Bedroom Home Projects

Amazingly, no walls were painted in this cheerful refresh.

Moving into a new home means that you get to start fresh with decor, and that’s doubly true when you’re working within a builder-grade home that offers mostly blank slates. For Amy Wadsworth (804 Sycamore), one of those blank slate spaces was her teenage daughter’s bedroom — a white room with beige carpet and lots of potential.“My daughter is 14 and wanted a more mature bedroom design that reflected her style,” Amy says.

They're renter-friendly, too.

It went from dark to dreamy in just three weeks.

This renter got tired of staring at a plain wall, so she DIYed it beautiful.

It's hard to be stylish and practical, but this bedroom is both.

The before paint color? Meh. The after? Marvelous.

It's hard to believe it's still the same space.

A highlight: the new DIY headboard, made for just $53.

It's still only just 280 square feet, but feels so much bigger.

Let visions of these relaxing bedroom redos dance through your head.

It's a fresh look, but still feels cozy and lived-in.

Repainting existing furniture helped keep the budget low on this pretty bedroom redo.

It features a couple smart DIYs, too.

Featuring an IKEA hack changing table!

DIYing this whole project helped keep it low-cost and high-style.

Sometimes it takes a little creativity—and a whole lot of work—to bring back the charming factor you know that an older home once had.

Let this brave transformation inspire you.

You'll want to steal the wallpaper for yourself.

A few small tweaks take turn this bedroom from childish to chic.

Once you see this redo, you'll be looking at every nook and cranny in your home in a new light.

This project instantly brightens up the dark room.

Spoiler: That green carpet is the first thing to go.

This project took only a few hours.

This redo will inspire you to refresh your space without spending a dollar.

It only took a few smart changes to totally change this space.

With a bedroom like this, it would be hard to ever leave.

The budget even includes totally new floors—bye, brown carpet!

You could copy this look for any room of your home.

This goes far beyond shiplap.

This space is just as beautiful as it is functional.

You'll want to steal ideas for your own bedroom.

Short on space and lack a headboard? Pegboard, our favorite kitchen and workshop workhorse, may just be the solution you’ve been looking for. Carmel from Our Fifth House transforms her boy’s bedroom from bland to brilliant with a Union Jack paint job and inexpensive material.Carmel’s 8 year old son needed some easy access storage, so when she planned to DIY a headboard, pegboard won.

Bed: Excelsior II with BJX Mattress Top Manufacturer: Hastens Retail Price: $13,350 I just received a new bed to test for October, so it’s time to weigh in on the bed I tested for the whole month of September — the Hastens. My nutshell review: awesome bed, awesomely expensive. I LOVE this bed for two reasons: 1. I sink into it wonderfully and sleep really well and 2. it has zero smells or textures that are toxic or off-putting. Ten beds to go.

This room is proof that a little architectural character goes a long way.

Everywhere you turn there's a different element to love.

This story will inspire you to incorporate your own family history into your decor.

The "after" looks like a magical garden.

This renter left no detail undone.

Something old, something new, something gifted, and a couple things green.

Spoiler: The pink carpet goes.

No, we didn't forget any zeros in that total.

Three cheers for clever uses of boring things!

Bye, mauve carpet!

So much of this redo uses things that were already in the room—the ultimate budget hack.

The bedroom should be a haven, a place that makes you feel peaceful and happy when you land there at the end of your day. If that’s not the case for you right now, check out these bedroom makeovers and let them inspire you to make your own changes! 1. Kristen’s bedroom evolved over time, and transformed three times since she started working with interior designer, Lindye Galloway. Kristen was frustrated with the layout of her bedroom and was ready to leave the dorm room style behind.

This budget bedroom has some super smart ideas.

There was a lot of pretty stuff hiding under all that beige paint!

Honestly? I'd live in this nursery.

Sometimes your favorites from an old space just don't translate to the new one—furniture looks out of place, or colors have a different feel in the different lighting.

This project has seriously impressive results.

The after is SERIOUSLY dreamy.

This budget makeover is full of smart tricks.

The after is seriously chic, but still colorful and fun.

The after is curl-up cozy.

The whole bedroom's stunning, but just wait until you see the floors.

Vintage furniture and DIY molding give this bedroom that certain "je ne sais quoi."

This bedroom perfectly blends practicality and fun.

These stunners will have you running to the paint store on the double.

Money-saving and seriously stylish? Sign us up.

These bedroom redos are snooze-worthy, in the best way possible.

Renovation by: Heather and Mike Location: Phoenix, Arizona We are Phoenix, Arizona natives that have never left our little neighborhood of Arcadia. Born and raised in such a gorgeous and historical area of the city, we decided to buy the perfect ranch-style home (in serious need of some TLC!) in our citrus-filled area of town 8 years ago. We’ve had some serious adventures in renovations, and the master suite was the last piece of the puzzle!

Renovation by: Alicia Location: Orem, Utah This project was such a drastic change and so much fun! This was months in the making – between backorders and busy summers, we were finally able to finish my friend’s master bedroom! From basic and drab to classy and chic, it was a fun and drastic reveal! When I did the first initial consult, my friend said she never really thought to decorate her master. It’s a HUGE master bedroom and had so much potential!

Makeover by: Wendi Location: Seattle, Washington The room had looked the same (horrible) for 18 years. After my divorce, I decided it was time for a change. The project was done over the course of the summer this year, with the main costs being paint and trim. Though I did not set a budget or keep track of the total, the project was relatively inexpensive.

I get obsessed with things I see on Pinterest, and this padded headboard (okay, the whole place) is one of my recent fixations. I like the modern, streamlined look of it— but that it’s also more relaxed than a lot of the tufted, nailhead DIY headboards I see all the time.

This will be the bedroom that convinces you to paint your walls mustard yellow (seriously).

Deep navy paint is MOODY—in a good way.

The new bedroom and bathroom are a little fresh, a little funky, a lot stylish.

Neutral colors and minimalist style? We're relaxed just LOOKING at this bedroom refresh.

This guest bedroom has tons of charm (and your new favorite IKEA hack).

Talk about a budget upgrade!

When Georgia natives Sarah and Ryan moved into their two-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, they knew they wanted to give the bare white walls a custom treatment. Inspiration struck as Sarah was browsing—where else?—Reddit.