Black White and Blue Bedding

Your bed is often a bedroom's biggest contributor to the space, so it's a great idea to go all out s practical without budget-overload. Bedding has quite the job description in playing host, betraying your theme or color scheme and grounding your space--all while welcoming guests with an eye pleasing start. Boy, that's a lot of return on your investment!

Ideally, your bedding should contrast with your focal wall, seemingly leaping from your focal wall like this fabulous white, blue and black comforter set accomplishes. I like the balance of color in the model room, too, where the white panels play a big part against a blue wall.

You'll have it all with this bedding choice: balance, color, dimension and warmth--that's some focal piece, indeed.

If your bedding has plenty of 'wow' but not enough of the right hue--be it white, blue or black, may be the answer.

To balance out your color palette, sheets like this budget-friendly, 4-piece set, can put the missing color back into your bed's ensemble quite nicely and without much ado.

Add solid sheets like this one, here that's available in either of your colors. Do a half roll on your top bedding, be it a comforter, duvet or bedspread so you expose any of the lost colors you need.

Easy-peasy!

Much like the 'sheet trick' I talked about earlier, bedding that's amiss a shade or even missing a color in your scheme, using accessories can bring your bedroom into the realm and balance of blue, black and white.

Pillows are a great idea, as they add to that all-important layering technique, building dimension in the process.

Another great option for adding blue is with your window treatments. Use navy or medium blue panels, so the eye absorbs and remembers the color combo.

Don't give up on a great bed set just because it needs a pinch of this color or a splash of that. Use pillows, sheets, window panels and/or area rugs--even lamp shades and get that color you're after.

I've a penchant for modern decor, so I'm a big fan of linear design like these blue and white bedding sets boast.

But lines aren't just a design to be admired; they can also work to 'broaden' your space. Now, it's only a visual thing when using lines to create this effect but the technique works well--especially where floor space is at a premium.

Horizontal lines work to widen the space in our visual plane, so it appears as though the room is wider than it truly is.

In contrast, vertical lines help the space appear more elongated than it truly is, much like you may have read about in the fashion pages, lines work equally to alter the actual playing field.

Another trick for helping your space look more generous, is to tuck an area rug just under your bed diagonally. This technique helps make the space appear bigger. So, between the lines and a nice rug, you've one airy abode!