Clever ideas for small bedrooms
21 Small Bedroom Decorating Ideas To Fall In Love With
L: John Lewis & Partners, R: Farrow & Ball
Decorating a small bedroom can often be a challenge as you try to balance style with functionality – creating a beautiful and well-designed space free of clutter and conducive to relaxation, all whilst working within diminutive proportions. Small bedrooms usually require extra consideration and a clever approach to decorating to be successful.
We've gathered the most effective tips on how to utilise the small space you have - a clever use of colour to create the illusion of size, the right bedside tables and multifunctional beds to store away your essentials, quick tips on utilising every inch of wall space, and the design styles most conducive to small bedrooms.
Read on for 21 small bedroom ideas to fall in love with...
IKEA
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Small bedroom ideas: Hidden storage
When it comes to storage in a small bedroom, shelving and extra rails will always provide you with extra places to pop your belongings. 'Having a smaller bedroom doesn’t necessary mean having fewer clothes. With clever storage compartments such as GIMSE, clothes can be sorted and stored away whilst keeping the room looking tidy,' explains Clotilde Passalacqua, Interior Design Leader from Ikea UK and Ireland. 'Make the most of the wardrobe space by using SLÄKTING storage compartments to organise clothes in an efficient and smart way,'
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House Beautiful
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Small bedroom ideas: Add colour through accessories
Naturally, a white room will elevate space and brightness, so introduce colourful accents through accessories and furniture instead. This sweet design scheme relies on bright, chalky pastels to add colour without detracting from the airy and bright feel of the room.
• Shop the look: House Beautiful Maisy Ottoman Bed at Dreams
Farrow & Ball
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Small bedroom ideas: Make use of every corner
This lovely tucked-away bedroom may be small, but it's filled with character, colour and a personal lived-in touch.
Make use of every corner, by hanging reading lights above the bed or creating D.I.Y-style bookshelves (here they are just placed on the side of the bed).
• Shop the look at Farrow & Ball. This room is painted in 'Parma Gray No.27'.
IKEA
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Small bedroom ideas: Shelving
Additional shelving in a smaller space is the best way to store extra books, magazines, plants and photo frames. This super-small bedroom has utilised a tiny return to layer some simply frames and artwork creating a makeshift mini gallery wall.
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Farrow & Ball
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Small bedroom ideas: All-over colour
'To create the feeling of more space in a small room, stick to one single colour, this will help create more space as with no point of reference and no contrasts, you’re less aware of where things stop and start,' explains Charlotte Cosby, Head of Creative at Farrow & Ball. 'Dependent on light direction, smaller spaces are more successful with the introduction of darker colours such as Sulking Room Pink or Treron as this distracts the eye from the size.
'For those who are less comfortable with using a single colour, use complementary whites a few shades lighter than the wall colour to avoid bringing the ceiling lower such as Parma Gray and School House White.'
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Dunelm
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Small bedroom ideas: Airy boho hues
When decorating small bedrooms, one of the best ways to maximise space is to use light and fresh colours. Hues such as soft sorbet-pinks, greys or whites will help to ensure the room feels bigger. Boho styles lend themselves to small spaces owing to their sorbet colour ways and an embrace of careful clutter.
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IKEA
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Small bedroom ideas: Loft bed
The ideal solution if your small bedroom is short on floor space but generous in height - a loft bed can free up room for a sofa or a work-from-home desk area. These work especially well in tiny guest bedrooms. Select something light and airy - like this pale-toned pine loft bed from IKEA - with a slim and unobtrusive frame.
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Furniture Village
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Small bedroom ideas: Statement bed
Don't be afraid to add a large statement bed into a smaller room. Other furniture pieces can be worked around it, and there's always the option to practically store underneath. Whether you opt for a bed with drawers to pop additional belongings, or you only have room for a few boxes, under bed storage means you can still have that statement bed of your dreams.
• Shop the look: Vispring Elite Divan Set at Furniture Village
IKEA
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Small bedroom ideas: Fitted furniture
Over-head units are an excellent way to add extra storage when you are short on floor space. These IKEA storage units are just 42cm in depth, perfect for tidying away books, accessories, extra bedding or towels without taking up valuable inches in a small bedroom. We love the idea of adding a narrow desk underneath for the ultimate in multifunctional space.
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House Beautiful
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Small bedroom ideas: Miniaturise your bedside table
A bedside table is super handy for keeping your phone, a book, or soft task lighting close by, so don't forgo one if you have a small bedroom.
