These Painted Bedroom Furniture Ideas Make Old Pieces Look New Again

Updating your bedroom furniture to a new look can be as simple as adding a coat of paint.

A fresh coat of paint can be one of the easiest, most budget-friendly ways to give your space an entirely new style. Especially if you have furniture that needs a refresh, repainting it is an easy way to give new life to your favorite pieces without making a trip to the furniture store. Depending on the style of the rest of the room, updating just one piece of furniture can also give the entire space a fresh, new feel. Your bedroom is one of the best candidates for a quick furniture makeover—items like nightstands, dressers, or even headboards are all pretty simple to paint, and can become the focal point of the room with just a change in color. Each of these painted bedroom furniture ideas can be adapted to fit your sense of style. Whether you choose to repaint with just one color or decide to create a bold, patterned statement piece, these painted furniture ideas provide plenty of inspiration for a stylish bedroom.

Painted Bedroom Footstool Ideas

If you have a footstool at the base of your bed, it’s probably one of the first items you’ll see every time you walk in your bedroom. This painted bedroom furniture piece is a light Robin’s egg blue, which complements other decor like wall art and patterned pillows. Since the room has neutral walls and carpet, this bright, colorful piece helps add cheerfulness.

Bold Painted Dresser Ideas

Don’t be afraid to use bright colors in your bedroom! This bedroom dresser is painted in shades of peach and orange with a graphic triangle pattern. The colors contrast with the pastel blue walls, helping the dresser stand out even more.

Painted Nightstand Ideas

This bedroom uses a lot of color between the bedspread, rug, and painted nightstand. However, using softer colors, such as mustard yellow and light blue, help the room feel peaceful without relying on a completely neutral color palette. Painting the nightstand light green matches some of the throw pillows on the bed, creating cohesion in the space.

Painted Furniture Accent Ideas

Sometimes, you might not need to paint an entire piece to give it a new look. These bedroom shelves have just the corners painted in pastel blue, while the natural wood shows through on the majority of the nightstand. This can be a great way to try out a new color in your bedroom without fully committing to painting an entire piece, and it can also cover small chips or discoloration on the item’s corners.

Multicolor Painted Bedroom Furniture

If the majority of your bedroom is white, like this room with white paneled walls, a white rug, and white bedspread, it’s easy to add several colors to the space without clashing. Stacked wood crates function as both a nightstand and shelves. Painting just the insides of the crates in complementary shades brightens up this neutral room without overwhelming it.

Ombre Painted Dresser Ideas

Bring bold colors to your bedroom with a subtle effect by using an ombre painting technique. Using increasingly vivid shades of orange helps the lighter-colored top of the dresser complement the light colored walls, while the brightest bottom drawer stands out against wood floors. For a kid's bedroom, letting them choose the ombre colors for their dresser can be a great way to get them involved in the decorating process.

Gray Painted Bedroom Nightstand

Though gray is a neutral color, varying shades can help add dimension to a room. For this bedroom design, chevron gray and white walls create a subtle, calming pattern. However, the dark gray of the nightstand makes it more a focal point in the room while also adding a complementary shade.

Blue Bedroom Nightstand Ideas

Easily bring coastal design to your bedroom with several shades of blue and gray. Light blue walls are cheerful but still soothing, and provide a nice backdrop for the rest of the room. Painting the nightstand dark blue adds contrast with the light-color walls while also complementing blue throw pillows on the bed.

Painted Bedroom Closet Ideas

When you’re painting in your bedroom, don’t overlook the closet. This small closet area becomes a stylish spot for getting ready by adding a desk and mirror, and painting the walls in bold orange, pink, and yellow stripes. A matching orange stool completes the look of the dressing area.

Striped Headboard Bedroom Ideas

Dress up a wood headboard with a little bit of paint. In this room, a few white stripes painted across the headboard instantly adds casual style. The subtle touch modernizes the room while also letting other elements shine, such as the colorful blanket and artwork.

