Kourtney Kardashian’s bedroom is one of the simplest in celebrity real estate: white, uncluttered, and quiet. In April 2023, Homes and Gardens covered a look at the room she shared on Instagram, and HELLO! described the bed, sheets, and bedside in 2020. Put together, they show that minimalism in a bedroom is mostly about restraint and about getting a few things exactly right.
What was reported
Sources: Homes and Gardens (April 25, 2023) and HELLO! (December 10, 2020, about her $8.5 million Calabasas home). The room may have changed since.
How to read this article
“From her home” means a detail reported for her bedroom. “Expert view” is advice from a paint specialist quoted by Homes and Gardens, not from her home. How to recreate each idea is ours. Images are AI-generated illustrations, not photos of her bedroom.
1. Choose a Slightly Warmer White
Expert viewEffort: Medium
The room is described as all-white. Helen Shaw, international director of marketing at Benjamin Moore, told Homes and Gardens that white helps create an uncluttered look, and that most bedrooms look better in a slightly warmer white, because it keeps the clean look without feeling clinical. The best white also depends on the light in your room, so a shade that works in one bedroom may not suit another.
Which white for your room?
| Your room | Look for |
|---|---|
| Most bedrooms | A slightly warmer white |
| Darker, shaded room | A warmer undertone such as pink |
| Bright, airy room | Warm undertones such as yellow, red, or brown |
Paint a large sample and look at it in morning and evening light.
2. Make the Bed with Crisp White Sheets
From her homeEffort: Low
HELLO! described the sheets as crisp white. In an all-white room, the sheets do all the work, so they need to look pressed and fresh. The fabric you choose decides the mood: crisp and tailored, or soft and relaxed. Wash whites separately and replace sheets once they turn gray, because tired white reads as dirty in a room with nothing else to look at.
Percale vs. Linen
Percale
- Feels crisp and cool
- Looks tailored and hotel-like
Linen
- Looks relaxed and softly rumpled
- Wrinkles on purpose
3. Let One Big Bed Be the Centerpiece
From her homeEffort: Medium
The bed was described as enormous. In a room with almost nothing else, the bed becomes the whole design, so its size and quality matter more than any decoration. If the room allows it, a king instead of a queen gives the same effect without adding a single accessory.
Space check before you size up
Leave room to walk around the bed before buying. A bigger bed in a tight room looks cramped instead of generous.
4. Lay a Sprawling Cream Rug
From her homeEffort: Low
Homes and Gardens mentions a sprawling cream rug in the space. A big, soft rug adds warmth to a white room without adding color. A rug that is too small looks like a doormat in a quiet room, so go larger than you think. Choose cream, not bright white, so it does not compete with the bedding.
Rug in 3 steps
- 1Choose cream, a shade warmer than the bedding
- 2Go larger than you think so it extends well past the bed
- 3Test with a cream towel on the floor before buying
5. Keep the Bedside Hotel-Clean
From her homeEffort: Low
HELLO! The bedside table looked like something from a freshly cleaned hotel room, with books on it. The rule is not to own less, but to decide what earns a place on the surface. Everything else goes in a drawer. Clearing it before bed takes under a minute and becomes a habit quickly.
What stays on the bedside
1
Books
A short stack.
2
One lamp
With a warm bulb.
Rest
In the drawer
Chargers, creams, glasses.
6. Keep the TV Out of the Bedroom
From her homeEffort: Low
HELLO! reported that there is no TV in the room. Kourtney told Architectural Digest that her kids wanted one, and she said no. A bare wall is part of what makes the room feel calm. If you already have a TV, the goal is to make the wall look calm when it is off.
If You Have a TV vs. If You Do Not
Have one
- Move it to a cabinet with doors
- Keep the wall plain when it is off
Do not
- Replace the habit with a reading lamp
- Keep a book on the nightstand
7. Style a Glass Coffee Table with Roses and Books
From her homeEffort: Low
The space includes a glass coffee table topped with roses and fashion books. Glass keeps the table visually light, so the layer of white above it is not interrupted, while the books and flowers give a single point of interest. If you have no room for a table, a tray on an ottoman does the same job.
The styling formula
8. Add Natural Textures in Throws, Pillows and Curtains
Expert viewEffort: Low
Shaw’s advice for a calm, Scandinavian-style bedroom is to use natural colors and textures in throws, pillows, and curtains. That stops all-white from looking flat, because the texture gives the eye something to read when there is no color. Keep the edges soft and choose textures that are matte, not shiny.
Pick three
| Item | Choose |
|---|---|
| ✔ Curtains | Linen, floor-length |
| ✔ Throw | Wool or cotton knit |
| ✔ Pillows | Two, in oatmeal or sand |
Which Look Fits You?
If you want the effect without spending money, start with ideas 5 and 6, which are habits, not purchases. If your walls are the problem, begin with the paint advice in idea 1. If the room feels cold, the rug and textures in ideas 4 and 8 are the quickest fix.
Sources
- Homes and Gardens: Kourtney Kardashian’s seductive bedroom (April 25, 2023)
- HELLO!: Kourtney Kardashian’s minimalist bedroom (December 10, 2020)
