| If you are like me, you are in love with animal prints | | | | simple comforter set including the bed skirt. To add |
| and safari decor, but a little hesitant of decorating a | | | | that safari touch, purchase three sheer window |
| bedroom in this theme. I worried that it would be too | | | | scarves in your safari print of choice and using heat |
| overpowering and intense for my small bedroom. It | | | | tape, add them as an overlay to the bed skirt. Add a |
| took me a while, but I came up with a design that | | | | few accent pillows and a throw in the same pattern |
| was understated but true to the theme. Here are | | | | and you're done. |
| the same steps that I followed to create an | | | | Step 4: Window Treatments. The same idea applies |
| understated and elegant safari themed bedroom | | | | to your windows that we used for the bedding. A |
| Step 1: Wall Color. This will be important because | | | | plain pair of cream drapes with a sheer border at the |
| Good news! If you have walls that range from | | | | bottom 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 safari | | | | Step 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 dark | | | | with your bedroom accessories. Think about animal |
| colored furniture ranging from a dark oak to black. If | | | | figurines such as tigers, giraffes, or elephants, and |
| you have light wood or white furniture, give it a quick | | | | don'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 the | | | | Following these steps will help you create an |
| tone and intensity of your design. You can opt for | | | | understated safari themed bedroom with minimal |
| actual safari themed bedding, but often that is too | | | | expense. 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 | | | | |