When Kim Kardashian showed her bedroom in a 2019 Vogue video, the room was described as decked out entirely in white and off-white tones, with very little furniture in it. Around the same time, W Magazine noted a giant bed and a bathroom with a giant concrete tub. Architectural Digest later called the whole house a “futuristic Belgian monastery” in neutral tones.
Here is what that adds up to, and eleven ways to borrow it.
What was reported
Sources: W Magazine (April 11, 2019), Vogue video coverage (2019 and 2022), Entertainment Tonight on Architectural Digest (February 3, 2020). The rooms may have changed since.
How to read this article
“From her home” means the detail was reported for the bedroom or its sitting room. “Home-wide” means it was reported for another room, which we say in the text. “Our take” is our own idea. How to recreate each idea, and every price, is ours. Images are AI-generated illustrations, not photos of her home.
1. Stay Within White and Off-White
From her homeEffort: Medium
The bedroom was described as entirely white and slightly off-white. Using several shades of one family keeps the room from looking flat, because the eye reads the small differences as depth. The challenge is that white and cream compete if they are too far apart, so every item needs to sit close to the others.
The palette rule
Hold items next to each other in daylight before buying. Blue-white beside warm cream makes the cream look dingy.
2. Buy a Giant Bed
From her homeEffort: Medium
W Magazine described the bed as giant, a place the whole family gathers around. When a room has little else, the bed should be the biggest thing in it, because it carries all the visual weight. A king or larger bed does more for this look than any accessory.
Measure first
Measure the walkway on both sides before ordering a king or larger. A big bed in a room without space looks crowded, not luxurious.
3. Furnish with Almost Nothing
From her homeEffort: Low
The article said the bedroom doesn’t have much furniture. Empty floor space is the luxury here, and it also makes the room easier to clean and calmer to wake up in. You do not need to buy anything for this idea; you only need to take things away.
The one-week test
- 1Remove one piece of furniture from your bedroom
- 2Live without it for a week
- 3If you did not miss it, take another piece out
4. Hide the TV
From her homeEffort: Low to Medium$700 to $900
CNBC reported on a tour in which a TV rises out of the floor. That level of hiding is expensive, but the principle is easy to copy: the TV should not dominate the room when it is off. A cabinet with doors is the simplest way, and an art-style TV is the modern one.
Cabinet vs. Art-Style TV
Cabinet
- Doors close over the screen
- Works with the TV you already own
Art-style TV
- Looks like a framed picture when off
- The 55-inch Samsung The Frame was listed at roughly $700 to $900 in recent US deals
5. Add a Sitting Area with Cream Chairs
From her homeEffort: Medium
In a 2022 tour, the bedroom’s sitting room had cream-colored chairs facing a matching sofa and coffee table. A sitting area turns a bedroom into a suite, and in an all-neutral space, it adds comfort without adding color. The small version is two cream chairs facing each other with a low table between.
What you need
Seat
Two cream chairs
Facing each other, or facing a sofa.
Surface
A low coffee table
In a matching cream or stone tone.
Space
A clear zone
Room to walk around it.
6. Put Furniture Around a Fireplace
From her homeEffort: Low
The 2022 coverage showed more cream furniture by a fireplace. Arrange seating toward the fire rather than toward the door, so the room has a clear center. A fireplace gives a bedroom a focal point other than the bed.
With and Without a Fireplace
With one
- Angle chairs toward it
- Keep the mantel bare
Without
- Use an electric insert
- Or a large mirror as the focal point
7. Bring In Concrete or Stone
From her homeEffort: Low
The bathroom has a giant concrete tub, and a limestone cocktail table was noted in the home. Hard natural materials ground an all-white room, because without them the soft surfaces can feel weightless. You can bring this in at a small scale in the bedroom itself.
Bedroom-scale versions
| Item | Why it works |
|---|---|
| ✔ Stone tray | Holds small things on a nightstand |
| ✔ Concrete lamp base | Adds weight beside the bed |
| ✔ Limestone side table | A hard surface among soft ones |
8. Open the Bath to a View
From her homeEffort: Low
W Magazine described natural light from a large wall overlooking tropical landscaping. If you have a window in the bathroom, keep it clear rather than covering it with a heavy blind. Light and greenery make a white room feel alive.
Light without losing privacy
- 1Remove heavy blinds or curtains from the bathroom window
- 2Add frosted film to the lower half only
- 3Place a plant where the light lands
9. Choose Low Furniture
Home-wideEffort: Medium
The living areas use low tables by Axel Vervoordt. Low pieces keep the eye line open and make the ceiling feel higher. In a bedroom, a low platform bed and low side tables do the same, and they suit a restrained, calm room.
Low
Low platform bedLow side tables
Keeping furniture low opens the eye line and makes the ceiling feel higher.
10. Think Monastery, Not Showroom
Home-wideEffort: Low
Architectural Digest’s description of the house as a futuristic Belgian monastery points to the main idea: restraint. Few objects, plain walls, and calm surfaces. The test is simple: every object has to earn its place.
Keep or remove?
| Ask | If the answer is no |
|---|---|
| Do I use it weekly? | Store it elsewhere |
| Does it add calm? | Remove it |
| Does the room still work without it? | Remove it |
11. Layer Textures Within the White
Our takeEffort: Low
An all-white room needs texture. Mix linen, wool, bouclé, and plaster so each surface is slightly different, and keep every surface matte, because shiny white looks cheap and shows dust.
Four textures
Bed
Linen
Relaxed and rumpled.
Throw
Wool or bouclé
A chunky weave.
Wall
Plaster
A soft, uneven finish.
Which Look Fits You?
If you want the look for free, start with ideas 3 and 10 by taking things out. If you can spend a little, ideas 5 and 11 add comfort. If you are renovating, ideas 7 and 8 are the structural ones.
Sources
- W Magazine: Kim Kardashian gives a tour of her minimalist home (April 11, 2019)
- Entertainment Tonight: Inside Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s futuristic Belgian monastery-style home (Feb 3, 2020)
- BuzzFeed: Kim Kardashian’s updated house tour (Feb 19, 2022)
- CNBC: Kim Kardashian gave a tour of her home (April 18, 2019)
- Gizmodo: Samsung The Frame 55-inch pricing
