How to get a good night's sleep

(NC)—There's nothing like a sound night of sleep to help start the day on a positive note. Karl Lohnes, interior designer, TV host and style editor of Style At Home magazine, categorizes people into one of two categories when it comes to sleep habits. A “cave person” consists of those who need window fashions that make the room pitch black in the morning, whereas a “cloud person” needs light to come through in the early hours in order to wake up.

Lohnes offers the following tips on how to decorate your bedroom in order to get a good night's sleep based on your light preferences:

• The most important thing to consider is that you need something on those windows. The best window fashions for a “cave person” are products such as Duette Architella honeycomb shades in the opaque fabric option from Hunter Douglas, the leader in custom window fashions, that feature a patented honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design that significantly reduces heat transfer at the window and serves as an excellent light-blocking tool. What's more, these shades absorb up to 50 percent of reflected sound.

• A “cloud person,” needs something that will allow a streaming light to come into the room without unwanted glare. Silhouette window shadings from Hunter Douglas feature soft fabric vanes suspended between two sheer fabric facings. This window fashion allows you to have your view, natural light and even with the vanes open, filter out up to 88 percent of harmful UV rays to protect your valuable furnishings.

• When decorating other elements of the room, a “cave person,” should use rich paint colours, deeper-toned bedding and dark-stained furniture. Further, a “cave person” should go darker on the walls and add accessories with darker accents.

• A “cloud person” should use light, reflective colours, wood tones and artwork to decorate the bedroom, while accenting the space with bright and airy accessories.

More information is available online at www.hunterdouglas.ca or toll-free at 1-800-265-8000.

Source: www.newscanada.com