These bedroom ideas are going to make you want to redecorate right now! We found some of the most creative and dreamy small bedrooms out there, all lit up with fairy lights in the best ways.
Whether you love a boho look, something romantic, or a nature-inspired setup, there is something here for you. Get ready to take notes because these rooms are full of simple ideas you can actually try at home.
1. Book Page Wall With Floating Cloud Pom Poms and Candle Lit Floor
The wall behind this bed is covered in open book pages, and a colorful world map hangs right in the center of it. Fluffy white cloud pom poms hang from the ceiling at different heights, and a lit Christmas tree with warm orange lights fills the corner next to a brick wall.
The mix of the exposed red brick, golden wood floor, and warm candle glow makes this room feel like a reading nook you never want to leave. The under-bed string lights create a soft orange ring around the mattress that makes the whole floor feel like it is glowing.
Grab a pack of book pages from old paperbacks and use a glue stick to layer them across one wall behind your bed. Then hang a few cotton ball clouds from clear thread for that dreamy floating effect.
2. Blush Faux Fur and Gold Tufted Headboard With Curtain Fairy Lights
This bed has a gold tufted headboard with dark charcoal ribbed bedding, two blush pink pillows, and a chunky pink knot pillow on top. A curtain of tiny star-shaped fairy lights hangs from the ceiling to the floor on the left side of the bed, next to a white ornate vanity table holding fresh pink flowers and a white candle.
The silver metal flower wall art clustered above the headboard catches the light and draws your eye up toward the ceiling. The small blush pink faux fur rug sitting on the white carpet at the foot of the bed pulls the whole pink and gray color story together.
Try hanging a single curtain of warm fairy lights on one side of your bed instead of spreading them across the whole wall. It takes up less space and still makes the room feel lit up and romantic.
3. Green Vine and Fairy Light Canopy Frame Above All-White Bedding
This bed sits under a tall rectangle frame draped with hundreds of tiny warm white fairy lights that glow against a pale gray textured wall. Green leafy vines wrap around the top and sides of the frame, with a few larger Edison-style bulbs mixed in along the top edge.
The all-white duvet and white pillowcases let the warm light from the canopy do all the work without competing colors fighting for attention. A chunky gray knit throw is loosely draped across the middle of the bed, which adds the only texture break in the whole white palette.
Build a simple rectangle frame from wood dowels and hang it above your bed with clear hooks in the ceiling. Then wrap fairy lights and fake green vines around the frame and let a few strands drape loose for that overgrown garden look.
4. Pink Floral Duvet With Cascading Vines and Book Shelf Headboard
This bed is dressed in a white duvet covered in large pink roses and green leaves, with matching floral pillowcases in a soft blush pink. Three white shelves stacked with colorful books and small framed photos stretch across the entire wall behind the bed, acting as the headboard.
Trailing green vines hang down from the top shelves and drape over the books, with warm fairy light strands woven through them and dangling toward the pillows. White sheer curtains on both sides frame the whole setup and let soft natural light filter in from the windows.
If you have a wall of shelves behind your bed, weave a string of fairy lights through your books from one end to the other and let it drape down loosely. Then tuck the end of a small pothos or ivy vine behind a few books so it trails naturally over the shelf edge.
5. Dark Wood Pallet Bed With Teal Walls and Globe String Lights
This bed sits on a dark-stained wood pallet frame with warm globe string lights wrapped all the way around the base edge. A second strand of cool blue-white fairy lights runs along the top of the dark wood pallet headboard, and a white antler mount hangs centered above it on the deep teal wall.
The teal wall color makes the cool blue fairy lights pop in a way that warm white lights never could in this room. The shaggy cream rug tucked under the front of the pallet frame softens the whole look and keeps the dark wood from feeling too heavy.
Stack two wood pallets flat on the floor as your bed base and wrap a single strand of globe lights around the outer edge. The lights sit right at floor level and send a soft glow across the floor all night long.
6. Boho Shelf Plant Wall With Edison String Lights and Chunky Knit Throw
A long dark wood floating shelf runs above the brown upholstered headboard and holds four trailing green plants, small terracotta pots, and a few framed photos. A strand of round Edison bulb string lights hangs across the full width of the shelf, and the warm yellow glow lights up all the greenery from below.