Opt for a small round bedside table to reduce the footprint of your furniture, or a a floating bedside unit to keep night-time essentials up and away from your bed.
• Shop the look: House Beautiful Gatsby Blue Pleated Blinds at Hillarys, and House Beautiful Grove Ottoman Bed at Dreams
Argos
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Small bedroom ideas: Create a feature wall
Go bold with a statement feature wall in your small bedroom. An all-over wallpaper will make the room feel much more cramped, but having just one standout wall will create a bright statement — and ensure the room feels spacious. Play around with Scandi-style wooden panelling or wallpaper.
• Shop the look at Argos.
DFS
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Small bedroom ideas: Sofa beds
The ultimate solution for small bedrooms, and particularly handy if you live in a studio flat. Sofa beds have come on in leaps and bounds in terms of comfort and the variety of styles available. We're partial to our very own Layla sofa bed at DFS in this contemporary silver-grey upholstery.
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Farrow & Ball
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Let the light in
Letting in extra light through larger windows will help to make the room feel bigger altogether. While this converted loft guest room may not have a lot of floor space, the slanted ceiling has been used as a place to build in an extra window. And what a brilliant way to bring in extra sunlight in the morning.
• Shop the look at Farrow & Ball. This room is painted in 'All White No.2005' and wallpapered in 'Uppark BP 523'
READ MORE: Two attic rooms turned into a contemporary bedroom and ensuite
John Lewis
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Small bedroom ideas: Throw out the rule book
This goes against most design advice for making a small bedroom look bigger, but if you are willing to embrace the diminutive proportions of your bedroom, then go maximalist. This 'more is more' style of piling colour on top of pattern on top of an abundance of furniture and accessories is decorating at its most joyous, and will help to create a space you love to spend time in, regardless of its size.
• Shop the look: Silhouette Upholstered Bed Frame at John Lewis & Partners
Hillarys
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Small bedroom ideas: Utilise window space
A clever space-saving hack for the smallest of small bedrooms. If you don't have an inch of floor space to spare, look to your window sill. If there is any depth there, it's the perfect place to create a small shelf to stack books or magazines. If you have a bit of extra depth (you'll need at least 16 inches,) consider creating a window seat with some simple upholstery and scatter cushions.
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John Lewis
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Small bedroom ideas: Built-in shelving
An excellent way to bring in some extra storage space is to choose built-in shelving. As seen in this beautiful bedroom here, the added wall space brings in the opportunity to showcase flowers, ornaments and books. It's great if you wouldn't otherwise have room for a free-standing cabinet.
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Carpetright
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Small bedroom ideas: Light carpets
Light, neutral colours accentuate a feeling of space and brightness, and doubly so when used on large expanses like your walls and floors. Avoid deep shades in your carpets or wooden flooring that will draw the eye - we favour creamy blush colours, or a classic beige. This contemporary bedroom has a bonus small space hack, too - the sweet miniature shelf used as a bedside table.
• Shop the look: House Beautiful Harbour Beach Saxony Carpet at Carpetright
The French Bedroom Company
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Small bedroom ideas: Mirrors
Strategic styling is key when it comes to decorating a smaller bedroom. Additional mirrors and mirrored furniture is a clever way to reflect light. It will make any small bedroom feel much bigger, giving it a brighter feel. Don't be afraid to play around with how many mirrors you choose. Whether it's floor-length styles, or small rounded ones above vanity tables, the more you opt for (within reason) the brighter the room will feel.
• Shop the look: Arched Wooden Window Mirror at The French Bedroom Company
IKEA
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Small bedroom ideas: Clever multi-purpose beds
One way to make use of a small bedroom is to get your hands on a bed that has more than just one purpose. While its comfort is vital for a good night's sleep, finding a bed frame that has the option for extra storage makes for an excellent find.
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Dreams
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Small bedroom ideas: Storage beds
What an excellent way to bring in added storage to a smaller bedroom through items such as an end-of-bed ottoman. 'When looking to kit out a small bedroom being able to move freely around the bedroom is key, to make sure you don’t bump your shins on clutter left around the floor. Think about investing in a storage bed either with drawers or with an ottoman lift or if your budget prevents this consider separate wheeled drawers that you can slide under the existing bed – just make sure you check the height from floor to bed,' says Caitlin Price, Head of Buying, Furniture & Flooring at John Lewis & Partners.
