Tent camping does not have to mean sacrificing luxury or comfort. Whether you are planning a glamping trip for a special event or you just like to bring the ultimate pizazz on any trip you attend, camping tent interior design can not only be a great creative pursuit for the homemaker of the bunch, but a collaborative effort and a ton of fun for the whole crew. Think home-away-from-home. The same tenets you leaned on to make your full-time home the most comfortable place it can be are the ones to put into action when it comes to decorating a temporary dwelling. Here’s a design guide to some of our favorite tried-and-true camping tent interior ideas to help you curate the perfect space for your next woodland getaway.
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Key Components of Decor & Design
The most important part of properly decorating a tent–much like the methods you probably used when decorating your own home–is choosing a color scheme or theme that best suits your intentions, your style, and the overall vibe of your camping crew. Reds, oranges, and yellows evoke a sense of warmth, whereas blues, purples, and greens create a calm, serene watery energy. Woven textiles and materials such as wool or cotton create a soft, inviting feel and encourage your guests and family members to curl up and rejuvenate. The feng shui furniture arrangement of your space is also important for ultimate luxurious relaxation. This can be done by highlighting the elements of your surroundings with wooden items, stones, plants and decorations with colors that match the surrounding forest and bodies of water are other ways to really make your dwelling a place to get grounded and comfortable.
This said, throwing in a few bold patterns can also really set the tone for vibrance, and staple comfort items and personal touches will surely tie the whole place together, no matter how you spin it. Consider pieces of decor such as personalized light fixtures, bedding, tent furniture, cozy rugs, tapestries, banners, floral arrangements, and other accessories in order to curate the perfect tent atmosphere on your next camping trip. You do not have to be a professional interior designer to turn your family camping tent from “roughing it” to a luxury destination.
The Concept of Feng Shui
Feng shui is an ancient Chinese practice of arranging objects in space to create flow and harmony. The goal of feng shui is to create balance between your dwelling and the natural world that envelops it and subsequently to encourage harmony between you as an individual and your home as your immediate environment. In case you need a visual, the word feng shui translates to “wind and water.” Incorporating feng shui into our camping tent interior design encourages us to declutter, balance all of the elements, turn all furniture and seating to face the entryway/exit of the space for maximal energy flow, and use colors that emit peace and prosperity.
Choosing The Right Tent
First and foremost, it is crucial to choose the appropriate style of tent that will house your interior design vision. The interior structure of the tent you choose will determine the space available for furniture, lighting, and other tent accessories. Whether you are camping or glamping, you are still ultimately exposed to the elements and any surprise weather that Mother Nature could choose to throw your way. The most important factor to consider above all other tent-choosing criteria is one made of durable materials that stand up against rain, wind and even snow.
Best Luxury Glamping Tents
Wall tents with stoves are a great option for families looking for a luxury glamping tent that can easily be made to feel like home. The built-in stove component allows for safe, reliable warmth no matter the season and a beautiful ambiance, not to mention easy, cozy meal preparation. The vertical style of this particular tent provides spaciousness without sacrificing corner room, as the wall tent boasts four vertical sides and plenty of headroom for walking around inside without needing to hunch.
Bell tents are another tent style that is easy to decorate and ideal for glamping in style. Bell tents feature a wide open layout, typically raised from one single point in the center with tautly stretched canvas over the tall center pole which gives the tent its bell shape. There are truly endless interior design possibilities thanks to the bell tent’s simple, open floor plan.
Lighting
Lighting is arguably the most important piece of the puzzle when it comes to achieving a cozy, comfortable, luxurious tent atmosphere. We love to bring along light fixtures such as battery-powered lanterns that can be hung high from the tent walls or safely placed on tables or the floor for added glow. Another great option for ambient lighting is fairy lights or string lights which can be stretched across the entire ceiling width to emit soft, sparkly light. These are especially festive if you are decorating for an occasion like a birthday or romantic getaway with your sweetheart.
You can also DIY paper mache or macrame lanterns, which can be a fun project to do in the week leading up to your big camping trip, or bring the DIY materials along to occupy time while sitting by a campfire! Lanterns can be lit traditionally with a candle, or, if you are a bit nervous about the flammability of items inside your tent, purchase battery-powered flameless candles to place inside your DIY lantern creation.
Choose lanterns and their respective lights in warm colors to extend the cozy ambiance of your campfire to the interior of your luxury glamping tent.
Bedding
A close second to lighting for the most important part of creating a comfortable, cozy environment for the whole family is the bedding element. Having a properly organized, cozy place to rest and replenish after long, active days in nature is crucial to how enjoyable your camping trip may prove to be. If you chose a wall tent or bell tent that can house plenty of furniture, it is definitely not out of the question to bring along mattresses, bed frames, and the comforts of your warm sheets, duvets, and blankets to make your tent feel like home. We recommend it for interior design purposes as opposed to sleeping bags, especially if you are planning on camping out for more than just a day or two.
If transporting furniture doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, consider an air mattress or sleeping pad with a mattress topper for added warmth and support. Sleeping bags can still be arranged in an aesthetically pleasing way, especially with the addition of woolen throw blankets and plenty of pillows. No matter your bedding preferences, cushiony sleeping pillows, decorative throw pillows, and even supportive body pillows will help make sinking into your campsite bed a cloudlike dream.
Additionally, the more pillows and blankets that are present, the more decorative the sleeping arrangement appears, adding to the overall design theme. Thermal sheets are crucial in climates where nighttime temperatures can drop even in summer, and wool blankets are a great choice for locking in warmth overnight.
Furniture
Another idea for optimized tent interior design is bringing furniture to place inside such as chairs and a camping table. Choose a table that is made of warm-colored wood or a material that holds the same cozy properties, is easy to set up/take down, and doesn’t require a ton of space. Seating should be readily available inside your tent too, maybe in the form of bean bags or floor cushions for saving space while still optimizing comfort.
Accessories
Additional glamping accessories that you might like to include in your luxury tent interior design plan include:
Mirrors or personalized signs– mirrors help enhance the illusion of wide open space, and a personalized sign could include a “welcome” sign above the entryway of your tent.
Rugs are also a great accessory to have around, as they not only increase overall comfort but also catch dirt and debris that could be tracked around the tent. Choose a rug that matches your color scheme, but is also easy to clean.
Flower arrangements, plants, stones, branches, and antlers sourced from your surroundings are great decor ideas for inside a tent. These help brighten the space while anchoring you to your environment.
Last but not least, portable speakers are a great accessory to have on hand when trying to set a certain mood via interior design. Playing calming acoustic music over speakers can elevate the ambiance inside your tent very quickly, setting the tone for everyone’s mood.
Overall
Keep it light, fun, simple and functional. Take inspiration from your surroundings, and encourage everyone who is coming along on the camping trip to bring their own personal decor touches–like flags, tapestries, knick-knacks, and bedding–to add to the shared tent space. This way, everyone contributes to the design vision, feels as at home as possible, and can truly relax and recharge.
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