Epic Star Wars Small Bedroom Ideas on a $500 Budget

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It’s week 8, reveal day of the One Room Challenge and we’re thrilled to share with you our Star Wars small bedroom ideas on a tight $500 budget!

Over the past 8 weeks, we have painted, sanded, stained, dyed and repurposed practically every element in this Star Wars themed bedroom.

No doubt, when your budget is tight you need to roll up your sleeves and DIY your way to an amazing space.

While we are delighted with the way this room turned out, more importantly Aiden is thrilled with his Star Wars themed bedroom.

If you remember from week 1 of the challenge we shared our plan and wanted this bedroom to grow with him.

I’m certain in a few years his obsession with Star Wars will pass and he’ll want his room updated again.

With that in mind, we were careful how we made this themed bedroom come about.

So let’s get started with our Star Wars small bedroom ideas that won’t break the bank!

Welcome to Week 8 of the ORC

Welcome to Week 8 of the One Room Challenge!

It’s reveal day and we’ve had so much fun adding all of the epic decor pieces that filled Aiden’s bedroom with interstellar style!

As a reminder you can easily navigate through each week of this room makeover, by clicking on the links below.

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Bedroom Before Makeover

Small Bedroom before Star Wars Bedroom Makeover, Kelly Green striped ceiling, navy blue and white striped bedding, rustic wood and pipe industrial desk and shelves, rustic electrical spool ceiling medallion. Locker style bed with drawer storage.

Let’s take a look at what this small bedroom looked like just 8 weeks ago.

Actually, I still loved the room just the way it was.

I loved the kelly green stripped ceiling, and the industrial elements like the wood and pipe desk with shelves.

But since my boys decided to switch rooms, it was time for a makeover.

Our goal was to spend just $500 while transforming this industrial style bedroom in to a modern Jedi retreat.

Do you think we were able to keep it under $500?

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Star Wars Small Bedroom Ideas

Clearly my top priority in this small bedroom makeover is a room that will last for years to come.

And I’m not a huge fan of themed rooms, because we all know this Star Wars phase won’t last forever and Aiden will be begging for a room makeover again!

Paint and LED Lights

Star Wars small bedroom ideas, white walls with black ceiling, Star Wars canvas art is mounted above the bed along with 3 light sabers. Metal bed with black locker style drawers painted black and staged with a black comforter, Star Wars themed sheets and pillows. A black and white striped throw blanket is at the foot of the bed along with a Star Wars costume. White stool with black legs is placed at the wood and pipe desk. Black floating nightstand is to the right of the bed with a faux leather trunk at the foot of the bed.

So we created a neutral base that can easily be updated when Aiden has a new obsession.

We began this makeover with a fresh coat of paint, first by painting the ceiling in a flat black.

Then we brought that color down about 14″ on the wall to help this small bedroom feel larger.

Next we painted the walls in Sherwin Williams Pure White, which really brightens up the room.

Star Wars small bedroom ideas, white walls with black ceiling, red LED lights encircle the room, Star Wars canvas art is mounted above the bed along with 3 light sabers. Metal bed with black locker style drawers painted black and staged with a black comforter, Star Wars themed sheets and pillows. A black and white striped throw blanket is at the foot of the bed along with a Star Wars costume. White stool with black legs is placed at the wood and pipe desk. Black curtains with white polka dot detailing at top.

One feature Aiden really wanted in his room was LED strip lighting.

And while I don’t mind the lights, I didn’t want to see them. So we came up with the idea to hide them with moulding.

At the color break we added cove moulding and then installed the LED strip lights.

You can see the full tutorial here.

Star Wars small bedroom ideas: White painted walls with a black boarder at the ceiling, black painted ceiling, Red LED light strip is concealed with cove moulding around the perimeter of the room. 5 light sabers are mounted the wall with clear acrylic hardware next to the closet doors. Black curtains with white polka dot details at the top are hung at the window. Kylo Ren costume and mask with red LED light is hung next to the black curtains.

I must admit the LED lights really add a cool vibe to the room.

The lights can be changed to tons of colors with the remote control and will also sync with bluetooth and will dance to the music.

And my favorite part it that you can’t see any cords!

The Bed

Certainly with a small budget like ours, you need to refinish, paint and repurpose what you have.

Star Wars small bedroom ideas, white walls with black ceiling, Star Wars canvas art is mounted above the bed along with 3 light sabers. Metal bed with black locker style drawers painted black and staged with a black comforter, Star Wars themed sheets and pillows. A black and white striped throw blanket is at the foot of the bed. Wood and pipe desk to the right with a white stool and house plant. Black curtains with a white polka dot detail at the top.

