Although yesterday was THE day for love, most of us here in the Northeast U.S. were coping with freezing rain, sleet, and in some cases even a foot of snow. As it was Valentine’s Day, my thoughts turned to the bedroom. Or as the French say, ‘Boudoir’.

A boudoir is, quite simply, a room, elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady’s bedroom (or sometimes a gentleman’s private room). The French have always had a way with words.

It’s easy enough to figure out if you have a boudoir, or not. So I invite you to take a quick look now, and come back to the blog. It is important enough, I’ll wait.

Back already? What is that look on your face? Ah, it must be the look of a bedroom.

It’s easy to transform your bedroom into a Boudoir. Think Red. Think romance. Think inviting.

Now you’re ready. Here are the first five steps:

  1. Clean up your bedroom. When your bedroom is cluttered and untidy, you feel tired and not in the mood for much else other than sleep. Clear out the extra clothes lying around, the stacks of magazines and newspapers and any extra furniture that you didn’t know what to do with.

  2. Don’t work out in the bedroom. Is there a treadmill staring you in the face while you’re lying in bed? Not good for love, mi amor. Do you want your relationship to feel like a tough workout? Move it to another room, or garage or basement, if you have one.

  3. Make room for love. To attract a new love or rekindle the love you have, make sure there is room for them! If your closets and dressers are filled with your own stuff, there is literally no room for anyone else. Make some room for someone else’s things. Visualize them being there with you (if they aren’t already).

  4. Bring romance into the bedroom. Take down that huge fan over your bed, and replace it with a romantic crystal chandelier … not a big one, of course! Bring in two lamps for either side of the bed to set the lighting … just right. Install a dimmer switch. Now that will set the mood!

  5. Bring in the color. If you rent an apartment, and cannot paint the walls a soft pink, bring in the color through bedding and pillows. Replace the regular bulbs with soft pink bulbs. Add beautiful romantic artwork to the walls, even if your budget calls for posters (checkout www.allposters.com my favorite is anything by Michael J. Austin; check out ‘Entwined’).

That’s a good start to transforming the bedroom into your personal Boudoir. Want to know more? Send me an email with the word ‘Boudoir’ in the subject line and I’ll send you the next 5 steps.

Then you can say, Je t’aime, to your loved one in your Boudoir!

All best wishes, Ginger