Bedroom design with white bed

The white bed in the bedroom brings lightness, airiness. Most often, it does not attract attention to itself, which makes it possible to turn a person’s gaze to wall decoration, textiles, and decor, which are always popular in any interior.
How to choose a white bed for a bedroom with your own hands, it is proposed to get acquainted from this article.

Bedroom design with white bed

When decorating any room, you should always take into account the inner worldview of the owner. The main thing that is necessary, in this case, is to provide a person with a good rest, gain enough strength and energy for the entire upcoming working day.
Along with the advantages of a white bed in the bedroom:

  • Ease.
  • "Transparency".
  • Airiness.
  • Attractiveness.

This piece of furniture has some disadvantages:

  • The bed looks more voluminous than dark.
  • It does not seem oppressive and heavy, but visually takes up quite a lot of space in the room.

Tip: The arrangement of a white bed in a small bedroom requires a special approach.
Here, a feeling of disproportion in the size of the product and the room is possible, the sleeping bed seems large sizes, which affects the perception of the entire interior. Such a piece of furniture will be more appropriate in medium or large rooms.


white bed in large bedroom

  • The disadvantage of white is its rapid contamination. The headboard will slowly start to get dirty, especially for those owners who often like to sit in bed, leaning on the back.
    White fabric can quickly lose its appearance, then the price of such a product will increase significantly.

Tip: Currently, there are a sufficient number of materials that can be cleaned and even washed: wood, varnished or well polished, leather and its substitutes, plastic, which allows the disadvantage of rapid contamination to be reduced.

How does the white bed fit into the interior of the bedroom

Many people ask themselves the question, is it possible to choose a white sleeping bed for your room?
When will it be a plus, and when a minus:

  • If the design of the room has an intricate and pretentious look, then a white bed will act as a simplifier. Here in the design of the bedroom a large number of ornaments, complex elements, artsy details, the arrangement of the white bed allows you to smooth out this effect.
  • The white color of the sleeping bed, especially in the form of a platform, fits perfectly into the bright bedroom in a minimalist style. The walls in this room are most often white or gray.
    Merging with them, the bed becomes even lighter. With a light color of the floors, due to the lack of contrast, the bed will not seem too voluminous, as shown in the photo.


Bed in light minimalism

  • The white bedroom looks beautiful, designed in the neoclassical style, which characterizes the style of a huge city with great traditions, which is emphasized by every element of the interior. Everything that is needed in such a room is installed here. In a large closet of four sections there are shelves, drawers, there is a place for dresses, blouses and trousers.


Neoclassical bedroom

In the design of a bedroom with a white bed, such a wardrobe plays one of the main roles of semantic accents that imitate city buildings with windows built into the crosshairs of frames, and are typical for many old cities. Behind a rectangular layout made of white planks, frosted glass invites a person to look into their world, but at the same time reliably hides the secrets of the owners from prying eyes.

  • On both sides of the niche (see When you need a niche in the bedroom), which is in one of the walls, there are columns where decorative vases are placed, with spotlights. The design of the bedroom used decorative plaster, painted in turquoise color. The space between the columns with a chest of drawers and a TV is also finished.


Decorating a small room with a white bed

The right color combination of a white bed and other interior items allows you to relax: gray and white help create a feeling of peace, turquoise, bright has a beneficial effect on nervous system.

  • Pastel and caramel atmosphere. Very gentle and bright interiors, made in pastel and powder colors, the atmosphere of lightness and serenity here will allow you to save a white bed.


White bed in pastel interior

  • White bed in a dark bedroom. The contrasting combination of the white frame of the sleeping bed and its headboard with dark wall decoration, which can be painted in black, chocolate, graphite and other dark colors, looks quite impressive. But this color scheme is not well suited for a compact bedroom.

White bed bedroom environment

The instruction indicates that when arranging a white sleeping bed in a room, it is not at all necessary to supplement it with furniture that has the same color.
You should not install all items from one set near the bed:

  • Cabinets.
  • Dressing table.
  • Closet.

