A romantic room needs to possess emotional appeal. Romance is all about the senses and creating the perfect mood. Do you feel cozy and secure when you enter your room at night? Do you feel unencumbered, as if you have closed the outside world on the other side of the door? Here are a few inexpensive ways to help create more intimate surroundings.

Color
Colors may be the single most important factor in creating the mood of your room. Psychologists have been studying the effects of colors on the mood for many years and believe that colors play an important role in eliciting responses. For example, a yellow room is thought to be playful and optimistic while a red room signifies stimulation and passion. Fortunately, we do not have to limit ourselves to the primary color palate. Each color has a broad spectrum of hues, saturation and brightness. You only need to choose a color that you like and there will be a softer tone more befitting a romantic setting. If you like green but feel that it invigorates, just move down the spectrum to a sage. It is still green but it is now warm and calming.

Bring home a quart of the paint before committing and actually paint a wall. See how it looks with the light at different times of day.

Lighting
Keep the centralized lighting as long as you add plenty of ambient lighting. Smaller lamps should adorn side tables with a floor lamp and a few uplights rhat will help to create intimate shadows and open up the room by exposing those darker nooks and crannies.