7 Tips for Easy & Stylish Bed & Bedroom Makeovers

Your bedroom should be a restful retreat. Let’s say you’re looking to give your bed, possibly even your whole bedroom, an easy and stylish makeover. Where would you start?

The right style tips can help you achieve a look that’s fun, enjoyable, and meets your needs. Here are 7 tips to help you achieve exactly that.

1). Upgrade Your Bed

What’s the centerpiece of your bedroom, if not your bed? If it’s been a while, maybe upgrade your bed: new sheets, more pillows, even a new mattress. Think about sheets with a higher thread count, decorative pillows, maybe a mattress optimized to help you sleep better. When upgrading your bed, think about how to mix comfort and style to achieve the look and feel you want.

2). Wallpaper Can Be Fun

Back in the day, wallpaper consisted of horrid floral designs best left in a bygone era. Wallpaper from a previous generation was probably one of the first things to go in any number of remodels over the decades since.

Nowadays, wallpapers have undergone a makeover and are having a renaissance. They are trendy, stylish, and relatively durable.

Think about the aesthetic you are trying to achieve in your room, and apply a wallpaper that will compliment it accordingly.

3). Organize and Optimize

A big part of any remodel should be organizing, or reorganizing if you prefer, and optimizing.

Newsflash: unused clothes and shoes still take up a lot of space in your closet or around your bed. You’re likely to find you have a lot of clutter and unused stuff you can get rid of, and that will free up more space.

Once you’ve gotten rid of everything you won’t be using anymore—consider Goodwill or a thrift store—work on optimizing your storage system. We’ve talked before about using zip ties to optimize storage baskets, and that can come in handy here as well.

4). Paint Your Walls

If you opt not to do wallpaper, painting your walls is a no-brainer. A good paint job can help a bedroom to feel brand new.

Think about choosing a color that works well with your trim, and try to enhance the ambiance you want for your bedroom. If you are thinking cozy and warm, that will be a different color than if you are thinking light and minimalistic, and so on.

5). Window Coverings

In addition to being practical, window blinds and dressings can be very aesthetic. Because of the way most bedrooms are set up—relatively small, dominated by the bed and by other pieces of furniture—the eye is naturally drawn to look up and beyond the bed, and that is where window dressing can be very effective.

In addition to blinds, think about curtains and shades. Decide on what you are thinking of implementing, and then go from there.

If you decide against blinds, white panel curtains are a simple, cheap option that match with practically any style. If you are looking for something more substantial but still do not want it to look heavy, think about thick cotton or velvet curtains in a light color scheme.

6). Incorporate Art

If you bring art into your bedroom, you can enhance the aesthetic considerably. Again, because the eye is drawn upwards and beyond the bed—typically toward a window—art can be especially effective on the walls, serving as a visual balance or complement to the window.

This is one area in which you can let your imagination run wild. Maybe you prefer an abundance of art covering the walls. Alternatively, you might prefer a simpler, more minimalistic look.

Whatever you choose, think of a consistent aesthetic that will work well without being too jarring against the rest of the house, and decorate accordingly.

7). Think About Lighting

A bedroom needs lighting, and because of the different times of day at which bedrooms are used, it’s a good idea to have different amounts of lighting as an option.

In general, with bedroom lighting it’s a good idea to think in terms of the “Goldilocks Principle”: not too much light or too little, but just the right amount.

Think about installing a dimmer, and/or using multiple lamps at different angles, possibly with different settings as well, to get the amount of light you need and no more.

Conclusion

A bed and bedroom makeover can be the ticket to a brand-new space in which you can rest, read, and relax. The right design aesthetic will help you unwind and get a good night’s rest. Follow the 7 tips we’ve discussed here, and you’ll be off to a good start.