Bedtime story

Let your personal style really shine through with inspiration from these gorgeous schemes

30 PURE AND BRIGHT

White on white creates a serene scene in this loft bedroom. Different textures, such as the panelled ceiling, slubby throw and opaque chandelier, keep the look interesting.

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Paint the walls, ceiling and floor in the same shade, but choose carefully as brilliant white can appear cold and grey. Little Greene’s Shirting has a subtle warmth. See The White Company for bedlinen – the Savoy collection, from £25 for a pillowcase, has a subtle grey detail. For a statement pendant, try the Aurora Vita Eos Feather, from £59, Graham and Green.

31 SOFT INDUSTRIAL

The black wall contrasts stylishly with the natural stone in this bedroom. Wire pendants replace bedside lamps and layers of perfectly crumpled linen in neutral tones make the bed look inviting. A metal bar on the wall is a modern alternative to a traditional picture rail.

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Railings by Farrow & Ball, £22 for 750ml, is a soft black that’s perfect for bedroom walls. Layer up different earthy shades of linen sheets, available from £95 each at The Linen Works, finishing with a blush quilt, from £150, Cox & Cox. Go industrial with the lighting – the wire pendant light is £39.95 from lampandlight.co.uk – hang one either side of the bed. Finish off with Gesso stars, £60 for three, Cox & Cox.

33 TEEN CHOICE

White-painted furniture, jewel-bright cushions and polka dot paper brighten up a black scheme.

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Have a custom-made mural printed at Mr Perswall, from £30 a sq metre. Linnea black linen fabric, £19.99 a metre from Ada & Ina, makes great curtains.

32 CHALET CHIC

Wooden-clad walls are back in favour and panelling one wall behind the bed creates a stunning feature. The natural wood tones and the linen curtains are perfectly accented by black and lime green accessories.

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Use real wood to panel an entire wall or fake it with a wood-effect mural printed to size from Surface View. Next’s Barkley bed has a contemporary square shape and comes in a dark charcoal shade, from £325 for a double. Add a mix of lime and black geometric cushions, for instance the Lohko and Octant designs, £40 each from Scion. For colour block bedding try Jasper Conran’s Maddox range, from £46.40 for a set, Debenhams.

34 ROSY GLOW

Blossom pink shades combine with greys and geometrics and a luxuriously buttoned bed.

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Go for Button & Sprung’s Foxtail bed in Thunder, £675 for a double. Contrast it with a throw such as the Pebble quilt in Rose, £195, Graham and Green.

35 OPPOSITES ATTRACT

Crimson and turquoise is a bold combination. It works in this scheme because all the colour is centred on the bed with its fake wall, and the rest of the room is painted white. The clever cantilevered bed appears to float, giving the illusion of additional floor space, and the built-in buttoned headboard has a handy storage shelf.

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Fired Earth’s South Bank paint, £39.50 for 2.5L, creates a bright backdrop on the false wall behind the bed. Make your own unique headboard with the Manhattan Mix and Match, from £155, the Headboard Store, where you can choose from various background fabrics and contrasting buttons and piping. Original BTC’s Task wall light comes in Cherry Red, £186, Heal’s. Finally, add a quirky touch with Beach hut cushions, £25 each, John Lewis.

36 MODERN SCANDI

Making the bed the focal point with bold graphic throws and cushions draws the eye into the centre of this simple space. The tactile fabric bedhead is quirky and easy to make and together with the monochrome rug adds texture to contrast with the white walls and plain bedlinen.

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A bold red and white throw makes a feature of the bed. Try Lapuan Kankurit at Hus & Hem for a selection of stripes, patterns, plains and textures. Add detail to the white-painted floor with the Zen Hand Woven black and white rug by Fab Habitat, £46.66, wayfair.co.uk.

37 COLOUR BLOCK

Pastel-painted panels make a stunning oversized headboard. Patterned quilts and pillows have been teamed with plain linens for a relaxed look.

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Paint cut-to-size MDF in a mix of pastel shades such as Chic Shadow, Lemon Spirit, Pretty Pink and First Dawn, from £21.89 for 2.5L, Dulux. Add pattern with a John Lewis Orb duvet cover set, from £25. Ferm Living’s large wire basket makes a stylish bedside table, £72.

38 NEW BLUE

Give calming blue a fresh twist – the fractured geometric wallpaper creates real wow factor while the rest of the scheme is kept simple.

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The Axis wallpaper is £49 a roll, Scion. Loaf’s Lazy bedlinen costs from £20 for two pillowcases.

39 MARVELLOUS MURAL

A vintage flower illustration has been supersized on the wall as a striking backdrop.

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Choose a botanical image from Surface View’s archive and they’ll reproduce it to your dimensions. See Soak & Sleep for bedlinen, from £92 for a double duvet cover.