Love Nest

Before you go to bed tonight, take an inventory of your bedroom. Is there a treadmill you're using as a clothes rack? Piles of magazines you'll never have time to read? Bills that haven't yet been filed? A dresser covered with everything from receipts to luggage tags? If so, you're missing out on an opportunity to have a restful haven from the outside world as well as a relaxing and sensual environment for lovemaking.

Try clearing out the clutter and creating a place of serenity. Make sure the room is a pleasing color and has soft lighting available. Keep the bedroom a television and computer-free zone. Invest in the best quality sheets you can find and have plenty of soft, inviting pillows around. Keep lotions and tissues next to the bed as well as whatever sex toys you and your partner enjoy. Place scented candles around the room and have some music available.

Creating your own love nest increases the odds that you'll use it more often for making love.
Don't forget to lock the door.

Taking Sex Out of the Bedroom

If 100% of your sex life takes place in the bedroom, it may be time to take it on the road - or at least to different rooms of your house. Whether you try out the new mattress in the guest room, clear the dining room table for a different kind of dinner party, or find a new use for the kitchen sink, changing the location of your lovemaking is sure to add some spark to your sex life.

If you're up for a little more adventure, think about places outside your house where you'd like to make love - or at least make out. Though discretion is important, a small element of risk often adds to the excitement. Necking in the car, at the movies, in an elevator - playing footsie under the table at a restaurant - frolicking outdoors when you find yourselves alone in the woods, in the sand dunes, in the water - there are endless possibilities for creating special erotic encounters. So leave the comfort and safety of your bed once in a while for a little higher octane fun!