Decorating Inspiration for Your Master Bedroom
Your master bedroom should be your sanctuary – a cosy space where you can relax and unwind at the end of the day, and gently ease into the next. Whether you’re tucked under the covers with your favourite book, or waking up to the golden morning light, this room offers the perfect blank canvas to express your creativity and curate a space that feels beautifully lived-in and truly yours.
If you’re dreaming of creating a restorative space that brings comfort and calm from morning to night, check out our master bedroom decorating ideas using the best bedroom fabrics from Vanessa Arbuthnott’s timeless collection below.
Start with the centrepiece of the room: the bed
At the heart of any master bedroom lies the bed, so it makes sense to begin your decorating journey here. Add a beautiful canopy or headboard to make the bed a comfortable and stylish focal point. Even if it’s just a simple linen-draped frame, a canopy creates a comforting cocoon-like feel, perfect for rooms with high ceilings. Alternatively, a statement headboard can help to define the space. Simply choose a shape (sculptural, rounded, or classic rectangular) and personalise it with a beautiful patterned or textured fabric.
Fabrics in muted colour palettes can be perfect for canopies or headboards. If you’re looking for something a little bolder, check out our graphic Artists’ Collection designs, or explore the vibrant botanicals of our Wild Garden Collection.
Beautiful bedding details
One of the best ways to create a luxurious bedroom interior design scheme is through thoughtful layering. Begin with a softly gathering valance in one of our Plain Linens or Simple Ticking Detail fabrics to add a sense of subtle sophistication and conceal the base of the bedroom.
Next, you’ll need to think about your quilt and bed linens. They’re essential for warmth, but also add to the story of your master bedroom. Our made to measure quilts are available in a wide range of prints, filled with a luxurious wadding to make them cosy and warm. We even offer different edging options such as bordered, frilled all-round, and piped edging, to make your quilt truly one-of-a-kind.
Add character in every corner with cushions
Whether scattered across the bed or perched on a reading chair by the window, cushions bring personality and softness to all areas of the bedroom. Mix different shapes, sizes, and styles together for an effortless look that has gently evolved over time. We love combining round or rectangular bolsters with square scatter cushions, all dressed in different designs. You could even include a few with frills, bows, or contract piping for added visual interest.
Our luxury made to measure cushions are sewn by hand in a local Cotswold workshop and filled with luxury feather pads. Some of our bestselling cushion fabrics include our nostalgic Botanical Collection and our delicate Wildflower Collection.
Dress your windows with style
Curtains and blinds are an important bedroom feature that help to set the tone for the room. Large bedrooms often benefit from soft billowing curtains in a pretty fabric like Cow Parsley to create movement and texture.
Smaller bedrooms might be better suited to Roman blinds, as they require less fabric than curtains. Soft, structured prints like Little Fern work beautifully as Roman blinds in bedrooms.
If you’re struggling to choose the perfect window treatment, why not include both? Layering a blackout blind with floaty linen curtains will allow you to adjust the amount of natural light that enters the room.
Soothing and soulful soft furnishings
Moving beyond beds and windows, think about the smaller moments where fabric can play its part. For example, you could use your left-over curtain fabric to create a coordinating upholstered bench or stool at the foot of your bed. Or you could bring an old armchair or dressing table back to life with a subtle patterned fabric, such as May Blossom in Pigeon and Charcoal or Dandelion Trellis in Cranberry and Stone.
Explore Vanessa Arbuthnott’s best bedroom fabrics
Looking to give your master bedroom a facelift? Whether you’re planning a full bedroom makeover or simply adding a few handmade touches, Vanessa’s beautiful fabrics can help you transform your space into a truly restful and restorative retreat. From delicate florals and bold stripes to timeless ticking details and soft plain linens, we’re proud to house some of the best bedroom fabrics in both traditional and contemporary styles.
Browse our full fabric collection for more cosy bedroom fabric ideas and styling inspiration.
We sell fabrics exclusively designed by Vanessa Arbuthnott, along side small, bespoke collection of Made to Measure items which includes curtains, blinds, sofas, footstools, chairs, headboards, and quilts, all handmade specially for you by master crafts people.
