How to make your bedroom more romantic

7. Mood lighting
Avoid stark, super-bright overhead lights in the bedroom. Light bulbs with lower wattage or pink-toned lights in bedside lamps offer more complimentary lighting. And, for special evenings, nothing surpasses the warm glow of candles. (Never leave lit candles unattended.)

8. Sound advice
One of the easiest ways to elevate your mood is to keep a small sound system with your favourite CDs at your fingertips. If it's noisy outside your bedroom, hang thick curtains over the windows to act as a beautiful sound-muffler. Richly coloured and textured curtains will also add to the ambience of the room. A peaceful bedroom retreat is the place to focus on each other, so keep distractions like TV in another room.

9. It's the little things that count
Personalise your room with sweet mood lifters and cosy comforts: a vase of fresh, fragrant flowers on the bedside table; favourite prints and photos in unique frames; plush robes hanging from the back of the door. Use these ideas and add some that bring out the romantic in you.

10. The great escape
Remember, all great escapes rely on teamwork - use this project as a way to discover what your partner finds romantic, so that you both can't wait to get into the bedroom each night.