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35 White Bedroom Ideas for a Totally Serene Sleeping Space
These beautiful bedrooms prove white is anything but boring.
Your bedroom should be the ultimate place for rest and relaxation. After all, it’s the room where you begin and end each day, so shouldn’t it be a space that you truly love? If you’re thinking it might be time to revamp your sleeping space, you’ve come to the right place. While redecorating your bedroom might sound like a tall task, it can actually be much less stressful—and more budget-friendly—than you think. Instead of overcomplicating your renovation plans with a mix of colors and patterns, we suggest going back to the basics and embracing the timeless look of a white bedroom. We know what you’re thinking, “All white? How boring!” But, done right, an all-white bedroom is a serene and calm retreat that is both beautiful and far from one note. Check out these 35 inviting white bedrooms below to see just what we mean.
From layered and rustic to minimal and modern, no matter your style there are so many ways to make white fit your design aesthetic. Besides, white isn’t just white—from clean pure white to creamy antique white and every shade of white in between, there are lots of options to fit your look. (Here are some of our favorite white paint colors to help you get started.) Even better, you can layer varying shades of white in lots of different textures to create an interesting look. A white bedroom also offers you a blank slate to have fun with so many pretty bedroom decorating ideas, from wall décor to curtains. And don’t forget all the bedroom furniture—beds (maybe even tackle a DIY headboard), nightstands, reading chairs, dressers...
If you still think an all-white bedroom isn’t for you, we have you covered too, with ideas for adding in wood tones and pops of color. So scroll away to start planning the white bedroom of your dreams.
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Top the Bed with a Quilt
You would never guess that this bright and airy bedroom measures only 170 square feet! Painting the planked ceiling, shiplap walls, and trim all the same crisp, clean white was key to achieving this deceivingly spacious look. A pale blue and white quilt adds just a touch of color in a soft and subtle way.
Get the Look:
Wall and Ceiling Paint Color: Greek Villa by Sherwin-Williams
Choose an Interesting Headboard
In her primary bedroom, style blogger and author Liz Marie Galvan chose a mantel-inspired headboard to add architectural interest against the plain white walls. A chunky cable-knit throw atop layers of subtle striped bedding provides softness.
RELATED: Tour more of Liz Marie’s all-white Michigan farmhouse.
Carve Out Shelf Space
The architectural elements of this kid’s room made it easy to make space for an inset bookshelf to be filled with beloved Nancy Drew novel collection and miscellaneous items.
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Think Pink
White bedrooms occasionally get called out for being too stark. This space illustrates how using a warm white paint color with just a touch of pink can be one of the coziest colors of all.
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Wall, Door & Trim Paint Color: Intimate White by Sherwin-Williams
RELATED: See more of the amazing before and after of this Mississippi hunting lodge.
Slipcover the Bed
Homeowners love slipcovers for living room sofas and chairs, but they are just as functional on bedroom furniture, especially in a high-trafficed beach house. “I love how it’s easily washable,” says the designer of this airy bedroom, Alexis Garrett.
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Bed Slipcover Fabric: by Kravet
RELATED: Tour more of the charming California beach cottage.
Hang Wallpaper
A pretty bird-patterned wallpaper transforms this awkwardly shaped space under the eaves into a dreamy bedroom in the trees. The airy white and gray colorway keeps the room feeling ethereal instead of claustrophobic.
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Wallpaper: A-Twitter by Schumacher
Paint the Bed
Painting all the walls and trim a crisp white provides the perfect backdrop to showcase a piece of painted furniture. In this cheery California bedroom, the green painted four-poster bed takes center stage, while a blue and white patterned throw pillow adds another hit of color.
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Wall Paint Color: Simply White by Benjamin Moore
Treat the Walls Like a Gallery
Just like in an art gallery, white walls make the ideal backdrop for displaying prized pieces of art. Keep things casual by hanging pieces in an asymmetrical salon style.
