Designers share how to elevate this hue.
Though purple was once the color most closely associated with royalty, it has become a much more controversial shade in our modern era. Those who love the moody hue tend to really adore it, and those who dislike it really despise it. However, any design lover knows you can't write off an entire color—there's always a way to make it work. In interior design, purple brings a sense of serenity, luxury, and sophistication to a space, making it the perfect hue to use in a bedroom. If you're wanting to incorporate the hue into your personal space, whether as an accent or in a full color-drenching, then you're going to want to look through these purple bedroom ideas for inspiration.
Purple can be a very commanding color, one that's able to overwhelm a space. And while maximalists might actively seek out purple's bold statement, there are other ways to play with it if you're a bit more hesitant. From painting the trim of your room in a lavender to using a mauve bedspread and pillows, you'll find that incorporating purple into your sleep space will make it feel so luxurious and elegant, as well as relaxing. Keep scrolling to find 16 purple bedroom ideas straight from designers.
This gorgeous primary suite by French & French Interiors uses a deep, reddish purple to balance out the neutral tones of the room. The color isn't at all overpowering, but it adds a relaxing anchor to this stunning bedroom.
Designer Palmer Weiss was going for a “men’s haberdashery” vibe with the patterns displayed in this primary suite, but she added mauve accents and “a stereotypically feminine palette” to balance it out. The mauve throw blanket and matching pillows give this bedroom an enviable warmth.
The team at OAD Interiors chose a nature-inspired wallcovering for this bedroom, pairing a deep shade of purple with a dark green and brighter cream. The wood details from the bed frame and nightstand emphasize this decision. Nature doesn't always have to be bright blues and greens—the purple layer in the wallcovering proves that.
Since purple is a cool-toned color, it's important to add warm details to your bedroom so it still feels welcoming and cozy. In this child's room, designer Amy Knerr painted the entire space in Benjamin Moore's Muskoka Dusk, then installed gold hardware for a touch of shine and warmth.
The whimsical, butterfly-wing wallpaper that Rasheeda Gray installed in the guest suite for our 2023 Whole Home takes on a celestial, zen-like feel with its violet and raspberry hues. Choosing a wallpaper like this ensures your space remains carefree and dreamy.
Designer Mark D. Sikes played with plenty of patterns in this bright bedroom, using the solid purple headboard to anchor the space. However, take a closer look, and you'll see the purple piping on the lampshade and touches of the hue in the wallpaper. The devil's in the details, as they say.
A color-drenched room doesn't have to only incorporate one shade of your desired hue, in this case purple. Designer Kristin Kong layered multiple shades in this primary bedroom, playing with different textures to add dimension to the space.
With too many neutrals in a space, it's easy for larger room details to get lost in the sea of whites and creams—so designer Celerie Kemble chose a bedspread with a wavy purple border to help anchor the bed in the space. It's bright, eye catching, and makes the bedroom more visually interesting.
In this teen's bedroom, designer Fawn Galli went with an upholstered trundle bed covered in a cheeky patterned fabric. This piece is playful and fun, as is the Egg Pod replica.
Add a splash of purple to your bedroom by only painting the wainscoting. Designer Tal Schori of GRT Architects chose a vibrant shade of purple for this design detail, giving this purple bedroom a moodier vibe.
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Designer Krsnaa Mehta painted a deep purple accent wall in this primary bedroom, choosing a white tone for the other walls and ceiling, along with other jewel-toned accents in the decor. This creates a much richer feel to the bedroom.
If you can't find the perfect piece to go in your purple bedroom, make it custom. In this girl's room, designer Garrow Kedigian wrapped a flea-market settee in a purple toile Schumacher fabric, embracing the daughter's favorite color with a piece that'll easily grow with her.
If you really want a cool-toned space, pair purple and gray together when you're coming up with your bedroom's color palette. Designers Celerie Kemble and Lindsey Herod chose a silver-gray wallpaper with a lilac canopy and darker headboard for this bedroom, creating a bright, cool effect.
Plenty of purple bedrooms are swathed in deeper shades for a more moody and elegant vibe, but pastels are the way to go if you're wanting something more playful. In this bedroom by MA Allen, the designer chose multiple shades of lighter purple and paired them with bright light green to create a fun bedroom in Easter hues.
From the wallpaper to the rug, there are pops of purple everywhere in this patterned bedroom. Designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard highlighted the deep shade in the wallpaper, choosing a matching hue with the throw pillow and bringing in bright colors in the rug.
Designer Nick Olsen chose a more neutral tone for the wallpaper so that he could showcase intense color-blocking with the furniture, from the fuchsia bed frame to the blue-and-purple seat at the end of the bed. These larger pieces truly stand out thanks to their boldness.
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