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Blue Bedroom Wall Art

Blue bedroom wall art is an easy way to make a bedroom feel calm and restful. Blue is the most relaxing colour you can hang over a bed, from soft sky tones to deep, cosy navy... read more


The shade sets the mood. Lighter sky and powder blues keep a room airy, while navy and indigo feel grounding after dark. Pair blue with cream, grey, pale wood, and a little brass to keep it inviting.

Scroll down for the full styling guide, including how to size art over the headboard and which subjects keep a bedroom calm.

Styling guide

Designing a blue bedroom

Blue is the most restful colour you can build a bedroom around, which is why it turns up over more beds than any other. The work is picking the right shade for the light and keeping the room calm. Get that right and one piece sets the whole mood.

Navy#1b2a4aDeep and restful
Royal#1f3a93Rich focal blue
Sky#a9cbe0Soft and calming
Slate#5b7a99Muted everyday blue

Lean into calm blues

Blue is the most restful colour you can put in a bedroom, which is why it shows up there more than anywhere else. Softer sky and powder blues feel airy and help a room wind down, while deep navy and indigo read as cosy and grounding after dark. Royal and cobalt sit in between for a richer look. Compare tones in the full blue wall art range, or navy for the calmest deep blues.

Hang it over the headboard

Above the bed is the natural home for blue bedroom wall art. Centre one larger piece, or hang a pair to match the width of the bed, with the bottom edge about 8 to 10 inches above the headboard. A dresser or reading nook is the next-best wall. Browse everything made for the bedroom.

Calm blues suit a bedroom best. An ocean scene or a soft figure sets a restful tone over the bed.

Keep it restful

A bedroom is for winding down, so favour calm scenes and fewer, larger pieces over a busy gallery. Ocean and sky scenes, soft abstracts, and quiet animal portraits all suit the room. Pair blue with cream, grey, pale wood, and a little brass to keep it inviting rather than cold. Blue also layers well with earth tones for a softer scheme.

Pick a calming subject

Calm water, a soft floral, an abstract, or a single animal in blue all work over a bed. Avoid anything too busy or high-contrast directly above where you sleep. For more options, see the wider coastal range or the deep navy blue edit.

Mix a deeper blue with a lighter one, or keep to one calm piece above the headboard.

Where to hang it in a bedroom

Hang blue bedroom art over the headboard, centred and roughly the width of the bed, with the bottom edge about 8 to 10 inches above it. A dresser or reading nook is the next-best wall.
TipIn a bedroom, the calmest blue you like usually wins. One restful piece over the bed beats a busy, high-contrast wall.

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