A good night’s rest to help neutralize stress and reenergize for the coming day is more important than ever. Each of us falls into one of two categories when it comes to sleep habits.

The first type is categorized as a “Cave Person” and consists of those who need window fashions that make the room pitch black in the morning.

The second type – a “Cloud Person” – is someone who needs light to come through in the morning in order to wake up.

Most people think the look they’ve chosen for the entire house has to flow to the bedroom. That is not the case. The bedroom is a private room and it is a matter of how you function in the room and, particularly, how you like to get up in the morning.
Here are some 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 when decorating the bedroom is that you need something on those windows. If you are a “Cave Person,” the best window fashions are those that block out light so that you are not awakened and agitated by it. Products such as honeycomb shades in an opaque fabric feature a patented honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design that significantly reduces heat transfer at the window and serves as an excellent light-blocking tool. They also deliver deep; rich color saturations, especially in the opaque fabric because of their unique construction. In addition, they absorb up to 50 percent of reflected sound to ensure a restful night’s sleep.

If you are a “Cloud Person,” you need something that will let light filter through and allow you to wake up to light coming into the room. Products that feature soft fabric vanes suspended between two sheer fabric facings such as Silhouette. With the vanes opened, light enters yet is diffused through the sheers to soften it and allow you to wake to soothing and less jarring light Additionally, these shadings absorb up to 30 percent of reflected sound.

The bedroom is the only room in the house that you can decorate for your personal needs. It’s a private space that should cater to your decorating preferences in order to allow a great night’s sleep.

Using these tips, a good night’s rest is just a blink away.