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13 Bedroom Ideas for Couples Who Need Inspiration
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Finding a Compromise With Décor and Spacing
Cathie Hong
When you're trudging through the long workday, do you often dream of falling into bed and picture yourself blissfully asleep as motivation? Your primary bedroom is your sanctuary, so it may be where you spend most of your time decorating and perfecting. But the challenge comes when decorating a primary bedroom as a couple—who may not always agree on décor.
Especially for newly married couples, bedroom decorating should be a team effort to create a space you both truly enjoy. The good news is that you and your beloved don't have to agree on everything when it comes to design, and with a little effort, you can still learn how to style a couple's bedroom that you both love by making your space feel intimate.
We've rounded up a few of our favorite ideas and called in a few experts to get their advice on room decorating ideas for couples.
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nest out west
One way to start is to figure out what the single must-have piece is for both of you. When Cait Pappas, founder, and lead stylist at Nest Out West, has a bedroom project for a couple, she always asks them, "What is the most important element, piece, or change you'd like to see in this space?"
This can be a great way to find common ground, lay the groundwork for your bedroom décor, and figure out where you should compromise—and where you shouldn't. "Encouraging couples to compromise in areas that are not the most important elements to them can help ease the process of blending design styles together if a couple doesn't share the same style," Pappas says.
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Yael Weiss
If neither of you has particularly strong feelings about what the design style in your bedroom should be, consider a contemporary, streamlined look. An upscale, modern bedroom is unassuming enough to appeal to the majority while still feeling chic, elegant, and welcoming.
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Jersey Ice Cream Co
When it comes to simple bedroom decorating ideas for couples, sometimes a minimalistic look is exactly what you need. By paring down the décor in your primary bedroom, you can create a lovely, cozy space—and avoid any clashes between different tastes and design styles. Keeping your design to the basics is also a great way to make your bedroom feel intimate by focusing less on the furnishings and more on your partner.
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Afro Bohemian Living
According to Pappas, neutral color schemes are best for a couple's bedroom. A neutral shade not only appeals to various design styles, but it can be a calming choice in your bedroom. "The bedroom isn't meant to be a mentally stimulating space; it's where you're supposed to find enough of a sense of calm to get a good night's sleep," she says.
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Rush Me Home
Bedroom décor should not just be beautiful—it should also be functional. Placing a stylish sconce on each side of the bed not only adds a touch of style, but it also helps you balance the lighting.
This is key to creating a comforting design. For couples organizing a small bedroom, a great tip is to make each side of the room's spacing feel equal: Leave walking room on both sides of the bed, add storage for each partner, and ensure both parties feel comfortable.
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Whittney Parkinson
One of the best bedroom design ideas for couples is to incorporate elements from each person's style. While it may seem unlikely that you and your partner's wildly different tastes can somehow come together in harmony, it's possible, and Whittney Parkinson of Whittney Parkinson Design agrees. "I don’t like to put rules on design because I feel if any design (regardless of style mixing), is executed correctly, magic can happen," she says.
"When [mixed design spaces] are thoughtfully curated and balanced, they can be the most incredible, unique representation of the owner," she continues. Taking a few risks and blending unlikely design trends together (say maximalism and Scandi, for example) can create the perfect personalized space for a couple.
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Black and Blooms
One of the best ways to help a bedroom feel grounded and soothing is to add greenery into the space. Even if only one of you has a green thumb, it's hard not to love waking up to a wall of fresh, vibrant plant life every day.
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Ashley Webb
If you're finding that mixing different design styles is simply not working, try to find one key element to weave throughout the space.
"Finding a common thread is important to ensure the space doesn’t feel off-balance," says Parkinson. "Whether that be through color palette or textiles, find a way for the two styles to speak to one another."
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Anne Sage
Finding a bit of common ground in your bedroom is key to creating a harmonious design. Pick out a beautiful piece of artwork together, or find a token from one of your vacations that you both love, and display it front and center. This can be a great starting point for decorating the rest of your room together.