It will be quite boring and not fashionable. The white color of the bed is neutral, it can be combined with furniture of any color.
It can be:

  • Grey colour.
  • Black.
  • Woody.
  • Bright.

If you want to use mostly white furniture in the interior, it is better to dilute it with mirrors and glass, which will visually increase the space.
In a small bedroom, you can choose a darker or richer bedspread. In this case, the bed will not seem so voluminous.
The video in this article will help you arrange all the pieces of furniture correctly, if there is a white bed in it.

The white bedroom is fresh, light, elegant...and very ambiguous. White is perfection and completeness, freedom, sterile purity, complacent mood and perception of absolutely the entire palette. But on the other hand - isolation, stiffness, boredom and detachment.

Although white has many shades, it is not recommended to use this color in its pure form in the interior of the bedroom. To create a comfortable and cozy atmosphere, it is better to combine it with pastel colors, with muted rich colors, and of course with black, and we will describe in detail how to do this in detail in the article.

Color Features

White visually pushes the boundaries of the room, the white ceiling and walls create the impression of weightlessness and airiness. But we can only conditionally talk about the white interior of the bedroom, because this color has an exquisite range, many shades and tints: creamy, baked milk, cream, mother-of-pearl, blue as cold as snow, cotton and warm linen. Properly selected shades and halftones of white will serve as an excellent background for the rest of the colors of the palette in the interior of the bedroom, subtly emphasize the conciseness and rationality of the room.


White bedroom in the interior, photo of a cold interior

Important: A glossy white bedroom will reflect on its surface all the colors that are present in the interior, so you need to choose the right directional lighting so that the room does not seem colorful and tasteless.

The uniqueness of white is that it is a universal color that allows you to implement the design of a bedroom in any style - from minimalism to pretentiously pompous. This is such a multifaceted color that, depending on the chosen shade and combinations with other colors, the bedroom interior can be calm, exquisitely artsy, spectacular, luxurious, noble, elegant, aristocratic or very simple.

Of great importance in the white interior of the bedroom are the textures and textures of finishing materials, furniture, textiles. Combinations of gloss and matte surfaces, cold and warm tones, shagreen, smooth and corrugated textures create a special charm and sophistication of the decoration.


A bedroom in white tones, a photo of an icy shade in decoration and furniture, balanced by the softness of a carriage tie and textile drapery

Good to know: If the room is sunny, then the bedroom in white and blue tones will always seem cool, but it is recommended to dilute the interior with a warm palette, this will create additional comfort.


A white bed in the bedroom, decorated with gold, is a great opportunity to add a touch of classic to the modern style.

Color and style creation

A pure white bedroom looks sterile and inexpressive, so designers recommend diluting such an interior with other colors. The choice of an additional palette depends on the style in which you want to decorate the room:

  • Classics - walls in creamy or ivory tones, wooden furniture, refined, richly upholstered, often carved, decorated with inlay or patina. The bedroom is white with gold, as a rule, is made in the Rococo style, and does not require any additional accents.


White bedroom in a classic style, for the expressiveness of the interior used several tones, from very light to thick creamy

  • Provence - green and white palette, wooden walls, painted or wallpaper in a small floral pattern.
  • white bedroom in modern style minimalism or loft is done with the addition of gray, withered green, brown. The colors are blurry, without obvious contrasts, one of the walls is accent (wallpaper or poster) with bright colors: red, yellow, orange, blue. To complete the style, white glossy bedroom furniture is usually selected in a simple, concise form, without pretentiousness, with slightly rounded edges.


Minimalism in white is the perfect solution for a small bedroom

  • The white bedroom in Art Nouveau style is an interior in contrast with bright and pure colors: red, blue, green apple, purple, lilac, turquoise. For decoration, the shagreen texture of the walls is used, which is successfully combined with modern furniture of a complex curvilinear shape, glossy or with a metallic effect. Or, corrugated wall panels, 3D or glossy, are used in the decoration, in combination with matte furniture.