• Shop the look: House Beautiful Neva Velvet Ottoman Bed at Dreams
Cuckooland
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Small bedroom ideas: Keep it minimal
Bright light colours will help to radiate your small space and make the room appear bigger. Tidy any clutter away and when choosing furniture ensure you opt for light hues such as oak wood or white gloss. Elsewhere, clear floors and cupboard surfaces will help to create the illusion of a larger room.
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45 Small Bedroom Decorating Ideas From Designers
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Pile Up Book on the floor
Nicholas Obeid
Stack up some coffee table books to use as a skinny side table. All you need to fit is a stylish nightlight and mood-setting candle, as shown in this small bedroom designed by Nicholas Obeid.
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Opt for a Trundle
Ngoc Minh Ngo
Designer David Kaihoi transformed this one-bedroom apartment into a family home.
This little trundle bed tucks right back under the bed when it isn't in use, "first thing in the morning," says Kaihoi. And they use that windowsill as a bedside table.
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Duck Into Corners
paul raeside
A corner seating nook for lounging, reading, and chatting is a bonus in any bedroom, especially in a tiny one! Here, designer Andrew Flesher recovered a pair of vintage Ward Bennett Scissor chairs in a Marimekko print for a fun pop of color. The low silhouette makes them perfect for a sloped ceiling corner.
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Practice Restraint
Amelia Stanwix
Sometimes all it takes is a modern light fixture and offbeat paint color to perfect a small bedroom. An old bedside table, jute rug, and color-block linen bedding turn this bedroom into a moody, earthy sanctuary by Fiona Lynch.
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Use Lucite
Nicole Franzen
Lucite is your best friend in small spaces.
This bedroom in Kristin Fine's Connecticut farmhouse is another gorgeous example of simple but transformative styling. Fine opted for a lucite side table for a hint of modernity that doesn't make the room feel too cramped.
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Build Narrow Custom Storage
Corinne Mathern Design
If you don't have a closet, but you do have a clothing collection, stay organized and polished with custom wall built-ins that store everything behind closed doors. In this bedroom design by Corinne Mathern, the built-ins provide extensive storage and accommodate the irregular ceiling structure. They're also less deep than your typical dresser and armoire—a win for small bedrooms.
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Squeeze In a Desk
Robert Peterson / Rustic White I
In a small bedroom, there is no wall space to spare, so don't be afraid to put your bed beneath the window.
Vern Vip opted for bold curtains to ensure style and sleep-ins. A Cambria quartz desktop suits the sophisticated mood, but “doesn’t ever require resealing, reconditioning, or polishing,” says Yip. Plus, it doubles the bedroom's use-case as a home office.
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Pay Attention to Scale
Heidi Caillier Design
Take note of this bedroom designed by Heidi Caillier, where great big windows and high ceilings are maxed out by hanging the long curtains all the way at the top. In a small bedroom, have fun with color, shape, and prints, but pay close attention to scale.
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Repurpose an Unexpected "Room"
Leanne Ford Interiors
If you're looking for out-of-the-box ideas on how to carve out a small guest room out of basically nothing, look no further than this bedroom design by Leanne Ford Interiors.
Contemporary striped linens match the beige-painted walls and the paper pendant brings adds just a touch of intrigue to this small sleeping nook, which looks like it was once a sunroom.
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Get Matchy-Matchy (Playfully)
Thijs de Leeuw/Space Content/Living Inside
This small room designed by Atelier ND is exploding with fun colors. The objective was to use a pretty floral wallpaper, but to dress it down with items that made it look bold and modern rather than precious and dainty. The electric orange blinds, dark green carpet, yellow side table, and purple plaid bedspread bring an edgy midcentury feel that gets the job done.
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Or, Get Matchy-Matchy (Seriously)
Stephen Kent Johnson for Ashe Leandro
As far as high-impact decorating ideas go for small bedrooms, it doesn't get cooler than this: Ashe Leandro used the same print for the wallpaper (which extends up to the ceiling), curtains, bedding, and even the lampshade.
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Paint Exposed Materials White
Stephen Kent Johnson
To center a headboard on the wall, designer Shawn Henderson closed up a decorative fireplace in this pint-sized but perfect NYC bedroom. A coat of white paint helps the exposed brick wall blend in and feel much less heavy.