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Emily Everyday
Few things add more romance or more ambiance as easily as a candle does. Splurge on a few candles in scents you both love (this is key!) and layer them throughout your room on nightstands or dressers for an easy touch of romance.
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Amber Pierce Designs
Once you've agreed on which design styles to blend together, it's time to add a bit of romance to the vibe. There are many ways to add a touch of romance to bedroom décor for couples, but according to Pappas, one of the best ways is through texture.
"My primary piece of advice would be to consider the textures you're pulling in," she says. "Layers of cozy blankets, an assortment of candles or dimmable light fixtures, florals, and a beautiful area rug to ground the space all help bring romance into a bedroom."
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Dan Rak
If you have the space, adding an accent chair to your bedroom can be a great way to give the room more usable space for both you and your partner.
Whether you use it for getting ready in the morning or reading a book at night, a seating area in a primary bedroom can add a lot of elegance (just don't let it disappear under a pile of laundry).
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Arbor & Co.
Not everyone has the same taste in art, but Pappas thinks one great way around this is by decorating your walls with unlikely art. "I'm always a big fan of bringing in art that takes you by surprise," she says. Some of her favorite ideas? A collection of "his and hers" hats, a vintage rug mounted to the wall, or an interesting plant holder hung from the ceiling.
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12 Bedroom Ideas Perfect for Couples
If you're looking for bedroom ideas for couples (design-related, of course), then you're in good hands: We scoured the House Beautiful archives as well as the portfolios of some of our favorite interior decorators to find the best examples of bedrooms that were designed with the needs of couples in mind.
Whether you've just decided to take the next step to move in together so you want to optimize this exciting new phase, or you've been married for decades, decorating your bedroom should be a team effort that considers both of your needs (and keeps romance in mind!). And we promise it really isn't all that difficult once you get some inspiration and professional problem-solving. Read on for plenty of both!
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Take Lifestyle Differences Into Consideration
House Beautiful
Make sure you each have your own separate nightlight, especially if you have diverting bedtimes. We also love how this bedroom designed by Max Sinsteden features dainty, stereotypically feminine prints and fabrics with more graphic, traditionally masculine ones, like plaid sheets.
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Make It Easy to Keep Clutter Tucked Away
Kevin Scott
Sharing a bedroom makes it even more important to keep things tidy, which is where smart built-in storage really saves the day.
Layer one wall with shelving, or make one row stretch along the perimeter of the bedroom. You can use it to store everything from books to accessories, blankets, purses, shoes, and more. Designed by Studio DIIA, the exposed shelf above the bed houses books, the upper cabinets corral linens and the closet across from the bed stores clothing.
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Set Up a Seating Area by a View
Eric Piasecki
Carve out a sitting area so that you two can enjoy the space as more than just a place to sleep. In this mountain chalet designed by Kylee Shintaffer, the view certainly wins this lounge bonus points.
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Dress Up Closet Doors
Tamsin Johnson Interiors
Don't have a walk-in closet big enough for the both of you? Call on wardrobes and dressers that can be workhorses and make a design statement in your room.
Or, take a page from Tamsin Johnson's book and swap out existing closet doors with custom ones that feature formal molding, mirrored embellishments, and soothing paint color to elevate that daily routine.
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Light a Fire
Paige Rumore
In this casually elegant primary bedroom designed by April Tomlin, a stately fireplace anchors the space, separating the sleeping area from the lounge. That said, it also helps visually connect the two.
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Add Personal Touches
Simon Watson
Add personal touches with custom monogrammed pillowcases and by channeling your favorite memories together. In this bedroom designed by Ellen Niven, the all-over floral pattern is an homage to their favorite Provençal hotels.
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Work Around Awkward Quirks
Paul Costello
Work around awkward spaces by customizing built-in storage.