Bright colors add mood to a white bedroom

  • For a girl, a rest room is decorated in the style of romanticism, along with white, there is a pink range of shades here, but it is better to use a bright segment only in minor accents.


White trim can simply be decorated with pink or colored textiles, adding mood to the interior.

  • Marine style in the bedroom - for boys and teenagers. White is diluted with all shades of blue: turquoise, blue, azure, a yellow palette is used in small quantities to create a mood. The white / blue stripe is actively exploited: on wallpaper and in textiles.


Modern classic interior with sea notes

Advice: In a small bedroom, it is better to decorate the walls in white, and you can choose dark furniture, preferably to match the floor, so that it somehow dissolves, is not so noticeable in space.

Black and white symphony

A bedroom in black and white is a challenge to traditional interiors, a world of radical contrasts, for strong natures, self-confident. There can be two options here, depending on the dominant color, but in one case or another, lighting plays an important role. If black prevails in the interior, then it is better to focus on glossy textures and bright light. White in itself visually makes the room larger; in such a bedroom, colored lighting looks beautiful, which plays on surfaces, giving dynamics to the interior.


Black and white bedroom design, the photo demonstrates how a thin, lace ornament will facilitate strict lines

The design of a black and white bedroom can be done in several styles:

  • High-tech - black prevails, cold white is used in doses, as a contrast, to emphasize the rigor and conciseness of the design.
  • Classicism is an equal concentration of black and white in the warm segment. Contrasts emphasize the clarity and restraint of lines, set the proportions and symmetry of space. The style is designed for monumentality and massiveness of decoration and furniture, so it is better not to use it in a small bedroom.


Strict and restrained style is suitable for pedantic natures

  • Black and white art deco bedroom interior is a perfect combination of classics with modern trends in decoration and new materials. The main feature of the style is that both colors are found in each element of the interior at once, so if it is black furniture, then it will definitely have white decor, and vice versa. The monochrome of such finishes and furnishings is often diluted with a very bright object, for example, a vase, an armchair, a banquette of rich turquoise, lilac, blue, yellow, scarlet.


Art deco, pictured is a creative black and white reading of the Japanese style in the bedroom

  • Pop art involves the use of acidic colors in the interior, but flashy shades do not fit into the concept of a relaxation room. Even in this case, the bedroom can be decorated in black and white, and often this style is chosen by avant-garde youth. The flashy color on the walls is replaced with a black and white poster from comics or photo wallpaper, and as an addition, an incredible banquette or bedside table is selected from innovative transparent, but colored materials, or photo frames are painted, for example, a classic carved baguette in red, yellow, green .


For many years now, designers have been repeating that white and all its shades belong to the category of the most stylish colors.

It is always associated in people with rigor, nobility and some sublimity. However, despite such a description, psychologists still tend to consider it gloomy.


At first glance, this will seem completely meaningless, but it is. For example, try spending some time in a room with white walls.


You will immediately feel uncomfortable, there will be an inexplicable anxiety and a desire to leave the room as soon as possible.


For many, the white color evokes associations with a hospital ward, so it is quite logical that it will be almost impossible to feel coziness and comfort in such a room.



Color combinations for decorating the bedroom

Modern life is arranged in such a way that during the working day a person gets tired of too much information and after that, of course, he wants to relax.

Therefore, experts are convinced that the bedroom should not have any bright and colorful colors. They should be replaced with more calm, muffled ones.


But white in its purest form can hardly be called calm. This is due to the fact that this color cuts the eye too much and creates a feeling of excess cold.


However, this does not mean at all that it is unacceptable to use it. It can be successfully combined with absolutely all colors.


Therefore, a skilled craftsman is able to create such an interior of a white bedroom that would look elegant and evoke positive emotions.


When designing a bedroom, it would be more prudent to abandon the walls painted in snow-white.


Opt for a caramel hue, which can be achieved by adding a small amount of color to the white paint.


If the color of caramel is not to your liking, then you can experiment with a shade such as coffee with milk.


