Following on from our 'Sleep Advice' blog posts (which we hope you have found a great read), it is also essential to make sure the room you sleep in is as relaxed and comfortable as possible. There's no point in being relaxed and chilled out if your bedroom and sleeping space is full of vibrant colours and bright lights.
As a person, you might simply be able to drop off to sleep without any aids but as life goes one, most people find that are either still thinking of work, personal or emotional issues and therefore need all the help you can get to unwind. So lets make sure your sleeping quarters are as efficient as possible.
Keep the room clutter free - no-one wants to step over (or trip) over clothes as they start to unwind. Place clothes away and if possible, close wardrobe drawers as this will also keep the number of colours and contrasts to a minimum. If you are about to fall asleep, make your all the clothes are off the bed as even a memory foam mattress wouldn't stop the discomfort of landing on a shoe or belt buckle.
Reduce contrasting colours - Try to make sure the bedding and curtains match and are not contrasting. Also keep lampshades and light shades and any rugs to a similar colours or in a lighter shade. It doesn't matter what colour the mattress is as this is covered, but if your duvet is bright orange and your curtains lime green for example you might be in for a colourful nights sleep.
Try and reduce as much natural light through curtains and blinds. If any natural light can get in, this will have an effect on your body clock as it may assume its daylight. Sounds obvious, but even that little tear or kink in the blinds can have an effect on your mind and body clock
Finally - Turn any electrical items like TV's or stereos completely off if you need to watch these to unwind in the bedroom before sleeping, even if you have a comfortable memory foam mattress. Apart from the electrical and safety aspect of switching off appliances - any red standby lights or computer/laptop screens can still create some light and therefore add to the complication of getting off to sleep naturally.
