Master Bedroom Country Bedroom Decor

23 modern country bedrooms with style ideas to steal

Be inspired to create a bedroom you want to wake up to.

Jul 06, 2021 3:45am

In the past, a country bedroom may have spelled out floral curtains, patchwork quilts, gingham upholstery and a whole lot of yellow and blue. Thankfully, in the past few years, this clichéd approach to country style has been dialled down in favour of a more textural, subtle alternative.

Styling a modern country bedroom is all about layering natural fabrics, such as linen, cotton and wool to create a relaxing, cocooning space. Sure, you can add floral motifs, but use them sparingly. Fresh foliage and cut flowers are always a welcome addition, as are throw rugs, pendant lights and softly draped curtains.

Here are 23 modern country bedrooms that will inspire you to create a bedroom you'll love to wake up to.

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A cool colour palette flows throughout this modern farmhouse in Victoria's Macedon Ranges. In the bedroom, colour is introduced by way of the bedhead, which was custom-designed by Amy Spargo of Maine House Interiors. "I thought this fabric had beautiful country colours and I wanted to base the interior around that - I'm not a pink girl, and have four boys to think of!" says homeowner Clare.

Photo: Lisa Cohen / Styling: Tess Newman-Morris

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A deep colour scheme may not be for everyone, but Kerry and Peter Johnson knew speckled concrete flooring and dark hues were right for their dream home just outside of Boorowa, NSW. Living on a 900-hectare farm means they needed a home that could handle the dust and mud that comes with country life. The pair designed and built the bed frame and Kerry even created the lamp herself. For similar bedding, try the Tumeric 100% flax linen duvet cover from Bed Threads.

Photo: Abbie Melle

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"We are quite simple people who don't have anything all that luxurious, but we really enjoy having things around us with a story and meaning," says Harriet Birrell, who lives in a secluded 40-square-metre corrugated iron and weatherboard tiny house on Victoria's South Coast. Her bedroom has just enough space for a bed, but the open-plan design and large window prevent the space from feeling cramped. Hemp bed linen from Good Studios.

Photo: Nikole Ramsay

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Lachie Morrison and partner Anise Boulot are the fifth-generation to live at Woolbrook Homestead near Geelong. "Each time someone's got a new idea about something, they slowly go around and do renovations," says Lachie, who recently put his own stamp on the property. In this bedroom, a gold chandelier accentuates the building's high ceilings while a pair of vintage leather armchairs create a cosy reading nook.

Photo: Marnie Hawson / Styling: Belle Hemming Bright

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Belinda Satterwaite of Tomolly Carcoar has decorated her renovated cottage guesthouse in her signature rustic, elegant style and the bedrooms are no exception. An old crate has been repurposed into a sturdy bedside table, while foraged foliage adds interest.

Photo: Abbie Melle

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When building her dream family home in Gerringong on the NSW South Coast, Jackie Kennard wanted to create something that felt like "it had been there for 100 years." Her love of French-inspired interiors carries through to the bedroom, where a chandelier from Moss Nest hangs over a Domayne bed. The walls are painted in Nettle from Porter's Paints.

Photo: Brigid Arnott

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This bedroom in a converted steam train carriage is compact yet glamorous. Who says you need a large room to accommodate a chandelier? But this bedroom also serves as a reminder of this carriage's past life. During renovations, the owners pulled up a panel in the floor and discovered a linkage mechanism (the part that joins the carriages together). "We oiled it, covered it with safety glass. It's now a feature - you can walk over it in the master bedroom," says owner Fleur.

Photo: Marnie Hawson

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Hand sewn bed linen adorns the master bedroom at Black Barn Farm. An antique dresser acts as a reminder that a bedroom is a place for self-care as well as rest and relaxation.

Photo: Marnie Hawson

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The walls of this fourth-generation family farmhouse are clad in Wunderlich, a decorative panelling made from pressed metal. The pressed tin design adds subtle texture to the bedroom, which is also enlivened by a red blind and patchwork quilt.

Photo: Lisa Cohen

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Nothing adds a touch of drama quite like a canopy. This one, in a cottage in Nashua, NSW was designed by Mary Durack and constructed by Hans Welding Works in Ipswich.

Photo: Marnie Hawson

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Olive branches that surround Pincally Station near Broken Hill have found a new purpose as bedroom décor. Indoor greenery is one of the most effective ways to transform a room. Bookworms take note: hanging pendant lights (these ones are from Mud Australia will free up your bedside tables for all the books your heart desires!

Photo: Michael Wee

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A Tudor-style mansion called for a heritage-sensitive update, which is exactly what homeowner and television presenter Bridget McIntyre achieved at her holiday home in the Yarra Valley. A neutral colour palette provides a base for Bridget's favourite throws and rugs to shine.

Photo: Lisa Cohen

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From ballroom to bedroom, the master suite at Mylora homestead is a lesson in everyday elegance. The deeply stained floorboards from Woodstock Resources were salvaged from a railway in Paris. The bedlinen is from Sheridan.

Photo: Lisa Cohen

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Striped wallpaper is a bold statement, but in this bedroom the look has been softened with a classic upholstered bedhead. Freshly picked dahlias that grow around this recycled brick home fill a vintage urn atop a bedside table.

Photo: Mark Roper

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This cleverly-designed bedroom in a renovated coastal home features a nib-wall that doubles not only as a bedhead but as a storage nook, too! Even the dormer window, which could have been an awkward feature to style, has been transformed into a light-filled study space.

Photo: Brigid Arnott

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The hero of this bedroom at Edwina Bartholomew's farm cottage in the Blue Mountains is an artwork by Vayu. The eye is drawn to this area, as the rest of the bedroom has been styled with a pared-back and subdued colour palette.

Photo: Marnie Hawson

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Rich navy bed linen connects this bedroom to the view of Lake Conjola beyond. In this newly built modern barn house, virtually every room enjoys views of the lake. The bed frame is a cult favourite from IKEA, while the bed linen is from Cultiver.

Photo: Brigid Arnott

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Style maven and owner of homewares store Tomolly converted an old flour mill into a home. The master bedroom, which sits on a mezzanine level, has been decorated simply to allow the ironbark mortice-and-tenon beams to be the hero feature.

Photo: Mark Roper

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Two front bedrooms were combined to create a grand master suite at this Southern Highlands cottage with a glass rear extension. Peonies fill a jug on the bedside table, which sits beneath a suspended pendant lamp.

Photo: Brigid Arnott

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Sandy Palmer knows the power of paint. She does run a paint supply store Paint Me White after all. Her holiday home, a classic Queenslander in Bundaberg was given a fresh coat of white paint which instantly modernised the space. In the master bedroom, she gave a bed frame from Tallebugera and gave it a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey.

Photo: Kara Rosenlund

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Styling a bedsit has never looked so good. This modern bush home has transformed its open plan into a distinctive feature. A blue curtain creates zones without depriving the dining room and kitchen of natural light.

Photo: Maree Homer

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