The modern rustic interior style is one that is gathering in popularity fast. Is it a subconscious rebellion against cool coloured pared-back minimalist schemes that have dominated for so long? Maybe. Rustic styling is typically warm tones, cosy casual area rugs, fur textured throws and upcycled furniture, like pallet beds and beat up looking storage trunks. But we’ve seen these creep into other styles too, so what makes rustic, rustic? Well we’re here to show you how to combine rugged features with animal inspired art and lighting, stacked natural stone fireplaces and raw wood feature walls so you can feel like you’re living life out on a ranch.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Fernando Morrisoniesko  

Check out the faux antler chandelier that dominates this rustic bedroom scheme. Right from the word go you feel like the owner of this home is living a simpler, wilder life being closer to nature. Dangling a piece like this from chunky wooden beams is the ideal way to go for maximum rustic impact. The wood burning stove in the corner casts a gorgeous natural glow and allows piles of chopped wood to be used as room decoration.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Tomas Sciskala   

Here’s an example of a lighter wood covered vaulted ceiling. Despite its smoother finish it has carries the same strength of rustic style. A trio of concrete planters carry a similar tone, bringing the hue all the way down from the ceiling to floor level.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: LESINGE Julien   

This bedroom views as a home library. Books make a great addition because a rustic home should exude a feeling peace and calm.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Casa Della   

If faux antler chandeliers are not your ideal, then go for a more romantic candle chandelier.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: Joseph Mosey Architecture   

If you’re lucky enough to have a fireplace in your bedroom, then be sure to create a stacked stone masterpiece.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Source: Unique Home Stays   

In lieu of a wooden beamed ceiling, you could create a wood feature wall relatively easily.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Source: Eldorado Stone   

This rustic stone fireplace has a chunky railway sleeper as its mantel.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: Locati Architects   

Of course, rustic doesn’t have to be all rough around the edges. How about this sophisticated rustic scheme for inspiration?

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: Locati Architects   

You can inject a little rustic into a softer scheme by introducing animal art like this black and white photography or an engraved faux deer head.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Lib Team   

Woven pendant lights make a beautiful natural looking addition over bedside units.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Jose Olmedo   

This room is a great example of the upcycled furniture trend in rustic interiors. The pallet bed works perfectly in a rugged scheme, as does the distressed paint job on the wardrobe and floor-standing mirror frame. Note also how blue tones work beautifully with tan leather and copper accent pieces.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Sergey Petrov   

Rustic romance. Just imagine lying beneath that tree branch strewn with wooden hearts. A tree branch wall mirror carries the theme through.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Taner Sönmez   

Black and white tree art adorns the headboard wall here – a good alternative to animal art.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Nevi Studio   

Geometric shaped caged pendant lights and a brightly painted wooden feature wall give this bedroom a sharper look.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Kyde Architects   

Oversized cans are the bedroom pendant lights in this wood dominated scheme. Even the wall art is a slice of tree trunk. If you can’t find an exquisite piece for you wall then you could always opt for a decal or even framed art of a tree trunk.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Maksym Iuriichuk   

Warm up the floor with a casually strewn area rug.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: ONI Architects   

Concrete and wood are a harmonious mix not only in cool contemporary interior style but in rustic rooms too.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Blalank Studio   

A large trunk can add bags of character.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Room Quadro   

A rustic floor lamp makes a great bedside addition.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: LMD Studio   
Photographer: Karel Balas   

If you prefer to use your floor space for bedside tables then you can always go for a rustic wall sconce instead.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: Barasona  

Something a little different: Check out this suspended bed idea!

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Denis Bespalov   

A contemporary rustic bedroom style is another way to go. You can achieve this by throwing in a splash of unexpected colour, a modern radiator or light fixture alongside rustic wall treatments.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Boom Project   

This stone feature wall behind the headboard has its texture shown of beautifully by the glow from around the mirror and the Oda lamps.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: VAE  

4 poster beds look glorious in this type of setting.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Jenya Lykasova   

A rocking chair makes an ideal finishing touch.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Viz People   

Did you ever think that you could have a rustic minimalist bedroom? Well, you can!

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Maksym Iuriichuk   

A modern rustic bedroom combines the simplicity of minimalism and the warmth of raw wood.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: Paulina Arcklin   

A natural throw is enough to add a little of the right flavour to a stark bed; team this with wooden bedsides and you’re good to go. if you’d like to see more of this style then check out this rustic cottage.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: Antonio Martins   

When it comes to uber rustic beds, chunky and worn-in wins.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Koj Design   

A Persian style rug melds well.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Angelina Alekseeva   

A swing chair looks sweet in a window (imagine looking down over your cattle for maximum effect).

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Shireen Abbas   

Tapestry style fabric is a good way of bringing in a sophisticated colour palette.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Nguyễn Thanh Tùng   

You wouldn’t typically think of melding a monochrome scheme with a rustic one but the result is fresh and stunning.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: Lyubimova Kate   

Swing arm wall lamps complement this style well.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Visualizer: leqb  

You don’t need a huge sweeping master bedroom to enjoy this look either, these ideas can be translated to a small rustic bedroom too.

Rustic Bedrooms: Guide And Inspiration For Designing Them
Designer: Capital Building   

You can even smooth off every surface to create a super chic rustic bedroom. Try combining influences to see what you come up with; which two styles would you meld?

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