Native American Princess Bedroom Ideas

Earth Tones

• Nature plays a central role in Native American culture, so traditional Native American decor typically includes warm earth tones. You can paint your daughter’s walls a warm tan or terracotta color to mimic the look of the inside of a lodge, tepee or wigwam. However, you should also incorporate other earthy colors, such as brick, beige and gray. You can use yellow as an accent color to represent the sun, but include blue shades like turquoise and cobalt as well to provide an authentic feel that brings the room’s theme to life.

Mural

• To channel the Native American culture’s connection with nature, add a nature-based mural to your daughter’s wall. The mural can depict trees and greenery to represent a forest or a desert scene to represent Southwestern Native American tribes. No matter what type of land you choose for the mural, include a sunset to give the wall added color. You can hire a mural painter to create a custom design, or paint the mural yourself. If you aren’t confident about your artistic skills, you may find tracing an image from a book or website onto the wall for your mural with the aid of an overhead projector is easy.

Animal Skin Canopy

• A canopy bed can make any little girl feel like a princess, but a traditional frilly canopy is out of place in a room with Native American décor. Instead, use faux animal skin fabric to create a modified canopy. You can install a rod on the wall above the bed to stretch the material over and attach it to the sides of the bed frame or additional rods placed closer to the floor. You can also use a canvas material for the canopy to give the bed a tepee-like effect.

Authentic Accessories

• To finish off your daughter’s Native American princess room, add authentic accessories to tie the look together. A dreamcatcher is an ideal wall hanging for above the bed since Native Americans believe that it can bring peaceful dreams to those who sleep beneath it. You can also place a Navajo blanket at the foot of the bed to add authentic colors and pattern to the room. Instead of a traditional pencil cup, find a Native American-inspired pot to hold school supplies. You can use turquoise jewelry as tiebacks for the curtains to give the windows a fun, eye-catching look.