Several of these rooms come from Apartment Therapy house tours, and still others are from the fabulous Sneak Peeks on Design*Sponge. They're all bedrooms full of bold statements that hang together beautifully and still seem livable.
Many of these rooms work because their bedding choices are relatively simple, in the context of their dramatic walls, artwork, and accessories. In a bedroom it's important not to go overboard with boldness, since the space should ideally feel restful (as well as sexy, functional, and so on). But if you "pick your battles" well—opting for, say, bold floor-to-ceiling drapes, but then leaving adjacent wall space open—you can create a dramatic bedroom that doesn't overwhelm.
Do you love a dramatic bedroom, too? How do you decorate with drama but keep the bedroom restful and livable?
(Images: hetta on Design*Sponge; Kendra's House Call; Jorge's Big House in a Small Frame; Joan and Johann's Mission Maisonette; Gemma Ahern on Design*Sponge; Harris's Live and Work Space; Deana Bracken's House Tour; Temo Callahan's home, via Moodboard, photographed by Paul Costello)
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i only like the 6th room
The 7th is the color scheme I'm going for in my craft room. Glad to see another example!
I could probably sleep in #3 and #6 but the remaining are just a bit too dramatic for a restful bedroom for me.
I love #2 and #5. They're dramatic but still seem restful (to me, at least.)
The first and the last are very inviting to me. They are not the most beautiful (well, the first one isn't), but it looks like a comfortable, REAL room. Something someone lives in. (And I love, love, love the stacks of books).
Why exactly do "such choices often seem unrealistic for actual homes, where actual people need actual sleep?" Dark walls create coziness for a cocoon-like feeling and heavy drapes block out street/sun light. I'm not sure how colorful bedding (as long as it's comfy) or oversized artwork (assuming it's not hung over your head or depicting nightmare-inducing images) could interfere with falling asleep in a dark room either. My bedroom is done in coordinating shades of deep purple/violet: walls, accent wallpaper, floor length silk taffeta drapes and bedding; black furniture, upholstery in cream, some art, and it is a very inviting room - even my husband likes it (and he doesn't like purple). To each his own, I guess...
It just depends on what time you like your bedroom most... Bright bedrooms look best in the morning when the sun is shining in... dark bedrooms make the room look cozy and restful at night when you're falling asleep. I think it would be harder for me to get up in the morning with darker paint colors in my room, but the dark colors might be great for someone who has a hard time falling asleep at night.
Love the first! Very real, very cozy, very functional. Also like the last, the rest I find sort of boring.
i love the side panels on in the first picture. i love how they go all the way to the roof, looks pretty handy and different
i love #4! that bookshelf is really wonderful...love the spacious feeling.
Where can I find the bookshelves in #1? I'd like to get my son something like that for Christmas.
#2 and #8 are the best looking and most applicable to the category of drama. #3 with different curtains could fit too.
how boring and counter dramatic all the others are! #1, chocolate and pastel color scheme is pretty much a formula to pseudo-style, pseudo-"cutting-edge." #5 probably needs a better picture that encompasses more of the room because, as is, looks more minimalist. as for the rest, they're wildly unimpressive if they're trying to compete in the dramatic category.