5 Ways to Make a Bedroom Better for Rest

Getting a good night's sleep can be difficult if your bedroom isn't designed for, well, sleep! Designers tell how these bedroom beauties help bring on the Zzz's.

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Recreate Nature
Design Tip #4: If you're relaxed and refreshed when you're in nature then find ways to recreate the feeling indoors, whether it's replicating a color palette from your favorite outdoor spot or pinpointing the textures, sounds and smells that draw you outside. In the room above, designer Teal Michel, ASID, uses green walls to begin a nature- and Asian-inspired bedroom design. Reinforcing the look are oversize art panels showcasing a beautiful outdoor scene, and antique Oriental pieces that refer to an exotic locale.