31 Ways To Decorate A Grey Bedroom

If you want a grey bedroom scheme but don’t want to live with dark walls, paint doors and windows instead. It has a wonderful framing effect in a room, and your eye is drawn to the view outside as soon as you walk in.

Pictured: Farrah Palm Pendant Light at Dunelm

This is a great example of how beige-toned greys can be really warming. An elegant boucle bed like this might usually be paired with a white wall, but using a limewash finish has a really warming effect. The chalky texture on limewash will soften underlying colour and create something quite cocooning.

Pictured: House Beautiful Calliope Bed at DFS

Grey can disappear like a neutral when put next to warm and richly-coloured accessories and patterns, so treat it as you would a white canvas. Your colours will stand out beautifully against a gentle putty tone like this.

Pictured: Furniture and accessories, all Habitat

‘In the bedroom grey is a particularly versatile shade – something that is especially important if you are investing in larger pieces of bedroom furniture like a bed frame or fitted furniture,’ says Megan Baker, head of design at My Fitted Bedroom. ‘From soft dove to charcoal to granite, grey provides a warming and more modern alternative to white or wood effect furniture.’

Pictured: Sophia fitted wardrobes in Pewter, My Fitted Bedroom

‘Grey is a timeless colour but there are many tones to choose from. Lighter shades offer a cooler, fresher space whereas darker greys and charcoal tones can do the opposite,’ says Victoria Walker, product manager at Hillarys. ‘Choosing the right shade also depends if you want your window covering to blend in or become a feature in the room.’

Pictured: House Beautiful Matchsticks Mono Blinds at Hillarys

Graphite grey walls, a dusky pink velvet bed and brass finishes makes for a wonderfully dramatic and sophisticated bedroom. We love the confident use of dark paint – somewhat unsurprising given the homeowner is an interior designer.

If you want some simple grey bedroom inspiration, the Scandis are hard to beat. The warming jute rug is an important element here to mitigate the cooler grey bedlinen and clean white walls, and the relaxed, undone styling is inviting rather than overly pristine.

Pictured: Bedlinen at Bed Threads

This cosy bedroom is another great example of how to use a beige-toned greige. ‘Choosing greige paint in your bedroom is a great option to create a relaxing environment to retreat to each night,’ says Sarah Lloyd, interiors and paint expert at Valspar Paint. ‘Having beige undertones in a bedroom will offer a warmer twist on a classic grey paint, while the grey elements offer something a little more modern and fresher than a classic beige would.’

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For a dramatic grey bedroom, paint panelling in deep charcoal to create a warm and cocooning feel. The striking lamp and brass details on the black metal bed set it off perfectly and add shine. Painting the picture frame in the same colour as the wall is a nice effect that makes the artwork stand out.

Top Tip: Recreate the panelled look with wallpaper. For example, try the Contemporary Wood Panel Wallpaper from I Love Wallpaper.

Pictured: Railings Modern Eggshell, Farrow & Ball