I have very little space in my bedroom, how can i solve this?

Very small bedroom with a extremely small closet, currently has a queen bed, dresser and night stand, and suggestions?

I have very little space in my bedroom, how can i solve this?
Linda, is it just you in the bedroom? Consider a double bed if you can stand to downsize. It'll open up some floor space.





A tall chest that's vertical taking the place of a lateral dresser will do the same.





Do you really need access to the contents of the night stand while you're in bed? If not, a floor lamp has a much smaller footprint.





If your furniture allows it, consider adding under-bed drawers or storage bins, and make sure they use every bit of space under there. Hide them with a bed skirt or dust ruffle.
Reply:That's like my room... you're going to have to build "up" instead of "out".





Try looking into a loft bed, with room for a small couch or desk underneath.





You can get some reasonably priced metal or plastic square storage pods and pile them on top of your dresser. I've seen some really nice-priced ones at Target. The pods make it easier to organize things like trinkets and dvds and cd's.





Try putting a bookshelf in the back of your closet, that way you can fold clothes and just arrange them on the shelves for easy viewing. Only hang things that need to be hung, like suits and jackets. You can get a cheaper bookshelf for about $15 - $25 dollars at a discount store like Big-Lots or find one on sale someplace like Wal-Mart.





Hang things on the wall that are light and can be easily hung. Most telephones come with a kit that lets you hang it on a wall. Get a hanging door hook and place it on top of your bedroom door. You can hang the next days outfit, jackets, or even a dirty clothes hamper bag on it. Make sure you get the kind of hook that goes over your door instead of screwing into the actual door. The overhanging ones can hold much more weight.





My room is sooo small too. I actually got a small entertainment center and placed it on top of my dresser, my TV then goes on the top of the entertainment center. It's up really high, almost touching my ceiling, which makes it really easy to see!!! I even got some storage pods and placed them on top of my nightstand, that way i can fit more stuff on there.





Good luck!
Reply:Take everything totally out of your bedroom. Paint the walls.


Clean the carpet or get new carpet.


Get rid of the queen bed, and put in a "single" bed.


Then you can put in a dresser and a chest of drawers, and


still have room for your night stand.


And only put back in the clothes you will need this winter.


Pack the rest in storage, and/or donate the rest to charity.


When you "economize," you have to "improvise." %26lt;}:-})
Reply:Go vertical.


Avoid short squatty furniture that takes up lots of floor space yet leaves the space between the ceiling and the top of the furniture blank.





You can do this by buying two small book shelves and stacking them on top of each other. (Make sure to anchor them to the wall studs to ensure safety.





Put your bed in the furthest corner of the room away from the door and................





Consider raising your bed up on 'stilts'. Just make sure it is high enough that you can put a desk under it for a study area or a small seating area. As long as you dont mind your bed being up high, this will be a hugeeee advantage to gain more floor space. A simple wooden frame and a ladder is all that is needed to achieve this look. You will be like a bird in the nest.... lol... which is kinda cool. :o)





If your bed wont go very high.... still raise it up and just use bean bags underneath for a seating area. Make sure to leave a two to two and a half foot clearance between the bed and the ceiling so you dont bonk your head all the time.





Mount lighting onto the wall so that floor lamps arent taking up the floor space.





Maximize your closet space through utilizing storage bins and drawers. You can put panties and bras and socks in stackable drawers in the closet instead of having lots of dressers in the room. Make sure to use the back of the door in the closet to hang stuff on such as belts, purses, coats and jackets. There are many things sold to clip over the back of the door that help to organize closets. Visit your local Wal-Mart and visit the 'plastic organizer isle'. These things are very inexpensive and help out TONS.





For color scheme in the room.... Use a very simple contemporary design scheme.


Solid colors with a geometrical design would be perfect.





A soft pink on three walls with a chocolate brown accent wall would look great....and make the room look much larger. Small mirrors at eye level will make the room look larger too.





Here is an example of the type of bedding I think would look nice:





http://www.gifts.com/products/Target/Con...
Reply:Consider changing your bed to a loft bed. Or, put the bed on risers and use underbed storage. Maximize closet storage with more shelving, even short shelves on the sides within the closet. Start using hangers that have multi-levels; i.e. for multiple pants on one hanger. Use over the door hangers for inside the closet door.
Reply:You need a smaller sized bed. The queen bed is taking up too much room.
Reply:Loft- Put your bed up in the air on 4x4 posts. You can then put a desk, or more storage space under it. Just don't sit up too fast, you'll hit your head on the ceiling.