The biggest challenge with small bedrooms is how to maximise the space for storage and all your belongings without compromising on the design. Well, if you’re stuck in such a dilemma, let us help you with some ingenious space-saving bedroom ideas that will help you utilise the available space to the maximum.
Best Space-Saving Bedroom Ideas and Hacks
Want to furnish a small bedroom and use all the available space for storage without making it look cramped and crowded? Check out our space-saving ideas for small bedrooms, which are perfect for all those occasions where you don’t want to compromise on the design to enhance functionality. Here are some components of a small bedroom that we’ll be discussing in this post:
- Shelving Solutions
- Tables and Desks
- Doors and Windows
- Cupboards and Wardrobes
- Space-Saving Beds
- Other Space-Saving Hacks
Let’s now discuss how to maximise space in a small bedroom in detail.
Shelving Solutions
There are plenty of clever bedroom storage ideas that can help you make the most of a small square footage, but nothing is as effective as using the walls rather than the floor for storage. Vertical storage solutions can include a floor-to-ceiling shelving solution with cabinets, pull-out drawers, as well as open shelves for storage, decoration, and maximum functionality.
You can also consider building shelves just about a foot from the ceiling, taking them around the walls to store your books and decorations. This will maximise the use of the space that is left bare most of the time—the topmost portion of the wall where it meets the ceiling.
Tables and Desks
Don’t want a bulky dressing table that occupies more space than you have to offer? Custom-design a floating dressing table that is built about three feet off the floor and fitted into the wall with a couple of drawers for your accessories and a mirror.
You can also use the space beneath your study tables or home office desks as storage areas if you are no longer pulling up a chair to work on the table. The space underneath can house your collection of books, cartons of winter clothes, and a lot more, all of which can be stylishly made part of the room’s décor by draping a fancy fabric onto the items.
Want a desk to work on but have no space to add one? Consider a foldable tabletop that lies flat against the wall when not in use and wedges into place sturdily when you need to pull up a chair to it during work hours.
Need a place to store your travel luggage and need to fit a stylish bedside table too? Combine them together by filling your suitcases with all your winter apparel and balancing them on top of one another to get the desired height. As long as the pile is stable, it can make the perfect nightstand for your bedroom.
Doors and Windows
An often-overlooked component in small bedrooms, the placement, and the use of doors and windows need to be optimised to make the most of the available space. Now, while you might think it is unwise to have the door opening inwards, into an already small room, the back of the door and the wall beside it can turn into an amazing storage opportunity with a neat little trick. Add wall hooks to the back of the door and the wall it lies flat against to create a storage area that few people will know about but will genuinely help you hang the worn and ironed clothes, scarves, and jeans. This applies to both the bedroom and the attached bathroom doors.
Moreover, opt for windows to open outwards or even better, go for sliding windows that barely take up extra space when they are opened or closed to give yourself maximum opportunity to use the space within the room for your furniture and other belongings.
You can also consider adding a grill that to the outside of your windows, not just for security purposes, but also for a space to hang your clothes to dry, or to place a few green plants. It needs to be extended about half a foot outwards from your windows to be a really usable space. However, check the regulations in your area before you make this modification in the external design of your home or flat.
Cupboards and Wardrobes
Rather than bulky double-door wardrobes, consider single-door cupboards for storing your clothes in a small room. You should also maximise the functionality as much as possible, adding shelves, drawers, as well as a hanging rod inside the cupboard if you are custom-designing it. You should also insert hooks inside the door or behind the clothing rack to hang scarves or purses. Add a full-length mirror on the inside or outside of the door for regular use.
Alternately, consider a sliding door wardrobe that fits into a nook in your room and hides from view with mirrored doors to keep your room looking spacious and neat.
Space-Saving Beds
There are a number of beds that you can consider when you are looking for space-saving bedroom ideas. Can’t fit a double bed into a small bedroom for kids? How about slim twin beds placed side by side, or a trundle bed that looks like a single and unusually high bed during the day, but contains a second bed underneath on wheels that rolls out when it’s time for bed.
If rolling out a second bed is not an option, consider using the walls for your bed with bunk beds built atop on another. You can conveniently install about four bunk beds, two on each tier, in a room that is long and slim.
Loft beds are also perfect for both children and adults if the room is only being used by one occupant, and you need to make the most of the floor space. Move the bed up with stairs or a ladder to climb, and use the bottom half of the room as a child’s play area, a study area, a mini-library, or any other customisation as per your needs.
The ultimate in space-saving furniture designs is a murphy bed, which is actually a foldable bed that lies flat against the wall when not in use and looks like an extra wardrobe until you pull it out to convert it into a bed for the night. This space-saving hack is ideal for studio apartments where the living space is dedicated to only one room, and the bedroom needs to occupy minimal space with maximum functionality.
Have sufficient space for a double bed? Consider adding custom storage solutions to it, like under-the-bed storage in the form of pull-out drawers, or even a wide wooden headboard with the top part lifting up like a lid on hinges to expose the perfect hollow space for your blankets and sheets.
Other Space-Saving Hacks
Some other space-saving ideas for small bedrooms include:
- Organise your electronic cables using toilet rolls, which is an easy trick to organise your home and get rid of the jumbled mess of wires.
- Prevent your drawers from getting messy by using pieces of cardboard to create sections to store your small accessories.
- Keep each jewellery set in an individual Ziploc bag before placing them in a drawer so that you don’t have to search the drawer for one missing earring.
- Use plastic or cloth-based storage bags to stack your clothes inside your wardrobe if you have large shelves with no dividers to store clothes according to the season, frequency of use, and style.
- If you want to add seating, consider an option that comes with storage, like a storage ottoman.
- Opt for wall-mounted lamps rather than a table or a floor lamp to save surface area for your other belongings.
Now you all about the possible space-saving bedroom ideas that will optimise your furniture and décor for storage without compromising on style. These space-saving hacks are just a few of the many that you can experiment with, depending on your square footage and creative genius. So continue to brainstorm more bedroom storage ideas as you revamp your décor from time to time. There’s also a lot of other portable and space-saving furniture you can incorporate into your home to maximise the use of your square footage.
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