Color inspiration for Glenda Rowland’s bedroom came from the rich reds and burgundies of the Mediterranean.
Glenda Rowland, of Athens, Tenn., won the Times Free Press most romantic bedroom contest.When we asked Times Free Press readers in our first design contest what made their bedrooms romantic, a recurring theme quickly developed in their responses: Escape.
Entries described bedrooms that were serene retreats from everyday stress. Rooms where they could slip away to pursue special interests such as reading. Rooms where they surrounded themselves with family photos and vacation mementos to indulge in happy memories.
“Our quaint bedroom is adorned with trinkets of affection: cards exchanged through the year, old photos, framed poetry, picked seashells, a book written as a gift. They remind us of memories made, experiences shared and promises kept,” wrote Manisohn Geddie in her entry.
“Sharing stories, adventures, humor and ideas from reading stimulates our conversations and our imaginations,” said Annette Reynolds of her “cozy, romantic retreat.”
For Glenda Rowland of Athens, Tenn., her bedroom captured the exotic atmosphere she discovered on a trip to Mediterranean. Her Moroccan escape won the newspaper’s romantic getaway contest prize of a free night’s stay at The Chattanoogan.