Breakfast in Bed ... and Other Important Activities
It's time to get real about what you do in bed, and design your bedroom accordingly
Bedrooms can be so much more than just havens for sleeping, so let’s be honest about what you really get up to between the sheets. For Nigella Lawson, bed is a place to have dinner and watch TV (she keeps condiments such as salt, pepper, and chilli flakes on her bedside table), while others value their sleeping quarters as a place they can truly be themselves – whether that means making a mess you don’t have to clean up, snuggling in with the kids and family dog to watch a movie, or using the room as a haven for meditation or pursuing hidden talents.
These ideas will have you rethinking how you use your sleeping abode so, go on, give yourself permission to make it a feel-good sanctuary that’s all about you.
These ideas will have you rethinking how you use your sleeping abode so, go on, give yourself permission to make it a feel-good sanctuary that’s all about you.
Celebrate you
We all have a budding artist within us – whether that be a painter, musician or writer – and the bedroom can be the best place to immerse yourself in your talents. Why not create an art gallery of your latest works, keep a guitar beside your bed, or jot down your thoughts in a beautiful journal you can reach for first thing in the morning? Let your bedroom be the place your passions are nurtured into life.
We all have a budding artist within us – whether that be a painter, musician or writer – and the bedroom can be the best place to immerse yourself in your talents. Why not create an art gallery of your latest works, keep a guitar beside your bed, or jot down your thoughts in a beautiful journal you can reach for first thing in the morning? Let your bedroom be the place your passions are nurtured into life.
Give in and play
It can seem like there’s little precious time to call your own when you’re a parent, but those teeny treasures won’t always want to jump into bed with you in the morning, so make the most of it while it lasts. There’s no danger of any small people hurting themselves in this bedroom. And if they happen to tumble out of bed? A soft landing awaits.
It can seem like there’s little precious time to call your own when you’re a parent, but those teeny treasures won’t always want to jump into bed with you in the morning, so make the most of it while it lasts. There’s no danger of any small people hurting themselves in this bedroom. And if they happen to tumble out of bed? A soft landing awaits.
Read it and weep
If you’re a sucker for a good book, what better place to devour page after page than in the safety of your own room? It can be your guilty secret that you sobbed your way through every moment of that tear-jerking last chapter.
If you’re a sucker for a good book, what better place to devour page after page than in the safety of your own room? It can be your guilty secret that you sobbed your way through every moment of that tear-jerking last chapter.
Commune with the outdoors
Nothing soothes jangled nerves like the sounds and sights of nature. Unless there are street lights shining in through your window, consider letting your body tune in to the natural cycles of day and night by opening blinds and curtains, or getting rid of them entirely – the quality of your sleep is sure to improve. Keeping technology out of the bedroom will also help.
Nothing soothes jangled nerves like the sounds and sights of nature. Unless there are street lights shining in through your window, consider letting your body tune in to the natural cycles of day and night by opening blinds and curtains, or getting rid of them entirely – the quality of your sleep is sure to improve. Keeping technology out of the bedroom will also help.
If you don’t have a leafy outlook, bring the outside in from up above. Star gazing and cloud watching can be just as soothing for the soul.
Embrace your beliefs
No matter what you believe in, or how you seek solace, your bedroom can be the place to reconnect with your spiritual side. Soothing colours, minimal clutter, and sumptuous comfort will create the perfect haven to pray, meditate or chant your way to inner peace.
No matter what you believe in, or how you seek solace, your bedroom can be the place to reconnect with your spiritual side. Soothing colours, minimal clutter, and sumptuous comfort will create the perfect haven to pray, meditate or chant your way to inner peace.
Take time out together
Don’t wait for date night to reconnect with the one you love. Make it a ritual to share a coffee and a chat in bed at least one morning of the weekend. It’s the perfect opportunity to tune in to your other half.
Don’t wait for date night to reconnect with the one you love. Make it a ritual to share a coffee and a chat in bed at least one morning of the weekend. It’s the perfect opportunity to tune in to your other half.
Let romance blossom
If you’d like to take your relationship up a notch or two, or are still searching for ‘the one’, why not take matters into your own hands and set the scene for intimate liaisons to come? Set an intention for the relationship you want and you might be surprised at what transpires.
If you’d like to take your relationship up a notch or two, or are still searching for ‘the one’, why not take matters into your own hands and set the scene for intimate liaisons to come? Set an intention for the relationship you want and you might be surprised at what transpires.
Think outside the square
The bedroom is the one place we can dare to be different without fear of judgement from others. If you can’t see a reason for the bed to be raised up off the floor, don’t do it.
The bedroom is the one place we can dare to be different without fear of judgement from others. If you can’t see a reason for the bed to be raised up off the floor, don’t do it.
Have it all
If you can’t choose whether the best way to relax is a long soak in a warm bubble bath, or a leisurely Sunday sleep in, I say don’t choose! Both bed and bath are at your beck and call in this unique bedroom, and the view is hard to beat.
If you can’t choose whether the best way to relax is a long soak in a warm bubble bath, or a leisurely Sunday sleep in, I say don’t choose! Both bed and bath are at your beck and call in this unique bedroom, and the view is hard to beat.
Work at it
Sometimes the best (and comfiest) place to get things done is in bed, whether you’re a student cramming for exams, or writing the next bestseller in your spare time. This headboard folds down to become a desk whenever inspiration strikes.
Sometimes the best (and comfiest) place to get things done is in bed, whether you’re a student cramming for exams, or writing the next bestseller in your spare time. This headboard folds down to become a desk whenever inspiration strikes.
This version suddenly makes working from home all the more appealing – the commute to work could not be any shorter.
Look on the bright side
Life isn’t always a bed of roses, but a garden creation like this could be just the reminder you need that it can be. Take the time to focus on all you love about life and anything negative will start to fade into the background.
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What do you do in bed besides sleeping? Sharing is caring – tell us all about your bedroom habits in the comments section below.
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Life isn’t always a bed of roses, but a garden creation like this could be just the reminder you need that it can be. Take the time to focus on all you love about life and anything negative will start to fade into the background.
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What do you do in bed besides sleeping? Sharing is caring – tell us all about your bedroom habits in the comments section below.
MORE
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Breakfast in bed is a pleasurable activity, to be sure, but why set limits? For the ultimate indulgence, take to your bed for the afternoon with a cup of tea and something tasty to nibble on (see if you can convince someone to bring it in for you) while you snooze, daydream or get lost in that novel you’ve been meaning to read for so long.