Combine Styles
In this bedroom by designer and HGTV star Leanne Ford—known master at creating beautiful white interiors—a mix of rustic country and sleek city pieces provide an interesting mix. Stone floors and the wood table add a rustic touch, while the midcentury lighting, which includes a vintage George Nelson saucer bubble pendant, offers more of a modern feel.
Keep it Simple
Architectural designer Nancy Fishelson, a self-declared “neutrals enthusiast,” has spent decades honing in her approach to an understated decorating scheme. The key? Picking the right white paint color. Nancy recommends picking a white paint color with gray or black undertones, as she did with this room.
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Wall, Trim, and Floor Paint Color: For similar, White Dove by Benjamin Moore
Warm it Up with Wood
Homeowner Sarah Holway opted to leave her bedroom walls bare, letting the natural stucco set the scene. Then to add some texture, she left the fireplace mantel raw wood and created unique bookshelves using vintage peach crates. An antique rug and paisley throw in spice tones add complementary color.
RELATED: Tour more of this restored 1800s Federal-style home.
Add Texture to the Walls
Take a cue from Chenault James, the designer of this dreamy Michigan lake house and add some textural interest to the walls of your white bedroom with board-and-batten. Get the look by installing narrow 2- to 3-inch wide wood strips approximately every 8-12 inches and then topping it all with an additional strip of thin trim. Complete the look by painting everything the same crisp white paint color.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: For similar, Arctic Cotton by Glidden
Hang an Unexpected Collection
A simple black iron bed, soft stonewashed linen bedding, clean-lined farm benches, and unadorned windows combine to make the bedroom in this Maryland bungalow feel serene. The wall arrangement of antique hand mirrors—which the homeowner Jeanette Fristoe hung with ribbon—add just the right touch of unique personality.
RELATED: Tour more of this serene Maryland bungalow that is filled with antiques.
Look to the French
Maria Carr of @dreamywhiteslifestyle knows a few things about decorating an all-white bedroom and about French style. In her airy California cottage, the primary bedroom is awash in a variety of white hues, from white planked walls to a white slipcovered chair to layers of soft and pretty white bedding. To break up the sea of white, she replaced the original closet door with a stripped 1800s French door, hung a sparkly French crystal chandelier, and added a pine bench from—you guessed it—France. For an easy and romantic bedroom curtain idea, Maria simply hung a vintage French monogrammed textile
Add Colorful Bedding
Don’t be afraid to add some color to your white bedroom. Designer Loi Thai’s entire house in Maine is filled with a serene mix of coastal-inspired blues, greens, and moody, misty grays—all against crisp white walls. In the bedroom, he set a gray spindle bed against the white painted walls and then topped it with a mix of blue and white striped bedding.
Choose an Upholstered Headboard
The white upholstered bed frame seen in this space will last the homeowners for years, no matter what color or style of bedding they choose. The added wooden elements are also timeless.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Pure White by Benjamin Moore
RELATED: See more of this cozy cabin of designer Jenni Kayne.
Plank the Walls
This painted white wood plank-wrapped loft in this converted barn turned guest house feels extra large and open thanks to a casual arrangement of minimal furniture and the mix of neutrals featured throughout.
Hang a Barn Door
Homeowner Lauren Crouch gave this bedroom in her Georgia home a proper farmhouse treatment with a salvaged barn door for the closet instead of a standard big box store issue.
Create an Accent Wall
With all white furniture, floors, ceilings, bed linens, and more, this high-pitched bedroom needed something special to warm it up. The answer? Homeowner Natalie Hamm created a statement wall with her own custom stenciled design. Achieve a similar look with just a few rolls of wallpaper.
RELATED: 25+ Accent Wall Ideas to Make a Statement in Any Room
Think Outside the Box
In this coastal bunkroom, homeowners Alison and Michael Brewer gave a subtle nod to the locale with driftwood railing crafted of reclaimed driftwood. A dresser made of salvaged barnwood adds another rustic touch to the sleek all-white room.
RELATED: Tour more of this tiny Maine cottage that is the epitome of New England charm.
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