in the bedroom.
For an elegant simplicity, incorporate a soft colour palette to your space, including the walls, curtains, drapery and bedding.
'It should be simple with no more than two or three colours and possibly one accent piece. A lamp or that has a special, unique colour,' Mr Jolly said.
AND DON'T FORGET THE CURTAINS
Curtains are often overlooked by many homeowners - but they should be getting the treatment just as much as the bed.
Ms Whaley suggested getting floor-to-ceiling curtains will certainly bring out the plush luxury of a hotel in your own bedroom.
She added black-out curtains were also great to add to your windows.
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