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Opt for High-Contrast Colors
Brie Williams
Make it a jewel box bursting with colors and patterns. This striking red nailhead bed frame can be tame and paired with classic neutrals, or it can be dressed up with fun accessories and contrasting painting colors, as designer Ariene Bethea displays here.
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Use All Available Surface Space
Fantastic Frank
One of the biggest challenges in a small bedroom is finding places to put all your stuff since the bed takes up most of the room.
Be resourceful! Even a windowsill can provide extra storage space for decor, lighting, and other essentials when there's no room for an extra table.
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Install Sconces
TREVOR TONDRO
This pint-sized bedroom designed by J. P. Horton is flexing a few small space design secrets. First, the sconces, which don't take up any surface space since they're wall mounted, and second, the side chair, which can be pulled up as a bedside table when need be.
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Use a Day Bed
House Beautiful
Add a daybed and watch your bedroom double in size. If you don't have a designated guest room, this could also come in handy in your family room or home office that pulls double-duty when friends are in town.
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Lean a Mirror
Hecker Guthrie
Now here's a bedroom that knows how to set a mood.
With plush velvet seating, dark wood paneled walls, and classic landscape photos, this bedroom designed by Hecker Guthrie is a beautiful blend of classic and modern style. To make the room feel larger, lean a modern mirror against the wall, as done here.
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Ditch the Headboard
Kevin Scott
Less is more, particularly in a small bedroom. Despite a simple, soft color scheme and bare decorating approach in this minimalist bedroom by Studio DIAA no, it projects a strong sense of personal style and easy living. That's thanks to the polished materials and cohesive look.
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Embrace Coziness With Dark Wallpaper
Heidi Caillier Design
Heidi Caillier embraces the smaller size with inky grasscloth wallpaper. While any dark paint color could create a similar impact, the striated wallpaper brings even more texture—perfect for a cozy bedroom.
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Section It Off
Fantastic Frank
Embrace the tininess of a space and make it extra intimate and cozy with a sheer curtain around the bed. Jazz up the walls with paint, artwork, or wallpaper to bring in personality without taking up space.
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Accomodate the Layout
HB
Each item is carefully chosen to work within this small space. For example, the narrow bedroom table fits into the little nook perfectly, and since it's on the slimmer side, they made sure the two-tiered table on the other side of the bed offered extra surface space. Then, they went vertical with a gallery wall to draw the eye up.
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Choose a Bold Bed
Bjorn Wallander
Designed by Balsamo Antiques and Interior Design, this bedroom proves that even if your space is mostly neutral, you can add character—and coziness—thanks to textures, unique combos, and sculptural silhouettes.
This one is also wonderfully dark and moody for late sleep-ins. And don't let a smaller space stop you from choosing larger furniture. This statement four-poster bed is takes up most of the room, and that's actually a great thing.
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Keep It Colorful
ALISON GOOTEE
Keep it tailored but unique with fewer and bolder pieces. From the vibrant red bedding to the mod bedframe and graphic lamp, this bedroom designed by Anthony Baratta feels both crisp and deliberate, but there's still tons of personality packed in. Each piece also nods back to the brilliant abstract painting above the bed.
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Tuck Your Bed Away
Fantastic Frank
If you live in a studio or need or use your bedroom for more than just sleeping, consider a DIY trundle bed or a solid platform with a retractable bed under it.
In this space, the wooden platform makes room for a sofa so there's somewhere to sit instead of the bed. It's kind of like a Murphy bed but easier to create yourself.
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Channel a Ship
Elizabeth Georgantas
New England coastal charm meets rustic design with plenty of warm tones, antique pieces, and exposed beams painted white in this guest bedroom designed by Elizabeth Georgantas. Pro tip: Elevate under-the-bed storage with vintage suitcases.
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Cozy Up to a Corner
© Rustic White Photography
Brian Patrick Flynn turned this teeny-tiny bedroom into a whole wide world with rich wallpaper, dimensional wall decor, and perfectly proportioned furniture. The pops of red add a fun surprise and encourage us to mix primary colors.
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Pile on the Patterns
Simon Watson
With tons of patterns, from the golden damask-print coverlet and the cozy pile of purple floral pillows to the intricate shutter design, this bedroom designed by Kristin Hein and Philip Cozi proves that you don't need a big canvas for the perfect little nest.
