Now-a-days, spaces are designed with maximum no. Of bedrooms even if the the sizes are small. And sometimes you end up having the smallest room in the house because other bigger rooms has been taken by others.
Whatever be the reason, arranging a small bedroom according to its requirement is quite a task. Here are some amazing tips and ideas for you by which you can organize a small space with maximum beauty and utility.
1. Use multi-purpose decor
Try picking furnitures that will do double duty. Like a study table will also work as a storage with drawers that will help you keep your clothes.
A small table that might work as your dresser and at the same time extends and becomes your side table. Pick furnitures strategically.
2.bring in maximum light
Since its a small space, light makes the place look bigger. And nothing is more beautiful that natural light. Have big windows and allow as much light possible in the room. It will purify the air as well as the room will look bigger in size.
3. Go for lighter colors
White is the best color for a small space. It enhances the space, illumining it without making it small at all. You can even use lighter shades of colors that will fit your furniture’s theme.
All white is also an amazing way to design a small space.
4.Try creating illusions
Illusions always fascinates us, doesn’t it? This time it will help in designing the room as well. You can have illusion wallpaper in the accent wall of the room to make the room look bigger.
Like, wallpaper of a book shelf or frame inside a framed wallpaper or any illusion that will at least not let your head spin.
5. Mount the lamps
Since we are in shortage of space, using vertical spaces as well will be a good way. Mount the lamps and study lamps on the wall wherever it is required. That will solve the problem of having a place to keep keep the lamps.
6. Use Double duty beds
Beds are the furniture that take the maximum amout of space in a room. But mostly we need it at night or whenever we sleep. So, why not go for a day bed that can be used as a day bed for seating in the morning and extended whenever we want to sleep.
This will save a lot of space in the room where you can use the floor to do your others works like crafts, etc.
7. Use the space under the bed
Bed do have a lot of space under it. So, why not use it as a storage! It will help in organising your things as well and keep the room look clean.
You can custom design or buy bed with drawers. It will solve the problem of storage and also looks pretty.
8. Utilize the negative space
We often leave the side corners of the rooms unused which end up in having dirt and spider webs.
Using them as shelves can solve to two problems at one time. It will beautify the room and there won’t be dirty corners in the room.
9. Floor length curtains
Curtains plays a vital role when it comes to small spaces. Putting a full length curtain will make the room look bigger as one won’t be able to estimate the height of the room.
Curtains must be light and breezy. Having a heavy curtain will create a sense of opaqueness to the room and thats just the opposite of what we want. It is also difficult to maintain a heavy curtain.
10. Add at least one mirror
As we all know having reflective surfaces in a small space makes it look bigger. In the same way have atleast one big mirror in the room that will enhance the size of the room and you can decorate it with fairy lights as well. Trust me it looks beautiful.
11. Go creative with side tables
Having a side table along with a big bed might not be a good idea for a small room. So, either you can completely remove them or you can be creative with them like make a table with the help of your heap of books.
The will also have a place and it will look funky at the same time. You can also have floating boards mounted on the wall that can be used as a side table.
12. Cozy rugs
Rugs makes the room look cozy and at the same time demarcates a particular place. Large rugs in a small room combines with the scale of the room and gives an elegant look.
13. Floating shelves always works
Floating shelves looks interesting as it is floating and we also get a lot of storage. Wall that are hardly used can be used by incorporating floating shelves that can also be decorated with flower vase and accessories.
14. Add greenery
One might think that as its a small room, adding plants might be a risk. But let me tell you adding greenary in the room, makes the room alive. You actually feel cozy and at home. So, big space or small space, plants are always welcome.
Having a one’s own garden is always makes these things easier.
15. Small wall hangings
In a small room, Scale plays a very important part. So, in the walls of a small room, try having small paintings and wall hangings. They can definately be more than one but the size of the painting matters.
16. Small headboard
In interiors of a bedroom, headboards are the one that actually brings a mood to the whole look of the room.
For a small room also, the same principle works. Having a small headboard will leave the wall clear which will give a clean look to the room.
17. Use foldable furniture
One must be very careful while choosing a furniture for a small space. And for that foldable furnitures are the best.
As one can use it whenever it is required else it can be folded and kept on the back or the door or under the bed or any corner. Foldable furnitures allows to use the space multi functionally.
18. Use floor as much as possible
Try to be as grounded as possible. You can keep your things in the ground that will save the storage space and also give the room a funky and grounded look.
19. Shrink the bed
Since bed is the most important furniture in a bedroom and also the biggest one in size so for a small room, a smaller bed will be a perfect idea.
Shrinking the bed by few inches and give you a lot of smace to utilize in the room.
20. Use fewer furniture
You have to be a minimalist while designing a smaller space. Work according to the necessity. Excessive no. Of furnitures will give an untidy look even if you organize it with utmost creativity. So, minimum number of furnitures are the best option.
21. Have layered linen
Linens are equally important in interior design as a bed is. In a small space having a layered linen will first of all make the room look cozy and it will look fluffy and secondly layering is adding depth to the room which should be specially done in a small space.
22. Keep an eye on the scale
As I said earlier, Scale plays a vital role in designing the interiors of a small space. So, when we create a combination of big and small things together it gives the perfect look for the space. So, while choosing lamps, paintings, accessories, always think about the scale of it in accordance to the room.
23. Furniture whose foot is visible
Choose furnitures whose foot is visible. It gives a sense of clarity to the space which looks good in a small space. This idea works for all areas of your home. You can also checkout how you can design your living room and kitchen on your own.
24. Use slimmer stuffs
Try to go for slimmer and sleek furnitures as it looks light and also its easy to move. For small spaces heavy furnitures makes the place looks crowdy. Try avoiding that.
25. Divide spaces
If you divide a space, it looks bigger.
You can divide the sleeping area or a cozy seating with a thin curtain that will make the rest of the part look bigger because the remaining part can be now completely used as a multi-purpose area or anything else.
26. Surfaces must get to work
All the horizontal surfaces must be used in one way or the other. Suppose you have a study table in front of a window, So, you can use half the table for study purpose and half the table as a dresser of as a shelf. You can also use it as your home office. If you are facing any trouble organizing your home office, check this out.
You can also make multiple shelves and decorate them with plants and books.
27. Simplicity is the best policy
There is no need for any kind of creativity in the layout of the room. The room should be arranged as simple as possible with minimum number of furnitures and just the number of light fixtures that are necessary. There should not be any big vase or any big sculpture in the room.
28. Dark does help
It is always said that dark colours makes the room look smaller but actually a dark coloured accent wall can also bring depth to the room and it actually works really well. So, you can definately try a dark colour if you like bright colours,
29. Add colors with accessories
While choosing accessories, you can go for colour pop ups in them to give a texture to the room. A combination of light colours and bright pop colours makes the room look really interesting. So, there is no worries if you like a blue vase or a pink pillow. Just go for it.
30. Don’t clutter things
In bigger rooms, if your room is not properly organized, it is not much of a problem. But if there is lutter in a small room, then the whole room becomes a mess and rather it looks like a store room.
So, its always important to maintain the beauty. Avoid clutter in the room and try keeping it clean then you will the your room even more.
31. Go big
Going big in a small space is a bit of an oxymoron, isn’t it? But you can actually go for a big, unique, and interesting chandelier that will enhance the beauty of the room. Go for it and comment on whether it worked or not.
With these tips and ideas I hope you will be able to arrange and organize your small space beautifully. You can always comment me if you have any queries regarding home decor.
HAPPY DESIGNING!!