If you’re looking to redecorate your bedroom, but you’re wrestling between vintage charm and modern ease, get ready to fall in love with the trending Grandmillennial style. Achieving a grandmillennial bedroom is easier than you think! Transforming your bedroom into a Grandmillennial paradise involves blending classic, vintage-inspired decor with modern elements. Here are ten easy steps to achieve this stylish makeover:
1. Choose a Color Palette
The starting point for any bedroom makeover is to consider the colour palette. For a grandmillennial style bedroom, you’ll want soft, nostalgic colors like pastel pinks, blues, greens, and creamy whites. Add floral or toile patterns for wallpaper or accent pieces, as seen above. Choose one main colour to feature in every aspect – this’ll really tie everything together (no matter how many patterns you have!)
2. Incorporate Vintage Furniture
You cannot have grandmillennial style without vintage furniture. Vintage furniture is made with the details that provide the characteristic charm of grandmillennial style. The great news is that vintage furniture can be cheaply sourced from thrift stores, making it super affordable for your bedroom makeover! Keep an eye out for classic wooden dressers, canopy beds, and upholstered headboards with tufted details. The more quaint, the better!
3. Add Floral Patterns
Grandmillennial charm can be achieved through the use of florals. Integrate floral patterns through wallpaper, bedding, curtains, or throw pillows. It’s better to stick to traditional florals or chintz designs, otherwise you’ll miss the grandmillennial boat completely! The floral wallpaper in the above picture brings this bedroom to life, giving it a chic, cosy feel in a way that a single colour could never achieve.
4. Layer with Textiles
A grandmillennial bedroom is all about the details, and layering with different textiles is an affordable way to enforce this in your bedroom. Using a variety of textiles, such as lace, crochet, and embroidered fabrics will give your bedroom that quaint, grandmillennial feel. Layer quilts, throw blankets, and decorative pillows for a cozy, eclectic look.
5. Install Elegant Lighting
Lighting is so crucial when decorating your home – it can make or break the style you are going for. For grandmillennial style, go for vintage-inspired lighting fixtures like chandeliers, brass lamps, or sconces. Soft, warm lighting will create a welcoming ambiance. The lamp in the picture above has a fabric shade, which provides that cosy, lived in feel that is so classic of grandmillennial style.
6. Decorate with Antiques
The great thing about grandmillennial style is that all those eclectic knick knacks you find in junk shops are in! As long as you don’t over-do it and if they all tie together in some way, you’ll achieve that grandmillennial look for your bedroom. Display antique accessories like porcelain figurines, vintage clocks, or framed botanical prints. Note how everything in the above picture is colour co-ordinated – grandmillennial style is all about organized chaos (otherwise it just looks messy!)
7. Incorporate Natural Elements
Natural elements like wooden furniture, floors, pot plants and fresh flowers will bring your grandmillennial bedroom to life. Floral arrangements in vintage vases or ceramic pots will add colour and vibrancy, and make your bedroom such a cheerful place!
8. Use Classic Rugs
A rug is not only super practical, but can inject a lot of grandmillennial charm into your bedroom. Lay down Persian or Oriental rugs with intricate patterns and rich colors. These rugs can add warmth and a sense of history to the room, and if they pick up the colours already used on your walls and bedding, they can really tie everything together.
9. Add Vintage Art and Mirrors
The vintage look can also be achieved through paintings, prints, or ornate mirrors on the walls. Look for gold or wooden frames with intricate detailing. Again, don’t bother about buying these things new – you’ll find the best made pieces if you hunt for them in junk shops.
10. Personalize with Sentimental Items
Don’t decorate your bedroom without injecting your personality and story into it. Incorporate personal items that evoke nostalgia, such as family photos, old books, or handmade crafts. These touches make the space uniquely yours, and the great thing is that they will be a crucial part of adding grandmillennial flair to your boudoir.
5 Tips to Tie it all Together
It requires a bit of consideration to tie everything together in a grandmillennial bedroom, with different patterns, colours and textiles going on. This is where the modern component of grandmillennial style shines. It provides a restraining hand, ensuring you do not go overboard with patterns and colours so that your space can look charming instead of bamboozling.
Here are five styling tips to help create a unified and harmonious space:
1. Choose one colour to tie everything together
Select one main colour and stick to it throughout the room. Use varying shades of your chosen colour for walls, bedding, furniture, and accessories. This consistency in color helps to tie all the elements together and create a harmonious look.
2. Arrange furniture in a way that creates balance and flow
Symmetrical arrangements often work well, such as matching nightstands on either side of the bed or balanced seating areas. Ensure pathways are clear and that furniture pieces complement each other in size and style.
3. Ensure the textiles compliment each other
While you can use a variety of textiles to add depth and interest, ensure that they coordinate. Bedding, curtains, rugs, and throw pillows can have complementary patterns and textures, all featuring your chosen colour in some capacity. Mix and match solids, prints, and textures within your color scheme for a rich, layered look.
4. Choose decor and accessories that match your overall theme
Select items with similar finishes, materials, or styles, and that showcase your chosen colour. Having a consistent colour for all these little items will ensure it all ties together and doesn’t look too busy.
5. Make sure the lighting goes
Ensure that your lighting fixtures complement each other and the overall design of the room. If you want to mix different types of lighting, such as ambient, task, and accent lighting, keep the style consistent. For instance, use matching bedside lamps and a chandelier or pendant light that aligns with your bedroom’s aesthetic.
