Small Bedroom Storage Ideas

Bedrooms, no matter how small, tend to fill up quickly! One dresser, a nightstand, a laundry basket that you never take to the laundry room, and there is no floor space left to walk across without stepping over something. The solution doesn’t need to be a larger room. It’s smarter storage that fits with the square footage you already have.

Built-ins, vertical shelving and furniture that serves two purposes can save a tremendous amount of space and not make the room feel overstuffed or cluttered. Here are 10 storage ideas with color and material combinations to help transform a tight bedroom into an open one. Choose one or several of them, and you’ll find out how spacious a small bedroom can be.

Floating Wall Shelves in Sage Green for an Airy Bedroom Nook

Floating shelves are one of the simplest methods for storage without cluttering the floor space and sage green paint keeps it soft rather than heavy. Place a couple up at various levels above a desk or reading chair and you have a place for books, a stack of folded sweaters in an already full dresser drawer, or a small plant.

The main thing to remember about floating shelves in a small room is that it’s important to restrain it. It looks like there are some intentional two or three shelves. With a mounting bracket, 6 overstuffed shelves begin to seem like a mess. While sage should look normal, the wall color behind it should be light to not create the illusion of shrinking the space, and the shelving shouldn’t be too dark.

Floor-to-Ceiling Wardrobe in Soft Greige for Maximum Storage

Having a wardrobe that runs across the whole of the bedroom is a great solution if your room doesn’t have a closet or the closet that you do use is more of a suggestion than a space. It is best built in soft greige to prevent the piece from appearing like a large box in a room as it will not clash with other shades of the space.

It is important to go to the ceiling. An unfinished top will create dead space above it, and a full top will feel like an addition, not an integral part. Install two levels of interior organizers such as pull-out drawers and a hanging rod, and you can fit a lot more than a normal closet.

Murphy Bed With Shelving in Warm Walnut for a Multi-Use Room

The Murphy bed remains one of the best hacks for an office, guest room or exercise area in a small bedroom. Turning what might otherwise be just a functional object into a piece that looks more like furniture than a folded-up bed behind a panel, is achieved by framing it in warm walnut with built-in shelving on either side.

This set up is worth the money because of the shelving on the sides. Limit its use during the day for books, a small lamp or framed photos, and when it is put away at night, everything remains in the same place as opposed to having to be cleared off the nightstand, which no longer exists.

Loft Bed With Desk in Warm Terracotta for a Clever Small Room

These loft beds aren’t reserved for kids’ rooms, and a terracotta-painted frame makes the whole setup more grown up than the typical bunk-bed look. The raised bed frees up the entire floor area underneath for a desk, small seating area, or extra storage cubbies, which is a huge plus in a room that’s on a tight budget for every square foot.

Terracotta is a particularly suitable material for use here as it brings color without overwhelming a tall piece of furniture in a small area. Combine it with a lighter colored desk and simple shelving below to create the feeling of two rooms in one.

Under-Bed Rolling Bins for a Clutter-Free Minimalist Bedroom

The greatest storage concept is not necessarily a large built-in task. One of the most overlooked spaces in any bedroom is the area underneath the bed (it’s a place where we shove things and then forget, until you roll the bins up under the bed, then you have a usable space under there).

Clear bins allow clear visibility of the contents at a glance, and fabric bins will help to keep things tidy if you don’t want to see what is inside.

This works best if a purpose is assigned to each bin. One to store off season clothes, 1 for additional bedding, 1 for shoes. Even a simple labeling system will stop the system from becoming another “junk drawer” on wheels.

Ottoman With Storage in Warm Mustard for a Stylish Bedroom End

When you use an ottoman at the end side of the bed it becomes very easy for you to manage storage in the room. You can put your shoes, accessory or any other belonging there. The best part your room will still look neat. Sometimes there is no space to put in out of season clothes. Rather than leaving them cluttering up your room, make sure you store them in this area.

Warm shades of mustard become the show stopper of your room. Whenever guests enter inside they can vision something extraordinary. It gives a new splash of life in your life without going over the top when it comes to interior. In the end simplicity wins.

Try to find one that is deep that can be useful, rather than ornamental, with a removable lid that lifts easily. It’s a minor addition, but in a cramped bedroom, every multi-purpose piece of furniture is worth its weight.

Picture Ledge Book Wall in Warm Cream for a Cozy Reading Bedroom

Conventional bookshelves can eat up a lot of space in a small bedroom, but picture ledges you can mount in a grid or in a difficult arrangement to save valuable space and appear more put-together. A series of ledges can accommodate an ever changing display of covers facing out books, and this also makes the room more of a reading nook than a library aisle.

One that’s great to use is on the wall near the bed from where it’s easy to grab the current book you’re reading. You can nestle the books against the ledge do not stand upright, so you can stack a lot on the wall without it getting clutter up.

Warm Walnut Built-In Shelf Wall Behind a Cozy Grey Bed

A full shelf wall behind the headboard makes an entire area of wall usable for storage while warm walnut creates a rich, grounded feel that beautifully complements grey bedding. This is on a larger scale than a few floating shelves but in a small space, this vertical space utilization can eliminate the need for a dresser.

Provide a combination of open cubbies and closed cabinet spaces for items you don’t want visible. The walnut tone also ensures that the wall doesn’t look too stark, while the gray bed ensures that the whole doesn’t look like a lot of wood in one place.

Soft Sage Built-In Shelving Bedroom with Light Oak Warmth

To create a Scandinavian look in a small bedroom, the soft sage cabinetry is ideal when paired with light oak shelving. This combination is ideal for built-in shelves, which can enclose an unused corner or line a window sill – and small bedrooms love to fill in corners!

The light oak helps to make it not saturate it as sage can be a bit heavy in a small space. Combined with some draw elements and open shelving, they provide a soft, layered aesthetic with hard-core storage, particularly if you have a combination.

Soft Blush Bedroom with Warm Wood Built-In Book Wall

Warm wood built-in book wall and blush walls are a nice balance to soft and minimalistic and are a great choice for a small bedroom where you desire calm over busy. A large, warm wood tone floor-to-ceiling shelf with a blush backdrop creates a sense of purpose and intentionality in a room, and offers a tremendous amount more shelf space than a standard bookcase.

Fill open shelves with books, framed art or a little reading lamp, and fill the shelving with a few closed cabinet sections at the bottom for anything you want to keep tucked away. It’s both intimate and inviting.

Make Every Corner Count

A small bedroom doesn’t need to be cramp or clutter up. Using some of the built-in features, vertical storage and multi-use furniture, even the most cramped of spaces can feel calm, organized and comfortable.

Choose one or two of these ideas that will fit with the space you have available and with your own style and begin. Looking to transform your small room into a room that is all yours? Begin to lay out some of your favorite ideas and see how much space you can make!