Headboard Painted Bedroom Ideas

A headboard is usually a focal point in most bedroom designs. That means you can quickly and easily change the look of your room just by painting it. This design features a dark blue headboard, which contrasts with the yellow duvet, pillows, and lampshade on the nightstand.

Dark Blue Painted Nightstand Ideas

If you want to introduce dark colors into your bedroom design, consider using navy blue. It still has the calming effect of most blue paints, while also adding a modern look to the room. Though this bedroom is mostly white, navy accents from the painted headboard and throw pillows add contrast to the room, especially paired with an orange area rug.

Painted Bed Frame Ideas

Especially if you’ve had the same bed frame for a long time, it might be due for an upgrade. But as your style changes, you don’t have to replace this essential bedroom furniture–just give it a DIY makeover. Painting the headboard, footboard, and frame a light gray contrasts with darker gray accent wall, and modernizes the room when paired with leather furniture.

Light Blue Painted Nightstand Ideas

Brighten bedroom furniture with a coat of light, pastel blue paint. This nightstand is painted with a robin’s egg blue shade, which is just slightly different from the pale blue wall. It also sets the nightstand apart from the white carpet and bedspread.

Painted Wardrobe Ideas

If a closet isn’t enough storage space, consider adding a wardrobe to your bedroom. This pastel green wardrobe not only provides another space to hang clothes, but it also adds style to the room. The height of the wardrobe also helps cover most of the white wall, creating almost an accent wall in this bedroom design.

Light Pink Painted Bedroom Ideas

A few touches of millennial pink make this bedroom look modern and stylish. The light pink nightstand is a classy upgrade that matches the throw pillow and spare blanket. Pairing it with a tan headboard and rug makes the room look trendy yet timeless.

Painted Bedroom Ideas for Kids

Give kids their own special place to sleep with painted bunk beds. The sage green color is calming yet stylish, and naturally pairs with the wood elements in the room. The earthy tones also fit with the fun, fringe chandelier.

Painted Bedroom Ideas with Accent Wall

A vibrant, patterned accent wall is the star of this painted bedroom idea. However, painting some of the bedroom furniture can help create a more cohesive design. In this space, painting the nightstand a light green helps it both match and offset the accent wall, since the color is slightly darker than the pale green on the wall.

Home Office Painted Bedroom Ideas

If your bedroom includes a work-from-home space, keep the room relaxing by creating separation. In this design, the desk is separated from the rest of the room by placing it between two green painted cabinets. Placing an area rug just in the office space also helps it feel separated from the bedroom.

Four Poster Painted Bed Ideas

Make a vintage four poster bed look new again by adding your own style. This room has the bed frame painted a calming, earthy beige. The color matches the rustic feel throughout the rest of the room with wood floors and a distressed wood side table.

Wood Dresser Painted Bedroom Ideas

Highlight the gorgeous natural wood of a bedroom dresser with a little paint. By painting just the outer frame of the dresser, it spotlights the wood drawers. It also gives the piece a touch of modern rustic style.

Painted Bedroom Ideas for Shelves

This shelving unit is installed on a bold, coral wall. Because of the bright wall behind, painting the entire unit could be a little overwhelming in the space. However, painting just the interior a light green offsets the wall, but still feels cohesive thanks to the natural wood separating the two colors.

Multicolor Dresser Painted Bedroom Ideas

Though bedrooms often use light or pastel colors, the right dark paint can look elegant and stylish, but still relaxing. Even though this dresser combines a ton of color into one, using a small-scale botanical pattern makes it look cohesive without feeling busy. Emerald green drawers on top also give the multicolor piece an extra touch of elegance.

Double Headboard Painted Bedroom Ideas

For a guest room with two beds (or a room shared by siblings), create cohesion with the look of one large headboard. Painted blue wood mounted behind each bed gives the appearance of connecting the two. This creates a fun mirror-image look in the room, especially with matching bedspreads and pillows.

Painted Stool Nightstand Ideas

Rather than a full nightstand, a simple stool provides enough space for a lamp and other storage. The light green, slightly distressed paint adds a rustic feel to the bedroom. Paired with a metal bed frame, the entire effect is a relaxed, minimalist room.

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