Shabby chic is a great decorating theme for a bedroom because it’s all about comfort and sweet touches. Whitewashed walls, whitewashed furniture, pastels, floral motifs, vintage accessories – all this will create a perfect soothing ambience.
What Defines Shabby Chic Style
Shabby chic style was created by Rachel Ashwell, who found beauty in flea market discoveries. It is defined by slip-covered sofas and distressed furniture, along with antique pieces, old-fashioned patterns and romantic/feminine touches. Shabby chic builds off of a white background, but there are many shades of white you can work with. Mixing brighter whites with aged whites is just fine, you can add pastels – dusty, muted and light blue, pink, sage green.
All-white shabby chic bedroom for a girl.
All-white shabby chic bedroom with ruffled textiles.
Coastal shabby chic bedroom.
French-inspired white shabby bedroom.
Greyish shabby chic bedroom.
White shabby chic cottage style bedroom.
Serenity shabby chic bedroom with white furniture.
Pink girlish shabby chic bedroom design.
White and grey shabby chic bedroom with a crystal chandelier.
Giving Something Old A New Life
The great benefit of the shabby chic style is that it is recycling/reusing at it’s best! Shabby chic style adds a sense of personality and uniqueness that you can’t simply purchase from a catalogue. Instead of a new bedspread, cover your bed with one of your grandmother’s old handmade quilts. Make a couple of distressed nightstands or a beautiful sideboard. Search antique stores and flea markets for unique finds that can add personality to your bedroom!
Mint shabby chic sideboard for a bedroom.
Shabby chic bedroom with a whitewashed plank cabinet.
Shabby white magazine rack.
White distressed bedroom furniture.
Mint cabinet and a shabby patina bed.
Shabby chic bedroom with a shutters wall.
Weathered wood headboard, vintage metal bed and shabby chic textiles.
Don’t Match Pieces
Forget matching your dressers, headboard and nightstands – instead try to find antique pieces that complement each other. An old armoire, delicate side table, or an antique vanity table would all be great choices. Also, make sure you’re linens aren’t too matching. Think about complementary colors like rose and sage versus going overboard with pinks.
Pastel-colored shabby chic bedroom with a crystal chandelier.
Pastels and white shabby chic bedroom.
Shabby chic bedroom with rustic touches.
Shabby chic bedroom with a metal screen headboard.
Shabby chic bedroom with a black metal bed.
Accessorize
Place a lace doily on the nightstand alongside the bed. You can also decorate the nightstand with some old pictures in antique silver frames. Utilize iron – scour antique stores for wrought iron chairs, tables, candle holders, picture frames, even chandeliers. If the wrought iron includes decorative flowers, all the better!
Shabby chic burlap and lace textile headboard.
Crystal chandelier and a rustic wooden bench.
Closet stand as a part of room decor.