Blue Bedrooms From Top Designers and HGTV Stars

From navy and cerulean to aqua and cobalt, blue is available in endless variations to complement all interior design styles. Whether searching for a deep-and-moody shade to create a dramatic jewel-box effect in your boudoir or seeking a soft, ethereal tone to promote a quiet mind — we’ve got you covered. Check out our favorite blue hues, plus learn how to enhance them in your space with complementary accent colors and metal finishes.

Take a page from Egypt Sherrod’s book and coat your primary bedroom walls with lake blue. The warm mid-toned blue looks stunning when paired with white oak floors, as seen here, and honey-stained wood furnishings or woven rattan accents. In this winning Rock the Block design, lake blue provides a rich backdrop for crisp-white bedding, cream fixtures and coral linens in this suite for a contemporary bohemian result.

The only thing more comforting than your worn-to-perfection blue jeans is the color of the denim itself. Denim blue is a light-to-mid-toned blue with a subtle warmth that plays well with brass or nickel finishes. When applied to walls and ceiling in a large room, denim blue creates a cozy feeling without closing in the space too much. This primary suite that Alison Victoria and her team designed on Battle on the Beach features a textural denim wallcovering that pairs seamlessly with ivory, white and navy accessories for a subtle coastal appeal.

If creating a serene and soothing environment isn’t your top priority, might we suggest this showier option? Cobalt blue packs a punch with pure pigment and turns heads in modern and traditional bedrooms alike. Go bold and coat the walls in this dramatic blue, or use it in smaller doses in an otherwise black-and-white design for equally eye-catching results. Accessorize with chrome hardware for a sleek, tonal look; up the contrast with brass fixtures.

Dreaming of making a Grecian escape? Save money on airfare and bring the Aegean Sea to your bedroom with the help of this warm, muted teal hue. HGTV’s Battle on the Beach’s Alison Victoria wielded the ocean-inspired hue to create a custom focal wall in this contemporary primary suite. She played off Aegean blue’s brown undertones and pulled warm accents through woven side tables, linen-wrapped table lamps and a matching tufted headboard.

Add steel blue to your TBS (to be swatched) list if you’re on the hunt for a hue that’s moody, modern and a smidge masculine for your bedroom. The deep, smoky gray-blue pairs well with white, soft gray and other cool-toned blue accent colors, like navy. We recommend outfitting your steely blue boudoir like designer Brian Patrick Flynn did with chrome or black fixtures for a harmonious effect.

Barely-there blue is the perfect stepping-stone shade for those eager to paint their white walls but nervous about going too bold. Applying this soft, subtle wash of color lends walls an ethereal quality and adds interest to spaces where plain white walls fall flat. This color consists of mainly white paint mixed with any blue tone imaginable. To that end, barely-there blue walls may lean warm or cool to suit the sun exposure and existing furnishings in your space. Follow the lead of designer Marnie Oursler's beachfront boudoir and pair the diffused blue with crisp white linens and blond wood or jute accents for a serene and timeless coastal appeal.

HGTV's Tiffany Brooks transformed this bedroom into a tranquil escape with a few coats of soft blue-gray color. The diffused hue creates a calming environment ideal for drifting to sleep. It features beige or greige undertones and stuns paired with polished nickel or oil-rubbed bronze fixtures, platinum upholstery and creamy white linens. The paint's eggshell finish washes the walls and ceiling, yielding a jewel box effect while airy white and gray textiles usher brightness into the design.

Roll a gray-blue hue onto your contemporary bedroom walls to begin and end each day in an environment that promotes calm and clarity. The cool-toned shade quiets the mind, suggesting a summer storm rolling in to offer a much-needed reprieve from an endless string of sweltering afternoons. Gray-blue walls join with a tufted white headboard and tailored white linens as a cool base for this Atlanta bedroom designed by Terracotta Design Build. A teal velvet chaise invites contrast at the base of the bed, while golden hardwood floors do the same underfoot. Brass light fixtures, an ochre quilt and gold-and-maroon accent pillows deliver a final juxtaposition to the gray-blue walls in the design.

Ethereal ice blue, like the one Mina Starsiak Hawk of Good Bones used in this renovation, never fails to create a peaceful backdrop for bedrooms, big or small. The cool-toned hue provides the same brightness as white but appears less stark against other colors, resulting in a softer, lower-contrast design. Pair this pale hue with other blues like navy and teal, or use it alongside blond, white and beige tones for a nearly neutral palette.

Move over, navy! There’s a deeper, darker and moodier blue on the block, and it’s just what you’ve been searching for to transform your contemporary bedroom into an intimate oasis. Black-blue is a bold, cool-toned color that shifts between looking more black and more blue depending on the light filtering into the space. Its chameleon quality and unparalleled depth lend it an alluring, luxurious appeal guaranteed to elevate any bedroom. We recommend carrying this carbonized blue from your walls to the ceiling for a jewel-box effect and balancing its depth with white linens and a muted area rug like the designers from Third Street Architecture did in the Victorian row house. Pro tip: This shade looks exceptional in tricky-to-apply high gloss finishes. If you love the look, splurge on a professional application to avoid staring at your painting mishaps as you try to fall asleep each night.

