1Customize the Trim
Robert Peterson Here's proof that you can express yourself even if you stick to a neutral palette. Designer Leanne Ford called mural artist Carolyn Kelly to create a whimsical ribbonlike trim along the ceiling of this spacious bedroom. Add gold finishes to break up the taupes and ivories, and your heaven-sent room is set.
2Let It Flow
Roger Davies Just imagine: You, a plush comforter, and the sun slipping through the windows. This Malibu bedroom designed by Martyn Lawerence Bullard whispers romance with a billowing layered canopy.
3Go Day to Night
Robert Peterson You'll be crowned Hostess With the Mostess when visitors enter a luxe gray-blue guest room with a beautifully styled bookcase. Brynn Olson designed this elegant, hotel-like suite for House Beautiful's Whole Home 2022. The queen bed converts into a daybed for lounging after breakfast.
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4Reach for the Sky
Aaron Leitz A world with upholstered velvet walls? Sign us up. Designer Allison Pickart chose a plush headboard to match and blend in, making the perfect backdrop for a cloudlike chandelier.
5Layer a Print
Simson Watson Book a staycation without packing your bags in this European hotel–inspired bedroom designed by Ellen Niven. The walls, headboard, even the lampshades commit to print in an impactful fashion. Crisp monogrammed linens and a cozy throw complete the suite accommodations.
6Play With Shades
Emily Minton Redfield Pear wallpaper and curved color-blocked headboards make this bedroom designed by Charlotte Lucas feel playful but elegant. Combined with the palette of peach, dusty rose, and lavender, it's a look any teen would love.
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7Bring the Garden In
David A. Land If you're madly in love with botanicals, go all out with a grid of framed prints and drapes, walls, and furniture in French blue toile. Since this space is your refuge, there's no need to be shy about embracing a pattern you love, as designer Amy Berry did here.
8Tone It Down
Mali Azima Janie Molster designed this light plum and powder blue bedroom with walls painted in Benjamin Moore Adagio, a cool, versatile mid-tone gray. Gold accents on the canopy bed, vanity table, light fixture, chair, and curtain rods break up the soft colors.
9Sleep Like a Royal
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Your coronation awaits! The emerald green walls with their intricate molding and the matching four-poster bed frame are the crown jewels here. Just add a simple white canopy and bedding.
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10Elevate the Textures
Stephen Karlisch Virginia Toledo and Jessica Geller designed this picturesque owner's retreat for House Beautiful's Whole Home 2021. The unlikely pairings of fabrics and warm colors create a one-of-a-kind bedroom that mixes rose and earth tones. The whitewashed vaulted ceilings and beams draw eyes up, accentuating the room's height and making it feel even airier.
11Go High Gloss
Fritz von der Schulenburg This room designed by Brian J. McCarthy is a major wake-up call for anyone who has been tempted to paint their bedroom room a wild color—it can work beautifully. The red lacquer paired with a flat white on the ceiling and a soft, creamy rug underfoot creates a space that's bold yet soft and elegant.
12Add a Partition
Maltsev Design Ceiling height glass French doors might be the most beautiful way we've even seen to divide a space. In this formal loft by Maltev Design, they also create the illusion that the bedroom is twice as big and tall as it really is.
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13Breakfast in Bed
Melanie Acevado This room exudes sweetness with its canopy and scalloped linens. Don't overlook the upholstered bench, either: It has an extra-wide back that makes it the perfect platform for breakfast in bed.
14Find a Gem
Thomas Loof In this room designed by Kat Curtis, the custom wall mural is an absolute treasure. Jewel-toned accents and a glorious wooden bed frame bring out its textures and colors.
15Pick Pinstripes
Read McKendree Designer Jeremy D. Clark expertly used moss green and pale yellow upholstery to elongate this dreamy bedroom and raise its ceilings. Large-scale floral wallpaper softens the stripes.
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16Think Soft
Paul Raeside Gift yourself a daily foot massage in the form of a plush carpet. The buttery soft textures like chenille and velvet in this room designed by Les Ensembliers make every morning feel luxurious.
17Save Space
Alan Tansey for MKCA cofounder Michael Chen Designed by Michael Chen, this bedroom features a breathtaking powder blue Murphy bed. When you fold it up, the space can serve as your mini gym or office.
18Accentuate an Alcove
House Beautiful The wallpaper in this Texas home's guest room, designed by Bailey McCarthy's Miles Redd, tells a story you can get lost in. Quiet floral bedding balances it.
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19Let Purple Reign
Atelier ND Yes, you can have fun with darker hues—just bring prints and pastels into the mix. This fun bedroom designed by Atelier ND plays with shapes and patterns, from the geometric curtains to the cubic nightstand and floral bedding. The Pontefract by Paint & Paper Library on the walls is a deep purple-black with pink undertones.
20Drape the Walls
Tomas Espinoza Bring the outdoors in with walls covered in curtains, as designers Mark Williams and Niki Papadopoulos did here. The drapes prevent "acoustic chaos" and "give depth and texture to the walls," says Williams. Decorative accents like the chandelier and brass lamp add even more glamour.
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