| Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, | | | | the room. Hanging crystals in your windows is |
| and then the light slowly starts returning to the | | | | another way to bounce light around the room at |
| northern hemisphere. But that still means we have | | | | certain times of day -- except this will be like |
| many months of the year when our bedrooms | | | | having rainbows all around you! |
| get very little or no light in the mornings, when | | | | Make your bedroom feel lighter simply by |
| we get up, and are dark long before we go to | | | | eliminating or moving around your furniture to |
| sleep. If you're someone who gets blue without | | | | have more open space available. Use colors for |
| enough light in your life, try brightening up your | | | | your bedding that complement the summer |
| bedroom by making it feel like summer! | | | | scheme, such as celadon, aquamarine, a hint of |
| Think summer. Light colors, light fabrics. Take | | | | orange and yellow, or nautical navy blue and white |
| down the dark, heavy drapes and let the | | | | stripes. A floral-pattern or green rug on the floor |
| windows bring in as much light as possible during | | | | will evoke summertime thoughts, as will adding |
| the day. When evening approaches, pull down the | | | | some flowering plants, greenery, or vases of |
| blinds and close the sheer curtains, which will look | | | | flowers. A large tropical plant with palm leaves |
| delightful in the glow of your warm bedroom | | | | gives an instant feeling of warmth! |
| lighting. Use soft white or pink-tinted bulbs in your | | | | If you have a fireplace in the bedroom, try |
| lamps, or the full spectrum bulbs that replicate | | | | decorating the mantle with shells or framed |
| natural sunlight. They can make a huge difference | | | | photos taken in the summer. A painting or photo |
| in how you feel! | | | | above the mantle of the beach, a boat on water, |
| One way to optimize the light that comes in | | | | or lush foliage can add to the effect. |
| during the day is to position a large mirror on a | | | | Try a few of these suggestions to brighten your |
| wall across from or corner to a window. The | | | | bedroom and give you a taste of summertime -- |
| mirrors will reflect sunlight and bounce it around | | | | even during the dark days of winter! |