Whether it’s upgrading a loft apartment or bringing a country cottage bedroom up to date, our nation’s interior designers have been busy in making sure that we sleep in style over the past twelve months.
With interesting new colour schemes and new approaches to implementing bedroom furniture like divan beds, it shows us that there are few areas of the room that are more open to imaginative design than the bedroom.
Whilst colour trends can come and go with alarming regularity, it’s always those neutral tones that offer the most failsafe option for our bedroom interiors.
But it’s been interesting to see how Elle Decor’s feature on grey bedrooms shows how this timelessly stylish colour can add grandeur to anything from a London townhouse to chic Parisian apartment.
There have been plenty of interesting designs introduced that take more of a laid back approach to welcome themes of freewheeling bohemianism through plenty of daring colour choices and interesting textures.
For example, the boho bedroom featured at the SfGirlByBay blog dresses up a simple divan bed with the cute accompaniments like Moroccan-styled woven baskets, kilim bedspreads and plenty of clean white walls to keep the overall effect from being too overpowering.
It’s a look that can be relatively easy to implement into just about any kind of living space. With UK brands like Bedstar offering a strong selection of divan beds, and many interiors shops seeking to embrace the trend for ‘ethnic’ fabrics and patterns, the bohemian style is one that’s endlessly adaptable.
Often it’s all about the detail that really makes the contemporary bedroom come to life. Having failsafe options like divan beds and plenty of natural light are must-have ingredients which leaves you free to try out a few idiosyncratic touches depending upon personal taste.
Take this pretty bedroom makeover on the Decor8 design blog that manages to include many fashionable trends without looking like it’s trying too hard.
With a stylish copper bedside lamp, a few hygge-inducing candles, a Moroccan-inspired rug, and plenty of texture, it’s an on-trend masterclass in how to deliver a contemporary bedroom without feeling too sanitised.
Above all, designing the interiors for bedrooms in 2017 is all about eclecticism, so that everything from an art print to a wall hanging has just enough individuality to make each room feel truly unique and magical.
