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95 Best Bedroom Ideas for Every Decorating Style
Create the bedroom of your dreams with these inspiring sleeping spaces.
The bedroom is arguably the most important room in your home, where you both start and end your days. And just like any other room, the ways to express your personal style in the bedroom are endless. At Country Living, we like to picture a bedroom where every morning we crawl out from under an heirloom quilt and our feet hit a perfectly imperfect worn rug layered atop creaky hardwood floors—but that’s just us! To help you achieve your ideal sanctuary, we’ve gathered 95 bedroom ideas right here from our favorite Country Living house tours.
First up, envision what kind of design style your bedroom decorating dreams are made of. Are you drawn to rustic and cozy farmhouse bedroom ideas, where your favorite floral wallpaper guides your design choices? Or are clean and modern bedroom designs more your cup of tea? Either way, a fresh coat of paint is a perfect canvas for creating a heavenly sleeping space. (See our favorite bedroom paint color ideas, too.)
If you’re looking for decorating inspiration, dream big, because this list has all the very best simple bedroom decorating ideas: color schemes, DIY projects, cozy and layered bedding ideas (like we said, give us all the quilts!), bedroom layout ideas, and more. And if your bedroom is small, we’ve included clever tiny bedroom ideas that make the most out of what space you have. Keep reading for sweet dreams ahead.
Here are more bedroom decor ideas to achieve the beautiful, restful space you deserve:
Hang Luxurious Draperies
In this primary bedroom, homeowner Claire Zinnecker softened the home’s rustic edges with linen draperies that reach up to the 11-foot-high ceilings, then puddle to the floor. The dramatic effect “feels like you’re in a hotel,” Claire says. “I was hesitant at first to go with so much fabric because I love the large windows and the decorative trim,” she adds. “I never thought that adding soft drapes and cozy Roman shades would only enhance these architectural details.”
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Serve Up Classic Country Charm
Blue-and-white gingham draperies (Max Humphrey Collection by Pindler), painted beadboard walls, layered bedding, and a bedside rooster that was uncovered in a closet during the renovation up the country charm in this guest bedroom. To better accommodate visitors, Erica Harrison of Detroit-based design firm Hudson and Sterling opted for midcentury metal twin beds from eBay each is topped with a pillow in House of Hackney fabric.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Smokestack Gray by Benjamin Moore
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Hang Pretty Wallpaper
In this Georgia farmhouse, sophisticated gray-brown floral wallpaper mimics the hue of the weathered ceiling beams and offers a feminine (but not frilly) foil to the room’s rustic elements. Formerly a park bench, the piece at the foot of the comfortable tufted bed features someone’s nearly faded, hand-carved initials.
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Wallpaper: “Peony” by Farrow & Ball
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Use Pink as a Neutral
When it's this light, pink is a neutral. Here, like a flattering pink lightbulb, the soft pink on the walls, doors, and trim in the guest room casts a warm glow and pairs beautifully with the brass bed and wood antiques in a guest room.
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Wall, Door & Trim Paint:Intimate White by Sherwin-Williams
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Bring In Mismatched Bedside Tables
For a more laid-back vibe, mismatched bedside tables topped with matching lamps flank a wooden four-poster bed with simple lines. Wide-set paneled walls painted a crisp white recall the style often found in old Lake Michigan cottages. Now favored as an interesting architectural detail, leaving wall-joists exposed is a historic look that originated as an inexpensive way to cover wall seams.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: White Dove by Benjamin Moore
Scalloped Shams: Butterfield by Matouk
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Create a Cocoon
In this small attic bedroom, the walls, ceiling, and trim are all coated in the same dark brown paint color for a cozy, cocooning effect. The dark stained spindle bed and rich rug add to the cozy factor. A mix of large scaled artwork plays off the small space for a playful feel.
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Wall, Trim, and Ceiling Paint Color: Griffin by Sherwin-Williams
Add Instant Character With Paneled Walls
Five years ago, Bambi and Frank Costanzo finally added a much-needed third bedroom by using part of their garage renovation to create their primary suite. The room’s vaulted ceiling and white-painted tongue-and-groove walls give the new space character without adding heavy texture. The color pairing of blue and white is layered in the bedroom through a series of pretty prints on the pencil-post bed she found online for just $75. “I’ve always loved blue and white because the combination reminds me of the sky and big beautiful clouds, and the ocean, creeks, and streams,” says Bambi.
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Layer Rugs
Layered atop honey-colored wood floors, a grouping of rugs provides a soft spot to land in the morning. Not only is this a great way to add color, it’s also a budget-friendly alternative to a large, expensive rug. The nightstand, antique pine armoire, and hefty exposed rafters bring a lovely rustic warmth to this otherwise white space. A single bulb light fixture (strung up with thick rope instead of a cord) and an oversize basket pendant bring extra texture.