The cream chunky cable-knit throw draped across the foot of the bed adds a thick, heavy texture that contrasts nicely against the flat linen duvet and the smooth brown pillowcases. A small round wooden side table next to the bed holds a lit white candle and a trailing pothos plant in a simple pot.
Mount one long shelf above your headboard and line it with three or four trailing plants like pothos or string of pearls. Then hang Edison bulb lights along the front edge so the bulbs glow between the hanging vines.
7. White Bed With Polaroid Photo Fairy Light Wall and Blush Lumbar Pillow
Dozens of small polaroid-style photos hang from five wavy strands of cool white fairy lights using tiny wooden clothespins, spread across the entire white wall beside the bed. The bed itself has a plain white platform frame with white bedding, a chunky bubble-knit sand-colored pillow, and a soft blush pink lumbar pillow on top.
The light wood floating shelves on the opposite wall hold a mix of books, small plants, a white star figurine, and a decorative circular rattan piece, all organized neatly against the white wall. The cool white glow of the photo light strands keeps the whole room feeling fresh and bright instead of warm and dim.
Print a batch of your favorite photos as small 4×6 prints and clip them onto a zigzag strand of fairy lights using clothespins. Space the strands unevenly across the wall so it looks scattered and natural rather than perfectly lined up in rows.
8. Pallet Bed Frame With Perimeter Fairy Lights and World Map Tapestry
This bed rests on a natural wood pallet frame stacked two pallets high, with warm white fairy lights wrapped along every outer edge so the whole base glows orange against the cream carpet. A large gray and white world map tapestry hangs flat against the yellow wall on the right side of the room, and a wooden letter A sits on the left wall near the window.
The fairy lights also run along the very top of the wall where it meets the ceiling, all the way around the room, turning the whole upper border into a glowing frame. Gray patterned bedding with a navy and tan geometric throw pillow sits on the bed, which keeps the color palette grounded against all the warm orange light.
Run a strand of warm white fairy lights along the ceiling line of one wall and let them drip down the corner onto the next wall. It takes one strand and four small adhesive hooks, and it makes the whole room feel like it is wrapped in light.
9. Globe String Light Swag Above Dark Headboard With Hanging Plants
A single strand of large round globe bulbs swoops in a loose curve from the window wall all the way across to the right side of the room, hung high up near the ceiling. Two small green plants hang in a macrame holder by the window on the left, and a few polaroid photos are pinned to the wall just below them.
The globe bulbs throw wide circles of warm yellow light across the beige walls, which makes the whole room feel like a dimly lit cafe at night. A small silver adjustable desk lamp sits on the wooden nightstand to the right, giving the space two totally different light sources that work together.
Hang one strand of globe lights in a single relaxed swoop across the longest wall in your room using two small adhesive hooks at each end. Keep the middle of the swoop low so the bulbs sit right in your line of sight when you lie in bed.
10. Wood Frame Fairy Light Canopy With ZZZ Wall Print
Two tall vertical wood posts stand on each side of the bed and support multiple strands of warm white fairy lights that drape in soft waves across the ceiling above the mattress. A large black-framed white print with the word ZZZ hangs centered on the wall behind the bed, and a small wooden shelf on the left holds a glowing candle, a small “home” sign, and a mini banner garland.
The light strands cover almost the entire ceiling above the bed, so when the rest of the room lights go off, the whole canopy glows like a lit up tent from the inside. Gray square pillows and a white duvet with small butterfly prints keep the bedding simple so the light canopy stays the focus.
Build two simple wood post stands from 2×2 lumber, place them on each side of your bed, and drape five or six strands of fairy lights between them in loose overlapping loops. No drilling into the ceiling required, and the whole build takes about an hour.
11. Icicle Fairy Light Corner With Blue Polka Dot Bedding and Plant Shelf
Warm yellow icicle fairy lights hang from two walls in the corner above the bed, draping straight down in uneven lengths so the whole corner glows from top to bottom. A white floating shelf above the bed holds three green plants including a long trailing string of pearls and a spiky bright green succulent, plus a small vintage camera and a beaded necklace hanging off the edge.
A bold illustrated “Be Kind” poster with a cartoon face and red cheeks hangs on the wall between the shelf and the pillow line. The white bedding has large blue polka dots on the duvet and smaller scattered dots on the pillowcases, which gives the whole room a playful and youthful energy.
