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May 13, 2014 By Jenna 29 Comments

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do

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Ok, ya know how sometimes when you are reading a magazine or browsing on Pinterest, and you see those perfectly gorgeous bedrooms? There is high end wall art, beautiful mirrors, comfy bedding, and perfect antique furniture.

And you know that the bedding alone probably cost $1000?

If you have $1000 to spend on bedding or on a mirror or wall art, by all means, go for it.

I don’t.

Hell, I can’t remember when the last time was that I had $1000 to spend on a whole room.

Oh, wait, yea, I haven’t ever had that.

So, for the rest of us that want beautiful bedrooms without breaking the bank, here are 14 real life bedroom ideas that anyone can do.

Real Life Bedroom Decorating Ideas

#1 – Create An Accent Wall

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do - create an accent wall

Creating an accent wall is one of the easiest things you can do that gives huge impact. For the easiest route, go with one single color. I love this bold pink accent wall that SAS Interiors did. I’m also very into bright pinks now. Obviously, a bright pink wall isn’t going to work as an accent wall in many of our bedrooms. However, think bold for your accent wall. You want it to make a statement. The accent wall in my entryway is Rich Navy and it works perfectly for the space. If you want to really step up your accent wall game, you could stencil a design onto your wall. That is exactly what I did in our guest bedroom with this leopard accent wall. The walls were all white with black moldings – it was very stark. With the accent wall, it tied everything together perfectly and added some much needed interest to the walls.

#2: Do a Mini-Makeover

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Sometimes, we just need a little freshening up. I did a makeover in my master bedroom last year, but a couple months ago, I felt it needed a little something. Instead of doing a full-fledged makeover, I gave it a mini-makeover. I kept most of the main elements of the room, but changed the look with paint and a few other little ideas.

#3: Get yourself a vanity. 

Option 1: Build a floating vanity table.

I did this in my walk-in-closet, but you could do it in your bedroom if you wanted to. I desperately needed a place to sit down and put on my makeup, so I build a simple floating vanity table that even has storage. The tutorial for it is HERE!

Option 2: Turn an old armoire into a vanity.

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do - Turn an armoire into a vanity

If you have enough room in your bedroom, this is a great idea for creating a vanity space. How cool is this old media cabinet turned vanity? I could totally sit there and primp for an hour. Until the kid gets in the way…

#4: Paint a Headboard on Your Wall

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do - Paint a headboard on your wall.

Beds and headboards can be expensive. Hopefully, you can luck up on a good used one that you can makeover or you can DIY your own. You could also just paint a headboard on the wall and call it done. Seriously ya’ll, this headboard is like two lines of paint and one stenciled design. So easy and gorgeous! If you aren’t into painting on a headboard, you can purchase a headboard wall decal. Yes friends, I said a headboard decal – and they look great!

#5: Decorate your room around your favorite icon

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Most of us all have a favorite icon or celebrity. Hopefully its someone classic like Princess Diana and not Eminem, but hey if Eminem is your idol, who am I to judge? This Audrey Hepburn inspired bedroom is just too adorable. Really, how easy would it be to take your icon and use them as inspiration in your bedroom? Just think about their favorite colors, what movies they’ve been in and pull from that!

#6: Create a Reading Nook

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do - create a reading nook!

I love a good reading nook just about anywhere, but especially in a bedroom. I am one of those people that believe bedrooms should always have at least one chair – and that chair should be perfect for reading in.The reading nook in my bedroom is simply a single chair and side table. You’ll never believe where that chair came from! I am dying over that adorable reading nook for a kiddo from These Moments of Mine. Really, how cute are those curtains? A kid would love hanging out in a place like that, heck I would!

#7: Make Storage Decorative

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do - make storage decorative!

I don’t know about you guys, but there is never enough storage in our bedroom. Half of my clothes are in the guest closet and we are busting out of our dresser and chest of drawers. To save a little closet space, Grunt Labor’s ties are stored outside of the closet. We took an old coke crate and turned it into decorative storage for his ties.I also kinda sorta maybe have a good bit of jewelry. Fake jewelry of course, but there’s a good bit of it. Grunt Labor gave me this bust of David for Christmas (from this Etsy store) that I use to store my necklaces that I wear most often. Its pretty, quirky, and useful.

#8 – Upholster Your Box Spring

When it was time for the guest bedroom to get a makeover, I knew I wanted to keep the bed we had in there. The problem was that a bed skirt didn’t hang right on it.

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I fixed the problem by upholstering the box spring. It was easy to do – no sewing required – and it added some extra color and pattern to the room.

#9 – Create an Office Space with Skinny Furniture Pieces

While also plotting out the guest bedroom makeover, I knew I needed to somehow incorporate an office space in there for me. However, the room isn’t large, I needed the office area to take up as little space as possible.

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do via RainonaTinRoof.com #bedroom #DIYI created the office space by taking an old kitchen table and putting a hutch from a yard sale on top of it to create a desk. There is still ample storage, but it doesn’t take up much space at all.

#10 – Save Money on Bedding by Buying the Basics

As we all know, I am cheap. As I said at the beginning of this post, I do not have $1000 to drop on a room, much less on bedding.

14 Real Life Bedroom Ideas Anyone Can Do via RainonaTinRoof.com #bedroom #DIYOne idea to save on bedding is to buy “basics” and liven them up with pillows and other elements.

#11 – Create Your Own Art

In both the guest bedroom and master bedroom, I created my own art.

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In my master, I made all the animal print wall art using Picmonkey and then found inexpensive frames that I spray painted.

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In the guest bedroom, I took an old framed print and replaced the prints with this hello darlin’ wall art.

#12 – Add Drama with Moldings (Real or Fake)

Moldings add interest to any room, a bedroom is no different.

