Wall Art for Bedrooms
The bedroom is the most personal room in the house. It's where you start the day and where you end it — the only space that's entirely yours. The art you hang here doesn't need to impress anyone. It just needs to feel right to you.
That's what makes bedroom wall art different from every other room. The bar isn't statement or wow-factor. It's calm, comfort, and a quiet kind of beauty that holds up at 6am and 11pm.
What works in bedrooms
The mood should come first. Most people who struggle to choose bedroom art are starting with style when they should start with feeling. Ask yourself how you want the room to feel when you wake up. Energised? Dreamy? Grounded? Peaceful? That answer points directly to the right palette. Soft gradients and dusty botanicals for calm. Muted monochromes for simplicity. Warm earth tones for comfort. The bedroom is the one room where following your gut is the right strategy.
Colour should be soft, not stimulating. Bedrooms benefit from a lower visual temperature. Saturated reds and high-contrast abstracts that work brilliantly in a living room will keep your brain quietly alert in a bedroom. Stick to muted tones, pastels, and desaturated palettes — dusty pinks, sage greens, lavender, warm greys, off-whites. The Aura Collection was essentially designed for this: soft colour gradients that have depth without noise.
Scale should feel considered, not overwhelming. A single large piece above the bed is the most common and most effective approach. Aim for a piece that's roughly 50–70% of the headboard width. Above a standard UK double bed (135cm wide), that's roughly a 60–90cm wide print. Two matching pieces as a pair works beautifully too — especially for symmetrical, paired frames either side of the headboard or on the wall opposite the bed.
Recommended collections for bedrooms
- Aura Art — soft gradients and dreamlike colour that were made for the bedroom. Calming, personal, and genuinely beautiful at any hour.
- Botanical Art — the gentle shapes and natural tones of botanical prints bring an organic calm that pairs with almost any bedroom palette.
- Minimalist Art — if your bedroom is all about clean lines and simplicity, minimalist pieces add visual interest without adding noise.
Sizing for bedrooms
The primary art wall in a bedroom is almost always the one behind the bed. For a standard UK double (135cm wide), we recommend a single piece between 18×24″ and 24×30″ (46×61cm to 61×76cm), or a diptych of two 12×16″ pieces hung with a small gap. For a king (150cm+), step up to a 24×30″ or 30×40″ to fill the wall confidently. The art should feel like it belongs above the bed — not perched anxiously above it, and not so large it feels like a headboard replacement.
The 2–3 mistakes to avoid
- Going too small above the bed. A single 8×10″ print above a 135cm headboard disappears. It looks like an afterthought. Size up — the bedroom can handle it.
- Picking something you feel you should like rather than something you do. The bedroom is the one room where personal taste overrules every interior design rule. If a piece makes you feel something, that's the one.
- Forgetting the wall opposite the bed. The first thing you see when you wake up isn't usually above the headboard — it's the wall you face. A single calm, beautiful piece there can change how you start every morning.
Shop our top picks for bedrooms
Featured products: Daydreaming, Haze, Mint Dreams, Soft Balance, Lilac, Her
See also
- Wall Art for Living Rooms
- Wall Art for Bathrooms
- Minimalist Wall Art
- How to Choose Wall Art That Transforms a Room
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