Bohemian Bedroom Decor Ideas for a Relaxing Retreat

If you’re looking for bohemian bedroom decor styles, you’ve reached the right spot. We have some really breezy, trendy, and beautiful bohemian decor ideas for you. You can get inspired and make the most of the eclectic colors and textiles and stock up on all kinds of unique trinkets. Basically, bring out your creativity full-force! 

The bohemian design has always been synonymous with the idea of a free spirit, eclectic taste, and effortless fun. It’s a casual chic look that incorporates rich colors and patterns, treasures, and trinkets from memorable trips, and fabrics and styles of various eras and regions. It’s all brought together under an artistic umbrella of your own expression that is indicative of your personality and preferences.

In a sea of choices, finding the most satisfying solution that balances between a laid-back and a perfectly styled space can turn out to be quite confusing and for a bohemian bedroom, it’s essential that it represents a relaxing retreat and refuge from your daily worries.

So, let’s begin with the ideas on how to decorate your dream bohemian bedroom. These arrays of colors and prints, varying fabrics and textures, and layers of worldly boho decor style are fun with funky nooks and crannies throughout your bedroom, including your guest bedroom. 

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1. Think unique furniture ideas

When choosing furniture pieces for your bedroom, consider getting a new, high-quality bed that will help you get a comfortable night’s sleep. Make sure it’s sturdy, well-built, and possibly with a soft upholstered headboard that you can dress additionally with velvet or silk covers. If you opt for a four-post bed, use light and airy curtains or mandala printed sheets to create a romantic canopy.

The rest of the furniture, such as dressers, nightstands, and shelves can be rustic, vintage, or with a Victorian or even Indian flair. They don’t need to match and each of them will add a different texture, style, and color to your eclectic décor. Repurpose pieces such as old suitcases, wooden chairs, or baskets as nightstands and give the room corners a cozy makeover.

2. Add funky, comfortable bedding

Nothing speaks more bohemian than richly patterned textiles and bedding. Make your bed a statement piece by covering it in fabrics with jewel tones and Oriental patterns, and add layers of color and texture with Persian rugs at the foot of the bed and a few Moroccan-inspired cushions with fringes and beads. Throw in several large silk, velvet, and plush throw pillows to create an inviting sitting nook.

3. Get the right boho lighting

Lighting is a strong decorating tool that can instantly transform a room giving it a touch of magic and romance. Add soft light from string lights around your bed frame, clustered paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling, and candles on your dresser. If you lack outlets for all the illumination you desire, consider hiring a reliable electrician, who will make sure you have a long-term solution and never have to encounter any safety hazards.

Read more: Indirect lighting ideas make your home inviting stylish

4. Accessorize, and accessorize some more

A nifty design trick is using accessories to dress up the room. For instance, make a collection of bohemian decorations from all over the world and each piece will give the room another layer of meaning.

5. Bring out your mirrors and tapestries

Your home decoration should reflect your eclecticism. For instance, the easiness of this boho bedroom is palpable. The plant, the pretty bedcover print, a large mirror, and a DIY macrame tapestry create the most perfect boho room. We love the fact that space is filled with natural sunlight.

6. Go organic with indoor greenery

Start by adding small potted plants, cacti, and succulents on your dresser, bookshelves, or in a hanging basket. Enrich your bookcases with accent pieces, maps, globes, and vases from your travels. Frequent the local flea markets and thrift stores and look for unique pieces of artwork, sculptures, and painting to enliven your space. Your bedroom will look beautiful, with a lovely, organic vibe.

7. Make the walls your canvas 

Cool boho colors include amethyst, turquoise, and jade while warm tones are ruby, bright pink, magenta, saffron, and golden yellow. If you don’t want to choose a color scheme between warm and cool, you can combine them so that your bedroom walls exude exuberance and energy.

The best way to create an interesting boho interior design is to paint a single wall yourself — with bright colors. It will make for the perfect accent wall for your tapestries, wicker or yarn accessories, vintage Victorian mirrors, or rustic picture frames.

8. Let your boho floor talk

Throw in eye-catching Persian or Moroccan area rugs to cover the floors and don’t be afraid to mix and match smaller pieces together. They will create a true eclectic bohemian design.

When it comes to bohemian style decorating, anything goes. You can’t have too much of anything and breaking the traditional design rules is more than welcome!

Last words

Your bedroom should reflect your identity and lifestyle. And, if you have a bohemian style; that’s what your room should portray. We hope these bohemian bedroom decor ideas will be the perfect inspiration for you!

Read more: Creating A Bohemian Bedroom By Releasing Your Inner Artist

Written by Amelia Atkins. October 4, 2018

Amelia Atkins is an author at Smooth Decorator and a fresh architecture student. The love for architecture and design runs in her family and she knew what she wanted to do from a very young age. You can often find her with a notepad in hand, just looking at the clouds, dreaming about the next skyscraper.