Scandinavian design for your cozy bedroom.

Features of Scandi interior

In order to better understand the style and assess compatibility with your preferences, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with its characteristic features.

• Natural materials are used for finishing and furnishing the interior. The most common are wood, linen and cotton.
• Neutral colors are the hallmark of the Scandinavian style. Mainly white, gray and beige colors, as well as their shades, prevail.
• Furniture should mainly have functional qualities and have simple shapes and straight lines. Simplicity and functionality are the main criteria.
• Space and large windows that let in the maximum possible amount of natural light into the room are welcomed in the design. But since we are furnishing a bedroom, it is important not to forget about curtains.
• Pay special attention to the decor and details in the design. The Scandinavian interior welcomes the manifestation of individuality. It is important that everything looks harmonious, but not boring. Use laconic posters with black and white photographs, pillows with natural or geometric patterns. And soft knitted blankets or rugs will add coziness to the bedroom.
• Also, to give the interior a lively atmosphere, plants are used – preferably live ones, but if you do not have much time, then dried flowers will do.

Color scheme

Most Scandinavian interiors use light colors and their shades, although sometimes there are options with dark details (which is rather rare). Neutral colors will help to emphasize the advantages of the interior, hide unnecessary details and even visually enlarge a small bedroom.

The most common option is white. This color can be used as the main design or act as a background for accent details in rich green, blue or red tones. Snow-white finishing in combination with black or gray elements will contrast especially favorably. A white bedroom will look spacious even with a small area, and coziness can be easily added with a blanket or pillows in natural tones.

The photo shows the design of a bedroom in Scandinavian style with white trim.

A room in neutral colors looks very elegant. Use soft blue, muted mint, brown or beige tones. In a word, this style loves everything that nature has given us, but a little lighter. In order for the room not to lose its airy look, I do not recommend placing bulky furniture and curtains in it.

A truly interesting design can be created in a gray bedroom. It is used mainly for decorating walls or textiles. Various furniture elements against such a background will look much more expressive and brighter.

To accentuate and emphasize the architectural features of the room, black, anthracite, charcoal, cobalt or dark blue tones are suitable. If you find this option boring, I recommend adding indoor plants with large green leaves to the bedroom – the Scandinavian interior will sparkle with new colors.

In the photo, the Scandinavian style in the bedroom perfectly plays up the small area due to the gray design and glass partition.

Repair and decoration

For decoration in the Scandinavian style, natural materials with high aesthetic qualities are preferred. Wood and simple shapes are your best friends in the decoration of the Scandi bedroom. In extreme cases, imitation will do, but then try to choose a high enough quality. Do not forget about the environmental friendliness of the materials, after all, this is a bedroom and you will spend a lot of time there.

Walls

For walls, the most popular solution is simple monochromatic painting. The surface is sometimes decorated with stencil inscriptions.

But wallpaper is also used for walls in the bedroom. True, they can be decorated with a small natural print or laconic geometric patterns in the form of diamonds or zigzags. Canvases with a repeating pattern will create a stylish accent in the room. It is allowed to use natural compositions on wallpaper as an accent wall or headboard.

The photo shows a bedroom with pale pink wallpaper with bird patterns as an accent wall.

In a Scandinavian bedroom, the wall behind the bed is often decorated with white brick, wood panels or natural photo wallpaper. This way you can liven up your bedroom interior.

Ceiling

Mostly, the ceiling surface is simply painted in pure white. Some interiors in the Scandinavian style allow light gray paint. A more modern solution for this style is considered to be a suspended or suspended plasterboard structure with a velvety matte effect.

The photo shows an example of how the Scandinavian style in the bedroom demonstrates the excellent taste of the owner of a private house. Look how the stretch ceiling, decorated with wooden beams, levels out the ceiling slope.

Floor

Wood is usually chosen for the flooring in the bedroom. It is appropriate to use laminate, cork flooring, wooden parquet or natural boards with a natural texture as materials. In order to achieve good thermal insulation in the room and simply add coziness to it, the floor can be decorated with a smooth short-pile carpet or skin.

Doors and windows

The Scandinavian style welcomes large window openings with panoramic glazing. The frames are made of wood with a distinct texture or painted white.

The doors in the bedroom are also made of solid wood and painted the same color as the walls. But if you wish, you can leave the natural texture of the wood. The canvases are elegant and laconic in shape, equipped with white or metal fittings, which can have an artificial aging effect.

Choosing Lighting

To create soft, diffused lighting in the bedroom, you can choose geometric designer lamps with LED bulbs.

Wall sconces or floor lamps, which play two functions at once – decor and functionality, will perfectly complement the Scandinavian setting. Garlands with small lanterns will decorate the wall behind the headboard in an original way.