In this small but sunny bedroom designed by Rebecca Vizard, the bed is nestled into a nook with two built-in inches and corresponding sconces for each side slash partner.
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Balance Diverging Tastes
David A. Land
If one of you loves patterns and traditional design while your partner prefers more minimalist and contemporary looks (or the other way around), take notes from Elizabeth Georgantas-designed bedroom. A show-stopping antique bedroom punches up the personality but can always be traded for something else later on and it brings just as much fun as wallpaper would, but it's not as permanent. Then the white painted walls help modernize the farmhouse bones but classic bedding nods as classic decorating.
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Add Romantic Features
ROGER DAVIES
Fill the air with romance and relaxation to make that moment your head hits the pillow after a long day with your partner by your side even better.
The loose, gathered layers of this canopy in a Malibu bedroom designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard brings both the drama and the romance.
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Make Snug Quarters Extra Cozy
David Frazier
If you and your partner have a smaller than average bedroom, you make be thinking an all-white color scheme and minimalist approach will make it feel bigger, but that's not always the case. Consider taking a page from designer David Frazier's book and painting the walls and ceiling a super dark color that embraces the cozy size and also introduces a little romance.
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Upgrade to a King
William Abranowicz
If you can't agree on a color scheme or anything decor-related for that matter, keep things lowkey and simple with understated furnishings, a neutral color palette, and soft, earthy materials.
If it's comfy and relaxing, what's not to like? Oh, and upgrade to a king bed if size allows! Use this bedroom designed by Anlisse Taft as a blueprint.
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Embrace the Outdoors
Heidi Caillier
Enhance your primary suite with outdoor access. In this California home designed by Heidi Caillier, the primary bedroom leads directly to a private balcony. Earthy greens and clay tones enhance the greenery beyond further.
Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.
7 comfortable ideas — INMYROOM
Getting down to business, you may encounter difficulties: when decorating the interior, you will not only have to rely on your own taste, but also take into account the wishes of your partner. How to make the room feel spacious and comfortable for both of you? We have collected 7 ideas that will help you to cope with an important task.
1. What is the ideal bedroom?
Thinking through the design of the bedroom, decide together what this place will be. A cozy mink where you can hide from the noise and worries of the metropolis? A passion room or a place to relax where you can eat, listen to music and watch TV right in your bed? Or maybe you are so busy that the bedroom turns out to be an extension of your office (if your partner doesn't mind, of course)? nine0003
Everything will depend on your decision: how you zone the room, what palette you will bet on, how you arrange the furniture, what will be the lamps, textiles and even decor.
Design: Evgenia Matveenko, FlatsDesign Architectural Bureau
2. Think over the layout together
Like any other room, the bedroom can be divided into zones. The main area, of course, will be the bedroom, but if the size of the room allows, then the room also often arranges a storage area, that is, a wardrobe, and a work area.
A small table and chair can be placed as far away from the bed as possible, creating an invisible barrier between rest and work. nine0003
First of all, evaluate the size, shape and proportions of the room. Notice where the door and window are. And now - the crucial moment: decide where to put the bed. Its head part should rest against the wall, on the sides, let there be enough space for passage on both sides, and the first rays of the sun should not fall directly on the pillow.
Design: Nadya Zotova, Enjoy Home bureau
3. Simple arithmetic
Where you place the bed will determine where you put the rest of the furniture - a wardrobe, bedside tables, perhaps a dressing table or a computer table. The number of pieces of furniture, except for the bed and wardrobe, mentally multiply by two: our motto is equality. This also means that any object should be easy to approach, so if there is not enough space, it is better not to try to fit everything in the room.
