It is often challenging to design a small bedroom, those imaginations are limited by space you have, still you have design your room anyways. You can still achieve beautiful designs with our ideas on how to make a small bedroom look bigger.
We’ll provide some ideas on how you can make your bedroom look bigger and better than before.
How to make a small bedroom look bigger
To achieve beautiful design with a small bedroom you have to make use of every inch of the space you have without making things look cramped or cluttered. We’ll start by analyzing how you can design your small bedroom space using these ideas:
1. Make good use of the height in your bedroom
Home Consultant
As I have mentioned earlier you must make use of every space in your bedroom to make the design efficient, this also applies to the height of the room. Just as you have a small bedroom, it is certain that you have limited floor space, try using vertical spaces.
For your clothes storage try using wardrobe instead of the drawers or shelves for storage, that’s more efficient and space-saving. If you have the need for a new headboard, consider making it a tall one.
Instead of sill-length curtains, opt for floor-length curtains and use a pole close to the ceiling to make it look optimal, you can also try using a ceiling fix pole or track.
2. Make use of Sconces at the bed-side
The Spruce / Alyssa Vela
You don’t need to waste space on your nightstand with bedside items like lamps, install sconces at the top of the bed and at the side of your headboard.
This will help make your room look clutter-free, airy, and open, additionally, install adjustable sconces to make your night reading easier with movable light.
3. Use one color for the whole room
Michelle Boundreau Design
It is a better idea to choose one color when painting your small bedroom. Using multiple colors to paint one of the walls, will make the room look smaller because the wall will be closer to the viewer.
Making use of one color for the walls will make the edges look blurred and the room look bigger. Make sure the ceiling is painted to get that cozy effect and the height in the room, and eradicate the harsh line where the walls meet with the ceiling making all-round softer.
4. Go for furniture with legs
Home Consultant
Having furniture with legs is recommended in a small bedroom to create that illusion of free space, with the view of the space seen underneath furniture like a wardrobe. Following this path, there are some things you must avoid like chunky or bulky furniture.
With underneath space under furniture comes a free ratio for you to store other items. If you have less space to work with, you can try another bedside table option which is the wall-mounted style to create the illusion of space in the room.
5. Make the Walls match with the Window Treatments
Hannah Tyler Designs
You should try matching your walls and window treatments in a small bedroom rather than using drapes or blinds that are different from the walls as it is used in large bedrooms.
The idea of this is to make your small bedroom look spacious, it will make the room feel large. The texture of the walls blending with the windowpane makes the idea a fit for the small bedroom.
6. Hang a mirror in your small space
Dunelm
Having a mirror on your small bedroom wall makes a big difference in making it look bigger. A mirror serves as the illusion of more space and extra light refraction in the room. There are ways to place mirrors in your room, if you plan on placing mirrors on your bedroom wall you would be better off using a mirrored door or a mirror above furniture.
7. Expand your artwork design
While you’re looking forward to making your small bedroom look bigger to you and your visitors, you can also incorporate artwork into your bedroom, a bigger one will be the best option to opt for in order to achieve a focal point.
To make things work well, hang your artwork on the wall above your bed, or make it align with a piece of furniture e.g. chest of drawers.
8. Go for a big rug
Just as we have talked about using artwork at the top of your bedroom can help make your room look big, just as using a big and wide can enhance the look of your bedroom. Using a small rug will make your room space look proportionally small while having a large rug under the bottom of the bed and the bedside tables will aid the look of your room.
The reason for the use of a wide rug is the illusion it creates trying to convince you that there is more space than it actually is.
9. Try out Stylish Bunk Beds
The Spruce / Alyssa Vela
Making the most out of your small bedroom isn’t enough if you are not trying out this space-saving idea. Bunk beds are the best opportunity for you to make use of some vertical space in your bedroom.
You can easily have two beds without wasting much space, we have different styles and modern ways to create something that will impress your guests.
10. Style your room with ceiling light
A small bedroom ceiling with a small light can make your room look small, instead, you should make use of a large ceiling light for your small bedroom. The reason why we advise using a large ceiling light for a small bedroom is because it creates that kind of feel that your bedroom is bigger than it is.
Instead of using any regular ceiling light, try using the drop of the ceiling light because if it’s too high it wouldn’t add any value to the design of the room. The ceiling light should always be in the opposite direction to your bed.
Bonus
Use Floating Nightstands
The Spruce / Alyssa Vela
We have talked about installing sconces in your bedroom the other time, this idea is similar, it can help enhance the look of your bedroom without going extra.
Instead of using nightstands that stand on the floor and take up space, try installing floating nightstands, they are stylish and will save space in the bedroom. It also makes the room feel spacious rather than clustered. With the space you get, you will have a place to put an alarm clock or lamp.
Incorporate Natural light
Alvin Wayne
The usage of natural light is the only free idea you can use to make your room look calm and feel larger, it would be great to make use of it. The procedure is simple, keep your windows open (glass-based windows), it will make your room kind of an open space.
If you don’t feel comfortable with your windows open or bare, try using a light curtain that will attract the natural light to expose that spacious feeling.
Our words
Using these methods on how to make a small bedroom look bigger, you can modify your bedroom, and make it look big and stylish without having to go through much stress or spending.
You can either work on a full redesign or try minor furnishing, you can work on a budget, there is no need to outspend before you get the result you want.
