How to Decorate a Bedroom With Fleur-de-Lis Things

Fleur-de-lis designs can give a bedroom a regal look.

A fleur-de-lis is a stylized flower pattern associated with the French monarchy. Decorating with the regal-looking symbol will give an ordinary bedroom the royal treatment. When decorating the room with a fleur-de-lis theme, choose a sophisticated black and white or neutral-hued color scheme to complement it. Take an understated approach and avoid a cluttered look when enhancing the room with intricate fleur-de-lis designs -- a few accents will go a long way.

Things You'll Need

• Paint
• Patterned wallpaper border (optional)
• Comforter or quilt
• Hardware, such as wall hooks and drawer pulls
• Accessories, such as bookends and lamps
• Colorful textiles, such as pillows and rugs

Instructions

1. Paint the bedroom walls a neutral shade, such as white, cream or taupe, to complement a fleur-de-lis decor scheme. Add interest by hanging a black and white fleur-de-lis patterned border directly under the ceiling.

2. Cover the bed with a white comforter or quilt featuring black fleur-de-lis designs. Choose bedding with just one large fleur-de-lis in the center, or with several throughout the fabric.

3. Decorate with fleur-de-lis-inspired hardware. Update a dresser, desk or nightstand by replacing boring drawer pulls with wrought-iron fleur-de-lis-shaped versions. Hang clothing, jackets and robes from wrought-iron fleur-de-lis-inspired wall hooks.

4. Enhance the bedroom with accessories displaying fleur-de-lis designs. Illuminate the space with lamps featuring fleur-de-lis-shaped bases and coordinating wall sconces. Suspend a chandelier featuring fleur-de-lis shapes from the ceiling. Organize books using fleur-de-lis bookends.

5. Add vibrancy to the fleur-de-lis-themed bedroom using one hue, such as pink or red, that complements a black and white or neutral color scheme. Place a plush, colorful rug on hardwood or tile floors and hang matching curtains. Enhance the bed with pink or red decorative pillows and a matching throw.

References

• House Beautiful; French Furniture Really Lasts; Mimi Read
• Apartment Therapy: Fleur de Lis Living at Delia's