Mount icicle lights in the corner above your bed instead of across a flat wall so the strands fall from two directions at once. The corner placement makes the light wrap around you instead of just coming from one side.
12. Blush Bedding With Globe Lights Along Roman Blind and Mirror Wall Lights
This narrow bedroom has warm globe string lights draped along the top edge of a gray Roman blind above the window and a second strand running down the right side of the doorframe. A square mirror leans against the wall to the left of the window with fairy lights wrapped loosely around its frame, and a few small photos are tucked into the corner of the mirror.
A white two-drawer bedside table holds a small white table lamp, a reed diffuser, and a few small bottles, sitting right beside the blush pink pillow on the bed. The dark charcoal blanket folded across the foot of the bed and the black pillow on the far left keep the soft pink bedding from feeling too sweet.
Wrap a strand of globe lights around a leaning mirror and position it near a window so the bulbs and the reflection both light up the wall at the same time. It doubles the glow without adding any extra strands.
13. Wood Post Fairy Light Canopy With ZZZ Print and Ladder Shelf
Two raw wood posts stand on either side of the bed and hold multiple strands of warm white fairy lights that loop and drape across the entire ceiling above the mattress. A black-framed white print with bold ZZZ letters hangs centered on the wall between the posts, and a small wooden ladder shelf on the left holds a glowing candle, a Minnesota state sign, and a mini tassel banner.
The fairy light ceiling turns the bed into its own separate little space inside the room, which makes even a plain beige wall feel like a finished backdrop. A light box on the white nightstand reads “5 DAYS” and adds a small second light source that glows at eye level from the bed.
Use four adhesive ceiling hooks to anchor your fairy light strands in a rectangle shape above your bed without any wood posts at all. Overlap three or four strands so the coverage feels dense and full rather than sparse and stringy.
14. Sheer White Canopy With Micro Fairy Lights and Dried Botanical Frames
A large piece of sheer white fabric drapes from the ceiling and falls on both sides of the bed, and hundreds of tiny warm micro fairy lights are layered on top of the fabric so the whole canopy glows from within. Three dark wood frames holding pressed dried botanicals hang on the gray wall behind the bed, and a small cross-shaped twig with dried flowers hangs from the center of the canopy above the mattress.
The gray linen duvet and matching flat pillow on the bed keep all the softness in the canopy itself rather than competing with it from below. White sheer curtains on the window to the right let natural light filter in and make the whole room feel airy even with the low draped fabric overhead.
Buy two or three yards of sheer white organza fabric and pin it to the ceiling in a loose tent shape above your bed. Then lay two strands of micro fairy lights on top of the fabric before pinning the edges down so the lights shine through the material from above.
15. Full Length Mirror With Fairy Light Border and Woven Basket
A tall rectangular mirror leans against the wall beside the bed with a strand of warm white fairy lights wrapped all the way around its white frame. A round woven basket sits on the floor right at the base of the mirror, and a few loose fairy light strands pool softly around it on the cream carpet.
The mirror doubles the glow from the lights by reflecting the whole room back, which makes this one small corner feel twice as bright as the rest of the space. A wooden nightstand behind the bed holds a vase of dried flowers and a small plant, and a round woven wall hanging adds one more natural texture to the warm cream wall.
Lean a full length mirror against your bedroom wall and wrap one strand of warm fairy lights around the outer frame using small removable clips. Let the last foot of the strand drape loose onto the floor at the base so the glow spills outward onto the carpet.
16. Attic Pallet Bed With Gallery Wall, Mirror Lights, and Black Lanterns
This attic bedroom has a low natural wood pallet bed sitting directly on the wood floor under a sloped ceiling, with a cream waffle knit throw and striped tan pillows spread across the mattress. A strand of warm fairy lights runs along the angle of the sloped ceiling wall, and a second strand wraps around a tall floor mirror leaning against the right wall below a “This Is My Happy Place” sign.
A gallery of five nature photos in matching light wood frames fills the wall above the headboard area, and two large dark metal lanterns with lit candles inside sit on the floor on the right side of the bed. Three full green plants in black pots and woven baskets surround the bed on both sides, and a fluffy white sheepskin rug sits on the floor in front.
Run a strand of fairy lights along your sloped ceiling line and a second strand around a floor mirror across the room so both sides of the space glow at the same height. Two separate light sources at different spots make the whole room feel bigger and warmer than one strand alone.