It is slightly lighter, but at the same time everything will also look advantageous. In order to get rid of monochrome, you can use white furniture or a pile carpet.


Thanks to him, you will create an atmosphere of coziness and real home comfort in the room.



In the event that bold experiments do not scare you, you can try painting any part of the interior in a contrasting color.


It can be both dark furniture products and vases, photos on the walls, plinths.


With the help of such a contrast, you will not only dilute the strict white color, but also completely transform the design of the white bedroom, as it will look more stylish and modern.


When decorating a room, always remember to respect the color proportions. For each individual case, they will be different, because they depend on many factors. Let's highlight the most important of them:

  • Room area;
  • Availability of natural light;
  • Room design style;
  • Individual wishes and preferences of the owners of the apartment.


That is why experts cannot name proportions that would be considered ideal and suitable for everyone.



What interior styles are the most optimal?

Before proceeding with the design of the bedroom in white, you need to decide what style the room will have.


This condition is very important, since each style has its own specific requirements. If you do not adhere to them, then you will not be able to design a room and say that its design belongs to some style.


If you want to use the minimalist style, then you should think about how to give leadership among the colors in the room to white.


You may need to add a few white details or use furniture of the desired shade. The same condition should be applied to modernity.


For a style such as hi-tech, an important condition is to maintain equal proportions. The room should not be dominated by any color, since for this style it is extremely important to measure the proportions.



White, black and silver colors should be equal. Therefore, a white bedroom should not have too many dark spots.


The Victorian style, on the other hand, requires more pomp, so it would be wise to add elements of bronze and copper, as well as any gold-plated items.


At the same time, you do not have to use such expensive metals, you just need to get things of this shade.


However, do not forget about the massive furniture designs, which must be white. A white wardrobe in the bedroom will look very good as it will attract attention.


Those who decide to experiment with country style should definitely take into account the fact that this style does not tolerate monochrome. The so-called vibrant colors should be present in the room.


Grass green upholstered furniture, a tall sand-coloured framed mirror, or solid wood shelves will all add color to the room, which is so necessary for true country style.


With this you get a modern white bedroom with many interesting shades.


Classic, like country, is not monochrome. If you want to get a bedroom in a classic style, then you should avoid monochrome shades.


In this case, it would be wiser to use shades of marble. They go very well with white and add elegance and luxury to the design.


For those who love experiments and extravagance, art deco becomes an indispensable style, since it is he who is very patient with various contrasting combinations.


In the photo of the white bedroom, which is provided below, you can see that several decorative elements are painted in bright colours, but at the same time they do not overshadow the main one - white.


Rather, on the contrary, with their help, it stands out even more, but it does not hurt the eyes.


Photo of a white bedroom













The bedroom is the most important room in every house or apartment. If speak about current trends, in this room should be light and spacious. It often happens that the rooms are very small in size, because of this, designers use shades of white in all its variations in order to visually enlarge the space. If comfort, silence and tranquility, which are filled with exceptionally positive and purest energy, are of considerable importance to you in the bedroom, then a bedroom in white will suit you! Among their main advantages, it can be noted that they are suitable for any environment, thereby attracting attention to themselves, as well as giving the interior a certain zest.

White color is very stylish, today it is in the trend. In addition, he is strict and noble, and one cannot but call him sublime. Of course, if the bedroom is perfectly white, without any other color schemes, this option may not be suitable for everyone. After all, for someone it may turn out to be very “heavy” from a mental point of view ... therefore, it will be simply uncomfortable to rest comfortably in such a room.


But, if you dream of a bedroom that is clean and fresh, spacious and chic, you can not even think about it and choose white for decorating the room. The style of a white bedroom can be absolutely anything, even classic, even the most ultra-modern Japanese or Provence ... shades of snow-white color are relevant at all times, at the same time they are easy to combine with other tones. They will be perfectly and harmoniously combined with various options decorative design, obeying the decisions of professional designers. We offer you to view photos of white bedrooms, to make sure they are unsurpassed.


