Arranging a small bedroom is essential when designing the more petite spaces in your home. As any small-space dwellers knows bedroom is a room with your bed in it, and a little else. If you’re lucky, you’re able to squeeze in a nightstand in the narrow space between your mattress and the wall.
From tiny box rooms to awkwardly shaped loft spaces, small bedrooms all come with their own unique set of problems. People often struggle with storage, how to create an effective furniture layout and finding small bedroom ideas to make these compact spaces look bigger than they really are.
Our designers have put together a list of things you need to keep in mind for designing your small bedroom, read on:
Buying furniture that fits
Hidden storage spaces
When it comes to storage in a small bedroom, shelving and extra rails will always provide you with extra places to pop your belongings. With clever storage compartments, clothes can be sorted and stored away whilst keeping the room looking tidy.
Make the most of the wardrobe space by using similar storage compartments to organise clothes in an efficient and smart way
Picking the right colours
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.
Make use of every corner
Your bedroom may be small, but filling it with character, colour and a personal lived-in touch makes it more loved. Make use of every corner, by hanging reading lights above the bed or creating D.I.Y-style bookshelves.
Additional shelving in a smaller space is the best way to store extra books, magazines, plants and photo frames.
Using vertical space
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. Select something light and airy.
Creating 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.
Sofa beds to the rescue
Sofa beds have come on in leaps and bounds in terms of comfort and the variety of styles available. They’re a two-in-one solution. They’re cheaper than buying both a couch and a bed.
They save you a ton of space. Sofa beds can look just like traditional couches and are available in all sorts of styles and sizes.