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How to create a minimalist master bedroom

5 years ago

Trying to design master bedroom not sure if wall art works well for minimalist design. Should I nix wall art in place of tall vase with some type of greenery? And is mirrors over dresser drawer a good idea? Please help... so confused. Thank you.

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  • 5 years ago

    What is in the rest of the room. I prefer real art but that looks nice and you could always hang a painting on it

  • 5 years ago

    I have a tall grey channel stitch upholstered bed and nightstands that are same as the dresser with lamps on them. An area rug underneath the bed to define the space. So do you like the look with or without the the wall art?

  • 5 years ago

    If you want a really minimalist look, remove the wall decor, vases and photos. Hang the mirrors up. Use fresh flowers seasonally.

  • 5 years ago

    We need to see the other part of the room. Do you have any artwork over the bed? If you do, I would just use the mirrors over the dressers with nothing else. If you don't have art on the other wall, use art over the dressers instead. Maybe the mirrors can be used behind your lamps on the bed side tables. The dressers look a little disconnected to me. I might move them slightly father apart, and place a simple upholstered bench between them. If you did that, you could put vertical art over the bench seat instead of the dressers.

  • 5 years ago

    Calidesigns ideas are perfecto. Love the idea of putting a bench between the dressers. And having those 2 art pieces side by side above the bench. Mirrors would be cool over each side table. But can’t say for sure without seeing.

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you everyone... I will post more pictures of master bedroom Friday. If you can please revisit and give more input of room once you have a full view of master bedroom that would be good. Thanks again...

  • 5 years ago

    That’s a lot of symmetry . Have you considered pushing the 2 dressers together and hanging a piece of art? You wouldn’t need to use all the vases shown.



  • 5 years ago

    Thank you...ratherbesewing. Never thought about it, I purchase two dresses because I wanted the separation of my husband and mine dresser... kind of like our separate vanities in our master bathroom. But it definitely something to think about.

  • 5 years ago

    If you push the dressers together, try hanging one mirror over them to cover the switch plate covers. Or, as suggested, one large piece of art. And then use the mirrors behind the bedside tables, as suggested.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I agree with @ptreckel Push the two dressers together and lose the long, narrow wall art. Then hang a large, modern painting with colors that work with your dresser and bed/bedding. Use a simple museum-style frame.

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you Sabrina for your input ... should I lose the mirrors as well or incorporate them somewhere else in the room. I’m trying to create a minimalist master bedroom.

  • 5 years ago

    The dressers are beautiful but at the moment the space is reading more as emptyish unsettled space rather than intentional minimalism.


    while I don’t think that tall art piece works, I do see why you wanted to use it to cover those junction box plates. What about a tall leaning mirror instead:




    Also, to make it look more considered while keeping it minimal, what about a half height paint accent:



  • 5 years ago

    The wall art is too busy for minimalist, IMO, and conflicts with the headboard.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I would push dressers together and get round oversized mirror above.

  • 5 years ago

    Hello, here are the additional photos of master bedroom for those who ask to see more of the room. I have also decided to take the ideas of many to push dressers together. I’m including a photo of what that looks like as well. Any idea what kind of wall art/mirror to hang over dressers now that they are together. Please keep in mind that I’m trying to create a minimalist design. Last photo is to show rug underneath bed. Thank you.

  • 5 years ago

    Everything is symmetrical. You might try and hang one piece of large, abstract (think black and white or tonal with either a thin black frame or stretched canvas) offset above the dressers. Just so that it covers the switch plate covers. Minimal pillows on the bed. And at most a simple blanket in gray tones at the foot of the bed. Perhaps a modern, more sleek ceiling fan with light above the bed. In brushed nickel, with modern blades.

  • 5 years ago

    Ptreckel what do you think about the two gold frame mirrors in first picture should I nix these as well?

  • 5 years ago

    Not necessarily. Have you tried them behind the two night stands as was suggested? Or are they too large? Or...perhaps place the one mirror over your dressers. But I would try it off center. That way, you can place something organic, perhaps a plant, on the right side of the dresser. Minimalist doesn’t necessarily mean symmetrical, or sterile. Your room needs some “life” to it. A beautiful, sculptural pot (black or white ceramic) with a striking plant in it would add that, I think. I am sure others will suggest other items. But try to use what you have...

  • 5 years ago

    Whatever you hang there, use caution when penetrating the wall- those junction boxes suggest live wiring in that area.

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you so much ptreckel that really help. I have such a hard time trying to figure out what work or don’t.

  • 5 years ago

    Mirror off-center to cover wall plates. Something organic (wood, basket, plant) opposite the mirror

  • 5 years ago

    Thanks Beth... what size mirror?

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you... yardbones I will .

  • 5 years ago

    Not a mirror because you've got a blank wall on the other side. I'd look for one large piece of horizontal art, framed very simply, just shorter than the 2 dressers together. Look for neutral colors with some type horizontal line so you keep the serene and minimalist vibe.

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    After seeing your headboard and lamps, I'd leave it as is, without the round mirrors.

  • 5 years ago

    Calidesign... so no mirror over dressers or nightstands, just one large piece of art over dresser. I will be painting the wall dark grey the bed is on. See photo attached.

  • 5 years ago

    How large of a mirror or painting for over the dressers?

  • 5 years ago

    Hello... how large of a mirror or painting over dressers?

  • 5 years ago

    Minimalist. Forget the art and go with plants. Buy a mixed size of planters to fill the space


  • 5 years ago

    Just a few inches less wide than the length of the dressers for the size of the artwork. Please don't paint your headboard wall dark gray. You will lose the contrast and texture of your beautiful headboard.