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5 Ways To Make Your Bedroom Sleep Friendly

A good night's sleep is perhaps the most essential requisite for a healthy body. Other than energising the brain and giving it enough fuel to remain thoroughly active, sleep helps in maintaining the metabolism rate and charging the immune system.

Adequate sleep is known to invigorate the mind and spirit, helping the body to recover from energy drain and fatigue that sometimes goes overboard. In order to have a good sleep, it is important that your bedroom is sleep friendly. A sleep friendly bedroom not only helps you relax more comfortably but also makes the bedroom one of your favorite places to be in. After all, who wouldn't like spending time in a bedroom that is perfect in its every sense.

This article talks about ways to make your bedroom sleep friendly. Considering these points will take your relaxation many notches higher and render an impressive slumber.

Here are five ways to make your bedroom sleep friendly.

5 Ways To Make Your Bedroom Sleep Friendly

Avoid television:
Current trends have literally necessitated the presence of a television in the bedroom. If you are to ensure a sleep friendly bedroom, it is crucial that you do away with the idiot box. When you are with your partner in bedroom, the television will unfailingly be a source of major distraction and serves to impede a cozy sleep. So, find some other place to setup the television set.

A dark room:
Most people get a satisfying sleep when the room is dark. Moreover, in the context of enjoying a sound sleep, a major percentage of people consider dark rooms as a better option when compared to bright rooms. Using thick drapes or thick curtains can help in this regard, for they can limit the entry of light. Also, during the day, they can be made to allow enough light into the room.

Night dimmers:
Although most people prefer sleeping in complete darkness, there are a few who enjoy a cozy sleep under partial darkness. In that case, dimmers serve as the best alternative. Also, dimmers come in different colours. So, choose your dimmer on the basis of colour and intensity. You can choose something that you like.

Do away with the unwanted noises:
Make sure you oil the hinges of your door and windows. Also make sure that there aren't any problems with the plumbing. Dripping water can many a time deter a sound slumber. Taking care of these two aspects will undoubtedly promote a sound sleep.

Closing the doors of the closet and bathroom:
Well, if the night is windy and the windows of your bedroom are open, it is quite certain that your bathroom doors and closet can make a noise. Make sure the doors are closed so that the ventilation creates a positive atmosphere.

Story first published: Friday, May 30, 2014, 19:22 [IST]
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