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Keep It Low
Nicole England
In a lofted bedroom, Keep the mattress low to the ground like architect McLaren.Excell did here. An antique work stool functions as a side table and the sconces are built right into the partial wall behind the bed.
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Customize
House Beautiful
Customize bedding with monograms and match your lampshades to your headboard, but then get wacky with curtains and throw blankets. That will ensure the perfect balance between polished and fun.
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Combine Dresser and Nightstands
Shade Degges
"I wanted to create a bedroom full of personality," designer Jae Joo says of the main bedroom in this Boston Rowhouse. With no room for both a dresser and nightstands, she opted for something that could do both at once.
Though classic and understated, the room brims with character thanks to a shrunken photo gallery, curved furniture, and colorful accents.
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Shrink It Down
Romanek Design Studio
If you don't have enough room to pull up a bench to the end of your bed, try a stool instead. It'll add that desired design polish and give you somewhere to put on your shoes or store a blanket, but it won't look as bulky or take up as much visual real estate. Interior designer Brigette Romanek of Romanek Design Studio opted for a sleek caramel leather stool to contrast with the romantic blush bed frame.
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Go Wild With Wallpaper
Studio DB
It might seem a little much for a small space, but a bold, bright wallpaper can help cocoon your room and give it a jewel-box effect. You don't need to cover the entire wall to make a statement.
Just choose a smaller nook to cover in a fun print, as Studio DB boldly did in this bedroom.
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Customize With Built-Ins
Romanek Design Studio
Take advantage of awkward niches, corners, nooks, and crannies with a built-in bench like Romanek Design Studio did in this bedroom. Even though it might not seem like useable space when you first look at it, a simple bench, cushions, and wall art can give it a brand new second life.
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Make a Fake Canopy
SIMON WATSON
With no space for extra fun elements like floor lamps and a canopy, designer Peter Durham created a custom curtain wall and installed bedside sconces.
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Install Inventive Storage
Mikael Axelsson
When you have a teeny-tiny bedroom, you have to get scrappy and strategic about storage space—otherwise, you'll never find what you're looking for unless you stub your toe on it.
Take inspiration from this space, where the bed has built-in drawers and is framed by a bookshelf, which allows for extra storage space as well as a place to display decor and art.
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Use Multi-Purpose Furniture
Tasmin Johnson
In this bedroom designed by Tamsin Johnson, the nightstand doubles as a dresser. If you can only fit one piece of furniture in your bedroom, make sure it's one that offers a few functional benefits.
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Customize Your Headboard
Emily Henderson Design
This wall-to-wall upholstered headboard was custom designed by Brady Tolbert for Emily Henderson Design to meet the homeowners needs function and style-wise. That's a guaranteed way to make sure your bedroom is everything you want it to be. In the case of a small bedroom, a custom headboard with built-in nightstand saves tons of space.
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Put Stuff Under Your Bed
Tim Street Porter
In this bedroom by Martin Lawrence Bullard, the preexisting architectural quirks are played up by a graphic, linear wallpaper that contrast with the more traditional elements throughout the space. But the most genius element? This bed has drawers underneath for more storage when you're lacking closet space.
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Use Bigger (But Fewer) Furnishings
Maltsev Design
It may seem counterintuitive, but outfitting a small space with just a few large-scale pieces (rather than a mishmash of pint-size furniture) can actually make it feel grander. Resist the urge to push all of your furniture up against the walls. If you leave space behind the furniture, it makes the room look wider than it is.
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Downsize Your Bed
If you need to sacrifice your queen or even your double, don't fret.
A twin bed still has plenty of potential to be your stylish dream spot. In this small bedroom designed by Arent & Pyke, the custom corner headboard upholstered with Kelly Wrestler fabric sets the tone for a room that stands out, no matter its size.
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Bring In Foldable Pieces
Paul Costello
Can't fit an accent chair into the corner to pile all your clothes on? Use a slim stool instead—even better if it's foldable so you can tuck to away when not in use. This will the mess to a minimum. Decorated by Shaun Smith, this bedroom is a great example of bold yet sophisticated style and cohesive pattern play in a tiny space.
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Go Dark
Seth Caplan
Contrary to popular belief, dark colors don't necessarily make a room feel smaller—sometimes they even have the opposite effect, creating the illusion of an expansive space.
The sandy hues of the duvet blend so nicely with plum pillows, both of which are sharpened by the inky wall paint. The linen bedding softens up the edgier feel of the black paint in this bedroom designed by Tali Roth.
