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ROMANTIC SPACE

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jean feels like
a legging

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One side of the fireplace faces
the bedroom; the other side faces
a Jacuzzi tub. Any and all kinds of
music is piped in over the home
intercom system.

Recessed lighting, luxurious
linens, electric shades covered
by beautiful fabric and three oil
paintings strategically placed

throughout the room add an aura
of warmth and welcoming.
"The room is very romantic
because it fits our personality,"
Fieldman says. "We are a very

romantic couple ... the bedroom
is us."

At first blush, furniture may not
seem an important piece of the
puzzle, but no bedroom is com-
plete without a bed.

Looks best
supertight and
as thin as a
second skin.

Designers favor a four-poster
bed with a canopy and/or a

detailed headboard and footboard.
Solid-colored bedding, especially

white, provides the right touch to
the rich decor throughout the rest
of the room.

Sleigh beds, with their heavy
wood or metal construction and
curved headboard and footboard,

can have the same impact on a
room as a canopy bed. This is
especially true if they include lush

Super stretchy
and super soft.
The newest form
of skinny jeans

source for desired items, notably
furniture.

Weissman sells nothing but the
best in linens made from the fin-

corner with soft light from a read-
ing lamp enhances the feel of the
room, designers say.

tops and has since added gifts,
such as dishes, crystal and cash-
mere.

such as candles, aromatherapy oil
burners, flowers and plants. For

ate a dark haven for an afternoon
nap.
The treatment could include long

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curtains, etc., and then making the
linens themselves. Online auctions,
such as eBay, often are a good

doors more than 20 years ago sell-
ing linens for bed, bath and table

allows you to let the sun in or cre-

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Homeowners can cut corners
by buying materials for bedcovers,

chair and antique bedside table. A
cushy armchair tucked away in the

linens and sheets.
The right window treatment

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Price is often the first consider-

ation for any remodeling or rede-
sign project. Determine how much
you have to spend and prioritize
the changes you want to make,
designers say.

several hundreds of dollars for the
more basic accessories.
A Touch of Lace opened its

colored velvet or brocade.
All kinds of small touches com-
plement and enhance the setting,

curtains made from heavy mate-
rial, such as velvet and brocade,

or lighter fabrics, such as sheer or
lace curtains.
Schaerer is a big fan of soft fab-

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ets to create the same environment
on a thriftier budget.

romance and should be included in
the bedroom are a vanity, settee,
chaise lounge, armoire, antique

even more drama, consider drap-
ing gauze or netting over the head-
board. A comforter enhances the

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None of this is cheap. Schaerer
had one client who spent $40,000
on bedspreads and linen, drapes
on the canopy, matching towels
and two monogrammed bathrobes.
Still you don't need deep pock-

est silks, cottons and downs. They
come at a price: thousands of
dollars for deluxe fitted linens or

The best choices for wood

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"something to grease the wheels,"
coffee espresso bar and a "great
view, so when you wake up and
open the blinds you see a gor-
geous sight."

bedding and lots of pillows.
Other furniture items that scream

include chestnut and cherry while
upholstery should include rich fab-
rics, such as a light or deep, solid-

Jeggings

rics, especially those on a draped
canopy bed. Why stop here, he
asks? He recommends a breakfast
bar, refrigerator for champagne,

Weissman says her customers

don't bat an eye on price because
"if you find something very fabu-
lous, it can be very romantic; you
can be madly in love real fast."

Weissman says her customers
tell her that the linens "are very

sumptuous; welcoming, cozy;
beautifully designed and created
for them. When people sleep on
this stuff it becomes addictive."

Do men really want to sleep in
a totally feminine-designed room?

Schaerer says men today are more
involved in interior design, adding,

"The wisest male (clients) I have
ever known have stepped back

and let the women do the room. If
the boudoir is feminine, then the

boudoir is the woman's territory."
In fact, he suggests that God
invented the Man Cave to give

guys a little place of their own.

