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What is a sexy bedroom like?
Jun. 3rd, 2007 06:20 pmLately I've been reading House Thinking by Winifred Gallagher. It's a good book, but doesn't have amazing ideas about what to do with your place unless you're not already familiar with the kind of thinking in The Not-So-Big House and A Pattern Language. What it really adds is the idea that environment really affects not just how you feel, but in many ways who you are at any given moment and place. The main idea in house design, then, is to make each room or area not only facilitate acitivities, but facilitate you being the kind of person who is most able and happy to do those things.
One question it asks is this: why do so many Americans have unsexy bedrooms? The moment I read that line, I knew my bedroom was unsexy. What my bedroom is (and I did this myself, it took a long time and I like it, but...), is playful. It's not even grown-up playful, but 10-year-old-playing-Nintendo style playful. Here are some pictures I posted to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
saucydwellings when the paint was still drying:
See? Good, but maybe not sexy. Not to mention the fact that I have all my childrens' and YA books in there (to clarify, we don't have kids; the books are mine). SIGH. Do I at least get props for the framed naked picture of me? :) Who do I want to be in my bedroom anyway?
I want to redo things this summer. So, what makes a bedroom sexy? (Assume that I'm not allowed to cover the walls in black leather, mirrors and metal rings bolted to the studs, because indeed my husband doesn't support that plan, but I do plan to repaint and redecorate.) What color are the walls? What is the light fixture like? What does it smell like? What's on the walls, what's on the dresser, and what IS on the bookshelf besides alarm clocks and sex books (which are out in our living room bookshelf right now)? It may sound a little silly, but one thing I think I want to do is cover the light switch and switch plate with velvety stuff so that there's some tactile indication of entering a more sensual zone than the rest of the house.
(crossposted tosaucyhelp, where a longer discussion is underway)
One question it asks is this: why do so many Americans have unsexy bedrooms? The moment I read that line, I knew my bedroom was unsexy. What my bedroom is (and I did this myself, it took a long time and I like it, but...), is playful. It's not even grown-up playful, but 10-year-old-playing-Nintendo style playful. Here are some pictures I posted to
saucydwellings when the paint was still drying:
See? Good, but maybe not sexy. Not to mention the fact that I have all my childrens' and YA books in there (to clarify, we don't have kids; the books are mine). SIGH. Do I at least get props for the framed naked picture of me? :) Who do I want to be in my bedroom anyway?
I want to redo things this summer. So, what makes a bedroom sexy? (Assume that I'm not allowed to cover the walls in black leather, mirrors and metal rings bolted to the studs, because indeed my husband doesn't support that plan, but I do plan to repaint and redecorate.) What color are the walls? What is the light fixture like? What does it smell like? What's on the walls, what's on the dresser, and what IS on the bookshelf besides alarm clocks and sex books (which are out in our living room bookshelf right now)? It may sound a little silly, but one thing I think I want to do is cover the light switch and switch plate with velvety stuff so that there's some tactile indication of entering a more sensual zone than the rest of the house.
(crossposted to
saucyhelp, where a longer discussion is underway)
