24 Cool Bedroom Ideas to Liven Up Your Space

You’re mostly happy with your bedroom, but it's a little boring, and you've found yourself scrolling through social media looking through ideas for a cool bedroom. You like your furniture and the color scheme works, but something is missing—personality. Even a well-decorated bedroom can feel underwhelming if nothing in the décor points to your own personal style. Luckily, one or two carefully chosen accents can add personality and show off the real you. Here are ten bedrooms to get your creativity pointed in the right direction—down the road toward a bedroom that is anything but boring.

• Discuss that while bedrooms are typically designed for comfort and rest above all, the room can also have a cool, inviting feeling that suits your design style

• Note that readers can upgrade their bedrooms in a variety of styles, from modern to contemporary, rustic, boho, traditional, eclectic, and more

• Mention a few popular paint colors

• Note that many cool bedroom design ideas are budget-friendly and easy to recreate

• Discuss simple ideas like painting the walls, adding wall decor, upgrading your lighting, styling an accent wall with a mural or wallpaper, etc.

• Add a signpost sentence with the final number of list items

Show Your Artistic Side

Are your walls empty stretches of white? Although few people forget to hang artwork in the living room, its decorating impact is often overlooked when it comes to the bedroom. Go ahead and hang your favorite painting, print, poster, quilt, or collection of family photos on the wall over your headboard, or on whichever bedroom wall has the most open space. You’ll get an immediate dose of interest. Feeling ambitious? Combine multiple pieces to create a stunning gallery wall.

Highlight a Great Headboard

A great looking headboard turns even the most plain-Jane bedroom into something special. Just look at the example shown here—an attractive, but ho-hum neutral bedroom gets a huge style lift from the gorgeous upholstered headboard. In an otherwise neutral bedroom, a striking headboard can add just the touch of interest and contrast that's needed.

One of the easiest ways to show off your creativity and personality in the bedroom with a repurposed or DIY headboard.

Add Metallic Elements

A little bit of bling adds excitement to your favorite outfit, and it’s no different in the bedroom. A few touches of shine, whether from glass, metallic surfaces, or reflective embellishments, such as the sequins on the throw pillow shown here, go a long way to dispelling the doldrums. Warm metallics, particularly gold, are riding especially high on the style charts right now, but if you prefer the cool tones of silver or chrome, go right ahead and add a touch to your bedroom. Take care, however, because a little bit of shine is a good thing but too much metal can be overwhelming.

Choose Colorful Throw Pillows

Neutrals are soothing, but a bedroom without any contrast is boring. Not to fear— you can add a touch of color just by adding a few bright throw pillows to your bed. The dazzling beauties shown here are perfect for an Indian-inspired bedroom, but whatever your decorating style, you’ll find colorful throw pillows to match at HomeGoods, Target, or bed and bath shops. As a general rule, your bed will look best with three throw pillows that coordinate (they don’t have to match perfectly) in color, style or design.

Update Your Lighting

Is your bedroom ceiling adorned with nothing more spectacular than a lightbulb encased in a frosted glass bowl? Boring! Swap out your dull ceiling fixture for something spectacular. Even if you change nothing else in your bedroom, a bold ceiling fixture gives the space immediate panache. And there are nearly endless styles to choose from, or you can even make your own pendant light, so you are sure to find something you love.

Start an Indoor Garden

When it’s time to liven up the bedroom, you can’t go wrong with something alive. Houseplants not only add color, contrast, and natural appeal, they also help to purify your bedroom air. Even if your thumb isn’t green, you can grow easy plants like pothos, Chinese evergreen, or dracaena.

Create an Accent Wall

Pow! An accent wall at the head of your bed is a surefire cure for the bedroom blahs. There are many ways to create an accent wall. When painting, go bright, go dark, go strong—just choose a color that you love, and tie the look together with a throw pillow or two in the same hue. For even more impact, add a stenciled design to the wall or removable wallpaper.

Update Your Bedding

Your bedding is one of the most important factors in setting your bedroom’s mood and style, so if you’ve been making do with nothing more than a boring blanket, it’s time to switch things up. Take a walk on the wild side with an animal print comforter to spice up an otherwise traditional room. If that’s a little too wild for your tastes, choose bedding in whatever style you love, whether it’s rustic country, sleek contemporary or something in between. Remember, though, to look for a strong pattern or color if you want to bring your bedroom to life.

Swap Out Your Rug

Floors are frequently forgotten when it comes to decorating. Covered with neutral carpeting or wood, your bedroom floor is merely utilitarian, not a decorating asset. But add a strongly patterned or colored area rug, and suddenly your bedroom floor says “This room is anything but boring.” For proof, check out the striped black-and-white rug shown here, and imagine the bedroom without it.

Paint the Walls

Add Wallpaper

Hang Sheer Curtains

Choose Interesting Wall Decor

Decorate Areas Within the Bedroom

Commit to a Style

Nest Your Bed

Incorporate Vintage Items

Try a DIY Project

Incorporate Interesting Lighting

Frequently Asked Questions

What colors are trending for a bedroom?

Relaxing shades of green are favorites in the bedroom, with sage green, pale green, and other cottage-inspired neutrals at the top of the list.

How to decorate a room with a low budget?

Paint is one of the least expensive ways to give your room a complete face lift. Then try incorporating secondhand and vintage items to add major style without breaking the bank.

How do you fill an awkward bedroom space?

If you have an extra space leftover in your bedroom, try creating a reading nook. All you need is enough room for a chair and a tiny table (just big enough for a cup of tea!), and you'll have a stylish place to sit and relax.

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