I would also like to note that for lovers of white, a room in this design will calm morally and psychologically. At the same time, we recommend adding green, blue, beige, etc. to the interior to diversify the atmosphere. In this case, it will not "strain", resembling a hospital ward.


Also in the interior you should use bright lighting options, along with accessories of catchy variations.


Living plant options in the bedroom look incredibly beautiful. So, ficuses, flowering varieties of violets, dracaena and other options for indoor flowers will be an ideal addition here. They will not only become a bright decoration of the interior, but will also bring "life" to your bedroom.


Various paintings and figurines, souvenirs, etc. are also very appropriate in white bedrooms. - all this will bring "animals" to the room.


Color combinations in white bedrooms

In the modern pace of life, we all get tired mentally, and physically, at least from the information that we manage to receive in one day. I want to relax from everything when I get home, including from the visual diversity, bright flashy colors. This is the reason for the need to use muted shades, at least in the bedroom.


Of course, if we talk about white in a pure form, undiluted with any other shades, then it cannot be called calm. It will cut the eye, leaving behind "cold sensations". However, it can be combined with completely different shades, without any exceptions. In the use of a variety of combinations, as well as colors and textures, they create sophisticated, modern white bedrooms that look just great, saturating with comfort and coziness.


If we talk about white walls, it does not mean at all that they must be snow-white. Color can be added to the paint, resulting in a caramel color, or, for example, coffee with milk. But as for the pile carpet on the floor of your shelter, or a leather chair, they can just be in perfect white colors. And if we consider just such a variant of the combination, then it cannot be called monochrome.


Based on your own preferences, some part of your interior can be made in a contrasting version, for example:

  • black and white bedroom with dark furniture
  • use of colored pillows
  • hanging pictures on the walls
  • put a vase with a printed bright image
  • skirting boards on the floor / ceiling - color and other options that you only wish.

In what proportions to use bright or dark shades in relation to white depends on various factors, such as:

  • square footage
  • How naturally lit is the room?
  • what style of design is used
  • what are your preferences, as well as temperament



White bedroom dimensions

Surely everyone knows that light colors can visually narrow the space. In the case of a low ceiling, it does not need to be painted brown or black at all. The same goes for tight/narrow walls. If there are a lot of bright details and accents in the interior, the space can also be narrowed visually, as well as cluttered.


If the pattern on the walls is elongated, as well as elongated furniture options, the ceiling height will visually appear larger. If the drawings are horizontal, the walls will appear wider.


White bedroom interior style

  • This color is relevant in minimalism, it can also be used if you prefer to design a modern bedroom.
  • The high-tech style is characterized by a combination of black and white tones, as well as silver-white, and in approximately the same ratio.
  • If we talk about options for historical styles, for example, baroque or Victorian, you should combine white with gilding, bronze or copper.
  • In country style, monochrome is unacceptable. It is imperative to add fresh flower options to the color scheme, for example, sand, green grass, wood.


Among the various rustic styles whiten, as a rule, exclusively Provence.

  • It is also impossible to call the classics monochrome. You can achieve antiquity by applying a white color scheme with natural marble.
  • Art Deco can be characterized by bright combinations. A very interesting option for decorating white with stripes of black, as well as adding spots of bright red or green-malachite to this.



Taste preferences in the design of a white bedroom

  • If we talk about the youth version of the bedrooms, then it is quite appropriate to use such bright options as. For example, orange or black, red or green.
  • In the morning, white with bright green or light green will help to cheer up every person.
  • Violet with lilac is luxury and sophistication.
  • Greenish, blue, sea wave - all this provides the room with the freshness of the sea breeze.

Color combinations

The following applications are relevant here:

  • Walls with white bedroom furniture are combined with dark parquet, as well as brown / beige textiles.
  • Ceiling with floor - white, light walls, for example, in beige, mother-of-pearl, pearl / silver with black furniture / wenge, as well as snow-white textiles.



