An Insomniacs Paradise

PROPERTY INSIDE – Have trouble sleeping? Find yourself feeling uncomfortable in your bed and don’t know why? Think there might be something missing from your bedroom to make it complete?

You’re not alone! Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that plagues tens of millions. You can blame the stress of your life, a good TV show, or your snoring partner, but the truth is that the cure can lie in something as simple as how your bedroom is set up! Follow these simple steps to create a bedroom fit for a king...or maybe Sleeping Beauty would be more fitting.


If the sun wakes you up in the morning it’s one thing if you prefer it that way, if you’re waking up too early because of the light, it may be time to change blinds. The old white industrial blinds are completely wrong for a good sleeping environment. Not only will they let sun into the room, they will let all kinds of light in: the moon, street lamps, and car headlights.

Scientists agree that keeping a room as dark as possible is best for a good night’s sleep. You can accomplish this with heavier drapes, double layers of drapes, or blinds in darker hues of blue, red, purple or even black. Rich colors are relaxing and easy on the eyes.

There are all sorts of advertisements out there for mattresses like temper pedic, sleep number and, back in the day, water beds. Those products can be helpful, but they aren’t completely necessary and can be very costly. A less expensive option is a memory foam mattress topper. Also take a look at your pillow. When was the last time you bought a new one? It is recommended that you buy a new pillow every six months or so.


Just as a dog will circle its bed to create a nest before it lays down, you should think of your bedroom the same way. A “night nest” is a way of setting up your room to fit all of your sleeping needs. Make sure you have a nightstand or table at arms length that can provide you with insomnia essentials.

These are things like books and magazines to read, earplugs, a face mask, a dim lamp, an area to place a bedtime snack and drink, and maybe even things to do to keep your wandering mind occupied like a journal, or files from work you can fill out. Things to keep out of your night nest may be hard to give up. These include televisions, laptops, alarm clocks, radios, and ceiling lights.


You want your bedroom to feel like an inviting place. Remember it’s where you’re going to spend a substantial part of your life, you definitely want to be there. Decorate your bedroom with personal items like pictures, posters, special knickknacks that inspire you and make you feel warm inside.

When those fleeting moments of terror set in when you can’t sleep, you can feel comforted by the space you are in. Same goes for the color palate of the room. Go for soothing, sleepy colors, not bright ones. If you like a warmer, darker feel go with browns, dark reds, or purple. If you like a more spa-like atmosphere, go with blues, dark gray, or green.