Neutral bedroom ideas: 10 ways with simple colours  - Saga Exceptional (2024)

Love how French style seems to always shout sophistication but appears to involve minimal effort? We do too and that’s why think it’s perfect for creating a breathtakingly beautiful neutral bedroom scheme.

Resting your head at the end of the day on crisp French linen while lying atop a Louis XIV inspired bed, with upholstered headboard and intricately carved legs, would make anyone feel like French royalty.

Add matching bedside tables, panelled white walls and hang delicate glass pendant lights for a sophisticated neutral bedroom that shouts quiet luxury and is timeless in design.

Effortlessly cool, boho chic doesn’t have to mean casual. Instead, it’s more about combining texture, layers and natural materials to create a neutral scheme that feels both sumptuous but welcoming at the same time.

Bring the outside in with green plants, soft faux grasses and use furniture made from rattan, bamboo and cane to add textures and subtle pattern. Stick to shades of beige, cream and brown for your soft furnishings and make sure you have plenty of layers to create that cosy and relaxed feel that’s synonymous with boho chic.

As Hoppen says, neutrals can enhance colours, so you don’t need to shy away from adding colour to your neutral bedroom design. Although you may be tempted to add a dose of dopamine décor and use a bright pop of colour, we love this neutral scheme which has been elegantly brightened using a delicate shade of sky blue.

Confining use of the accent colour to a few items such as curtains and bedframe, while keeping walls, floor, ceiling and bedding to cream and beige, helps to anchor the scheme in neutral territory and prevents it from being considered a blue bedroom idea.

Alex Heslop, trend expert, at Flooring Superstore shares her top tips on how to create a serene and tranquil look by using the right flooring in your neutral bedroom scheme.

How to choose flooring for your neutral bedroom

Although black isn’t classed as a neutral, when combined with darker wood, creams, whites and beige it helps to provide a focal point in the bedroom and break up the other shades of neutral.

Victoria Cedeno, brand specialist at Zinus, shares her thoughts on how to make a neutral bedroom scheme come to life.

“Soft furnishings, tactile fabrics and colourful accents are the perfect way to inject personality and character into the bedroom,” she says.

“If you prefer neutrals, stick to earthy neutrals, and natural materials such as wood, jute and linen.

When it comes to accessorising, she suggests adding open shelving for decorative items. “Show off your favourite pieces,” says Cedeno. “Whether that’s artwork, flowers or photo frames – things that make you happy should never be hidden away.”

A neutral colour palette can provide the perfect backdrop for statement accessories such as dramatic pendant lighting. To stay on scheme, opt for a light that doesn’t add colour but adds a wow factor either through shape or size.

We love this pendant light from John Lewis which is bang on trend for our neutral colour ideas. White, bold and organic in shape it’s the perfect partner for this brown and beige neutral bedroom idea.

One of this year’s hottest trends in interiors has been the use of slatted wood panels. With colours ranging from white through to black, they are perfect for adding character to a neutral bedroom.

Adding instant warmth, texture and detail they work well either as a full height feature wall, or even as a half-height mock headboard.

We love how this look combines chunky wools with Aztec style prints for soft furnishings then ties the scheme together with glass pendant lights that match a cushion and bedside table accessories. Who wouldn’t feel warm and cosy cocooned in these soothing shades at night.

If you love the idea of a coastal bedroom but find blue less appealing – even if it does always comes top in the best bedroom colours for a good night’s sleep – opt for sandy shades of biscuit, light caramel and cream and bring the beach to your bedroom by adding coastal inspired prints and driftwood style furniture.

If you prefer luxury boutique hotel bedroom vibes to a laidback coastal retreat, neutral shades are a great way of combining opulent details and metallics to create a bedroom design that is both calming yet glamourous at the same time.

Gold works particularly well with neutrals, adding warmth rather than the cooling effect you would get with silver. Use it to best effect in lighting and furniture detailing such as wardrobe or drawer handles.

If you prefer monochrome to magnolia, you can still create a neutral bedroom scheme by using shades of grey to soften black and white. Pick perfectly white bedlinen with a dark trim, softly upholstered headboards with button detailing and use a chalky white paint for walls and floorboards.

For an extra touch of grown-up glamour, add panelling to your walls and dress with abstract black and white artwork. It’s a grey bedroom scheme that has boutique hotel at its core, but by keeping the colour palette simple, falls into neutral territory.

Who said neutrals can’t be fun? Not us, which is why we’ve picked this cheery bedlinen as our final neutral bedroom idea.

In a laid-back scheme of creams and greige (a combination of grey and beige) it’s the perfect antidote to a bedroom that could otherwise err on the side of minimalism. This design is also reversible, giving you two looks for the price of one. And let’s face it, you’re never too old to appreciate the simple joy of dotty fabric.