Joanna Gaines bedrooms feel calm the moment you walk in.
And you do not need a farmhouse, or a renovation, to get that feeling.
Joanna Gaines built her look on Fixer Upper, the HGTV show she hosted with her husband Chip. Her rooms mix shiplap, warm wood, and vintage finds, and they always look lived in rather than staged.
Her bedrooms are the softest version of that style. White walls, linen bedding in cream and sage, chunky wooden frames, and baskets that keep the clutter out of sight.
Picture a sliding barn door behind the bed, a bench with a folded throw at the foot, and curtains that let the morning light through. None of it is fussy, and all of it is easy to copy one piece at a time.
These 15 bedrooms inspired by Joanna Gaines show how to bring that look home, with a photo for every idea and a practical point at the end of each one.
1. A Shiplap Accent Wall
White shiplap is the first thing most people picture when they think of Joanna Gaines, and this bedroom shows why it works so well. The shiplap covers two walls here, not just one, so the whole room feels wrapped in it instead of decorated with it. A dark wood spindle headboard stands against the boards, dressed with white linens, a green throw, and tree-print pillows in blue and green. A landscape painting hangs above the bed, and a brass lantern pendant adds one warm metal note. The shiplap is unmistakable, and it is the wall, not the bedding, that sets the tone of the room. The practical point: start with the wall behind the bed, and add a second wall only if the room still feels plain, because one strong wall beats two busy ones.
2. Layered Neutral Bedding
Layered bedding is the heart of a Joanna-style bed, and this one is built in whites and soft neutrals. A quilted white coverlet sits over the sheets, a beige linen throw crosses the foot, and the pillows layer olive, cream, and black stripes against a light upholstered headboard. Two tall windows with bamboo shades bring in daylight, and matching white nightstands with large stone lamps keep both sides even. A dark wooden bench with a rust throw at the foot adds the one warm, dark note the room needs. For another take on soft, layered bedding, see 10 Beautiful Ways to Style Ruffle Bedding for a Cozy Bedroom. The practical point: layer three things — a coverlet, a throw, and pillows in two tones — because two layers look flat and four look fussy.
3. A Rustic Wooden Bed Frame
A chunky wooden bed frame does more for a farmhouse bedroom than any wall decor can. This light-wood platform frame has a thick headboard, solid legs, and wide side rails, and it is the clear subject of the room. White linens and a beige quilt keep the bed soft, while a whitewashed plank wall sits behind it and two matching wood nightstands with black lamps frame the sides. A modern art print with an orange skirt hangs above one nightstand, and the window shows the houses next door, so this is a real bedroom in a real neighbourhood, not a showroom. The practical point: pick the frame first and let the bedding stay plain, because a strong frame carries the room and busy bedding fights it.
4. Vintage Nightstand Styling
A vintage nightstand earns its place when every object on it has a reason to be there. This dark wood nightstand, with its shell carving and brass pulls, holds a blue-and-white porcelain lamp with a white shade, a stack of three books, a moss bowl, and two small glass jars. The bed beside it wears white linens against a dark striped headboard, and a framed sailboat painting hangs above. The blue and white of the lamp is the classic farmhouse touch, and it ties the whole corner together. The practical point: keep the lamp, one stack of books, and one natural piece — moss, a plant, or a vase — because a nightstand with four kinds of objects looks collected and one with eight looks cluttered.
5. A Cozy Reading Nook
A reading nook turns a bedroom corner into the best seat in the house. This one is built in, not added on: shelves full of old books, a light grey slipcovered armchair with a floral pillow, a patterned ottoman, and a tall floor lamp with a wooden bead base. A sheepskin rug softens the floor, and a wooden table by the window holds red-leaf branches in a glass vase, a potted plant, and an open book. No bed is visible in this photo — it is a corner, not a whole room — so picture it tucked beside the bed in your own bedroom. The practical point: put the chair near a window and keep a small table within reach, because a nook without light and a place for a book never gets used.
6. A Farmhouse Bench at the Foot of the Bed
A bench at the foot of the bed is the piece that makes a bedroom feel finished. This upholstered bench, in patchwork floral and blue fabric on slim metal legs, sits at the foot of a bed with a tufted headboard and layered neutral bedding. The room has a vaulted ceiling with exposed wood beams, blue-and-white ceramic lamps on both sides, and a wicker basket with a rolled blanket beside the bench. The bench is large and clearly visible, and it gives the room a place to sit, a place to lay out tomorrow’s clothes, and a reason to linger. The practical point: leave a little space between the bench and the bed, so you can walk around it and the throw on the bed still shows.
7. Airy Linen Curtains
Sheer linen curtains change the light in a bedroom more than any lamp can. These floor-to-ceiling white linen curtains fill one whole side of the room, and soft sunlight comes straight through them onto beige linen bedding. A brown throw lies across the bed, a table lamp glows on a metal nightstand, and a woven rug sits under the bed. The back of a light-wood chair shows in the bottom-right corner, but it does not hide the curtains, which are the whole point of the photo. The practical point: hang linen curtains from the ceiling to the floor, not just to the window frame, because the extra length is what makes the light feel soft instead of stark.