Build In Beds
This cabin’s gut renovation included adding a second-story bunk room. Thanks to the new upstairs space lined with five built-in beds, the small cabin now comfortably sleeps nine. The industrial sconces make reference to the cabin’s farmland locale and play off the red stripes of the wool throws and vintage grain sack pillows. Artwork collected over the years outfits the walls alongside artifacts such as a cowbell and a group of nautical flags.
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Twirl Up Curtains With Upholstery Tape
Homeowner Mandy Reeves turned to her childhood friend and Nashville designer Julie Couch to infuse her primary bedroom with a subtle bit of pattern play. Anchoring the look is a shapely block-print upholstered headboard paired with an indigo pillow from John Robshaw and a creamy cable-knit throw. Indigo upholstery tape adds appeal to pinch-pleat linen curtains and draws the eye to the ornate bedside table.
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Wall Paint Color: In the Cloud by Porter Paints
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Cover Walls in Salvaged Wood
Homeowners Claire Zinnecker and Adam Mink built the wall behind the headboard using wood salvaged from other parts of their farmhouse. The boards are sealed to let the original sage-tinged colors come through. Claire also cozied up the room with a double wedding ring quilt sewn by her grandmother. Books, family photos, and other treasured finds round out the collected look.
Go (Mossy) Green
With such pretty views of the Delta landscape outside the windows, the homeowners embraced colors inspired by the region. Poster beds dressed in ivory coverlets and crisp floral and gingham linens lend a sweetness to more lodge-like accents, including arrow sconces and a nubby, natural rug. A perfectly petite nightstand is topped with a brass reading lamp and dog figurines. A striking paper portrait in ivory lends graphic punch to moss green walls.
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Wall Paint Color: Oakmoss by Sherwin-Williams
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Lean In on Modern
Industrial touches like an antique engineer lights repurposed as bedside lighting and a funky Serge Mouille chandelier bring a modern, sleek touch to this bedroom. Dark windows and door frames add bold contrast. Rustic accessories like an old wood-framed mirror, framed vintage artwork, and a cowhide rug soften the design and keep it from feeling cold.
Tuck a Loveseat Under the Windows
A smart furniture layout (here, with beds pushed up against the outside walls) makes just enough room for a loveseat and a pair of skinny side tables. A colorful striped rug covers wide-plank wood floors. And it goes without saying that we are in favor of dogs on the furniture at Country Living!
Repurpose Vintage Items
A vintage wildlife-themed tapestry stands in as the headboard in this cabin's primary bedroom “because every room needs a fun conversation piece,” says homeowner Sarah Anderson. “One unique find can influence an entire room.” A beat-up wooden “Lookout” sign that secures a velvet-covered mount and a pair of brass ornamental door hardware pieces hung above the wall sconces revive cast-off objects in unexpected ways.
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Embrace the Architecture
In this coastal bedroom, the homeowner used the exposed framework of the wall to build a gallery of similarly-themed artwork. Taking the art all the wall to the ceiling has a dramatic effect that really makes the white room come alive. A collection of colorful lobster buoys resting on other boards adds to the casual cottage vibe.
Dream in Blues and Greens
Designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard isn’t afraid of color, especially these blue and green hues. At center stage, a seafoam green four-poster bed pairs perfectly with a bright blue comforter and patterned blue-and-white wallpaper.
Mount Sconces for a Space-Saving Solution
This upstairs bedroom provides the perfect crash pad, complete with wool camp blankets and a midcentury console that serves as both dresser and nightstand. Swing-arm lamps make night reading easier and free up the bedside table for page-turners and treasures. Found in a Charleston, South Carolina, antiques store, the flags above the rattan headboards are hung from old fishing poles.
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Swing-Arm Sconces: Audley by Urban Electric Co.
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Build Bunk Beds
This lake house’s original red exterior inspired the palette of the mix of graphic quilts seen throughout the home, including those that outfit the many beds in this bunk room, which includes three full-size beds and one twin. “There’s loads of room in here for people to pile in at the end of a full day outside,” says homeowner Katie Barnes.
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Leave Paneled Walls Natural
Horizontal V-groove walls left unpainted and a classic blue-and-white patchwork quilt reinforce this home’s old-fashioned, rustic charms. The walls are left bare, save for the impressive collection of landscape artwork and photographs.
Amy Mitchell is the managing editor at Country Living and VERANDA. She writes about a wide range of topics, including homes and lifestyle content.
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