Bedroom Furniture and Wardrobes: Creating a Coordinated Look

A coordinated bedroom does not require everything to match, but it does require a method. This guide sets out the four elements that make furniture look related, finish, proportion, hardware and leg style, and explains why matching two of the four usually produces a better room than matching all four. It argues for choosing the wardrobe first rather than the bed, since the wardrobe presents the largest visible surface and sets the palette for everything else, and it works outwards through chests of drawers, bedside cabinets and the bed in order of visual weight. There is advice on mixing rather than matching, on unifying by colour temperature when exact finishes differ, and on getting scale right in both low ceilinged flats and high ceilinged period rooms. Storage planning is covered as part of the look, followed by questions on fitted wardrobes and working with furniture you already own....