8. Layered Rugs Under the Bed
Layering rugs under the bed is the fastest way to warm up a plain floor, and this photo shows the layering itself better than any other in the article. Two colourful patterned rugs — one with diagonal stripes in red, orange, and blue, one pink and yellow checked — lie side by side on a large cream base rug, filling the foreground under and beside a bed with white linens. This room is Mediterranean in style, not farmhouse, with a dark wood beam ceiling and white plaster walls. For the Joanna version, keep the same layering and swap the colours: a jute base rug with a muted vintage rug on top. The practical point: make the base rug large enough to reach past the bed on both sides, because a small base rug under a big bed looks like a mat, not a layer.
9. A Black Metal Bed Frame
A black metal bed frame is the one dark note that keeps a white farmhouse bedroom from washing out. This frame stands against a white shiplap wall, with white linens, sage-green pillows, and a green velvet throw. A large framed Highland-cow print hangs above the bed, a floral garland drapes over the headboard, and a white nightstand holds roses in a vase. A decorative animal skull with horns and flowers hangs on the right wall — a farmhouse-style decor piece, and a reminder that this look has a rustic edge. The practical point: let the black frame be the only black in the room, or repeat it once in a lamp or a picture frame, because black in three or four places starts to feel heavy.
10. Greenery in the Bedroom
Plants are the easiest way to bring a farmhouse bedroom to life, and this room goes all in. A large monstera in a terracotta pot stands by the window, a trailing pothos hangs from a wall shelf, botanical prints cover one wall, and eucalyptus fills the foreground. The wooden platform bed wears grey linen bedding with a green knit throw, and the whole room reads as a plant lover’s bedroom. The palette here is dark and moody rather than light and airy, so take it as the moodier version of the look: same plants, same wood, deeper colours. The practical point: start with one large plant, like a monstera, and add smaller ones around it, because five small plants scattered around a room look like clutter and one big plant looks like a choice.
11. A Sliding Barn Door
A sliding barn door is the most Joanna detail in this whole article, and here it does the work of a headboard. Two large white barn doors on a black track with visible rollers are mounted on the wall behind a white bed with a knit throw. Wood ceiling beams run above, a woven basket with a plant sits at one side, and the walls are white shiplap. The doors read as a headboard wall rather than a doorway, and that is exactly the point: they bring the barn-door look into the bedroom without needing a closet to cover. The practical point: mount the track high and let the doors overlap the wall by a few inches on each side, because a track that is too short makes the doors look like they are hanging, not sliding.
12. Exposed Wood Ceiling Beams
Exposed beams give a bedroom its bones, and this vaulted ceiling shows them off. A dark wood truss structure crosses the ceiling above a huge black-framed window wall, with neutral layered bedding below — white linen, grey and beige pillows, and a chunky knit throw. An olive tree stands in one corner and a rattan pendant hangs above the bed. The room leans modern and luxe rather than rustic, but the beams and the neutrals are the Joanna part, and they are the reason the room works. The practical point: keep the bedding neutral when the ceiling is busy, because patterned bedding under a beamed ceiling fights the wood for attention.
13. A Gallery Wall Above the Bed
A gallery wall above the bed is where a farmhouse bedroom gets its personality. This one holds six framed vintage artworks — landscapes and a portrait — plus a metal butterfly wall decor, all above a bed with blush-white linens and sage-green lumbar pillows. The frames are close together and mixed in size, so the wall reads as one collection rather than six separate pictures. The vintage art keeps the room warm, and the butterfly adds the one light, playful note. The practical point: hang the frames close together, with no more than a couple of inches between them, because wide gaps make a gallery wall look like separate pictures that happen to share a wall.
14. A White Dresser With a Vintage Mirror
A white dresser with a vintage mirror is the piece that makes a bedroom feel collected rather than bought in one trip. This white French-style dresser has carved detail, gold handles, and a wood top, with a large gold-framed vintage mirror above it. Books and a vase sit on top, a cane chair stands at one side, and a jute rug covers the wood floor. The gold of the mirror frame warms the white of the dresser, and the whole corner feels like it has been put together over time. The practical point: let the mirror be larger than the dresser is wide by a little, not smaller, because a small mirror over a wide dresser looks like an afterthought.
15. Woven Baskets and Textures
Woven baskets are the quiet workhorses of a farmhouse bedroom: they hold the clutter and add the texture at the same time. Three woven wicker baskets with white rope detailing stand beside the bed here. The smallest works as a side table, holding books and a lit candle, while the larger ones hold folded blankets. The books on the small basket include The Kinfolk Home, and the candle reads Sandalwood — small, legible details that are part of the styling, not the point of it. Warm, natural, and useful: that is the whole idea. The practical point: use baskets in odd numbers and in different sizes, because three baskets of the same size look like a set and three different sizes look like a collection.
Start With the Bed, Then Add the Layers
The Joanna Gaines look is not about buying everything at once. Start with the bed — the frame, the bedding, the pillows — and then add one layer at a time: a bench, a basket, a plant, a mirror. The rooms in this article were not built in a day, and yours does not have to be either. Pick the idea that fits the room you already have, and let the rest wait until the right piece turns up. If the wall above your bed is still blank, see Unexpected Ways to Fill a Blank Wall Beyond Paintings and Prints for more ways to fill it. A bedroom that grows slowly looks more like home than one that arrives all at once.
