Bohemian Décor: The COMPLETE guide for your entire home.

Decorating your home is incredibly important for you to feel comfortable in your space, relaxed, and to recharge your batteries.

The impact of interior decoration on our health is often underestimated. A decor that reflects your personality will positively influence your life, making you happier, more optimistic, and reducing your stress. There's also nothing quite like returning home or inviting friends over when you are proud of your decor.

The bohemian style showcases various colours, textures, and materials within a room, creating a warm, artistic, and free-spirited atmosphere in your home.

In this guide, we will present in detail, with illustrations, the bohemian decoration style room by room.

1. Bohemian Bedroom Decoration

Your bedroom is the most intimate part of your home and the space where you can really let loose with your decorating. Having a bedroom styled to your taste is not just about aesthetics; it can directly improve your sleep and reduce your stress. Feeling good in your bedroom is essential for a restful sleep and staying energised throughout the day.

Wall Decoration for Your Bedroom

There are several ways to enhance your bedroom in a bohemian style. Let’s start with the headboard. Consider an artistic or ethnic headboard instead of a simple wooden or padded one. Bohemian tapestries are a trendy way to achieve an ultimate boho look. Hanging wall tapestries is incredibly easy and will instantly transform your bedroom. Use bohemian, tribal, ethnic tapestries, or those with mandala prints for a unique style. Aside from tapestries, you can simply decorate your walls with artificial plants, a bohemian painting, or a famous dreamcatcher to create sweet nights and wonderful dreams.

Take inspiration from the decor below, featuring a mandala tapestry and a dreamcatcher.

Bohemian Bed, Cushions, and Bedspread Decoration

For your bed, simply combine an ethnic bedspread with bohemian-style cushions to create a perfect boho chic look. You can opt for a more understated bedspread in beige with vibrant tribal-style cushions. Or go bold with an ultra-colourful ethnic bedspread paired with simpler beige cushions with borders to soften the look.

2. Bohemian Lounge Decoration

Just like your bedroom, you don’t need a lot of accessories and boho elements to create a bohemian lounge. A few pieces are enough to make a welcoming lounge, with an artistic vibe that invites you to travel. Discover with us how to transform your lounge into a uniquely bohemian chic space.

The Bohemian Rug is the Foundation of Your Boho Lounge

If you want to create a hippie chic atmosphere in your lounge, the rug is undoubtedly the most important piece. The style of your rug sets the room’s tone immediately. It’s simple; choose a beautiful bohemian rug or an ethnic design, and you’ve completed 50% of the work towards achieving a boho look in your lounge. Check out these stunning rugs for inspiration in choosing your own.

Here is a collection of bohemian rugs in muted colours for a more minimalistic bohemian look leaning towards Scandinavian style.

Some examples of boho chic interiors with subtle bohemian rugs. This creates a relaxing and minimalistic atmosphere while still evoking bohemian culture.

Now let’s take a look at some examples of more colourful bohemian rugs. This style leans more towards hippie chic. Below are some colourful patterns you can look for in your rug.

This is what it looks like in a real setting. A beautiful colourful rug combined with other bohemian elements for a look that invites travel and relaxation.

At Boho Via, while we love the subtle bohemian look, we adore the more colourful styles even more. If you're interested, you'll find a great selection of quality bohemian rugs on our site.

Accessories for a Successful Bohemian Couch

If you're thinking of buying a new couch, then natural fabric couches are perfect for a successful bohemian look. However, it's not necessary to buy a new one. A simple beige couch cover or a few bohemian cushions will do the trick. We love cushions because they are economical and instantly change the vibe of your couch. Take a look at these bohemian couches for inspiration on how they’re decorated.

A Bohemian Coffee Table Near the Couch

Opt for a coffee table made from natural colours and materials. A wooden coffee table is perfect for enhancing the bohemian atmosphere of your lounge. Alternatively, you can simply add a linen or cork cloth on top to create an immediate hippie chic look for your coffee table. Check out our ideas for your coffee table.

Let’s Not Forget Bohemian Wall Decor

The final touch for your lounge is the wall decorations. No need to repaint completely; you can simply add a few bohemian elements to complete your lounge's look. Decorative accessories, such as an ethnic wall basket or a bohemian painting, will do perfectly. As with your coffee table, choose natural accessories. For instance, cork decorations are very trendy.

3. Bohemian Bathroom

To achieve a boho-style bathroom, don't hesitate to use plants (real or artificial), natural fabrics (cotton, linen), and colourful ethnic-style shower curtains.

For a touch of nature, use plants that require a lot of water in your bathroom. The room's natural humidity will help the plants thrive and create a natural, authentic, and bohemian feel in your bathroom.

Combine the plants with colourful ethnic or tribal-style curtains and a bohemian bath mat, and you're all set. You’ll easily have a bathroom with a unique bohemian chic atmosphere with a nature vibe that will make you want to stay in the shower all morning.

4. Bohemian Kitchen

A bohemian kitchen evokes a sense of relaxation and encourages you to get creative with very artistic decor. The vibe of a boho chic kitchen is full of character and personality, promoting warmth and freedom.

This type of design involves personalising the space with a mix of colours that can be surprising, featuring unusual textures and other elements.

The bohemian culture is inherently free-spirited and uninhibited, sending a message that you can go with the flow and let your heart and instincts guide you without fear.

Decorating your kitchen will help you enjoy cooking and innovate with bold and delicious flavour combinations. A bohemian-style kitchen can easily become the heart of your home. Here are some examples to inspire you and provide ideas for your bohemian kitchen.

5. The Difference Between Bohemian and Bohemian Chic Styles

You have probably heard the term bohemian chic, but we’ve noticed that many people don’t know the difference between traditional bohemian style and bohemian chic style. While they have similarities, they remain distinct.

To keep it brief, the bohemian style originates from the 1970s hippie culture, which is why you might sometimes hear the term hippie chic rather than bohemian. The bohemian style is made up of natural elements and is very colourful. In your home, bohemian style is represented by a multitude of colours, textures, and materials, creating that bohemian vibe reminiscent of travel and giving a artistic side to the space.

The bohemian chic style, on the other hand, is a fusion of Scandinavian and bohemian styles. Chic decor is much more minimalistic, with softer and lighter colours (modern Scandinavian look) combined with colourful bohemian decor elements or more natural materials that contrast and add intensity to the space.

See the difference for yourself, on the left is traditional bohemian style, on the right is bohemian chic style blending modern style with boho.