Create Your Ultimate Oasis with These Chic Bedroom Mood Boards

Inspired by famous works of art, local pros create mood boards for luxe master bedrooms.


Photo by Francine Zaslow / Styling by Courtney Goodrich

Renaissance Rhapsody

Interior designer Gina Baran found inspiration in a piece by Leonardo da Vinci, whose untitled landscape sketch—recently discovered by researchers on the back of the legend’s oldest known drawing—led her to craft a classic yet modern space with warm, tactile neutrals.

1 “Stick Stripe” linen textile, Greige Textiles.

2 Bürstenhaus Redecker pearwood hairbrush, Boston General Store.

3 Paulova “Homme” solid fragrance, Boston General Store.

4 “Pueblo II” sisal rug, Prestige Mills.

5 Catherine Rising floral smudge stick, Boston General Store.

6 “Lunar 2” Tencel rug, Prestige Mills.

7 “Natural Gray” oak sample, Essentials for Living.

8 “Myorka” ceramic tile, Soho Studio.

9 “Kamba” linen textile, Susan Connor.

10 “Medoacus” porcelain tile, TileBar.

11 Leather textile, Ngala Trading Co.

12 “Palmer Driftwood” finish sample, Brownstone Furniture.

13 “Pathways” wallcovering, Phillip Jeffries.

14 Marble pencil tile, TileBar.

15 Cup and saucer, stylist’s own.

16 Artizen alder sample, Woodland Cabinetry.

17 “Concrete Washi II” wallcovering, Phillip Jeffries.

18 + 19 “Mykonos” beads and “Rustic Cotta” bowl, both Abode Shoppe.

20 “Titik” linen textile, Caroline Cecil Textiles.

21 “Novena” jute-and-paper shade sample, Smith & Noble.

22 “Hona” bone knob, Abode Shoppe.

23 “Constance” cast-iron knob, Anthropologie.

© The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society, New York (Print of Number One, 1950 [Lavender Mist], Jackson Pollock). / Photo by Francine Zaslow / Styling by Courtney Goodrich

Midcentury Muse

Taking cues from Jackson Pollock’s Number One, 1950 (Lavender Mist), JN Interior Spaces principal Jill Najnigier envisioned a layered scheme with pops of teal and black, as well as abstract patterns—a staple of the painter’s famous works.

1 Innovations “Burnish” wallcovering, Studio 534.

2 Custom woven-leather rug, J.D. Staron.

3 Vladimir Kagan “Ebony” maple sample, Holly Hunt.

4 Penco notebook, Boston General Store.

5 “Primavera” glass sample, Tracy Glover Objects and Lighting.

6 Vladimir Kagan “Natural” walnut sample, Holly Hunt.

7 “Fog” ash sample, Aronson Woodworks.

8 “Yeti” wool-mohair textile, Pierre Frey.

9 “Abyss” wallcovering, Koroseal.

10 “George” rosewood-veneer light fixture, 7Gods Lighting.

11 “Ombre Alpaca” alpaca textile, Rosemary Hallgarten.

12 “Shagreen” ceramic tray, E. Boiardi Studio.

13 “Black Walnut,” “Bleached Walnut,” and “Flat Black” finish samples, all Allied Maker.

14 “Léo” wallcovering, Pierre Frey.

15 “Wimborne White” paint sample, Farrow & Ball.

16 Zinc Textile “Giacometti” viscose textile, the Romo Group.

17 Bürstenhaus Redecker beech-and-olive-wood comb, Boston General Store.

18 Zinc Textile sheepskin textile, the Romo Group.

19 “Rosina” viscose-cotton textile, Osborne & Little.

20 Brentano “Zigrino” viscose textile, Studio 534.

21 “Faux Linen” finish sample, Made Goods.

22 P.F. Candle Co. “Campfire” soy candle, Boston General Store.

23 Custom walnut sample, Carlisle Wide Plank Floors.

24 “Rize” sheepskin rug, J.D. Staron.

25 Brass pull with leather, WaterSpot Ardente Supply.

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Photo by Francine Zaslow / Styling by Courtney Goodrich

Picture Perfect

Gray Oak Studio founders Leah Hook and Sonia Brady drew guidance from photographer Ansel Adams’s Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, conjuring a serene room that brings in the outdoors with muted blue tones and natural materials such as rattan.

1 Ansel Adams’ Yosemite: The Special Edition Prints, by Ansel Adams, Brookline Booksmith.

2 + 3 Pine Cone Hill “Diamond Ink Matelasse” cotton bedding and Dash & Albert “Cobblestone Grey” wool-cotton rug, both Annie Selke.

4 EastWest Bottlers “Speakeasy” perfume, Boston General Store.

5 “Shelby” cotton textile, Tonic Living.

6 “Iona Channel” velvet textile, Tonic Living.

7 “Hills” linen textile, Rebecca Atwood.

8 “Trout Gray” paint sample, Benjamin Moore.

9 Lambswool throw blanket, Brooklinen.

10 Leather textiles, both Bernhardt.

11 “Amazing Maze” Sunbrella acrylic textile, Schumacher.

12 Aged rattan sample, Made Goods.

13 Vitruvi “Lemongrass” essential oil, Boston General Store.

14 Vanguard Furniture “Arles” finish sample, Cabot House.

15 CR Laine “Borderline Indigo” polyester textile, One Kings Lane.

16 ED “Muro” cotton-polyester textile, Tonic Living.

17 “Seersucker Suit” paint sample, Benjamin Moore.

18 “Haruki Sisal” wallcovering, Schumacher.