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title: "Bedroom Drapery & Curtain Ideas | Shade Design Gallery"
description: "Bedroom drapery ideas from a designer: blackout linings, layering over shades, hanging height, fabrics and colors for a calm, dark and beautiful bedroom."
url: https://www.shadedesigngallery.com/bedroom-drapery-ideas.html
updated: 2026-10-24
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Decorating Ideas

# Bedroom Drapery Ideas for Better Sleep and Style

A bedroom should be calm by day and dark by night. Drapery can do both.

By [Layla, Lead Designer](https://www.shadedesigngallery.com/our-story.html), and the Shade Design Gallery team · Updated October 24, 2026

In Spokane, summer sunrise comes early and winter nights are long and cold, so bedroom windows have a lot of work to do. Here are the drapery ideas our design team recommends most for bedrooms that look beautiful and help you sleep.

## Line it for darkness

Any [custom drapery](https://www.shadedesigngallery.com/drapery.html) can be lined for room darkening or full blackout, so you don't have to give up the fabric you love to get a dark room. See [blackout and thermal linings](https://www.shadedesigngallery.com/drapery-linings-blackout-thermal.html).

## Layer drapery over a shade

Drapery alone leaves gaps at the sides and top. A blackout shade underneath blocks the light at the glass, and the drapery covers the edges and adds softness. It's the combination we recommend most for bedrooms. See [blackout shades](https://www.shadedesigngallery.com/blackout-shades-spokane.html).

## Hang it high, wide and close to the wall

Mount the rod well above the window and past the frame on each side so the panels overlap the wall and block light leaking around the edges. A return, where the drapery wraps back to the wall at the ends, helps even more.

## Choose calm colors and soft fabrics

Soft neutrals, muted blues and greens, and textured fabrics like linen and velvet make a bedroom feel restful. Velvet adds weight and quiet, and works beautifully with a blackout lining.

## Make it effortless

If you open and close your bedroom drapery every day, a traverse rod or [motorized drapery](https://www.shadedesigngallery.com/motorized-drapery.html) makes it easy, and a schedule can open the drapery gently in the morning.

## Designer's Tip

Take the drapery all the way to the floor. Panels that stop short look like an afterthought, and full-length drapery makes the ceiling feel higher and the room more finished.

From our design team, led by Layla · 20+ years in interior design

## Common Questions

**Q: What are the best curtains for a bedroom?**

Custom drapery with a blackout or room-darkening lining, ideally layered over a blackout shade and hung high and wide to block light around the edges.

**Q: Can drapery be fully blackout?**

The fabric and lining can block light, but light can leak around the sides and top. Layering a blackout shade underneath and hanging the drapery wide and close to the wall gives the darkest result.

**Q: What color drapes are best for a bedroom?**

Calm colors like soft neutrals, muted blues and greens work well. With a blackout lining, even light colors can darken the room.

**Q: Can bedroom drapery open automatically in the morning?**

Yes. Motorized drapery can open and close on a schedule, by remote, app or voice.

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## Let's Design a Better Bedroom

Layla will bring samples to your home, measure every window and give you a clear written quote. Free measuring and free installation. No pressure, ever.

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