6 Designers Share Their Best Tips for a Well-Styled Bedroom

When interior experts offer styling wisdom, we’re all ears.

We've talked to countless inspiring designers in our The Makers series, and we always jump at the opportunity to ask them their number one tip for styling a bedroom that promotes rest and tranquillity.

From avoiding clutter to carefully selecting your colour palette, below we’ve collated advice from six interior designers on what a sleep sanctuary looks like to them – and how to achieve it.

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1. Tali Roth, Interior Designer

Keep clutter away! It’s important to ensure you have sufficient storage, and if you don’t then add a dresser and storage side tables – as the most unnerving thing in a place of rest is visual clutter.

“Try and keep symmetry for a sense of space and opulence. (I.e.: If you can have two side tables and two lamps or sconces, then do so).”

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2. Daniel Boddam, Architect and Designer

“I like the mantra ‘less is more’. Few, but edited, pieces that have breathing space. A bedroom should be a restful atmosphere, so working with complimentary colours and natural materials works well. I tend to favour layered monochromatic and neutral colours, and rely on art for pops of colour.”

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3. Stephanie Ball, Furniture Designer

“1. Create a space that makes you happy by being selective.

2. Invest in classic, good-quality pieces.

3. Don’t overcomplicate it! There is a perfect balance of ‘just enough’ to fill your space.”

Shop Stef's look with a Rust Bedding Set and Terracotta Sheet Set.

4. Simone Haag, Interior Designer

Grouping likeminded objects, regular cleanouts, and fewer toys than you think you need. A box always makes for far more fun anyway!”

Shop Simone's look with a White Sheet Set.

5. Adele Cotruzzola, Furniture Designer

“Lots of layers! Investing in good key pieces throughout your home, natural materials, greenery and light.”

Shop Adele's look with the Charcoal Bedding Set and White Sheet Set.

6. Jenna Densten, Interior Designer

“Add layers and ensure you have a balance. Balance high-and low-cost items, the scale of objects, smooth and tactile surfaces, and curved and linear pieces.”

Shop Jenna's look with the Turmeric Bedding Set and Terracotta Sheet Set.

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