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When To Redecorate Your Room?

How often should I redecorate my home?’ is a question that crosses many home owners’ minds.

There is a lot that can go into decorating a room; whether that is repainting, choosing new wallpaper, new furniture and maybe a new bed. So what is the recommended time you should leave before making these changes?

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Dreams recommend replacing your mattress every eight years as it will not be providing you with the comfort and support as it once did after this time. This is why all our mattresses now come with a ‘delivered on’ date, so you know when it’s time for a new one.

Related: What happens to your mattress over time

We wanted to know if there was a similar time frame for when you should redecorate your rooms, so, we spoke to five interior designers who gave us their advice. Timing Do you think there’s a similar time frame for when you should design and decorate your bedroom?

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Andrea Morgan Shares her Advice on When to Redecorate

The interior designers all agreed that you should think about decorating bedrooms every three to four years as trends are always changing and your room will look outdated.

Certified Rightmove blog contributor, Andrea Morgan, said: ‘Most people tend to decorate at least twice within eight years. Even if we do not completely renovate a room, we will change our bedding and colour scheme. A bedroom is a place of relaxation and solace away from our busy lives, so we want it to be a room that draws us in with its colours, textures and lighting.

Celia Sawyer Shares her Advice on When to Redecorate

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‘Eight years is a long time, and our lives could have completely changed,therefore, your bedroom may need to function in an entirely different way. Take my son, for example, he is five, and the room he has now will not work for him when he is thirteen years old; his room needs to change and adapt as he grows.’

Updating is important

Interior Design expert on Channel 4’s Four Rooms and host of BBC 1’s Your Home in Their Hands, Celia Sawyer, said: ‘As an interior designer, I believe updating your home through the years is important, especially your bedroom as it’s a principle room. A bedroom should be a haven of relaxation allowing you to switch off and get a great night’s sleep. Pippa Jameson Shares her Advice on When to Redecorate

‘Consequently I would recommend staying on top of the décor in your bedroom. The key things are to re-paint your walls every 12-24 months. You would be surprised what a couple of new coats of paint can do to refresh and revitalise any room! Every few years I reassess my bedroom and work out which additional pieces it may need for a revamp. This could include investing in a great mirror, which acts as your ‘star’ piece, or organising some more storage due to what you have collected over the last few years.

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‘There are no set rules when it comes to designing and time frames, but I would advise changing your accessories every few years, as you can introduce an accent colour this way.’

You don’t have to change it all

ITV1 TV Designer and London-based Interior Stylist, Pippa Jameson, said: ‘Eight years is a long time to live with a design. My advice would be to keep your furniture and flooring neutral, then redecorating your bedroom shouldn’t cost the earth.

Interior Designer, acknowledged as one of the “20 Best Interior Designers in Britain” by The Daily Telegraph newspaper, Liza Evans, said: ‘People like to redecorate their bedrooms every three to four years as their tastes change and evolve. So a good mattress and bed can see you through one or two decorating cycles.’ Carolyn Parker shares her advice on when you should redecorate your bedroom

Interior Designer, Carolyn Parker said: ‘When replacing your bed, it is a very good reason to redecorate as all the soft furnishings will probably be looking a bit tired.’

Change can be tough We go through so much with our mattress over eight years that there can be a sense of emotional fatigue with it. Do you think that the same fatigues exist for a design in a bedroom?

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Our five interior designers believe that the same emotional fatigue you have with a mattress, you can also have with a bedroom.

Andrea Morgan: ‘Yes, there is no doubt that decoration throughout a period of time can look tired and outdated. Having a room that looks fatigued can also change how we feel about it. Instead of your bedroom feeling like a haven, it turns into a place where you simply go to sleep’.

Celia Sawyer: ‘It’s easy to become attached to items and equally to the layout and design of your home. If you have children, your home and bedroom, in particular, can become worn and tired looking. Therefore, I think once a year you should spend a weekend clearing out your bedroom; from the wardrobe to drawers, shelving and bed linen. It’s therapeutic throwing out things you no longer need. If you’re unsure, leave it for a few more months and if you haven’t needed it in that time, it is time for it to go.

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