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Design: Oksana Tsymbalova
4. The choice of furniture is important
When choosing furniture, it makes sense to take into account the proportions of the room: a king size bed is suitable for a spacious bedroom, but in a small room it will take up all the space - it is better to stop your choice on a simple double bed. Keep in mind that her style will dictate the style of decorating the entire room: wood frame or metal, vintage or modern style - all this is decided by the bed (more precisely, your taste and budget). nine0003
The second most important piece of furniture in the bedroom is the wardrobe. Ideally, this will be a built-in wardrobe with mirrored doors that will help visually expand the space: then you can put all things (both his and yours) into it, which will help free up space for life.
Design: Elena Lapshina, BERLOGA design studio
5. The right tone
The atmosphere in the room will depend on the color of the finish you choose.
For the bedroom, the pros advise choosing muted tones. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that dark colors look advantageous only in spacious bedrooms - they create a feeling of being somewhat isolated from the world, as if this room is just for the two of you. nine0003
But if the room is small, it is better to rely on lighter colors - they will add air and space. Cream, pearl gray, sand are cozy colors that are suitable for two.
Design: Vadim Kondrashev and Ksenia Prokofieva (Archi-do Bureau), decorator Vera Lyzhina (bulthaup Design Gallery)
trying to add elements of your favorite color - this is textiles. Textured bedspreads - linen or silk, for example - will help diversify the texture of surfaces, add comfort. nine0003
By the way, texture is not only textiles: natural materials will help to revive neutral colors. Wood, bamboo, stone can be used for surface finishing, lamps or decor.
Design: Anna Serskova, YOH architects
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Now let's talk about the decor Thinking about the decor is almost as important as choosing the right mattress: the photos and objects you choose will give the room a personality. And it is about him that it is often difficult to agree. nine0003
To decide ahead of time how you will decorate your bedroom, try creating a "mood board" where you put photos of all the bedrooms you like and the decorative items you like. After that, it remains to show the board to your partner - let him determine what he also likes from what you have chosen, and what (for example, decorative pillows with delicate roses) he categorically does not want to see in his bedroom.
Design: Dasha Nabokova
Expert opinion
It would seem that a TV is not the most necessary thing in a bedroom. However, interactive digital television can help you relax and create an intimate atmosphere.
1. How about a romantic movie?
You don't have to buy a ticket and leave your house to feel like you're in the last row of the cinema.
Just connect Digital TV from MGTS and all new movies in good quality at your disposal. Do you want an old Soviet or American film? Choose your favorite movie in excellent quality from a selection of the Video on Demand service and enjoy watching anytime. nine0003
2. Moments you want to repeat
Want to pause while watching but are afraid miss the fun? The interactive possibilities of television will adjust broadcast according to your schedule. With the “Record TV”, “TV pause” and “Replay-TV” functions, you can not only return to the broadcast at the place where you left off, but also watch the programs that were shown over the past three days.
3. Musical pause
For an unforgettable evening, you need musical accompaniment: it is not at all necessary to buy additional equipment - a TV will cope with this task. A modern TV set-top box will turn it into a multimedia center: you can watch movies, listen to music or run a slideshow of family photos “on the big screen”.
If you store a song or photo archive in the cloud on the network, use the Home Internet on a tablet or laptop. MGTS provides excellent speed even over Wi-Fi. nine0003
Things to consider: TV wires on the wall do not contribute to the romantic atmosphere at all - consider this point at the repair stage. At the entrance to the apartment, provide a place for an optical Wi-Fi modem with a 220 V socket and lay a hidden UTP cat 5 cable from it to the TV. If the repair is already completed, the TV can be connected to the home Internet network via a PLC adapter.
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Couples bedroom design ideas
The furnishing of the bedroom plays a very important role in the life of its owners. After all, it is from this room that the day of the couple begins, and in this room it ends. It should be cozy, stylish, beautiful, and, of course, romantic.
In addition, it should be practical and compact. And to make it such is not at all difficult, you just need a little patience, imagination and skillful hands.
There are some of the most common styles:
- minimalism;
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- eastern;
- baroque;
- country;
- eco;
- high-tech.