I purchased the bed second hand 8 years ago on Facebook marketplace and it was in need of a little love.

The drawers were broken and did not slide well.

So, we fixed them up with glue and brads, added some graphite to help the drawers slide better and gave the drawer fronts a new coat of black paint.

Now the bed looks as good as new and fits in with our color scheme.

In this small bedroom, there isn’t room for a dresser with the built-in desk, so keeping this bed with the drawer storage is paramount.

Star Wars black, white and red bedding with a black comforter and a Star Wars plushie. Above bed are mounted 3 light sabers.

And while the bones of the bed are neutral, adding Star Wars bedding and a Darth Vader plushie bring in our theme.

Updated Desk with Shelves

When Aiden and Gavin swapped rooms, the one element that Aiden loved and wanted to stay in the room was the desk and shelves.

Star Wars small bedroom ideas, white walls with black ceiling, red LED lights encircle the room, Star Wars canvas art is mounted above the bed along with 3 light sabers. Metal bed with black locker style drawers painted black and staged with a black comforter, Star Wars themed sheets and pillows. A black and white striped throw blanket is at the foot of the bed along with a Star Wars costume. White stool with black legs is placed at the wood and pipe desk.

He is a budding artist and loves to spend time at the desk creating his masterpieces.

But it’s also a great place for storage and displaying all of his Star Wars memorabilia.

Wood and pipe desk and shelves with a rustic wood finish, staged with rustic, industrial, sports memorabilia and a white chair.

Originally this wood and pipe desk with shelves had a very rustic feel, but we gave it a little makeover with a black stain.

Star Wars small bedroom ideas: A wood and pipe desk and shelves unit is mounted to the wall for display and storage of Star Wars toys. In the for ground is the bed with black, white and red Star Wars bedding with a black comforter and a black and white throw blanket.

And now it feels much more modern and still functions well in this small bedroom.

Just look at all the storage it provides in this small bedroom!

This space is also the perfect homework station.

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The Nightstand

As you can see there isn’t a lot a space in this bedroom and we intend to build another set of drawers for the left side of the bed.

So in order to have a nightstand it needs to be floating.

Star Wars Small Bedroom Ideas: black floating nightstand is mounted next to a metal bed with under drawer storage. Bed is decorated with black, white and red Star Wars bedding with a black comforter and a black and white throw blanket. Mounted above the bed are 3 red light sabers.

We actually made this modern floating nightstand from an old traditional piece my mom had in storage.

Three drawer traditional nightstand before upcycling into a modern floating nightstand.

So this project was practically free!

Modern black floating nightstand with design on drawer front with screen moulding. Black lamp, clock and potted plant on top of nightstand. Silver metal bed with black, white and red Star Wars Bedding.

I just had to purchase the drawer pull, paint and moulding for the geometric design.

Window Treatments

Star Wars small bedroom ideas, white walls with black ceiling, Star Wars canvas art is mounted above the bed along with 3 light sabers. Metal bed with black locker style drawers painted black and staged with a black comforter, Star Wars themed sheets and pillows. A black and white striped throw blanket is at the foot of the bed.A Kylo Ren mask with decal and costume is placed on wall next to black curtains with a white polka dot detail at the top.

We were able to keep the same curtains in the room, but updated them with black dye.

You can read all about how we dyed the curtain panels in the washing machine here.

Fabric dye is an easy and affordable way to change the look of any fabric in your home.

Star Wars Art, Decor and Accessories

While keeping to our plan, the shell and large pieces of this bedroom are neutral, it’s with “The Force” of the Star Wars art and decor that brings this bedroom to life!

Star Wars small bedroom ideas, white walls with black ceiling, Star Wars canvas art is mounted above the bed along with 3 light sabers. Metal bed with black locker style drawers painted black and staged with a black comforter, Star Wars themed sheets and pillows. A black and white striped throw blanket is at the foot of the bed. Wood and pipe desk to the right with a white stool and house plant. Black curtains with a white polka dot detail at the top.

I found the 5 canvas wall panels for $20 on Amazon and just had to mount them to a wood frame.

While we didn’t make a blog post for this, you can see how we made the frames in our Instagram highlight.

Star Wars Small Bedroom Ideas: black floating nightstand is mounted next to a metal bed with under drawer storage. Bed is decorated with black, white and red Star Wars bedding with a black comforter and a black and white throw blanket. Mounted above the bed are 3 red light sabers and Star Wars canvas art.

