Midsummer Bedrooms: Creating A Peaceful Sanctuary
Tuesday 17th July 2007 by Georgie Coleridge Cole
For a peaceful midsummer sanctuary, you should be aiming for a look that is light and airy; calm and serene. Unless you’ve got incredibly deep pockets and an awful lot of time on your hands, changing bedroom furniture with the season isn’t really an option – although a wicker chair or chaise longue does look lovely.
 If you’ve got heavy winter curtains (a sensible choice for which you’ll be pretty grateful for the majority of the year) that block out all the air in warmer months, add a pale coloured blackout blind, keep your curtains pulled back with an attractive tie and just pull the blind down at night. The John Lewis  range of blackout blinds is available in white, ivory, vanilla and natural.
 Beds always look superior and more inviting with a throw casually strewn across the end. During the summer months tuck your cosy cashmere throw and cushion covers away in the cupboard and replace them with lighter cotton versions from firm favourite, The White Company .
 When it comes to bed linen, a trip to the Volga Linen Company is just the ticket. Their 100% linen pillowcases are cool and crisp (and they get better and better with every wash), and their larger sized cushion covers are heavenly scattered across beds in summer months.
 Remember little touches make the world of difference, and nothing is more representative of peace and calm than candles. Pop a deliciously fragrant candle next to your bed – curl up with a good book and you’ll soon be dreaming of happy holidays. Add a spritz of Natural Magic’s Home Treatment Mist or one of Marc Jacobs’ light summer Splashes in Cucumber of Orange around the room, on sheets – or on you before you slip into them.
 And last but not least, a bedroom’s number one accessory: you. Whilst our surroundings need be right, it’s important that you’re in the right frame of mind for a bit of down time too. Visit Bodas or the Pyjama Room and treat yourself to some sleepwear that’s light, comfortable and sheer luxe.
Then block out at least an evening a week in your diary for a visit to your very own midsummer sanctuary.
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