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07 January –
Rounding up all the stying guides and inspiration you need to create a bedroom that feels designer.
Everything You Need To Know About Bedroom Styling
Contents
- Ten Primary Bedrooms We Love
- Tour the Earth-Toned Bedroom of The Summit Estate
- Ten Bunk Rooms We Love
- How to Create a Welcoming Guest Bedroom
- Tour the McGee Home Refresh Primary Bedroom
- How to Decorate the Space Above Your Bed
- How to Style a Beautiful Bed
- How to Create a Dark Bed Palette
- Ten Kids Rooms We Love
- How to Pair Nightstands, Beds, and Dressers
- Tour the Color-Coded Bedrooms of Cabo Dos Vistas
- How to Style an Elevated Bedding Look
- How To Make A Small Bedroom Feel Designer
Rounding up all the stying guides and inspiration you need to create a bedroom, whether for yourself, a guest, or your family, that feels designer.
Having just celebrated our ten-year anniversary, we’ve created a lot of content over the past ten years that guide Studio McGee fans through every aspect of bedroom styling. Whether it be a how to for bedding looks or inspiration based off a recent design project, it’s here. Browse all the content in one place and click in for additional reading, and we hope you make your (or a guest!) bedroom a place you want to spend time in.
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Ten Primary Bedrooms We Love
The bedroom should be a space of peace and relaxation to go to at the end of the day. The home’s primary bedroom is especially important. But crafting a place of tranquility is easier said than done. Here, we’re revisiting a few of our favorite primary bedroom designs of the past to get you inspired to craft one of your own.
Visit Ten Primary Bedrooms We Love here.
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Tour the Earth-Toned Bedroom of The Summit Estate
The Summit Estate is a tribute to the natural beauty of the land that surrounds it. See how the home’s design seamlessly integrates natural elements and materials in the primary suite.
Tour the Earth-Toned Bedroom of The Summit Estate here.
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Earth-Toned Bed Styling
Branston Linen Duvet Cover
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Amelia Floral Pillow Cover
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Hanson Striped Cotton Coverlet
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Ten Bunk Rooms We Love
Studio McGee has done a few bunk rooms over the years, and the defining element of all of them have been the way their function melds with form. We’ve cracked open the archives to share a few of our favorites that are sure to house generations worth of childhood memories.
Visit Ten Bunk Rooms We Love here.
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How to Create a Welcoming Guest Bedroom
The guest bedroom is a delicate dance between function and beauty, and one we love to take on as we welcome guests into our home. Here’s how to do it in style.
View How to Create a Welcoming Guest Bedroom here.
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Tour the McGee Home Refresh Primary Bedroom
In the process of refreshing her family’s home, Shea set out to add more interest and character. Follow along as Shea shares how she styled her primary bedroom to feel more traditional and layered.
Tour the McGee Home Refresh Primary Bedroom here.
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How to Decorate the Space Above Your Bed
That above-the-bed spot is a tricky place to decorate because usually there is quite a bit of blank space to fill. Although not all beds need something hung above them, above-the-bed decor can be the perfect way to add some character and style to your bedroom design. Here are a few simple tips and tricks to decorate that space like a designer.
View How to Decorate Above Your Bed here.
For a unique and personalized touch, customize your picture frame mats. Here, we used a patterned fabric mat to create an eclectic look.
Design Tip
07
How to Style a Beautiful Bed
We’re firm believers in the idea that it’s the little things that make the most significant difference and when it comes to your bed, the place you spend the majority of your life, this couldn’t be more true.
View How to Style a Beautiful Bed here.
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How to Create a Dark Bed Palette
Swapping out your bedding is an easy and economical (tuck your winter sheets away for next year!) way to bring the much-needed warmth you’re craving come December. While we love a good pinstripe duvet and crisp, white sheets for the summertime, the wintertime has us reaching for sheets in shades of blue, browns and creams, and burgundy. To get you inspired for a bedding refresh, here are three of our favorite moody bed palettes perfect for wintertime warmth.
View How to Create a Dark Bed Palette here.
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Ten Kids Rooms We Love
Oh, to be young and carefree. Here, a few Studio McGee-designed kid’s rooms we secretly want to move into.
View Ten Kids Rooms We Love here.
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How to Pair Nightstands, Beds, and Dressers
The nightstand is a crucial part of the bedroom’s ambiance, especially since it’s often one of the first places the eye goes when you walk into the room. With the blank canvas of a nightstand surface, it can be tricky to style it with both form and function in mind, pairing it with the bed and the dresser. There are countless ways to style a nightstand, but there are a few essentials to creating a balanced and elevated look.
View How to Pair Nightstands, Beds, and Dressers here.
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Tour the Color-Coded Bedrooms of Cabo Dos Vistas
“Our client has a large family. They host and entertain, and this house will be a spot for gathering,” explains Shea of the client’s requests for Cabo Dos Vistas, our first international design project. To house the influx of friends and family who our clients hope will join them for a vacation on the sunny beaches of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, many bedrooms were to be made.
Tour the Color-Coded Bedrooms of Cabo Dos Vistas here.
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Coastal-Inspired Styling
Baroque Shell Object
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El Cotillo Beach
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Winnie Wicker Box
McGee & Co.
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How to Style an Elevated Bedding Look
Not all bedding is created equal and whether we are sourcing bedding pieces for our clients or designing products with McGee & Co., we are always considering the smallest of details. The bedding we love and use most is made to look and live well long after the first wash, from the materials to the trims that bring an elevated feeling to each layer. Here are a few things to look for when choosing your bedding pieces and curating your own look.
View How to Style an Elevated Bedding Look here.
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How To Make A Small Bedroom Feel Designer
If you’re working with a small bedroom space, it can be hard to know what to prioritize when furnishing it. Can you go without a dresser? What if a pair of nightstands won’t fit? Whether you’re designing a guest bedroom, a primary bedroom, or a kid’s bedroom, creating a space that feels like a sanctuary is possible, regardless of the room’s square footage.
View How To Make A Small Bedroom Feel Designer here.
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