If you believe that outer order leads to inner calm, choosing a bedroom design palette of uncluttered whites and creams should help your mind relax and reset. That said, an all-white palette in the wrong hue can feel cold and uninviting, while stark accessories and textiles can leave your space impersonal and bleak.
To help you get this calming aesthetic right, take inspiration from these white bedrooms, which incorporate natural fibers, bold accents, earthy textures, and subtle prints to create a space that’s restful and refined—not lifeless and dull.
Opt for Wood-Toned Accents
AE Design/Lindsay Salazar
Balance white walls and bedding with wood-toned bedside tables and a natural fiber rug. Interesting lighting—like slim, hanging pendants instead of bedside lamps, and an oversized woven ceiling fixture—makes the room’s practical elements decorative, too.
Layer Varied Textures
AE Design/Charlotte Lea
The clean lines of a platform bed and floating nightstands are mimicked in this room’s cozy white upholstered wall. Using a variety of fabrics and textures in neutral hues helps the room feel comfortable and calming.
Highlight Architectural Details
Danielle Rose Design Co./Raquel Langworthy
White-on-white molding draws the eye toward the room’s sloped ceiling, while high-contrast black windows are a crisp, elegant detail. Traditional furniture lines and thoughtful accessories—fresh flowers, a scented candle—in neutral tones are welcoming accents.
Add Subtle Shine
Danielle Rose Design Co/Raquel Langworthy
Warm gold light fixtures add an understated elegance to an all-white space. Pair them with luxe, floor-length window treatments, a muted mauve throw blanket, and a woven patterned bench to create a restful room with a hint of glamour.
Show Off the View
Hawk and Co./Chad Mellon
Have a scenic view you want to take center stage? A white backdrop is the perfect way to make the outdoors stand out. The white hue used on the walls, built-in shelving, and ceiling of this airy bedroom allows the oceanside scene to become the focal point of the space.
Install Wooden Accents
Hawk and Co/Manolo Langis
A wall of windows looking out on expansive water views serves as the inspiration for this room’s minimalist design, while soft, nubby chaises and rich textiles keep it comfortable. The wooden accents on the ceiling balance the ivory-and-cream color palette, giving it a warmer feel.
Incorporate Earth Tones
Hillary Cohen/Rebecca McAlpin Photography
All-white walls don’t mean your space has to feel cold. The inviting off-white paint color in this room is warmed up by the use of modern furniture in earth tones, like olive green, mauve, and dark blue. Low seating, velvet upholstery, and a mid-century-inspired light fixture create a stylish sitting area.
Hang a Custom Gallery
White walls serve as the perfect backdrop for a custom gallery wall in this bedroom. Deep blue lamps and a colorful pillow balance the gray-white palette, providing a neutral canvas for favorite works of art.
Ground with Dark Accents
Cream-colored walls and window trim contrast with bold black windows and sliding doors, while a gray upholstered bed frame grounds the space. Opting for neutral walls and curtains directs the focus to the sharp details of the room’s black and gray details.
Add Pops of Blue
A few bold blue accents—throw pillows, a bedspread, a single painting—add soothing color to this all-white space. The parallel lines of white-on-white ceiling panels and a square bed are balanced by a rounded ceiling pendant.
Simplify Your Space
Accent an all-white space with restful gray tones on perfectly plumped pillows and stacked-circle lamps. The monochromatic walls camouflage the inset windows for a clean and cohesive finished look.
Install Intentional Molding
Andew Bui | Designed by Amy Peltier
If you love the look of molding but don’t want your space to feel too busy, a white palette is the perfect choice. In this room, white molding makes the bare walls feel like an integral design point—not an afterthought. A gorgeous wooden barn door grounds the space.
Detail the Ceiling
Richard Powers
Paneled walls and long curtains create a snug space for a white bed frame topped with pale gray linens and purple accent pieces. But it’s the intricate ceiling installation, a three-dimensional swirl of vines and flowers, that makes the room feel custom and complete.
Let in the Light
A small bedroom feels airy and spacious with white walls and sheer curtains framing cream-colored shades on a trio of windows. The light color palette used for the bedding, lamps, and furniture keeps the space breezy and bright.
Bring in Browns
Trade cool gray accents for rich, earthy browns: Complement an all-white room with a coffee-colored blanket, woven bamboo shades, and carefully curated artwork and accessories.
Go Cool and Coastal
Getty Images
White-on-white gets a coastal makeover with whitewashed nightstands, a textured headboard, understated clay lamps, and woven baskets—the perfect spot for a good night’s sleep after a long day of swimming and sunning.
Choose Bold, Natural Hues
Shades of white also provide a soothing backdrop for bold, nature-inspired earth tones—hunter, sienna, sand, terra cotta—that balance a minimalist space with rich color and texture.
Keep the Colors Consistent
LAUREN PRESSEY
White paint and furnishings are the perfect way to make a small bedroom feel bigger. In this space, a white desk does double duty as a nightstand, while a white lamp, artwork, and pillows make the space feel streamlined without being boring.
Add Punchy Patterns
David Duncan Livingston
A peaked ceiling feels more spacious when finished with white paint and horizontal molding. The colorful bench, headboard, and matching pillows provide a playful accent.
Hang a Playful Collection
Studio Thanasis, Wills Design Associates
The white walls, ceiling, and built-in shelves in a shared attic room provide a blank canvas for a whimsical collection of sea-and-surf-inspired artwork and objects—proof that a neutral hue can be as kid-friendly as any bold or bright shade.
