Looking for lake house bunk rooms with cute details you can actually use? Think blue bedding, built-in stairs and little curtains around each bed.
These pictures include bunk layouts plus a few wall decor and seating ideas to bring into your own room.
You can keep things simple or go all out with a nautical theme. I especially love the checked bedding and painted bunks.
There’s plenty here to help you choose a look before planning the bigger pieces.
Bunk Beds and Lakeside Details to Try
white bunks and central stairs
We’re starting off strong with these gorgeous white bunks and brown stairs. I love the pale striped bedding and simple upper rails.
The drawers beneath the lower bed are a lovely detail too.
If you want to follow this look, keep your bedding colors light and add a basket beside the window.
gray frames and patterned pillows
How cute is this gray-and-white combination? The bunks wrap around the corner, with brown rails across the upper beds and a matching ladder on the right.
Try geometric pillows and dark striped throws over white bedding to bring the same patterns into your room.
black checks and a red sailboat
I am obsessed with this sailboat pillow. It’s just so cute against the black-and-white checks!
The dark bunk frame has little drawers underneath with gold-colored pulls.
A striped rug with a little red is a pretty way to repeat the pillow color without adding more boat decorations.
dark walls and gray bunks
If you are looking for something a little darker, this one is for you. Gray bunks sit against dark horizontal paneling, with brown upper rails and black open-frame footboards below.
I love the small checks on the beds. The blue-striped rug gives you another color to work with.
blue stripes and a fish accent
The blue rug may just be my favorite part of this room. Those broad stripes look so good beside the smaller patterns on the bedding.
There’s a little fish decoration above one lower bed too. Try a yellow accent pillow if you want to break up all that blue.
pale frames and matching sconces
Don’t want to go all out with nautical decorations? No problem!
This room keeps things simple with pale brown bunk frames, white bedding and taupe throws.
The matching shaded sconces beside the lower beds are such a pretty detail. I’d keep the pillows in the same quiet colors.
cream curtains and olive trim
I am obsessed with these little bunk curtains. The cream panels look gorgeous against the olive-brown frame, especially with the striped bedding inside.
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There’s even a small framed picture beside the lower bed. That’s a lovely detail to borrow if you want each sleeping nook to feel a little more personal.
crossed paddles above the pillows
If you are looking for wall decor rather than a bunk layout, then this one is for you. The large crossed paddles fill the wall above a bed piled with patterned pillows.
I love the mustard chevrons on the front cushion. You could bring that color into a bunk room without copying the whole paddle display.
blue paneling and layered checks
This is such a pretty way to mix patterns. Black-and-white checked pillows sit behind smaller brown pillows, with blue throws and fringed plaid blankets at the ends of the beds.
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Keep the blue bunk frames and paneling if you want to follow this combination. The little brown wall lights are worth a closer look too.
red chair and stair drawers
How cute is that bright red chair? The white built-ins have drawers in the stairs, while blue bedding and red accent pillows carry the colors across the beds.
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The patterned rug adds even more red below. Try one colorful chair if your own room needs a smaller change.
a map and collected wall decor
There’s so much to look at on this wall, from the big world map to the knot illustration and hanging lantern. This picture is decor inspiration rather than a view of bunks.
For a simpler version, choose a large map and one paddle. You don’t have to copy every little piece to borrow the idea.
blue plaid and cabin paneling
If you’re looking for a cabin-style room without lots of extra decorations, go with this blue-and-white plaid combination. Pale bunk frames sit against brown paneled walls and a matching ceiling.
The long white rug keeps the middle of the room simple. I love the little blue stool by the window too.
recessed bunks and paisley bedding
Want bunks alongside a separate larger bed? This picture gives you that arrangement, with two sleeping nooks tucked into the back wall and a white chair nearby.
The green covers in the bunks pick up the colors in the paisley bedding. Try repeating one color like this if your beds have different patterns.
green bunks and orange plaid
This green room may just be one of my favorites here. I love how the ladder, walls and bunk frames all share the same color.
The orange plaid bedding is so pretty against it.
Cream curtains frame each opening. Don’t overlook the striped shades on the ceiling light if you like mixing patterns.
a simple towel rail
Sometimes it’s the little details you want to save. This close-up shows striped towels hanging from rounded pegs on a brown backboard, rather than a full bunk room.
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A similar rail could give your guests a place for towels. Choose stripes that repeat a color from your bedding.
ship art and lantern lights
Calling all nautical decor fans, this bed has plenty of ideas to borrow. A framed ship sits between two lantern-style lights, with a paddle and life ring off to the side.
There aren’t bunks in this picture, but the navy bedding and map-patterned pillows would be pretty in a bunk room too.
sleeping nooks under the eaves
Don’t want stacked beds? These single-level sleeping nooks offer a different shared-room idea.
The beds run along both sides beneath the sloping ceiling, leaving a central walkway.
I love the striped bedding and little black wall lights. A round table beneath the far window finishes this room so nicely.
a blue reading corner
How cute is this little reading spot? The deep blue rounded chair has a chunky blue throw draped over one side, with a stool holding a mug and book beside it.
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This is a seating idea rather than a bunk layout. If your room has a spare corner, try a similar setup away from ladders and walkways.
navy trim and ship wheels
If you want to go all out with a nautical theme, then this one is for you. There are ship wheels, an anchor motif and striped pillows inside white bunks with navy trim.
I especially love the angled corners on the upper opening. The navy drawers below carry the same color right down to the floor.
red stripes and a wave rug
Last but definitely not least, we have these bright white bunks with red-striped bedding. I am obsessed with the blue-and-white wave rug!
The multicolored pillows make this room even more playful.
A rope-sided ladder hangs at the front. Borrow the colors for your own room, but have bunk access and guardrails checked by a qualified installer rather than copying them from a photo.
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