Walking to your master bedroom at night, or awakening there in the morning, what type of decor do you wish would greet you? If it’s not the room you have currently, then we are ready with a whopping 51 inspirational bedroom ideas, plus tips & accessories to help you design your very own new space. From master bedroom colour schemes and bedroom furniture sets, to gorgeous lighting schemes and show-stopping accent walls, it’s all going on right here. Whether it’s a dark sleep inducing scheme you’re after, or a light and soothing space to while away your Sunday mornings with a good book and a hot coffee, read on…
Combine neoclassical elements with more modern pieces to bring the look crashing into a present day aesthetic. The bedroom chandelier here is a true eye-catcher.
Ease into an accent colour. You don’t have to go the whole hog with a new hue in a room, in fact, you don’t even need to paint a wall to bring in an accent shade. Try adding colour through art and an accent chair or two – if you don’t like the colour in your bedroom then you can always try putting the items elsewhere in your home.
Achieve a more spacious look by choosing a platform bed. The low profile of a platform bed looks sleek, laid back and minimalist in comparison to their bulky based divan counterparts. They also make the room look bigger since the line of sight is free to flow straight over them and beyond.
Bump up the luxe factor with bookmatched marble. Bookmatched marble is popular for cladding chimney breasts, sofa walls and yes, headboard feature walls too.
High ceilinged bedrooms can sometimes feel a bit too open and chilly, consider painting with muted colour or shades of grey to visually lower a lofty ceiling.
Approach the scheme as a whole rather than as separate elements. That is, instead of choosing your favourite bed, then bedsides, then closet, then a colour, consider looking at the room as one item. This bed, headboard wall, bedside units and closets all run on as one beautifully coordinated piece.
It’s all about the ottoman. There’s just something so high-end about placing an ottoman at the foot of a bed. Perhaps it’s because the average size of master bedroom doesn’t have the necessary floor space. So, if you’ve got it, flaunt it!
Fashionistas will love fashion forward glass closets, which display a treasured capsule collection from dusk till dawn. Warning: Not recommended for messy clothes hoarders who keep an overstuffed closet and mismatched hangers!
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Visualizer: Georgios Tataridis & Ntoina Gkeka
Bring in industrial style ideas. Raw concrete and exposed brickwork are just the ticket for an industrial chic outcome. Team with luxury furniture and gold accents to juxtapose the gritty backdrop.
Embark on a multi-panel project. The headboard wall is the perfect place to roll out a combination of textures that bring the room together. This one incorporates a centre section upholstered in the same taupe fabric as the bed; dark wood side stripes twin with the flooring.
Consider moving the bed away from the wall in order to harness more useable floor area. This bedroom incorporates a home office desk behind the headboard.
Here, a spacious bedroom with wardrobe has been achieved by moving the bed into the centre of the room. An extended headboard design doubles as a room divider.
Create a connection. A horizontal stripe of gold across this headboard wall gives the impression of a connected bed & bedside unit set, even though they are actually separate pieces.
Use large scale artwork to add a bit of culture and sophistication to a bedroom scheme. This towering piece of photography adds a monochromatic artistic touch.
If you’re lucky enough to be building a new dream bedroom from scratch, consider incorporating a courtyard garden. The courtyard will invite extra natural light into the room, and you’ll feel the revitalising effects of having nature surround you. The white bed frame provides good contrast against the darker tones here.
Taking garden views to the extreme, these floor to ceiling windows run the full length of the room and an outdoor plant bed. The botanical view paints the room green, like a living wall mural.
Bedrooms with bathtubs always look decadent. In this one, a small step up to the bathroom area helps to define the space. LED strip lighting marks the edge of the step for both a pleasing aesthetic and for safety.
Mirrored headboard walls create the illusion of a larger bedroom area. Include a horizontal stripe of mirror above headboard level, or mount a floor-to-ceiling frameless cut behind each bedside unit.
Slatted doors are a cool way to divide the main sleeping area of the bedroom from a walk-in closet, or an open plan ensuite bathroom. The slatted design allows airflow and light to travel between the two spaces. It also allows just a peek of what lies beyond without overwhelming the peaceful sleep zone with all of the added detail of the adjoined room.
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Visualizer: Ivan Kucherenko & Volodymyr Dubashevskyi
Divide and conquer. When incorporating a home office area into the bedroom, it’s a good idea to create some kind of visual divide. In this bedroom, the simple desk appears to extrude straight out of a dark wall section, with the bed and bedsides attached to lighter wood panelling.
Tie it together with a wrap of colour. A wide purple bedroom stripe wraps these walls and ceiling. Purple pillows and scatter cushions continue the theme.
Don’t underestimate the power of a great colour. Simple pieces furnish this blue bedroom, but the rich and saturated colour treatment makes it into a special room.
Seek a Yin and Yang balance of darkness and light. Huge sunny windows can afford a room to embrace a deep and dark colour scheme, like this deep stained wood and dark grey bedroom.
