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title: "Realtor.com: The Top Bedroom Design Trends to Avoid"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/00651862-26f0-41ed-8881-b215b1ebbfb4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/realtorcom-the-top-bedroom-design-trends-to-avoid-11399
category: "Real estate"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Real estate"
published: 2017-03-27T23:18:07.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:51.199Z
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# Realtor.com: The Top Bedroom Design Trends to Avoid

**TL;DR:** Realtor.com lists the top bedroom design trends to avoid when selling a home, including bold colors and too much texture. Interior designer Amber Dias recommends using a plain bedspread as a base and ensuring furniture is to scale.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/realtorcom-the-top-bedroom-design-trends-to-avoid-11399).*

## Story

The bedroom is often a homeowner's retreat. It’s a place to relax after a long day, to store many of your personal effects and to decorate to your heart's desire. However, when selling your home, it's often the most difficult room to detach from those things that make the space distinctively your own. Bold colors or too much of one texture can detract buyers from a purchase while remaining too neutral can be too harsh. Even piling on pillows can be overwhelming if they aren't symmetrical.

“At least use a plain bedspread as a base for all those colors,” said Showhomes interior designer Amber Dias in an interview with Realtor.com.

Instead, she recommends weaving in a similar color, fabric or texture to ensure there's cohesiveness.

Another common mistake homeowners make is utilizing minimalist furniture, making a room feel bleak. Ensure the purchases you make are to scale. That applies to too few pieces as well as too many.

“If there’s too much in the room or the bed is too big, the room will feel claustrophobic,” Dias said to reporter Jennifer Geddes. "But with too little furniture, you run the risk of making it look like your first apartment after college."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- interior design (topic)
- home selling (topic)
- bedroom design (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/realtorcom-the-top-bedroom-design-trends-to-avoid-11399). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/00651862-26f0-41ed-8881-b215b1ebbfb4).