If your bedroom is small, then the baroque or classical style is unlikely to suit. It will be very overloaded with small details, and visually decrease in volume even more.
Minimalist style is recommended for small rooms. There is nothing superfluous and magnificent in it. Visually, it enlarges the space very nicely. It must be remembered that minimalism involves the use of two or a maximum of three contrasting colors. nine0003
So first think about the look of your bedroom, and then go shopping for furniture and accessories.
Finding the right color for a room like a bedroom is not an easy task. Therefore, before you paint the walls, study the properties of different colors. You can also see photos of bedrooms in different colors or consult with experts.
As for materials for furniture in the bedrooms, of course, it is better to use only natural ones.
The best option is the one in which the matrimonial bedroom is only a place to sleep, and the work area, soft area and children's are separate. If there is no separate space, partitions, fabrics or screens can be used. nine0003
Every room needs a window, and the bedroom is no exception. In order to feel as comfortable as possible in the morning, the matrimonial bedroom should be naturally lit. In the case of a lack or absence of natural sunlight, it is important to think about artificial lighting.
The design of the matrimonial bedroom is designed to create an atmosphere of relaxation and peace, so you should choose non-aggressive colors. In small rooms, it is better to give preference to light colors - with them the room will seem more spacious. You can think of light blue, light green, light beige shades. Yellow or sand tones will add coziness and warmth to a cool room, while lavender, beige and blue tones will add coolness on a hot day. Brown and black colors are often used in the interior of the bedroom, but you should not overload the room with them.
Here you need to skillfully select textiles and decorative elements. nine0003
A variety of materials can be used in wall decoration, but most often wallpaper is used for the bedroom, since their choice today is simply huge. You can easily pick up, as well as ordinary paper wallpapers, as well as unusual textile or vinyl wallpapers. It will be very interesting to look fashionable today wallpaper with an unusual texture that imitates, for example, crumpled paper or leather. To make the design of the bedroom even more spectacular, the wallpaper can be combined, highlighting, for example, only the area at the head of the bed or any other. nine0003
You can also design the ceiling in different ways. The most common today are tension structures with a glossy or matte surface. The color of the ceiling can also be anything, but it is better not to turn to dark shades if your bedroom is modest in size.
Parquet or laminate flooring is perfect for finishing the floor. If desired, you can lay a carpet next to the bed, which will be nice to step on in the morning.
Common mistakes
1. "Empty" windows
Windows without curtains and curtains are a distinctive detail of Scandinavian and loft style. However, refusing to decorate windows in other interior areas will be a gross mistake that will deprive your bedroom of comfort, and the interior - completeness.
2. Cluttering with furniture
Do not overload the bedroom with furniture when you can limit yourself to only the most necessary furnishings.
3. Mirror ceiling
Despite all its originality, this idea often causes discomfort to the inhabitants of the room.
4. Bulky chandeliers
It is better to organize a uniform, not very bright lighting in the bedroom.
5. Original furniture and accessories
Fashion designers urge us not to be afraid to express our own "I" with the help of original decorative elements and non-standard solutions.
However, the mistake of interior designers is that they do not specify an important rule - every detail of the interior must harmoniously fit into the overall style. nine0003
6. Emphasis on severity
Strict interiors, dominated by clear lines, minimalism and laconic finishes, often resemble office premises. You may like this style, but if you use it in the design of the bedroom, then it turns out to be too uncomfortable.
7. Non-standard wall decoration
The desire for excessive originality can be traced not only in the methods of creating interiors, but also in the materials used to decorate the surface of the walls. For example, wooden lining, designed to complement the ethnic style, often turns a city apartment into a kind of country house. Textured plaster is associated with a hospital or other industrial premises, and bright photo wallpapers bring unnecessary dissonance into the interior. nine0003
8. Props in the interior
Artificial flowers, pompous false columns, paintings in gilded frames - all this looks luxurious on the stage, but not in the bedroom interiors.