The photo shows a small bedroom with a ceiling lamp made of a wicker lampshade, which perfectly conveys the Scandinavian mood.

Lighting fixtures are mainly made of frosted or transparent glass, and chandeliers and lamps are equipped with shades with a fabric edging that perfectly transmits the flow of light.

Furniture

The Scandinavian interior uses a minimum number of furniture items that do not overload or take up free space in the bedroom. Hidden storage systems are welcome. The fronts of the cabinets are usually made either in a single color (white, gray or any other neutral color) or wood-like.

You can also use furniture as an accent, then, for example, a wardrobe can be replaced with an open hanger, and bedside tables – with small tables, shelves or stools.

A standard set for a bedroom will be a comfortable and laconic bed, a wardrobe and a chest of drawers with strict forms. Natural wood species such as birch or pine are used in the manufacture of furniture. To preserve the original texture, the surface of the products is covered with colorless paints and varnishes. The upholstery of armchairs, chairs or sofas should not stand out from the overall style, so it is made of cotton, linen and other natural fabrics.

The photo shows white furniture in the interior of a bedroom in Scandinavian style.

A distinctive feature of the Scandinavian interior is modular furniture, which, thanks to its mobility, allows you to easily change the appearance of the surrounding environment.

The photo shows a bedroom with a gray matte wardrobe equipped around the head of the bed.

Decor and accessories

Despite the fact that minimalism prevails in the Scandinavian style, very bright and expressive details are used for the design. Stained glass elements or various hand-made items (for example, macrame) are suitable as original decoration, and for a more conservative and laconic interior – accessories in the form of porcelain, metal souvenirs, candles, retro paintings and photographs with server spaces.

Indoor plants, potted flowers, decorative trees in floor planters and vases with dried flowers will look harmonious in a Scandinavian bedroom with a natural atmosphere.

The photo shows decorative textile design of a Scandinavian bedroom.

Textile decor in the Scandinavian interior has a calm, discreet color scheme. The window is complemented by discreet curtains, woolen rugs are laid on the floor, and the bed is decorated with air pillows and a knitted blanket. Bed linen with interesting ethnic patterns, a colorful bright bedspread or a fur skin will instantly transform the environment and add authenticity to the style.

I would like to say separately about the use of posters in the interior. This is a favorite way for Scandinavians to make their home unique and cozy. Calm natural compositions, black-and-white photographs in frames or a herbarium of local plants and flowers are suitable for the bedroom.

In addition to translucent curtains made of lightweight fabric, Roman, roller blinds or blinds will fit organically into the Scandinavian style, giving the room a lighter look, but will be able to fully protect the bedroom from light.

Design ideas

Look at stylish options for beautiful design in the interior of an apartment and house.

Design nuances of a small bedroom

Due to the prevailing light palette, the Scandinavian style fits perfectly into a small bedroom.

A small space is decorated with functional furniture and simple decor in minimal quantities. To visually enlarge the room, large mirrors in modest frames or a light wardrobe with a glossy facade are suitable, which will give the bedroom additional light and space.

The photo shows the design of a narrow bedroom in Scandinavian style.

To prevent a monochrome small bedroom from looking boring and sterile, you can install wooden furniture or lay contrasting rugs. Use stylish posters to decorate your walls – they can really liven up the decor.

How to decorate a bedroom-living room?

The Nordic style is often chosen for decorating a studio apartment, where the bedroom and living room are in the same room.

The design of the room is carried out in light colors with a minimum number of accessories. In the bedroom-living room, fabric screens, transparent partitions or through-shelves are installed for zoning.

The photo shows a Scandinavian studio apartment with a metal partition and glass inserts, which harmoniously separates the sleeping area from the sitting area.

In the bedroom-living room you can equip a modern electric fireplace, which will perfectly complement the style with its warmth. This module will not only fill the Scandinavian interior with unique coziness, but will also act as a zoning element.

The photo shows a Scandinavian design of a living room with a sleeping area in a niche.

Examples of bedroom design in a wooden house

Natural wood finishes give the bedroom even more comfort and atmosphere. In a country house, the ceilings and massive ceiling beams can act as decor. A real fireplace finished with brick or a cast-iron stove will bring warm notes to the room.

Attic bedroom

In the attic room, in which almost all the free space is hidden by the sloping ceiling, the Scandinavian style will be especially appropriate due to its minimalism and skillful play with accents.

This design will acquire a truly natural and harmonious look, due to the wooden beams on the ceiling and the flooring, which has a natural shade. With the option of having several windows in the roof, the attic bedroom will be filled with plenty of light.

The photo shows the interior of a bedroom on the attic floor.

A light, unpretentious and easy to execute Scandi interior can harmoniously complement a bedroom of any size. Use my advice and create the interior of your dreams, in which it will be pleasant to fall asleep and wake up.