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30 Effortlessly Chic Bohemian Bedrooms You’ll Want To Live In

By Harleen Sidhu On

Are you totally wild for color, pattern and texture?

Do the sight of vintage treasures and casual chic interiors get your heart racing? Perhaps bohemian style is your signature look. Beloved by artists and creatives, this free-spirited decorating style is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. And what better place to start than in your bedroom, where relaxation is key? If you’re ready to walk on the wild side, scroll down to browse some of our favorite bohemian bedrooms!

Design disrupter Justina Blakeney is the queen of bohemian style. This layered, global-inspired bedroom has all the elements to achieve this covetable look: fringe pendants, woven baskets, colorful textiles and an array of lush plants.

  • Photographer Courtesy of Jungalow
  • Designer Justina Blakeney

Calling all tie-dye lovers! The groovy DIY dyeing method has seen plenty of T-shirts get a new look, so why not take things up a notch and give your bed linens a refresh, too?

  • Photographer Tracey Shumate
  • Designer Stacey Smithers

House & Home July 2012

This primary-colored bedroom is rife with bold patterns and textures, and the painted folding screen repurposed as a headboard is just too clever.

  • Photographer Michael Graydon
  • Designer Montana Burnett

House & Home August 2008

H&H Senior Market Editor Kai Ethier’s bright, eclectic style gives her principal bedroom a unique flavor. The bed’s upholstery fabric depicts traditional Japanese theater masks. “I love the colors and drama of it, and it’s abstract enough that I don’t feel like people are watching me sleep,” says Kai with a laugh.

  • Photographer Michael Graydon
  • Designer Kai Ethier

House & Home February 2017

Master of cool and effortless interiors, designer Sam Sacks created this headboard in her boho Frontenac County, Ontario, cottage using discount fabric.

  • Photographer Stacey Brandford
  • Designer Sam Sacks

House & Home July 2019

Another totally breeze bedroom in Sam’s boho escape, which doubles as a guest bedroom, features white walls coupled with bold, energizing patterns and a vibe that feels aptly 70s-chic.

  • Photographer Stacey Brandford
  • Designer Sam Sacks

House & Home July 2019

Snob founder Denise Zidel’s joyfully designed abode is influenced by her South African heritage. Here, a grouping of baskets on a wall dressed in black grasscloth from Schumacher adds visual interest to a WFH bedroom nook.

  • Photographer Stacey Brandford
  • Designer Denise Zidel & Stephanie Lees

House & Home February 2019

For her own bedroom, Denise upholstered the bed in the sunniest of yellow velvet fabrics, and designed the stunning green side tables herself. The camel bench is actually a treasured find she collected at the age of 18!

  • Photographer Stacey Brandford
  • Designer Denise Zidel & Stephanie Lees

House & Home February 2019

This A-frame bedroom makes clever use of nature indoors: tree stumps double as nightstands, while potted greenery brings life to otherwise white walls.

  • Photographer Angus Fergusson

House & Home July 2012

A dreamy ruffled bed skirt in the most calming gray hue adds an effortless elegance to this old world-inspired room.

  • Photographer Tracey Ayton
  • Designer Rick & Lorna Penner

House & Home June 2013

“Woven and handmade textures give such a beautiful, warm feeling,” says homeowner and Bohème Goods founder Sarah Shabacon of her serene bedroom, which takes a minimalist approach to boho style.

  • Photographer Sarah Shabacon
  • Designer Sarah Shabacon

House & Home July/August 2020

Open shelving decorated with baskets looks more casual than fussy, and textured green grasscloth is the perfect backdrop for a pair of whimsical accent pillows.

  • Photographer Donna Griffith
  • Designer Jill Greaves & Boxwood Architects

House & Home April 2012

Patterned baskets flanked by casual lantern-like fixtures double as wall art in this layered boho bedroom.

  • Photographer Virginia Macdonald
  • Designer Karen Cole

House & Home August 2013

Farrow & Ball’s Railings (31) feels like a warm hug in designer Danielle Nicholas Bryk and her husband Greg’s principal bedroom. “It’s a great backdrop for boho elements and is very cocoon-like,” she says. “I think this bedroom really does symbolize the ultimate escape for us.”

