Any bachelor leaving their parent’s home and moving into their first flat or house has to strike a delicate decorating balance. You don’t want your bachelor bedroom to look like a child’s or teenager’s room, nor do you want it to look like the sleeping quarters of a 50-year-old lawyer.
So, what should a bedroom for a bachelor look like? The answer is largely dependent upon who you are as a person, but we think you’ll find our list of bachelor bedroom ideas to be both inspirational and refreshing!
Bachelor Bedroom Ideas for All Types of Men:
1. Modern Studio Flat
This bedroom has a minimal aesthetic that many guys love, but with a splash of color that keeps the bedroom from looking too much like a parking garage. Take your inspiration from this room- keep your furniture minimal and maximize open space.
However, don’t forget to give it some color- otherwise, you’ll risk having a bedroom that is dreadfully boring, not minimalistic! The yellow accents and brick wall in the room do the trick.
2. Scandinavian Simplicity
This bedroom owes a lot to the Scandinavian design and decorating movements that dominated the area over the last few decades. Marked by neutral colors, warm textures, and a plentiful helping of natural light, this bedroom is at once simple and luxurious.
Fortunately, though, it reflects little of the excessive “luxury” bedroom design that men typically hate. If you’re a guy who likes the finer things but doesn’t want their bedroom to look like a Victorian mansion, use this room as inspiration!
3. Blue + Raised Platform
While you may not be able to afford the luxury high-rise flat at this point in your working career, this bedroom still has a lot to teach us about simplicity and style. It keeps things as light and airy as possible; no distracting and bulky furniture, no massive bed platform, no work/gaming desk tucked into the corner.
The result? A place that’s absolutely ideal for sleeping- free of distraction and a great spot to clear the mind.
4. Modern Comfort
The Eames Lounge chair next to the bed, combined with the soft-but-not-excessive bedding, makes this a modern bedroom masterpiece. The colors are cool but strong, blues and greys that evoke a sense of stillness and strength. If you want to design a bedroom that feels completely comfortable and not at all like it’s trying too hard, this is the way to do it.
Using high-quality furniture, cool colors, and not being afraid to show your own taste (see the lighting and accent decor) is the way to go. Also- the room includes a bright jute rug next to the bed, adding a bit of light and texture to keep things interesting.
5. Grey Is the Way
Monochrome color schemes are very popular, but they usually don’t make a great design theme for a bedroom. By sticking to greys, whites, and blacks, this bedroom succeeds in looking stylish without distracting from the real goal of a bedroom- to finally get some sleep!
It isn’t the most traditionally masculine bedroom in the world, but that might be a good thing. The types of items and colors we typically describe as masculine are, for the most part, not well-suited for bedrooms.
Think about it: would a giant screen TV in a room painted red and black really be ideal for resting? No! Leave those things for your man cave and keep your bedroom stylish and clutter-free. Even the color scheme in this bedroom is free of clutter, giving you exactly what you need to pass out after a long day of work and play.
6. Neutral Colors, Emphasis on Texture
This one is a departure from what we’ve seen so far. Up until this, the bedrooms we’ve looked at were pretty minimal and focused on making the room feel spacious and uncluttered. This room is still successful at avoiding overindulgence, but it has a wider color scheme and a larger emphasis on texture than the others.
If you are looking for a place that feels soft, warm, and inviting, this is it. The pillows and blankets are finely made and designed for ultimate relaxation. The furniture and walls feel both modern and natural, giving any man a perfectly restful bedroom.
7. Male Bohemian Style
The bohemian style, with a big focus on eclectic decor and wild patterns, doesn’t appeal to most men. This bedroom has a few elements of the boho look but toned down to a more palatable level. The blue wall is this room’s most striking feature; it has a lot of style but doesn’t betray the sense of strength that we want to give off.
The decor isn’t what you might have been expecting- modern lamps and a few houseplants. But, think about it this way- if you happen to have a guest over, wouldn’t you want them to feel like they’re in a comfortable place with you? That’s exactly what this appealing, creative bedroom accomplishes- it’s manly but not so manly that it alienates others!
8. Modern Natural Feel
This bedroom might have the advantage of being in a room with a retractable glass wall that leads outside, and that’s something you might not have. In any case, pay attention to the furniture the homeowners used other than the bed.
A large area rug goes in front of the bed, creating a natural space to put soft, modern cloth chairs. The light, analogous colors and sleek yet soft furniture combine to produce a bedroom feel that is comfortable and sophisticated at once!
9. Industrial-Style Bachelor Bedroom
There’s nothing quite as simple or functional as grabbing a few wooden pallets and using them as a bed platform. They’re sturdy, stylish, and completely minimalistic. Most guys don’t have the time or energy to do hardcore interior design for their room, but they still need something that’s nice, comfortable, and inviting.
The pallets keep the bed low to the ground, which is especially helpful if you have a small bedroom. It creates a lot of open air, helping the room feel larger.
10. Brown and Blue
These two colors are always welcome in a masculine bedroom design. The brown, you’ll find in the dark wooden furniture that tones down the light wall and bedding colors a bit. Blue is another color that adds a sense of cool and calm without betraying the sense of strength that we all try to keep around us. It’s not overdone, nor is it under-done. It seems as though, with this bedroom, the person who designed it thought long and hard about how to make it feel simple without also feeling haphazard. It’s a good lesson for all guys to follow- you don’t want to make your bachelor bedroom look like a museum, but you don’t want it to look like an accident, either.
11. Eastern Influences
There’s something undeniably relaxing about an eastern-inspired bedroom, something tranquil and zen-like, that impacts the feeling of peace and serenity. Since the bedroom is a place to relax and doze off into a peaceful sleep, the clean lines, ample space, and clutterless features of this Asian-inspired bedroom decor really is one to consider.