Another fun way to bring in the Star Wars vibe is with Aiden’s collection of light sabers.

Three red light sabers are mounted to the wall with clear acrylic hardware.

I found these clear acrylic light saber holders on Amazon and you can mount them either horizontally or vertically.

Star Wars small bedroom ideas: White painted walls with a black boarder at the ceiling, black painted ceiling, Red LED light strip is concealed with cove moulding around the perimeter of the room. 5 light sabers are mounted the wall with clear acrylic hardware next to the closet doors. Black curtains with white polka dot details at the top are hung at the window. Kylo Ren costume and mask with red LED light is hung next to the black curtains.

Plus it’s a great way to store his toys and it makes great decor for the walls.

Wood and pipe display shelves with Star Wars themed art, trooper mask, star orbs, Star Wars death star, red RC car, novels, Lego Star Wars fighter, Darth Vader, black globe, Lego Star Wars action figures and child's Star Wars framed art.

The open shelves are the perfect place to display all of Aiden’s Star Wars memorabilia.

The framed Star Wars art is from Hobby Lobby and most everything else on the shelves are items Aiden has been collecting.

Lego Star Wars action figures displayed on a wood and pipe shelf.

Aiden is so proud of his collection of Lego Star Wars creations.

Wood and pipe display shelves with Star Wars themed art, trooper mask, star orbs, Star Wars death star, red RC car, novels, Lego Star Wars fighter.

While we were going through all of his Star Wars stuff, we came across his Death Star suitcase, which we found a couple of years ago at the thrift store and it looks terrific up on the shelves.

Black Kylo Ren mask with Lego Star Wars figure, and framed child's Star Wars art.

The shelves are filled with all of his Star Wars treasures including his own artwork.

Star Wars small bedroom ideas, white walls with black ceiling, Star Wars canvas art is mounted above the bed along with 3 light sabers. Metal bed with black locker style drawers painted black and staged with a black comforter, Star Wars themed sheets and pillows. White stool with black legs is placed at the wood and pipe desk.

In keeping with the modern vibe for this room, we were thrilled to be gifted this modern round ottoman with a black base from Wovenbyrd.

White stool with black metal legs is placed at wood and pipe desk with shelves. House plant next to grey metal bed with black locker style drawers and black, white and red Star Wars bedding, Star wars themed canvas art is placed above bed with 3 light sabers.

It’s perfect in this small bedroom as a seat at the desk and I love the sleek modern legs with the white upholstery.

White stool with black metal legs is placed at wood and pipe desk with shelves.

Breaking Down the $500 Budget

Are you curious what I actually spent on this Star Wars small bedroom makeover?

Here’s the breakdown of what I spend:

  • $99 paint
  • $80 cove moulding
  • $18 LED strip lights
  • $20 bedding
  • $32 stain and supplies
  • $25 fabric dye
  • $18 screen moulding
  • $3 drawer pull
  • $27 light saber holders
  • $60 lamps
  • $25 decor and fabric
  • $90 framed art

For a grand total of $497

We did it! We stayed under our $500 budget!

And if you’d like to see Gavin’s bedroom makeover click here.

Shop Star Wars Bedroom Ideas

We hope you’ve found a little inspiration here today and that these Star Wars small bedroom ideas have inspired you to create your very own themed space without breaking the bank.

From modern designs to themed decor, there are plenty of ways to incorporate that love for Star Wars into your bedroom without spending a fortune.

Remember to be creative, repurpose, embrace the power of paint, and most importantly, have fun with the process.

May the force be with you!

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This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. Donna Marie May 25, 2023 Reply

    Any child would love this room!!!

    1. Michelle Dickson May 30, 2023 Reply

      Thank you Donna Marie! Aiden could not be more pleased. If only you could have seen his face when he walked in for the first time once it was complete. It was priceless. Have a wonderful day and thanks for following along.

  2. Renae May 24, 2023 Reply

    Wow! What a great transformation. I love it.

    1. Michelle Dickson May 30, 2023 Reply

      Thank you Renae. Aiden is one happy boy! Have a wonderful day and thanks for supporting us.

  3. Heidrun May 24, 2023 Reply

    Amazing, Perfect for your boy!

    1. Michelle Dickson May 30, 2023 Reply

      Thank you kindly, It was so fun to see Aiden’s reaction the first time he was the completed room. It was everything he dreamed of.

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