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Use Vertical Space
Built-in and low to the ground, this bed boasts an easy coolness. It was designed by Southern California-based Alexander DB, so no wonder it exudes that quintessential Cali cool charm. Add a floating shelf to use your vertical space for displaying artwork and storing knick knacks.
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Utilize Built-Ins
James Merrell
Built-in bookshelves give you extra storage space without having a chunky piece of furniture protruding into the room.This hot air balloon printed wallcovering brings a sense of dreaminess and movement to the small bedroom. It's a beautiful way to frame the wall of built-in shelves.
Designer Katie Lyndon aptly describes it as both classic but imaginative.
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Add Mirrors
Alec Hemer
Fake space 'til you make space. Closet mirrors make this small bedroom feel larger than it actually is.
Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.
Small bedroom: 11 small room design ideas
So many things you want to put in your bedroom, but there is absolutely not enough space? Calm down, bases of panic. If you're already a longtime friend of Houzz, then you know that competent interior design works wonders! And we, as always, are ready to throw a couple of very effective solutions just for such cases. To be exact - as many as eleven!
SPACE FOR LIFE Studio
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Stop vacuuming under the bed - lift it to a new height
Placing a bed on a podium is a truly ingenious idea, especially in a small bedroom. A high podium becomes not just an additional place for storing all sorts of little things, but acts as a full-fledged alternative to a chest of drawers or even a closet. Most often, drawers are built into the podium, divided into sectors, but it’s up to you to store bed linen, seasonal clothes or precious canned tomatoes there.
Tip: A small podium 10-15 cm high is just a decorative element and nothing more. In order for it to bring real benefits, it is necessary to raise it at least to a height of 50 cm. You can often find meter-long podiums, as in the photo, but in this case you will need to build steps or take care of the stairs.
Stool-lane: IKEA
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The design of a small bedroom (9604 photos)
Holly Marder
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Make an inappropriate
if you are a victim happy "owner of an irrational recess in the wall, then this advice will be useful to you like no one else. Just fill this ridiculous formation with floor-to-ceiling shelves (like it was meant to be from the start). In addition, you must agree: there is no extra space for storing things!
Tip: To decide on the material of the shelves and the height between them, you should at least roughly estimate what exactly you are going to store there. Too thin shelves can bend under heavy weight, but very massive ones should not be purchased without special need. Firstly, they visually load the interior, and secondly, they will simply cost more.
Chernenko Olga / White & Black Design Studio
3. Find a niche and use it
Sometimes we inherit wall recesses, sometimes we make them ourselves. Say, in small and narrow bedrooms, they are absolutely justified. Thoughtful niches are a great additional storage space for, for example, books.
See what library fits into this shallow built-in shelving in the photo, and imagine how many cabinets it would take to fit the same volume!
Ze|Workroom Studio
4. Extend the window
If your bedroom is 75-80 cm from the floor to the window sill, then it's time to replace this useless “flower container” with an excellent wide tabletop that will allow you to get a full-fledged workplace. Not only will you get a lot of usable area as a result, but you will also work in the rays of natural light - is this not happiness?
But you can go even further and extend the tabletop to the entire length of the wall, and in the resulting space you can place various drawers, niches, or even use this place as a cabinet for a TV or game console.
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Oksana Oleinik
favorite book.
It is important to remember that the optimal height from the floor to the windowsill in this case should be about half a meter. And if the bed is located near the window, then the newly made sofa can be made its logical continuation. Of course, you will have to re-equip the window sill for these purposes, but, in my opinion, it's worth it.
Advice: Sometimes it's hard to find a company that will fulfill such a small order, and it will be expensive. Therefore, it will be easier and cheaper to order a modified window sill as a load for some furniture - for example, a closet or chest of drawers.
Capomastro Group
5. Hang the bedside table
Freeing up the floor and making the bedside table hanging is a wonderful solution for those who want to relieve the sleeping area and make it more compact.
Cabbages & Roses Ltd
But in order not to drill the wall, you can cheat even more and get a light stand on thin, almost invisible legs instead of a massive cabinet.
Rock Kauffman Design
You don't have to limit your appetite to just one small shelf. After all, you can hang two of them at once, or even as many as three! Even so, you'll get extra storage space while still feeling airy and uncluttered in a small bedroom.
