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The Heart of Romance

Ask three designers to create a romantic bedroom and they’ll create three different designs. Your ideal romantic bedroom might feel like a lakeside cabin or farmhouse, or it may be Victorian in style. These bedrooms illustrate how different romantic can be. Romance, after all, is in the eye of the beholder.

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European Country Retreat

Designer: Ellen Sarafian
Dezins Unlimited, Wilmington

Ellen Sarafian’s North Wilmington cottage bedroom recalls time she has spent at bed and breakfasts in Dublin and London. “It’s a place of refuge and solace,” Sarafian says. “The cool, calming shades of blue and the warm, rich crèmes in the chunky furniture create a relaxed, tranquil state of mind.”

Sarafian used fabrics such as chintz and matelessé. “I complemented the European country toile design in the window treatments, shams and throw pillow with a simple, soft, two-tone plaid in the throw blanket at the end of the bed and petite bows on the tailored bed skirt.” Sarafian married the patterns with the tone-on-tone of the floral matelessé. She then added such details as pom-pom fringe on the leading edges of curtains  and French blue bullion fringe on the throw. “I used primarily blues and whites in all of the fabric, but incorporated crème in the Riverbend furniture for added warmth, interest and contrast,” she says.

The china blue plates on the wall and Oriental porcelain throughout were bought in Europe. Sarafian found the matching Oriental antique dresser lamp at Windle’s Art and Antiques in Centreville. The Laura Ashley nightstand was purchased in Dublin. The floral mirror is by Oriental Accents of Dallas, Texas. Duron mixed the paint, and the crystal clock is by Waterford.  But most of the items in this room came from her own Dezins Unlimited, including the Natural Decorations floral on the dresser, the blue and white floral French rugs and all fabrics.
 

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