Even if you’re giddy with excitement over getting the keys to your new apartment or house, in the back of your mind, you might be wondering where you’ll put all your stuff. That’s where small bedroom storage hacks can be useful.
There are lots of scenarios where storage is at a minimum, from the tiny house craze to a one-bedroom apartment to an older home with 1940s-size closets. As you’re planning your move, keep in mind that choosing the right furniture—that is, furniture with storage—can often be the solution.
Put Clutter to Bed
With limited closet space and less valuable floor space, and actual space in the room, for a dresser, some extra drawers come in pretty handy. Swap out your traditional bed frame for a hidden storage platform bed. Sometimes seen in children’s rooms, they can be very grown-up in a queen-size bed with a variety of finishes.
Under-the-bed drawers are great bedroom storage ideas, and they’re a great way to utilize storage space that is otherwise wasted. They’re perfect for doubling your square footage (when it comes to storage space, that is) and for folded clothing or storage items you want to keep out of sight. If your closet is small, you might hang shirts and dresses, but fold slacks and jeans. The large drawers under the bed make it easy to store pants unwrinkled.
You can use this under-the-bed storage space for folded sweaters, athletic wear, off-season garments, extra shoes, handbags, and more.
Keep Things in Reach
Switching out your bedside table for furniture with storage is a great way to get more space. Bedside tables hold your lamp and a few essentials on the tabletop, and nothing else, but they can also become storage hacks. Snag a nightstand with drawers or even use a small chest or storage bench next to the bed instead of a table.
These smaller drawers are perfect for holding your smaller garments. Use them for your socks and stockings, undies, or pajamas. They are handy, accessible storage spaces for accessories like scarves and boxes of jewelry.
Go Vertical
For additional storage, use the space your headboard takes up by swapping your traditional or decorative headboard for a bookcase or picture ledge headboard.
You can buy a headboard designed as a bookcase, or you can get a freestanding bookcase that’s the same width as your bed and use it behind the bed. This piece of furniture can then act as two storage spaces: one where the visible shelves can be tastefully arranged, and another where the lower shelves, hidden by the bed, are great for storage boxes or extra storage for items you don’t need to access often.
On your open shelves, you can style your alarm clock, books, picture frames, and speakers. On any hidden or lower shelves, you can use this convenient storage for boxes, baskets, or tubs. You can use these storage solutions to hold extra linens, out-of-season clothing or occasionally-used items like holiday decorations. Be sure to place your bed on sliders so it’s easy to move when you do need to get to hidden shelves.
Display It
Your stuff doesn’t have to be hidden away to be organized. Choose decorative hooks or storage shelves to hold your goodies. These versatile storage solutions create extra storage space on otherwise unused wall space, and they free up drawer storage and dresser surfaces. Use hooks to hold accessories like necklaces, bracelets, scarves, and hats.
Get Comfortable
Ideally, it would be great to have a comfy chair in your room for hanging out and reading. If you don’t have room for that in your tiny space, you still need a spot to sit down and put on your shoes and socks.
Swap out a storage ottoman to use instead of a chair or use as a footrest with a chair. You can use it as a seat, but lift the lid for storage. Use it to store your spare bedding, a collection of handbags, or all your t-shirts.
Get to Work
Don’t let a tiny closet discourage you. There are lots of ways to use every inch of available storage space. Make your closet do its best job by trying some of these tricks:
- Add a second hanging bar. You can add a temporary lower bar that hangs from the upper bar to create two layers of hanging space.
- Use the inside of the door. Add an over-the-door organizer to hold shoe racks, or hang extra coat hooks to use for robes or jackets.
- Get a folding stepstool so you can use all of the upper shelves easily, then fold and stack sweaters, jeans, and workout clothes on them.
- Maximize the floor by adding storage under hanging clothes. Use this space for a hamper, a shoe rack, or a rolling cart to hold socks, belts, scarves, and hats.
Use these bedroom storage hacks to make the most out of your small bedroom. When you keep your space organized and tidy, you create the perfect place for relaxation.
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Lea Schneider is an expert on the efficient organization of storage in houses and apartments. She has spent many years as a professional organizer and writes organizing advice for Home Depot. If you are organizing your own bedroom storage and considering some of Lea’s ideas for beds and other furniture, you can continue researching on Home Depot’s website here.