Bed and headboard: IKEA
Austral Masonry
6. Find “space-saving” lamps
A bedside table without a lamp is a waste of money, but how much space does a table lamp take up! To save space, there are several options. Firstly, this is a pendant lamp from the ceiling itself, which looks extraordinary, but at the same time perfectly copes with all the tasks.
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The second solution is a wall sconce. But whichever option you choose, in any case, the glow of the warm light of the lamps will elegantly decorate your bedroom, and the free space on the bedside table will be a great bonus.
If funds allow and a suitable two-in-one lamp comes across - of course, take it. Alas, the offer of such options on the market is limited, and you will not always find a model that is interesting in shape and design. 9]
7. Use furniture "with reserves"
No desire to "build" a podium and start repairs - a bed on a platform with ready-made built-in containers will do.
Tip: Choose models where drawers are located not only on one side of the bed, but around its entire perimeter. So you will have more branches, and access to them will be easier.
Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders
8. Complete wall
And again we move to the window opening. Although the idea of building a closet around it and thereby filling the entire wall is not at all new, it is incredibly effective and saves a lot of space. In addition, we will not spend money on slopes, since the sides of the cabinet will act as their role.
And the place of the window sill can be arranged with the same cozy sofa, where you can wonderfully relax and admire the marvelous view from the window.
Tip: Don't get carried away with the depth of the closet, because the larger it is, the less natural light will enter your bedroom, and this is not good!
Denis Komarov
It is not necessary to build a wardrobe around a window. Most often, around the bed, we are used to seeing either a pair of bedside tables, or some small table with ornate legs, while the entire wall behind the bed remains empty or is covered by some kind of picture. But wouldn't it be wiser to put all this unused space to good use?
The best solution would be to build a wardrobe here, and install full-fledged modules on the sides, and build open shelves above the bed itself or install a lightweight connecting element that will visually make this design not so cumbersome.
Wesley-Wayne Interiors, LLC
9. Choose the “right” dressing table
When choosing a dressing table, I advise you to pay attention to the elegant small glass models. They look weightless and completely dissolve in space, visually facilitating it. By the way, why not kill two birds with one stone at once?! Place a dressing table next to the bed, replacing the bedside table with it.
Andrew Snow Photography
Another airy dressing table option that doesn't take up much space is a wide shelf that mounts directly to the wall or furniture. It will not be difficult to build such an “island of beauty”, especially if there is a man in the house with hands from the right place.
Marina Govorushko
Doctors forbid, but you continue to watch TV shows in bed? Well, at least hang the screen at the right height. It would be most rational to use a swivel bracket to mount the TV - you can rotate the screen to the desired corner of the room.
West Chin Architects & Interior Designers
11. Set up an office in a closet
If you are forced to work from home and there is no place for a computer other than in the bedroom, organize it in a closet. This will allow you to simply slam the door at the right time - and not think about work while lying in bed.
Tip: Make the most of the space above your worktop by adding some shelves all the way to the top.
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Health pledge - strong sleep, because it is very important to recover, it is very important to recover, it is very important strength. To do this, the apartment requires: a comfortable bed, fresh air and silence. Everything else is a layer of cultural heritage. And, if the area of \u200b\u200bthe dwelling is so small that it requires austerity, we advise you to adapt both square and cubic meters, as well as the time dimension, for the sake of your good rest.
Clare Gaskin Interiors
Choose a large comfortable bed
Even if you have a tiny bedroom, don't cut the size of your bed. Let the aisles be a little narrower, but the bed for sleeping will remain comfortable in length and width. But such trifles as lamps, shelves and bedside tables, you can choose a smaller size, and instead use hinged and adjustable structures. Even a bright dress taken out of the wardrobe in advance can become a decoration of the bedroom.
Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture
Get rid of unnecessary items
Separating the sleeping area from the storage systems will make the room much more spacious. For furniture, clothes and other items, find a space in the neighborhood. Most likely, not just repairs will be required, but competent redevelopment, which will allow corners, compartments, even steps to be adapted for storage.
Remember, there are no hopeless situations (this apartment in the photo, where the bed is located on the mezzanine, has an area of only 46 sq.m). It may be worth inviting an architect - let a professional do the optimization of your space.
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Put the furniture on casters
Furniture on wheels will allow you to better manage the space of the room. And the bed, and armchairs, and ottomans, and coffee tables on wheels can always be moved or taken to another room, and then make room for morning exercises or trying on outfits.
Pause Design Inc.