Natural light and windows

If the windows of your home face south, you can use more dark and thick tones, as well as cool shades. If the bedroom is shaded, do not use dark colors. You can also use warm tones, for example, orange, coffee, yellow. In addition to them, you can use options for pastel shades: yellow, pink, beige.


So that your room was not sloppy, do not use cold and warm colors at the same time when decorating the bedroom.


It is worth considering the fact that a white bedroom will not look like a hospital room if you install large enough windows in it.


The French version of the glazing is a window, the height of which is floor - ceiling. Yes, this option is quite difficult to implement in an ordinary city apartment, since you will need to remove part of the wall, as well as transfer the battery. Well, as for a private house, then in this case you can just afford such a luxury.


Thanks to a huge window, as well as white tones, your bedroom will visually look much larger. They will help make the room bigger even if it is very small.


For visual magnification ceiling height, we recommend setting the option ceiling cornice for your curtains.


Regardless of what will be the main color used in your bedroom, the furniture should not visually merge with the color of the walls with the ceiling. If use different type material, as well as textures or colors, you can also delimit the space. For example, use these methods:

  • Decorative plaster / embossed type of wallpaper for walls.
  • Place a carpet on the floor, or a pile type of carpet.
  • Furniture facades should be polished, they will look perfect against the background of walls with a rough finish.
  • Stretch ceiling can be made of a matte type of fabric.



Lighting. Furniture options for white bedrooms

If you choose designer furniture directly, it will definitely decorate the interior of any room, adding luxury and sophistication. It can be in crystal white color, bringing "animation to the interior", thanks to its complex shapes, as well as other details in the design.


If you embody Provence in reality, or a very similar modern shabby chic, you can install pink furniture, cream or caramel. As for upholstered textiles, they should also be done in beige and pink.


Lamps must be installed in the bedrooms, and not just one, but in several copies. When the interior is white, it is worth using colored body options, as well as tinted lighting options. With the right arrangement of lighting devices, the space can be very well divided into zones. So, you will have a separate place to sleep and rest, as well as a separate workplace.



Very important! In no case should you put a mirror in front of the bed!


As alternative using a mirror separately - a cabinet with a mirror on the wall. In the case of a spacious bedroom, the wardrobe can be classic, in which the doors are hinged. If the bedroom is small, and you decide to decorate it in the style of Hi-tech, or minimalism, choose a modern version of the wardrobe. It is stylish and also does not require a lot of free space to open the doors.


Choice of curtains with accessories

The most successful option in such a room are day-night curtains. They are muslin variants of stripes that "echo" with denser stripes. The canvases here are used in a two-layer type, and with the help of a special cord for adjustment, the lighting opens or is partially hidden.


With help indoor plants will be brighter, as well as more dynamic and elegant. You can not choose such plants that have a very strong aroma. Keep in mind that creepers will grow quickly if you think about choosing just such a plant.


As for figurines, paintings, vases and other decorative elements, all this is your preference and taste. Different souvenirs should not be placed here in a chaotic manner, otherwise the room will be cluttered. At the same time, if you prefer such decorative elements, or if you are a collector, you can put a wardrobe with mirrored doors, on the shelves behind which all this will be interestingly placed.


As you have already noticed in the photo of the white-style bedrooms, few accessories are used. But at the same time they look harmoniously and successfully with each other. For example:

  • The Japanese-style panels, which are painted with cherry blossoms, will go well with the ikebana on the nightstand near the bed.
  • Variants of Roman curtains, which are painted with jungle patterns with an African mask on the wall.
  • Exotic animals with characters from fairy tales, applied to curtains and tapestries, pillows. All this will perfectly decorate the design in the children's bedroom.


For ethnic styles, black and white options are used, and a variety of colors are also used. A feature can be called the presence of ornaments that can be applied to furniture and textiles, to the ceiling with walls, etc.


In general, white is not too demanding, while it is important to take into account that when decorating the interior it does not need to be too littered and overload the space.

120 photos in the interior of a white bedroom