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If you are good with wood and have basic DIY skills, you can easily do moldings similar to what Evolution of Style did in her bedroom.

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If you want to go the cheaper route, you can create faux wall moldings, as I did in my guest bedroom and office space.

#13 – Keep Bedding Mostly Neutral

When it comes to bedding, its always smart to keep it mostly neutral.

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I can easily tire of patterns. That’s why I went with simple white bedding with a pop of coral around the edges on my bed. I can easily change the room color, pillows, throws, etc without having to worry about clashing with lots of other colors or patterns.

#14 – Keep Existing Furniture and Give It a Simple Makeover

You don’t have to do extensive paint jobs to give your furniture new life.

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I am crazy about my dresser and chest of drawers in my bedroom. However, the pulls were definitely lacking some luster. I easily brought them back to life with Rub ‘N Buff.

What are your go-to bedroom ideas or decorating tips?

Find more bedroom ideas on my Pinterest board!

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  1. Yvonne @ StoneGable says

    May 13, 2014 at 11:27 am

    Oh my! I love love love every idea! What a great post!!! I’m in the thinking phase of redoing my master bedroom and some of these ideas are amazing and will help alot! Reading nook for sure!!!!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 13, 2014 at 12:54 pm

      Awesome, Yvonne! Yep, I think a reading nook is mandatory in a bedroom!

      Reply
  2. Lindsay says

    May 13, 2014 at 11:30 am

    We still need to have drinks and go through the jewelry… Some of it needs to goooooo.

    To your house! 🙂

    Love your ideas today, friend. 🙂

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 13, 2014 at 12:54 pm

      Yes we do!!

      Reply
  3. Trina @ Let's Just Build a House says

    May 13, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    i don’t have 1k to spend in our bedroom either…but wouldn’t it be nice! Actually,I think if someone gave me 1k to spend in the bedroom…i’d STILL stretch it over a few rooms!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 13, 2014 at 7:40 pm

      Girl, you and me both!

      Reply
  4. Robin All Things Heart and Home says

    May 14, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    These ideas are just perfect! I love the reading nook and the bust of David wearing your necklaces! Thanks for so many great ideas..and for linking at Twirl and Take a Bow! ox

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 14, 2014 at 3:05 pm

      Thanks, Robin!

      Reply
  5. Kristina & Millie says

    May 17, 2014 at 9:44 pm

    Love these! some awesome ideas! If you have time stop by our Snickerdoodle Sunday sometime!

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  6. chris aka monkey says

    October 2, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    really nice post jenna with some super advice love it xx

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      October 13, 2014 at 8:52 pm

      Thanks, Chris!

      Reply
  7. Kristine Manley says

    December 1, 2014 at 9:27 am

    I especially love the bed between the built-ins. Thanks

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  8. Renee Ellis says

    April 12, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    How can I get to the actual ideas?? The only thing I see is the cover photo saying 14 bedroom ideas. Scrolling down it has living room ideas photo, & some others but I can’t find anything that takes me to the ideas themselves! Help, please! LoL!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      April 13, 2015 at 6:34 am

      Hey Renee! Its a slideshow. The first image should say “Create an Accent Wall”. Right under that image on the right is a button that says “next.” Click it!

      Reply
  9. Deborah W. says

    June 22, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    I have so many things I could use this on: a wagon, a wheelbarrow, a patio set, two folding stepstool/chairs, and many other pieces of small furniture including a small table and bookcase. I love this thing. I am guessing you can use it to paint walls?!? I would love to paint my upstairs! 🙂

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      June 22, 2015 at 2:37 pm

      Awesome, Deborah! I do think you could use it to paint walls, but of course you would want to tape and plastic off the surrounding floors, ceiling and windows!

      Reply
  10. Lyn says

    January 19, 2017 at 5:50 pm

    Where did you purchase triangle curtains ?

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    • Jenna says

      January 20, 2017 at 8:14 am

      I’m not sure where those came from – they were from another blog. You can try to click the link under the image and see where they are from.

      Reply
  11. Sue says

    January 24, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing some lovely decorating ideas with us at #OvertheMoon Link UP. Have a great day!

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    • Jenna says

      February 1, 2017 at 7:12 am

      Thank you, Sue!

      Reply
  12. Donella says

    January 31, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    I’d love to have a vanity space in my room, too, but it’s a tad too small. Great, practical bedroom ideas!

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    • Jenna says

      February 1, 2017 at 6:55 am

      That would be nice, wouldn’t it? Thanks!

      Reply
  13. Carol ("Mimi") says

    May 9, 2017 at 9:51 am

    These are some great ideas for freshening up a tired bedroom. I especially like the bold use of contrasting colors in several of the pics. Thanks for curating this collection.

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    • Jenna says

      May 16, 2017 at 10:21 am

      Thanks, Carol!

      Reply
  14. Christine says

    May 10, 2017 at 9:16 am

    Definitely feeling inspired after seeing this. Especially about covering up my ugly box spring by upholstering it! Thanks for sharing this at the Dishing It & Digging It Link party. Hope you had fun.

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    • Jenna says

      May 16, 2017 at 10:21 am

      Awesome, Christine!

      Reply
  15. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond says

    May 10, 2017 at 10:00 pm

    I loved #2! Thanks for the ideas and for linking up with us at #overthemoon linkparty. I’ve pinned and shared.

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    • Jenna says

      May 16, 2017 at 10:18 am

      Thanks, Sue!

      Reply
  16. Moshells says

    September 19, 2022 at 8:14 am

    Thanks for sharing these helpful ideas! I like your last suggestion: Keep Existing Furniture and Give It a Simple Makeover. Great post!

    Reply

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