Shabby chic is a design style that originated in the late 1980s. It had become more popular after designer Rachel Ashwell opened an interior store with the same name that provides all of shabby chic style items. Leaning on its creator’s fame, shabby chic style on this point has raised and become mainstream in many homes of England. Many people think that Shabby chic style has some points of similarities with Art Deco such as color palette, material elements, decorations, … Still, it has its own signatures with vintage hues, elegant and sleek distressed furniture, soft materials which are perfect elements to create a cozy, warm and simple bedroom. To help you get inspired to decorate your own shabby chic bedroom, here below are top 10 ideas that you don’t want to miss!
Top 10 Shabby Chic bedroom ideas
Keep it clean and neat with this simple Shabby Chic bedroom from Ashley Montgomery. Just by using soft and cozy overall tones of bright white and beige, the room has made its own statement of a simple yet elegant aesthetic. Moreover, instead of a traditional and boring square window, the room is filled with light just by using a large eye-catching triangle glass window which is conducive to a healthy and comfortable sleep.
We’ve already known that bright color and pastels are hallmarks of classic Shabby Chic vibe. In the modern time, you are likely to find darker tones as accents such as black or deeper blue for example like this bedroom design from Becca Interiors. Our designer has sophisticatedly mixed white vintage wall and bed sheet with dark navy blue quilt and throw pillow which make the best style for your whole sleep sanctuary.
Layered textiles with signature patterns will make the overall of your bedroom look more elegant and romantic. Adding more textures with ruffled bedspread while combining with pink headboard and floral throw pillow finish with crystal pendant light to create a quintessential and more feminine bedroom.
Modern farmhouse style with shabby chic can set a perfect “harmony” to your bedroom. Both of these styles include antique decor, weathered interiors and warm fabrics. As in this design from Becca Interiors, they use a canopy bed with black iron frame, dark brown checked quilt and a large sofa instead of a bench to deliver the rustic feel of a farmhouse. While on the other hand, keeping the bright and light dominant palette as a tenet of shabby chic style.
While classic shabby chic style can be a little overwhelming with a plethora of pink hues, florals, beads and ruffles; you can still create a bedroom with a more modern shabby vibe. As we shown below here is a design from Finding Lovely which concentrates on bringing in what’s best of simplicity and elegance. The bright white overall from the rug, bedding with corner chair, a chandelier, wood blinds make a straightforward statement of a shabby-chic themed sleep nook.
White is a color that has been used as a dominant in many bedrooms since it’s easy to mix-up everything within the bedroom. However, if you are not careful, it can be overused and make everything look dull and boring. With shabby-chic style, be confident when going for an all-white space because of efficient texture, simple lines and several touches of elegance. For example, Robert Daly has made a sophisticated and tranquil vibe for this bedroom design by taking advantage of abundant sunlight, carved headboard, subtle nightstand with a highlight from a bronze wall sconce.
The bed is the center of the bedroom so it should be decorated with the right way to show-off the shabby chic theme. Homestead City Dwelling has followed that principle and nailed a shabby chic bedroom with this oak frame bed. Piling it with several floral throw pillows, cozy duvet and patterned blanket make you want to snuggle in every night. While shabby chic doesn’t prevent anything to do with nature, you can add green to your sleep space by hanging a small pot of plant beside the bed for decoration and also giving fresh air into the room.
The below bedroom is certainly an option for a minimalist shabby chic personal sanctuary. Minimal patterns and lines really help the soft hue stand out as the accent of the room. You don’t actually need gaudy floral or curving lines to nail shabby chic style. Light pink from throw pillows, the bed’s curtain, the quilt go along well with a yellow accent, and an ombre rug. The structure and shapes of the nightstand, trim and the canopy bed frame also make everything look more shabby chic.
Combining vintage colors through the interior can make your bedroom get a shabby chic appeal. In this design from House Nine Design, mixing those elements of colors and materials make an eclectic shabby chic style. Pastel colors such as pink headboard, matcha green from bed quilt with overall beige and white brings in signatures of warm, cozy original shabby chic. On the other hand, an Indochine wooden nightstand with 2 tree-branch wall arts deliver the nostalgia that you need.
While clean and sleek items are still available in a modern Shabby Chic bedroom, find some antique, distressed items to bring in vintage touches of old-school Shabby Chic. You can go to a nearest antique store and find something like this old vanity below, then use a long weathered wood board to make a cloth hanging bar. These wear and tear, distressed touches add a charming cottage core and nostalgic shabby chic to your sleep sanctuary.
