Recently, I've been feeling pretty fed up with the design and layout of my bedroom. Instead of a space that felt bright, spacious and relaxing, it felt small, dark and claustrophobic. So in a moment of spontaneity, I decided to totally rearrange it, and in doing so opened up two alcoves either side of my bed. It took little over half an hour, and quite a lot of manual labor (slowly inching a wardrobe that didn't want to budge across the floor wasn't easy work), but I was left with a room that felt almost unrecognisable. The space had a totally new lease of life, and even felt bigger and brighter.
It turns out the answer to my bedroom woes was staring at me in the face this whole time, so my golden rule is to now ask myself before buying something or dramatically altering anything - will rearranging the furniture fix the problem? Sometimes and often the answer is no, but if the answer is yes, then you find yourself saving time and money.
