Create an Understated and Elegant Safari Themed Bedroom in 5 Easy Steps

If you are like me, you are in love with animal printssimple comforter set including the bed skirt. To add
and safari decor, but a little hesitant of decorating athat safari touch, purchase three sheer window
bedroom in this theme. I worried that it would be tooscarves in your safari print of choice and using heat
overpowering and intense for my small bedroom. Ittape, add them as an overlay to the bed skirt. Add a
took me a while, but I came up with a design thatfew accent pillows and a throw in the same pattern
was understated but true to the theme. Here areand you're done.
the same steps that I followed to create anStep 4: Window Treatments. The same idea applies
understated and elegant safari themed bedroomto your windows that we used for the bedding. A
Step 1: Wall Color. This will be important becauseplain pair of cream drapes with a sheer border at the
Good news! If you have walls that range frombottom or top. This adds that understated touch
off-white to shades of beige you're in luck. If not,that starts to bring the room together.
grab your paint brush. The best backdrop for a safariStep 5: Accents. Since we have kept things
theme is a warm neutral.understated up to this point, you can really go wild
Step 2: Furniture. This design works best with darkwith your bedroom accessories. Think about animal
colored furniture ranging from a dark oak to black. Iffigurines such as tigers, giraffes, or elephants, and
you have light wood or white furniture, give it a quickdon't underestimate the impact of pillar candles that
coat of paint to deepen the tone.now come in a variety of animal prints.
Step 3: Bedding. The selection of bed linens sets theFollowing these steps will help you create an
tone and intensity of your design. You can opt forunderstated safari themed bedroom with minimal
actual safari themed bedding, but often that is tooexpense. So get going on your new project and let
overpowering for smaller rooms. if this is the case,out your wild side!
opt instead for cream colored bedding such as a