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10 Components of Rustic Bedrooms

1.  Embrace Natural Light   ( Light impact in decoration )

Because rustic design is connected to nature, it's always a good idea to have gorgeous views of the surrounding landscape. Lightweight window treatments allow natural light to filter in.

2.  Rustic & Reclaimed Wood

Given that rustic bedrooms are inspired by the outdoors, reclaimed wood makes a great starting point. Furniture should have a handmade feeling. Rustic furniture uses a variety of recycled or upcycled material that provides this look. It has no defined lines but rather resorts to the patterns of nature.

A repurposed barn door can be used as a one-of-a-kind headboard. Wood is not limited to furniture – twigs and branches can also be used to provide a natural and organic feel to space.

Wooden textures and stone are necessary for creating a rustic feel within your home. From exposed wooden beams and warm wood-colored floors, it provides a warm and inviting feel to the bedroom.

To give your home a more modern rustic style, use wide wood planks on the bedroom floor. The simple and solid appearance of large plank floors provides an automatic foundation for decorating your bedroom in a rustic style.

3.  Use Calming Colors

The color palette in a rustic bedroom is predictably natural and leans towards neutral. When it comes to colors, you want to be sure to channel nature. Think gorgeous earth tones, the color of wood, natural greens, and warm creams.

“The interior should feel clean and not dark. Warm, saturated tones create a warmer feel, while cool grey tones make for a more Nordic feel. Pull the colors from the surroundings, such as grass green and sky blue from the landscape. Aim for a mix of saturated and light colors that play with light and how one moves through the home."

Anything you use should be a nature-based color; natural fabrics—leather, burlap, cotton, etc.—metals, and stone are all great examples of this.

4.  Natural Materials

One of the most important components of rustic style bedrooms is the use of raw natural materials.

“The goal here is to maintain the natural elements in conjunction with symmetry and clean lines. Materials, like wood and stone, should reflect natural elements. Put a more rustic frame on a piece of modern art or mirror, add round and softer features to balance them out, opt for wood flooring with a fabulous contemporary rug atop—over-dyed, Moroccan, cowhides, etcetera. I also love a great stone fireplace. Ideas for furnishings include a refectory table coupled with modern chairs or a modern fabric with a pop of color on a more traditional occasional chair. My color palette leans toward earth tones with the occasional splash of something bright to catch your eye. For walls, go for a wallpaper that very closely resembles wood or use neutral paint colors.”

5.  Create Contrast

“In a clean setting, rustic elements gain more attention and often take a more artistic and sophisticated feel than they would in an interior that is completely rustic. For me, chandeliers are very important. I love, for example, using rustic elements to create chandeliers; they gain a very dynamic feel when paired with elements that illuminate them. I love reusing and repurposing old wood for flooring and walls. There is an authenticity to the material that can only be achieved from real use. Walls employing rustic materials are works of art in themselves. I tend to encourage my clients to refrain from hanging art on top of these feature walls since they ultimately detract from one another.” 

6.  Pile on the Layers

It’s important to add comfortable layers and textures to make a bedroom feel cozy. Mixed materials like a down-filled duvet, blankets, and knit throws, work together to create a warm and inviting bed.

A rustic home can be enhanced with a gorgeous quilt. There are a wide variety of quilts available in many different colors and patterns. Quilts never fail to support the right look and feel of a rustic bedroom. Hanging a quilt on the wall can also provide a down-home feel to space.

Woven rugs are another layer that adds warmth to a bedroom while providing the opportunity to add further color and texture. Warm-up wood or stone floors with cowhide, kilim, or jute rugs.

7.  Combine Styles

“You can create a rustic vibe in a modern room by using wood elements, such as reclaimed wood beams and stone, keeping all finishes natural, and selecting a palette that complements the natural materials. Juxtapose natural finishes with clean architectural details—wide-plank rift oak wood floors in a satin finish paired with white walls, for instance. Materials such as wood-paneled walls, field stones, black iron, brick, or a blackened wood finish (there’s a charring process that gives the wood age and character with a modern aesthetic) on either a paneled ceiling or walls create an unexpected punch. Some of our favorite types of furniture for this look are live-edge dining tables and petrified wood pieces with textured fabric on upholstery.”

8.  Organic Textures

Organic textures can instantly make a space feel calm and relaxing as they connect us with nature and the outdoors. From wood and natural stone to woven baskets, plants, and natural fibers. As for textiles avoid anything with a sheen and lean towards fabrics such as jute or leather.

9.  Large, Nature-Inspired Details

Rustic style favors the masculine side of décor. Small scale and feminine pieces feel out of place in a rustic bedroom. Opt for nature-inspired details and large-scale bedroom furniture.

10.  Wrought metals

Metal doorknobs and handles compliment exposed wood beams. Metals can be incorporated in chandeliers, lamps, and trimming on the edges of furniture.

Three French x-back counter stools sit at a wood countertop placed atop a blue wooden island lit by three clear glass globe mini pendants. A white shiplap wall is fitted with pot and pan hooks mounted adjacent to a stainless steel refrigerator recessed beneath white shaker cabinets. White shaker cabinets are positioned on either side of a window dressed with a bamboo roman shade hung over a farmhouse sink with a polished nickel gooseneck faucet. White shaker perimeter cabinets don oil rubbed bronze pulls and a black countertop counter fitted against white beveled subway backsplash tiles