Spice up your bedroom

These decorating ideas will give your room year-round sex appeal. S Warm your walls: Red may be the unofficial color of love, but in your bedroom, it can be a libido-killer: A study of 2,000 people t found that those whose rooms were l red had sex the least often, whereas those who decorated in caramel tones had it the most.

Move the mood killers: Tack this on to the list of reasons to keep your cell phone out of your bedroom entirely: A study found that nearly half delayed sex because they were too busy checking messages and playing Candy Crush. Others reported hurrying sex so they could respond to a text.

Use your common scents: All it takes is the smell of your perfume to remind your partner of you, a so why not infuse it in the bedroom? Carolyn Westbrook, author, sprinkles a powdered version of her sig nature scent -Chanel No. 5 -on her sheets while making the bed. Choosing your favorite fragrance may pay off better than testing out the `it' scent, anyway depending on what study you choose, the sexiest smell could be musky , vanillaye or hedione.

Create a true escape: One of the key reasons a hotel was named the most romantic hotel is that the resort is designed to take your mind off your day-to-day worries. You can do the same at home by maintaining a simple rule: If it could be found in an office, hide it from sight after work hours. That may mean moving your desk to another room, or putting your printer on a rolling cart that can slide into the closet when it's not in use, like some bloggers did.

Plump up your pillows: You've heard that anything over 400 thread-count sheets aren't worth splurging on.Westbrook suggests investigating in a down-filled mattress top per instead, which gives your bed that plush, can't-wait-to-sink-into-it feeling. She finishes the look with a trio of box pillows, with a few euro shams propped at an angle, so they look diamond-shaped, and one or two junior box pillows in the front.

Choose a classic soundtrack: Your playlist already includes the song from your first date, first dance and first time you both shouted `I love this song!' when listening to the radio, but if you're looking to add to your lineup, you can't go wrong with an homage to (Patrick) Swayze.