Best of the Week: 22 Bedrooms That Dare to Be Different
Restful and safe... or individual and expressive. Here are 22 delightful bedrooms that are the life of the party
Vanessa Walker
29 May 2019
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
As the cold descends, it’s time to retreat to our bedrooms. Most of us choose a scheme that makes our room feel like a sanctuary, and for good reason. But some of us love to ramp up the fun and festivity by making sure our room is the centre of attention.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Location: South Africa
Designer: GSquared Architects
Features: Wallpaper adds texture and dimension to this room.
Designer: GSquared Architects
Features: Wallpaper adds texture and dimension to this room.
2. Location: Arizona, USA
Features: A mud house with walls that speak volumes.
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Features: A mud house with walls that speak volumes.
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3. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Massimo Interiors
Features: Plush surfaces and rich colours.
Designer: Massimo Interiors
Features: Plush surfaces and rich colours.
4. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Lisa Burdus Interior Design
Features: A nature motif that is so consistent it makes you feel immersed.
Designer: Lisa Burdus Interior Design
Features: A nature motif that is so consistent it makes you feel immersed.
6. Location: Chicago, USA
Designer: Sarah Montgomery Design
Features: Such a beautiful arrangement of droplets on the wall hanging; it softens the dark colour of the room.
Designer: Sarah Montgomery Design
Features: Such a beautiful arrangement of droplets on the wall hanging; it softens the dark colour of the room.
7. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Massimo Interiors
Features: Hollywood Regency style that’s good enough for royalty.
Designer: Massimo Interiors
Features: Hollywood Regency style that’s good enough for royalty.
8. Location: New York, USA
Features: Graffiti made good.
Features: Graffiti made good.
9. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Balisa Design
Features: Rich gender-neutral colours that create cosiness…
Designer: Balisa Design
Features: Rich gender-neutral colours that create cosiness…
…And here’s a close-up.
10. Location: Paris, France
Designer: Agence LALM
Features: A rustic exposed-brick wall that sets off the sleek joinery.
Designer: Agence LALM
Features: A rustic exposed-brick wall that sets off the sleek joinery.
11. Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Designer: Fenster Koch
Features: A restful colour scheme and a ceiling that curls over you for complete encapsulation.
Designer: Fenster Koch
Features: A restful colour scheme and a ceiling that curls over you for complete encapsulation.
12. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Rasmus Malmstrøm/Kopenhagen Collective
Features: Because we spend a lot of time staring at the ceiling…
Designer: Rasmus Malmstrøm/Kopenhagen Collective
Features: Because we spend a lot of time staring at the ceiling…
13. Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Designer: Insight Vision
Features: An absolutely controlled colour scheme to create the room of dreams.
Designer: Insight Vision
Features: An absolutely controlled colour scheme to create the room of dreams.
14. Location: Dublin, Ireland
Features: A walk through the jungle.
Features: A walk through the jungle.
15. Location: Bengaluru, India
Features: Each surface has a story to tell.
Features: Each surface has a story to tell.
16. Location: Paris, France
Features: A four-poster bed minus the billows with a pepped-up colour scheme.
Features: A four-poster bed minus the billows with a pepped-up colour scheme.
18. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: Clashing patterns that say get up and at ’em.
Features: Clashing patterns that say get up and at ’em.
19. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: Big, bold walls and a homage to fun.
Features: Big, bold walls and a homage to fun.
20. Location: Boston, USA
Designer: Robin Gannon Interiors
Features: Pattern upon pattern upon pattern. When it’s this fun, why stop at one?
Designer: Robin Gannon Interiors
Features: Pattern upon pattern upon pattern. When it’s this fun, why stop at one?
21. Location: Mumbai, India
Designer: Da Namah Design Studio
Features: Rich colour and texture everywhere you rest your eyes.
Designer: Da Namah Design Studio
Features: Rich colour and texture everywhere you rest your eyes.
22. Location: Phoenix, USA
Designer: Mondragon Design + Build
Features: An ethereal approach to help you dream.
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Designer: Mondragon Design + Build
Features: An ethereal approach to help you dream.
Your turn
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Obviously the people who sleep in these rooms have big personalities!
Not my taste at all. I can usually fine bits that are great ideas or some harmony that ties in. You did say big and bold that it is.
These are different bedrooms and it gives me courage to do what I want too. No greige brigade in my house, and a home of distinction will be my goal.