Boho Living Room Ideas: Curtains, Cushions and Colours for a Relaxed Home

Boho, short for bohemian, is the relaxed, collected style that looks as if it grew over years of travel and flea markets. It is warm, layered and full of pattern, but it should still feel easy to live in rather than cluttered.

Textiles do most of the work in a boho room. Here is how to choose the colours, curtains and cushions to create it.

The Boho Colour Palette

Boho colours come from nature: earth, clay, sun and leaves.

• Warm earth tones: terracotta, rust, burnt orange and ochre.
• Greens: sage, olive and deep leaf green.
• Soft neutrals: cream, sand, oatmeal and warm white.
• Accents: teal, dusty pink, mustard and black for definition.

Keep walls and large furniture neutral and let textiles bring the colour.

Boho Patterns

• Kilim and Aztec: woven rug inspired geometrics in rich colours. Our kilim cushion covers and kilim table runners are a quick way to add them.
• Botanicals: leaves, palms and trailing plants. See botanical curtains.
• Abstract shapes and arches: soft, organic forms in earthy colours.
• Tribal and line art: hand drawn marks and lines, often in black and cream.

Choosing Boho Curtains

• Keep them relaxed. Floor length curtains that just touch or softly puddle on the floor suit the look. Tab tops and rod pockets give a casual finish; eyelets in bronze or gold also work.
• Pattern or plain? If you love layering lots of patterned cushions and rugs, choose curtains with a softer, simpler print. If the rest of the room is calm, let a bold boho print take the lead at the window.
• Light: unlined curtains let daylight glow through the print, which suits the airy boho feel. Choose blackout for bedrooms.

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Layering Boho Cushions

Boho is the one style where more cushions is usually better, but they still need a common thread.

1. Choose two or three colours from your palette and make sure every cushion includes at least one.
2. Mix pattern types: one kilim, one botanical or abstract, one simple stripe or plain.
3. Mix sizes, including a large 55 x 55 cm or 60 x 60 cm and a rectangular lumbar. See our cushion size guide.
4. Add texture: velvet next to cotton, a knitted throw and a woven basket.

Finishing the Boho Room

• Plants, lots of them, in terracotta pots and hanging planters.
• Natural materials: rattan, cane, jute rugs, wood and ceramics.
• Warm lighting: paper lanterns, woven shades and candles.
• Personal things: travel finds, books and art make the room feel collected.
• A patterned table runner on the coffee table or dining table ties it together.

Boho Curtains

Teal and Mustard Kilim CurtainsTerracotta and Sage Leaf CurtainsSage Green Arch CurtainsNavy and Rust Kilim Curtains

Boho Cushions and Runners

Brick Kilim Cushion CoverTraditional Kilim Cushion CoverOrange Kilim Cushion CoverTerracotta Kilim Table Runner

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