Theres one space we hadnt changed at all, though: our bedroom.
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Alicia Lawhon is a Los Angeles-based artist, realtor, and interiors consultant.
Sarah Shetter is an interior designer based in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles.
Our bedroom, an off-camera zone, has been a decidedly unloved space since we moved in last year.
Its strewn with clothes, stacks of magazines, and books.
Clutter aside, we also never really bothered to decorate, besides a lone painting.
Alicia Lawhon is a Los Angeles-based artist, realtor, and interiors consultant.
I began considering what our room could and should be.
What if it were more like a sanctuary?
A peaceful space to delight the senses?
More cocoon than burrow?
Could buying fresh new sheets be considered self care?
I would like it to be super empty, my husband weighed in.
Just a temple for sleeping.
Very soft sheets and bedding are signals to your skin and muscles to relax, interior designerSarah Shetteradds.
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Lighting is really key, she says.
Specifically, she suggests using light bulbs in the range of 2,700 to 3,000 Kelvin.
We live on the East Coast, but what I was after was that Earthy Ojai, California vibe.
The coastal West Coast is truly a state of mind for me.
The styling is all in the combining, she says.
Earth tones are very grounding for me, she says.
My goal is always to invite the outdoors inside.
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Make the bedroom a place to cuddle, Alicia says.
Its a sacred space.
Its a place for nurturing and love.
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