1. LAVENDER HUES
We have to say - smugly - we called this color trend first. Livingetc's editor Pip Rich realised that three of the world's top designers - Brigette Romanek, Robert Stilin and Tom Dixon - had all separately mentioned lavender as their favorite bedroom color, and now it's getting even bigger.
2. WHITE TEXTURED PALETTES
Classic and timeless looks for the bedroom are back on trend with people seeking to create a sense of escape and calm amongst their busy lives. Whether you live in a country cottage or a contemporary townhouse, a white-centric palette continues to transcend seasons and eras with different textures helping to avoid a one-dimensional feel.
3. COLORFUL WINDOW SHUTTERS
Architectural features such as wooden window shutters are often something designers like to add into a scheme with a subtle approach, matching it to the walls or woodwork.
4. PANELLED WALLS
Adding architectural features into a room, especially for newer build properties, brings depth and interest helping to elevate the space. Create a bedroom reminiscent of a those in a boutique hotel, as shown here in this recent neutral bedroom by interior design studio Kitesgrove.
5. BESPOKE FITTED FURNITURE
Furnishing homes that reflect who we are personally is key to creating a timeless space that we feel connected to. Bespoke fitted furniture is a great way to implement this as shown here by Annie Sloan.
6. NATURAL MATERIALS
The awareness of how our homes have a direct correlation to our wellbeing has increased in recent years. For example, we are understanding the benefits of organic non-synthetics in more detail with a variety of studies showcasing the proven results that natural fabrics improve the depth of your sleep. This includes the mattress too so, when renovating your bedroom, consider your selections wisely and ensure natural materials are prioritised to allow for increased comfort to get a better night's sleep.
7. BROADLOOM CARPETS
With the benefits of a good night’s sleep becoming more apparent, designers are treating the bedroom as a sanctuary to ensure comfort and tranquillity is achieved through the colours and materials used. This is where current carpet trends come in.
8. WINDOW SEATS
Creating a space to relax and escape in can be a challenge but by working with existing features, instead of against them, it can help to create cohesion when designing a bedroom. Windows seats within the bedroom are becoming increasingly popular, with homeowners looking for a small spot to read a book, drink a morning coffee or to pause and reflect before the day begins.
9. STATEMENT WET AREAS
While baths in the bedroom is reminiscent of a luxury hotel, incorporating this into the home is a way in which to add a touch of indulgence. Make the most of architectural features such as bay windows and, by adding a small, raised level, it helps to make even more of a statement.
10. BOLD STRIPES
You love ‘em, or you hate ‘em. Stripes. Friend to many an interior designer - and popping up in flooring trends for 2024 too - stripes are big news in bedrooms next year. From traditional smaller-scale ticking stripes for the more reserved and traditional interior decorators, versus more striking stripes for the contemporary interiors fellows working in the industry, we’re seeing stripes being incorporated into bedroom designs in an altogether bolder and almost, dare we say, theatrical fashion.
11. SEATING AREAS
“We are increasingly being asked by clients to bring in seating to bedrooms, wherever and whenever floor-space allows,” Caz Myers says. But it’s noted that it’s being done so cleverly, and even at the smallest of scales - this goes hand in hand with the rise we're seeing in small bedroom desk ideas. “Bedroom seating creates a calm space and encourages relaxation in a room that is so often associated just as a place to sleep or study in!”
12. STATEMENT HEADBOARDS
Headboards, but like you’ve never seen them before. Rising through the ranks in ‘must have’ bedroom decor stakes for 2024 is the need - the requirement even, if you want to be termed ‘on trend’ - for an all-out headboard design. No, we’re not just talking nice upholstery or plushy finishes - that we have seen before - we’re talking all-out design effort requirement to create headboards so spectacular that it is the design element of the room.
13. BOX ROOMS ARE TURNING BACK INTO BEDROOMS
“Small bedrooms can often be the coziest and most enticing spaces of all!” says Caz Myers. An increasingly popular bedroom trend is not to try and make these necessarily feel larger (fighting physics) but instead to go darker or stronger with color and decorating choices.
14. NEUTRAL COLOR SCHEMES
Wellness, as you might already be aware, is an increasingly hot topic in the interior design sector. Not only are people asking and expecting more considered design (organic, sustainably sourced materials, and lower or minimum impact shipping, local makers or production where possible, and, a requirement for an artisan or handmade production method too) but we’re also all looking for design that is going to increase our quality of life at home.