How to Make your Bedroom Romantic
There is ONE room in your house that you should be able to close the door at the end of the day, or even the middle of the day, and be able to cut out the noise of the day, whether it be work, kids or both. This room of course, is your bedroom. It should be your sanctuary. It should be the one room in your house that you can close your door and your partner and you can relax, unwind and have fun! If you don’t find your bedroom relaxing, here are 10 tips to make it your romantic sanctuary.
10 Tips to Make your Bedroom Romantic
Declutter your bedroom
Its challenging to relax and feel romantic in a room that is full of clutter. Perhaps there’s a laundry basket in the corner that needs to be folded, a stack of bills to be paid sitting on the dresser, and gasp, your briefcase or computer bag are stored in the corner of the room beside your bed. Perhaps you added an office to your bedroom during the pandemic and have been meaning to move it out of the bedroom. Now’s the time to move it out!!!
It’s difficult to feel at peace in a room that has constant reminders of unfinished chores or work that needs to be done. Take an hour or two to really purge your room of any items that don’t belong in your bedroom. Find a permanent spot for them so they don’t creep back inside when you’re in a hurry.
Removing the office and replacing it with a trendy chair for a reading nook gives a totally different vibe to your bedroom. What do you need to remove from your bedroom to create romance?
The focus should be on the bed
When you’re designing a space, the first rule of thumb is to focus on the focal point of the room. This will set the pace for the rest of your room design. For some rooms, it can be an amazing view, a piece of architecture of the room like a fireplace or archway for example. It can be an amazing rug you picked up from one of your world travels or a stunning piece of artwork. However, for your bedroom, the bed needs to be the focal point of the room. It needs to be the star! It doesn’t mean you can’t have an amazing view or artwork, as another focal point, but the bed should also be a stunning focal point which conveys relaxing and retiring.
Photo: Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2026 Silhouette
Kate from Southern Home & Hospitality made their primary bedroom a stunning retreat that checks all the boxes for a romantic bedroom. Check out all her photos here to get inspired by Southern Home & Hospitality.
Whatever your design style is, boho, contemporary, southern, traditional, coastal, midcentury modern, Scandinavian, Zen, transitional, the design principle that your bed should be the focal point of your room, still holds regardless of your style and taste.
Related Read: 5 Important Tips to Consider when Decorating a Room
Add a Romantic Fireplace to Your Bedroom
Nothing spells romance in a room more than a roaring fire. Perhaps you can’t put a roaring fire in your bedroom, but perhaps you can install a gas fireplace or an electric one with a soft warm glow would work instead.
Something to consider if you have the space.
The Importance of Curtains for a Romantic Look
Curtains on your window or around your bed as a canopy, creates a soft romantic feel in the room. Curtains for your windows, softens the harsh look of windows.
Canopy beds are romantic, and creates your own getaway escape away from the to do’s of the day. Can’t fit a canopy bed in your bedroom? Create your own with this quick & easy DIY canopy bed using Ikea products.
Read: How to Create a Canopy Bed
Bedding
Bedding can make or break the look of a room. The wrong type of bedding can make a room feel like a hotel room or student housing. Some of the prepackaged bedding can also give off the wrong ambience.
Bedding needs to look and feel romantic for the homeowners. Some people like the look and feel of satin and think its very romantic, while others like cotton. Some like dark moody colors, whereas other like soft whites, creams or pinks. There is no right or wrong, but your bedding should be a fresh look, one in which you both feel comfortable, and fit into the overall design of your room.
Lighting
Glaring overhead lighting is anything BUT romantic. If you have the standard builder grade light in the middle of your bedroom, change it out for something prettier or dramatic. It should fit into your bedroom decor theme.
The lighting in your bedroom can significantly impact the mood that you are creating. Switch out builder grade overhead lights for romantic chandeliers. Put dimmer switches on your light switches so that you can control how much or how little of light you want in your room. Your bedside table lamps should also reflect the mood of the room you are wanting to create.
Paint the Room a Moody Color
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Moody bedrooms are in! Nothing creates a romantic ambience faster than a deep dark moody color. That doesn’t mean that white or lighter bedrooms cannot be romantic. With a lighter colored bedroom, you need to be mindful of adding other accessories such as curtains, bedding etc. to create that romantic vibe.
Adding Plants Decreases Stress & Increases Ambience
Indoor plants, undoubtedly enhance the appearance of a room, but studies also show that they reduce stress, boost our moods, increase creativity, and eliminate air pollutants. Adding a plant or two to the bedroom creates romantic ambience and reduces stress.
Did you know that there are indoor plants that are romantic?
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There are several indoor plants that are considered the language of love. Roses of course is the obvious first choice as the flower of love, with lavender and orchids a close second and third choice. All of these plants, which make great gifts, can do well indoors with the proper size of plant, lighting and space.
Roses, lavender and orchids are considered the top three plants that symbolize love. All plants can be grown indoors with the right conditions of course.
Read: How to Grow Lavender Indoors – Better Homes & Gardens
If you don’t have a green thumb, don’t stress, because green indoor plants that are easy to keep alive like in our cozy bedroom above, can also do the trick!
Add Ambience to your room: Candles, Rose Petals & Aromas
Add ambience to your room. Ambience can take many forms but the easiest way to add it to your room is through candles, lots of candles, rose petals on the bed, your favorite aromas and perhaps a bottle of wine.
Soft Rugs
There’s nothing cozier than stepping out of bed to a lush carpet. Adding an area carpet on a wooden floor creates a romantic vibe.
Artwork aka NO family pictures
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And last but certainly not least, NO family pictures in your room!
You want a stress free bedroom, one that doesn’t remind you of the pressures of the day. You need to remove ALL family photos from your bedroom. Pictures of relatives, in-laws, and even kids, yes! the kids. Keep your pictures about the two of you, or places that you’ve been to together, or your bucket list items or topics that interest both of you. It should be about you & the love of your life!
Need help choosing the right paint color for your bedroom?
Want a professional to help you choose your bedroom colors? You have some ideas but you’re not sure if it will go with the rest of the fixed elements in your room.
Choosing the right paint color can be stressful and trickier than you think. My Bedroom Cabinet Paint Color e-design takes into consideration your furnishings, fixed elements in your room and your home’s interior design style. With this information, I provide you with 3 different options of paint color for your bedroom.
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Hi! I’m Debi Collinson. Designer. Color Consultant & Real Estate Investor.
I conducted my first color consult at the age of 7, for my father for one of his design | build projects. I’m an Interior Designer, a Double-Certified Paint Color Expert, with advanced training in kitchens + bathrooms!
Since 2006, I have helped hundreds of clients, just like you, to style their house to make it a stunning retreat, that is functional for the family AND that they love and enjoy their home. In 2020, I moved my design business online.
I have successfully flipped 9 houses and in my spare time, lol, I’m working on house #10 … our 1950’s river house.