  • Photographer Alex Lukey
  • Designer Danielle Nicholas Bryk

House & Home November 2018

Nothing says boho chic quite like a tasseled chandelier, a color-blocked throw casually draped over the headboard and some natural texture on the wall.

  • Photographer Alex Lukey
  • Designer Janine Morrison, Tonic Living

House & Home August 2018

If you combine bohemian elements with a Cali-cool sensibility, this laidback bedroom is the result (and we can’t get enough). The key is to keep it casual: rumpled linens feel lived-in, while a flat-woven kilim and a mix of patterned pillows and blankets add visual interest.

  • Photographer Kim Jeffery
  • Designer Sam Sacks

House & Home March 2019

Transforming your bedroom into a boho paradise doesn’t require a full makeover. In this mood-boosting room, a colorful, patterned duvet is a bold compliment to a sisal rug and punchy black accents.

  • Photographer Valerie Wilcox
  • Designer Morgan Michener & Jennifer Koper

House & Home March 2016

Homeowner and entrepreneur Jackie Kai Ellis dressed the curtain rod in her Parisian bedroom with a set of dreamy lace curtains instead of a traditional canopy. Très chic!

  • Photographer Joann Pai
  • Designer Jackie Kai Ellis

House & Home September 2019

This bone inlay nightstand and tone-on-tone look of pretty pinks, punctuated by the velvet headboard and rosied up rug, serves up a fashionable dose of bohemian flair.

  • Photographer Ted Yarwood
  • Designer Theresa Casey

House & Home March 2012

A plush rug underfoot, fuzzy faux sheepskin draped over a perch, an oversized macramé wall hanging and a color palette that’s both artful and cheery: We’d say this kids bedroom just about nails boho style.

  • Photographer Mandi Gubler
  • Designer Mandi Gubler Design

House & Home Just for Kids 2016

Imagine waking up to this view of sunshine spilling into your bedroom every morning. From the dreamy canopy to the chic pearls adorning the chandelier and the perfectly faded vintage look of the rug, this free-spirited bedroom has us feeling all kinds of desert boho vibes.

  • Photographer Heather Ross
  • Designer Patricia Larsen

House & Home August 2012

This glittering bedroom with sequinned fabrics, that run from the wall to the bed, proves more is more.

  • Photographer Tracey Ayton
  • Designer Jennifer Scott

House & Home June 2017

Fringe, faux sheepskin, tasseled accent pillows this white bedroom with pretty pops of pink is the definition of understated boho beauty.

  • Photographer Tracey Ayton
  • Designer Erica Schmidt & Ivan Quintana, Medina Design House

House & Home September 2017

Eye-catching woven rugs in bright hues bring a free-spirited vibe to this otherwise white bedroom.

  • Photographer Maxime Desbiens & Angus McRitchie
  • Designer Judith Gougeon

House & Home June 2018

An oversized canopy creates an ideal elegant and airy feel in this paneled cottage bedroom.

  • Photographer Ted Yarwood

House & Home July 2008

This bedroom may not count color as one of its bohemian features, but there’s plenty of details that deliver the look: a table lamp with a vintage patina, mismatched printed textiles, all the ruffles and captivating artwork.

  • Photographer Robin Stubbert

House & Home June 2018

A patinated metal chandelier gives this relaxing retreat the perfect hit of boho style.

  • Photographer Kim Jeffery
  • Designer Jennifer Worts

House & Home April 2017

If this elegant canopy doesn’t already have you swooning, check out the intricate global-inspired rug underfoot (it adds just the right amount of flushed color to this bedroom).

  • Photographer Michael Graydon

House & Home October 2008

You can never go wrong with bold floral prints. Look closely, and you’ll notice even the bed frame in artist Maryam Keyhani’s bedroom features intricate floral carvings!

  • Photographer Virginia Macdonald
  • Designer Maryam Keyhani

House & Home August 2011

If this boho paradise was our current bedroom situation, we’d honestly never get out of bed. Is there such a thing as too much fringe? Short answer: no.

  • Photographer Angus Fergusson
  • Designer Margot Austin & Kai Ethier

House & Home February 2015