Bedroom Makeover Ideas

A clever yellow accent wall serves as a striking visual headboard.

A faux finish for the win!

An IKEA hack, materials rescued from the trash, and plenty of Goodwill shopping all help make this bedroom feel like an oasis.

A unique paint job brought out the best in this bedroom.

Low-cost updates made a huge difference in this dated, smelly bedroom.

The redo turned a "meh" sleep space into a dreamy retreat.

The teeny space just needed a little pick-me-up.

It took three years, but this redo was worth the wait.

An aunt created a brand-new, totally cute and chic bedroom for her niece that can change as her style and interests change.

A bed without a headboard can make the whole bedroom feel imbalanced, lackluster, and a bit like a temporary college-type setup, but some bedrooms definitely pull off the cool and minimalist no-headboard look. To combat feelings of incompleteness or flatness, those successful no-headboard beds are typically framed by some sort of feature wall, artwork, sconces, or statement-making end table-lamp combos.

"I was ready to call contractors and start adding square footage to our room because it felt so cramped," the homeowner says, but a few smart design changes made it so that she didn't have to.

Sometimes small changes make the biggest difference.

The project cost $200 and took advantage of an odd layout.

Woodstock-era inspiration and beautiful boho touches take this mobile bedroom from brown and drab to bright and modern.

My wanderlust inspired a whole new look for my boring white bedroom.

It's packed full of DIYs, too.

This 1935 bedroom got some of its vintage groove back.

"Waking up in the space and watching the light filter in through the large windows has become a simple pleasure that I always relish," the homeowner says.

This plain bedroom needed a revamp.

"Go for it! Have fun! It’s just paint" is officially a color month motto.

The biggest impact came from a $500 DIY.

A few small projects made a big difference.

This bedroom has style inspiration for all ages.

Not all closets are created equal. This redo swapped a cluttered one for something way more practical (and beautiful).

Some smart DIYs help this bedroom feel bright and welcoming (and fit for an adult).

This blank box had a lot of untapped potential.

It's a lot cheaper and easier than buying new.

Ditching the dark paint did a lot to help this bedroom feel bigger and more welcoming.

Room service, anyone?

It features hidden storage, vintage treasures, and more.

Wait until you see the IKEA hacked desk.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

The "after" looks like a magical garden.

This renter left no detail undone.

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

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

Three cheers for clever uses of boring things!