If your bedroom space is crammed with clutter, then you might find yourself suffering from chronic, low-level stress. After all, this is the part of the home where you’re supposed to be able to relax – and if you can barely walk to bed without tripping over some item or other, then you might find it difficult to truly unwind.
The answer lies in the right storage solution. Even in smaller spaces, a few well-selected cabinets, drawers, and clothes rails can make a world of difference to the way that your bedroom looks and functions.
Built-In Storage to Save Floor Space
When your storage is made to measure, you’ll be able to eliminate wasted space. This can make a big difference. If you’re able to buy just a few square inches around the edge of a wardrobe that doesn’t quite nestle snugly into a recess, you might end up with an entire extra shelf. If you apply the same principle to your entire bedroom space, the difference might be significant. Under-bed drawers, floating shelves, and fitted wardrobes might provide maximum storage space, without being bulky or overwhelming.
Multi-Functional Furniture for Everyday Use
The most space-efficient storage furniture tends to serve many purposes. An ottoman-style bed, for example, might provide not only a space to sleep, but a space to store quilts, blankets, sheets, and pyjamas. These are especially useful in smaller spaces.
Wall and Vertical Storage Options
Another principle worth abiding by is that verticality matters. If you can use space over the top of doors, and build all your shelving all the way up to the ceiling, then you’ll be able to buy a great deal more space at floor level.
Streamlined Wardrobe Solutions
Arguably the most important item of storage furniture in any bedroom is the wardrobe. If you lack the space to have a separate dressing room, then getting the maximum possible functionality from your wardrobe is essential. This is where fitted wardrobes with sliding doors tend to excel. Rather than folding out awkwardly, these doors won’t encroach on your floor space at all. In some bedrooms, where there literally isn’t room at the foot of the bed for a door to fold outwards, these doors are the only option.
In many cases, sliding doors can also serve as floor-to-ceiling mirrors, which will not only provide you with a space to consider a given outfit, but also help to create a powerful illusion of extra space.
