Beautiful and vibrant bohemian bedrooms designs

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The expenses can add up pretty quickly with the romantic style of modern bohemian bedroom décor as it requires a more professional approach to perfecting it as well as the use of expensive materials. But if you have your heart set on building a bedroom that’s right out of one of your dreamscapes, start small. Invest wisely in a set of bed linen, complete with the softest quilt you can get your hands on along with throws and pillows that you can’t wait to sink into after a long day. Afterall, sweet dreams are made of these key bedtime essentials.
 

Similarly, the wooden flooring has been polished to look rough and ready for a more “lived-in” look.

In a sort of go big or go home approach, smaller décor accents and fail-safe items like dreamcatchers and jute rugs can be put aside in favour of big-ticket items like the extravagant headboard pictured here, that’s been fashioned out of life-size, natural dried palm spears. A large, quirky peacock chair in rattan functions an accent piece. The distressed wood dressing table is another dramatic flourish.

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A defining feature of the boho chic aesthetic is the laidback living and lived-in look. But giving a modern bedroom a vintage, distressed look is no small commitment and it certainly doesn’t come cheap. After all, exposed brick walls and distressed wood panels all begin life as perfectly polished in most modern bedrooms. Instead, rely on upcycled furniture and found pieces. Take up DIY projects for smaller but significant pieces of décor and furniture such as a framed dressing mirrors or vintage side tables. Better yet, repurpose items found at flea markets and second hand stores. A wooden or metal trunk can be used as a side table while doubling up as extra storage for all pillows and throws too.

The faintest shade of sage green is used to paint the walls that are decorated meticulously with a gallery wall of botanical prints and photographs. Delicate metal lamps and shelves in gold add a colour contrast. More earthy tones of green are infused with crisp bed linen in teal. Plants in all shapes and sizes run wild in this urban jungle-inspired bedroom. A clever finishing touch is the woven cane pendant lamp. If you look closely, it’s also the most boho piece of décor in the bedroom.

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As the bohemian interior design trend continues to gathers steam, décor for a boho chic bedroom can be bought entirely from high street retailers. But for a one-of-a-kind bohemian style, you must get your hands dirty. A quick and easy DIY is crafting a  simple ceiling or pendant lamp – all you’ll need is a bulb with long wiring and a jute basket turned upside down. Another simple project is the makeshift headboard – hang up jute hats in different sizes above the bed or fashion an installation from pampas grass and other dried leaves, that seem to be readily available everywhere these days.
 

Most furniture markets across the country are still home to some of the finest cane and rattan craftspeople. Eager to please, you’ll find that most artisans are happy to customise pieces of furniture and décor to suit your style and sensibilities. Look out for bargains and deals on one-of-a-kind, handcrafted furniture, décor and accents at state-run emporia and seasonal handicraft markets.

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 Perfect for first-time home owners and those leasing property, a bohemian bedroom design can be cheap and chic when it’s planned well. While larger pieces of rattan and cane furniture that are hand-crafted will always be expensive, you can still support artisans and craftspeople by investing in smaller bedroom décor accents such as framed mirrors, room partitions and chic side tables that can be layered with less expensive items like macrame wall art, jute planters, burlap rugs, cane-woven baskets and more.
 

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If you’re not a world traveller just yet, manifest your future adventures by bringing home a vintage globe or frame a map of a place you hope to visit. Add colour to the bedroom by filling shelves and side tables with travel guides and coffee table books. And don’t forget to ask friends and family to send in postcards and keepsakes that can be used to accessorise small nooks and corners of the bedroom.