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Finding your Zen – Creating the perfect bedroom for the best sleep

Written by Karen Kay on . Posted in Blog News.

According to mentalhealth-uk.org, almost 1 in 5 people in the UK don’t get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can be induced through a variety of reasons, from life events to your thinking cycle, environmental factors, and your lifestyle.

Creating a calming environment

Creating a bedroom environment which is good to sleeping in, can be the first positive step to improving a good night’s sleep. Afterall, the area in which you sleep should be a calming place to relax and unwind, following a busy day.

A bedroom which is created as a healthy sleep environment, should:

  1. Feel like a sanctuary of comfort.
  2. Be regularly air-rated to keep the room feeling fresh and cool.
  3. Create a clean and clutter free room, with sufficient storage to hide away everyday items.
  4. Include a good quality and comfortable bed, which feels satisfying to sleep in.
  5. Apply cotton sheets so that the bed feels pleasant and breathable as you sleep.

 

Methods to help you unwind for a good night’s sleep

Creating a healthy pre-sleep routine, can also help to settle you into a good night’s rest. Use these ideas to help soothe your mind:

  1. Allocate some time before you plan to go to sleep to relax your mindset.
  2. Switch off the tech so that your brain is not over stimulated with information.
  3. Dim the lighting to create a sense of calm.
  4. Keep a journal of your thoughts -this could be a list for what you plan to do the next day or jot down ideas which are floating around in your thoughts.
  5. Drink a cup of camomile tea – camomile has natural properties which will help relax you into a good night’s sleep.
  6. Find a distraction such a listening to music, a podcast, or read a book.
  7. Try some breathing exercises to relax your body.

Here at Cush Cush, we design and make soft furnishings for bedrooms which can feel both calming and comfortable. Our hand-made quilted bedspreads create extra depth and style for beds, whilst our roman blinds are available with black-out-backing to reduce incoming daylight through the windows.

To find out more about our UK manufactured quilted bedspreads and throws for your bedroom, please get in touch or see our website for more details.