Get rid of cabinet furniture
An open hanger, fixed or mobile, can be an alternative to a closet in a small bedroom. A good solution is a rail on the wall: all outfits are immediately visible, and the “transparency” of the storage system serves as an additional motivation to keep order.
Obviously, this design takes up less space than a traditional cabinet. And, quite naturally, it looks easier visually.
MIL-id - Architecture & Design
Bed around
Use the space above the bed, under the bed and around the bed. Multifunctional furniture, or a podium bed with drawers, will allow you to keep at hand the most necessary things, such as bedding, hygiene items, laptops and more.
Make room above the headboard as well, at a height that is easy to reach when standing on the bed. It’s not worth it above - you won’t put a chair or stepladder on the bed. Light shelves with heavy books are not appropriate here. If you build, then a reliable design, with doors on magnets, so that the contents do not accidentally fall.
If you have a room with an alcove, use the idea from the photo: lay mats, they turn the passage around the bed into a lounge area. The area of the apartment in the photo is only 28 square meters, and the mats serve as additional seats in the combined space of the living room-kitchen-bedroom.
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Other photos of the project Especially when it comes to narrow rooms with a door offset to the wall.
Tip: Arrange cabinets in an U or L shape to accommodate a dressing table or even a piano.
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Tatyana Ilyina (Sorokina)
Replace the window sill
Make it slightly wider and continue the shelf from the wall to the wall for the entire width rooms. You will have additional space for paintings, framed photographs. If the space is catastrophically small, move the bed at arm's length - you can also put a book here before going to bed.
Draw a headboard
Another idea from the photo is a non-standard headboard. The fact is that the bed, due to the design features, is always wider than the “mattress with legs”.
And these 15-20 cm in a small bedroom are not superfluous at all. To give an impromptu bed a complete look, complement it with a headboard - hinged, attached or simply painted.
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Consider time of day scenarios
The same space can be used differently day and night. A folding bed that hides into the wall during the day, or a bedroom combined with a living room with a sofa bed will allow you to sleep and stay awake on the same area. For the design of such premises, all kinds of related devices are produced, such as swivel brackets for television panels, transformer tables, and so on.
However, combining two functions in one room will deprive you of the possibility of private relaxation in broad daylight. Keep this in mind if you live with children or parents, often receive guests.
Anna Kiseleva
Make a redevelopment
As a great alternative to a small bedroom, we can recommend a studio organization of space that will suit those who live alone. Even in a family consisting of only two people, the lack of interior doors will create certain inconveniences.
On the other hand, the fewer internal partitions in an apartment, the more spacious its departments can be, and the routes of movement are shorter and more varied. There are two main options here: a bed behind a stationary partition and a bed behind a sliding partition. Stationary fencing is simpler and cheaper to perform.
Allen+Killcoyne Architects
If there is no window in the resulting sleeping nook, consider a translucent glass partition with shutters, smart glass or another.
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A sliding partition will allow you to change the space, isolate the bed from the kitchen and living room.
The option is convenient for a small family, as it provides freedom of choice. You can be alone in a small bedroom. And you can push the "walls" and enjoy the space by having a friendly party.
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Sergey Harenko
Géraldine Laferté
Mezzanine
When living space is in short supply, but the height of the room is sufficient, use this volume. The bedroom can and should be equipped on the mezzanine. The designs of the "upper deck" are very different. They also sleep in limbo! But more often, of course, they make a solid overlap and light fencing.
Tip: Since we are talking about a small bedroom, make a folding mezzanine bed, as in the photo next.
Nikita Zhilyakov
You can go to the second floor even in an apartment with standard height ceilings.
In the interior with a photo, the owner needed a zone for privacy and gatherings with guests, but the area did not allow putting a full-fledged sofa next to the bed. Therefore, the designer went for an unusual move: he raised the bed and made a seating area right under it. It is nice to read there or have a tea party with friends - more informal than at the table.
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KRAUZEarchitects
Sleep in the attic
In a country house of small area, it is logical to go to sleep in the attic room. And for sleep, you can take a place under the low slopes. Know that even in a summer country house, where the roof space is not insulated, the daytime heat under the roof itself will go unnoticed, but it will be comfortable there in the late evening.
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Houzz tour: white attic with mezzanine floor
Max Kasymov Interior/Design
Enlarge a small space visually
Many people experience claustrophobia when entering an enclosed space.