Follow HGTV designer Tiffany Brooks' lead and dial up the drama in your boudoir with wall-to-wall peacock blue. Despite its name, this rich blue hue relies on its depth and richness to deliver impact rather than showy pigment. This warm blue-green tone comes to life when paired with glossy wood furnishings and unlacquered brass or copper fixtures. Our advice? Make this peacock pad your blueprint (pun intended), and layer your painted walls with coordinating velvet window treatments for sumptuous and sophisticated results.

Bold tones are all the rage in this vibrant and opulent bedroom, where Erin Napier of Home Town let the elements of two abstract canvases splash out as deep blue-black wall color, lime-topped side tables and a sensuous coral velvet quilt. This sophisticated midcentury space combines color and graphic detail just beautifully.

Who says sky blue is reserved for nurseries? Take it from us and designer Brian Patrick Flynn — this soft and sweet shade delivers an enduring charm fitting kids and adults alike. This cozy guest suite features sky-blue walls that draw the eye to the stunning skylights and arched ceiling overhead. Gold and rust-orange accent pillows and artwork balance the paint’s cool undertones, granting the space a hominess and warmth to welcome guests. That said, sky blue looks equally stunning when accessorized with silvery metals and cool-toned contrasts like navy or charcoal.

Take a cue from designer Brian Patrick Flynn and go bold or go home with cerulean-stamped walls. Unlike its softer counterparts, this warm, highly pigmented blue hue creates an energetic environment that encourages jumping out of bed each morning. The high-impact hue appears at home in vibrant color palettes like this eclectic Los Angeles pad and looks equally pleasing when used as an accent color in a white-on-white room. Santorini, anyone?

Follow the lead of Home Town’s Erin Napier and create a cozy bedroom escape with a few coats of stone blue. The muted blue hue features a warm gray undertone that plays well with cool and warm furnishings. The versatile hue sets a tone for relaxation in this bedroom and provides a rich backdrop for the blond oak bed frame and white-and-blue quilt.

Whimsical and fresh, periwinkle is a distinctive shade of blue and violet. The bright, cool tone evokes serenity and peace making it an ideal option for your bedroom walls or bedding. A periwinkle and green floral motif enlivens the bedding, pillows and drapes in this romantic waterfront bedroom. Follow designer Jill Shevlin and employ the same three tones to achieve similar results in your bedroom, or play up periwinkle’s purple undertones with complementary yellow or orange accent colors.

Here, Kristina Crestin and Jonathan Knight of Farmhouse Fixer highlighted the room's architecture by painting the window trim and muntins robin's-egg blue — a color they pulled from the classic blue-and-white patterned wallpaper. Dark wood accents and furnishings add depth and texture.

Bring your coastal home aspirations into reality, starting with painting your walls this soft seafoam blue. The diffused blue-green hue is a signature shade for seaside digs, but looks just as serene and stunning when employed in a land-locked bedroom. Make this grasscloth-clad boudoir from designer Robin Gannon your muse and pair the warm blue-green shade with soft whites, sandy beige and indigo accents to achieve the same timeless appeal.

If you’re searching for a shade that’s equal parts bold and classic to outfit your bedroom walls, navy blue is for you. The ultra-dark blue, named after the British Royal Navy, gains its signature depth by mixing blue with black and sometimes purple. The color evokes feelings of stability, knowledge, security and wisdom — making this a standout blue hue for designing your haven. Do like designer Corine Maggio and pair navy with white linens and brass or gold fixtures to embrace its formal roots, or use it as an accent color for other blue hues to enjoy a softer, monochromatic look.

Erin Napier of Home Town has developed quite the reputation for deploying pastels, but in this room she went a little dark and coated the walls in a paint called calm-before-the-storm blue. “I just love a dark color in a bedroom,” she confessed. Pale trim and linens balance the blue, while a pair of paintings flanking the rear window pull in tones from the upholstered headboard and accent pillows.

You’re never too old to enjoy this fresh blue hue. Baby blue draws inspiration from the sky and symbolizes innocence, youthfulness and serenity. Plus, the pastel color is easy to mix a small amount of pure blue pigment with white. Copy designer Brian Patrick Flynn and apply the soft hue to your walls and accessorize with light furnishings to embrace baby blue’s ethereal nature. Another option: Pair the pastel blue with deeper tones like charcoal, navy or terracotta to bring sophisticated contrast to your design.

Turn to teal to bring the depth of navy blue to your boudoir but with a touch more warmth. This deep blue-green hue looks lovely with espresso or caramel-stained wood furnishings and contrasting accent colors like rust, coral or fuchsia. Coat your walls and ceiling for a cocoon effect, or take notes from this Victorian suite by designer Sarah Stacey and apply teal paint to your trim and molding to punctuate the design.

Oh là là! French blue, also called Parisian blue, is a captivating and cozy mid-toned shade often used to elevate traditional, transitional and French country designs like this room by designer Lonni Paul. The romantic tone features a warm-leaning, beige undertone, making it an impeccable match for gilt and champagne metallic accents and soft white textiles.

Make a splash in your primary or guest suite with a fresh coat of aqua-blue paint. This peppy blue-green shade is pastel inspired by shallow sea waters and serves as a mainstay in coastal design. We love how designer Brian Patrick Flynn used this energizing blue hue as a stand-in for white as it achieves the same light-and-airy look with an extra dose of personality. Pair it with navy and white for a tailored coastal look or take a tropical approach with coral and teal.