Harley Sellers
Join our newsletter Name: Your Email Address Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Thank you for signing up to Realhomes. A firm favorite among period and modern homeowners alike, the romantic, French-inspired bedroom design is easy to achieve by following a few classic tips. Set the tone with a statement French bed – choose a vintage-style frame with sinuous curves and lavish treatment such as gilding or deep-buttoned upholstery.
For a light-filled, heavenly space opt for walls and floors in white, cream, or soft pastel shades. Finish by layering plenty of pretty textiles such as ditsy florals or silky satins, not forgetting that all-important chandelier to add sparkle... Combine toile prints and soft-hued wallpapers with bucolic scenes, with crisp white linens for a sophisticated romantic scheme.
A show-stopping antique French bed with a floral needlepoint headboard adds a pretty vintage touch to this rustic attic bedroom. Plain white walls allow the ornate antique mirrors and bed frame to shine through in this calming scheme, so don't be afraid to keep things simple in a French bedroom.
A luxurious coronet, ornate dressing table and pretty drapes give this farmhouse bedroom a quintessential French country feel. And it's a look you can create in your space too, just keep an eye out on online market places and hunt in antique shops for a coronet you could upcycle. In this French-style bedroom, walls papered with rolls of 19th-century American, hand block-printed wallpaper are balanced with an lace-edged antique bedspread in this pretty and immersive attic hideaway. This stand-out Lutece wallpaper creates a magnificent backdrop for the elegant, slightly more minimalist, rattan bed in this contemporary take on a French-inspired bedroom.
Ditsy bedding layered with floral cushions and an eiderdown (which are making such a comeback right now) give this cool grey bedroom a feminine edge. Paneled walls with raised bolection moldings are painted in a gorgeous earthy rose hue, creating a warming, pretty scheme in this French Bedroom. It still feels very feminine but is you decorate with a slightly more muted, dusky pink instead of pastel you get a more elegant aged look to the space, so give something like Farrow & Ball's (opens in new tab) Cinder Rose a try. Elegant Louis XV chairs in soft pink and an elaborately carved bed contribute to a romantic, Gallic feel, while the rose garland adds a touch of whimsy in this French-inspired bedroom.
So if you prefer a more modern bedroom don't be afraid to introduce some of those OTT French shapes into the space as a contrast. For an alternative take on the romantic look, copy this French bedroom idea and paint walls and ceilings in a dark shade, furnish with antique Japanese pieces and accessorize with flirtatious grasses and glistening metallics.
If you love dark and dramatic interiors, be sure to check out our gallery of black bedroom ideas for more inspiration. Try making a feature of characterful old walls by highlighting timber beams in pretty pastel shades, as done here in this 17th-century French bedroom. This creates a really cozy look, just top it up with a gorgeous bed canopy and later up those soft, feminine floral prints. Walls and distressed furniture in a classic cream mix with chintz textiles to capture the essence of pretty vintage style in this French bedroom. Hunt for pieces that you can upcycle as you'll save money buying furniture and accessories that need a bit of work. For the latter bring in plenty of gilt furniture and decor – mirrors, sconces, ornate bedside tables – it's an OTT look but can be toned down and work in contemporary homes too.
And again it can be scaled back and work in a modern scheme too, lots of Parisenne apartments blend this country-look with a more contemporary aesthetic it and the overall look is gorgeous. Try using blush pinks, peaches, duck egg blues, sage greens, creams and light greys.
