100 great ideas for a small bedroom

Interior planning for small living spaces is a stumbling block for many homeowners. Very often, in urban apartments, the arrangement of a bedroom, for example, accounts for a room of very modest sizes. But it’s not enough to put only a bed in the sleeping room, you need storage systems, a dressing table or even a workplace. For some tenants, the presence of a bookcase in the bedroom is crucial, someone needs to carve out precious meters to place a crib, and sometimes there is not enough space even for basic furniture.

But there is always a way out. We tried to collect inspirational examples of bedroom designs that are very modest in size for all owners of modest living spaces. Interior options in various stylistic directions, color palettes, functional content and combination with other residential segments.

Modern technologies come to the aid of those who want to save space - a TV can be hung on the wall, it will take up no more space than a picture, it can be attached to the ceiling with the help of a bracket. To organize an office in the bedroom, it is enough to install a small console with a compact armchair or chair and put a laptop.

Let us consider in more detail the techniques that designers use to equip small rooms for sleeping.

We all are well aware that small spaces need to be visually expanded with finishes in light and even snow-white colors. But in order to avoid the appearance of a bedroom similar to a sterile white chamber, it is necessary to use at least a couple of accents made in contrasting or brighter colors.

Accent stains on the background of light colors of almost all surfaces of the room can be decor elements, textiles or some pieces of furniture.

Floor coverings of warm, wood shades can become different from the entire decoration of the room.

With the help of bright, contrasting elements, you can create a really interesting and non-trivial design of the bedroom, even on a completely white background of the walls.

When the room is so small that it can barely accommodate a double bed, the head of the bed can act as an accent, which not only dilutes the light finish, but also gives the bedroom personality, given the unusual design.

A bright accent can be an artwork on the wall or a mirror in an unusual frame. They occupy a little place, and they are able to add beauty and grace to the interior.

In this tiny bedroom, despite saving space, it was possible to use an unconventional way to arrange the bed - usually it is placed against the wall in small bedrooms. By setting the bed diagonally, we lose some of the area, but we get the opportunity to approach the bed from all sides. An interesting design of the head of the bed goes well with a chest of drawers and a picture frame.

If the room parameters allow you to place a storage system, it is better to choose the built-in option of cabinets, this will save precious centimeters, and it will look stylish, practical and presentable.

Light finishes on room surfaces need not necessarily include the use of white shades. Pastel, gray colors are perfectly combined with woody shades of furniture, and white has a wide range of shades, from milky to snow-white.

Against the background of light finishes, even slight manifestations of color look advantageous, and even a contrasting, geometric pattern or paintings on the walls will certainly become the focus of attention.

In small rooms, every centimeter counts, so the location of possible storage systems must be approached rationally. Even a small piece of space can serve the benefit of residents, transforming into a small rack, cabinet or at least a shelf.

If the walls of a small room are decorated with moldings, then it is better to use them in the same shade as the main surface. Such a visual effect will not focus on size, but will contribute to the creation of a bohemian atmosphere.

This small asymmetric bedroom with a sloping ceiling became a refuge for two beds at once. Thanks to the light interior design, the room does not look overloaded.

But this rustic-style bedroom is an example of how in a small room you can reflect the basic principles of a particular stylistic direction and create a cozy, relaxing interior.

Another example of a pronounced style in the bedroom, this time marine. Several decorative elements and a characteristic combination of snow-white and blue colors made it possible to create an unusual image of the room, memorable and bright.

According to surveys that were recently conducted by a well-known European association of designers, almost half of homeowners will not be able to agree to absolutely bright decoration even of small rooms in their home. In addition to using white to decorate the surfaces of small rooms, there are a number of design techniques that visually push the walls and raise the ceiling. Among such methods are the use of mirror, glossy and glass surfaces, built-in furniture and “suspended” structures without supports, avoiding dull screens and doors, voluminous textures and colorful prints for wall decoration.

Glass transparent doors of the built-in wardrobe seem to extend the room without cutting it. The accent wall, decorated in blue, gives freshness and brightness to the interior of this very small bedroom.

Who says red cannot be used in the bedroom? The range of shades of this color is so large that it will be easy to pick up an option that does not irritate tenants at bedtime and wakes you up in the morning. The deep light burgundy color blends perfectly with the beige tone of the curtains and carpet, creating a truly original, memorable image of the bedroom.

If you place an accent wall in the light interior of your bedroom, its image will immediately refresh itself. The dark chocolate color of the surface became an excellent background for a soft light green headboard. And the presence of the same shades in textiles completed the harmonious atmosphere of the room for rest and sleep.

In this bright and colorful bedroom, white was used exclusively for a sleeping place, and the walls and textiles were decorated in rich colors that blend perfectly with each other.

If earlier it seemed to someone that painting the walls of a small room in a very dark color could not be called a design failure, then these bedrooms destroy all stereotypes. In the presence of extensive natural lighting and artificial light systems, snow-white finish of surfaces or furniture - everything is possible.

Contrasting techniques always help to dilute the neutral palette of the room, to give the character of the room personality and some enthusiasm, optimism.

Currently, to create a workplace or a corner for creativity in the bedroom, it is enough to find a small piece of space for the console and chair.

Such a space may be the surface of the windowsill, extended and reinforced with wood worktops.

The working surface of the mini-cabinet can be designed as a rack, this design takes up even less space because it is attached to the wall and does not need vertical supports.

Not the last important aspect in the design of a bedroom in a small area is the lighting system.Recessed lights save some space. A classic pendant chandelier will only be appropriate if there is a sufficient ceiling height. Among other things, it is necessary to think over the lighting in the working area, whether it is a table lamp or an adjustable wall lamp - it is up to the residents to decide.

In this small room, combining the functions of a bedroom and an office, an interesting design move was applied - the bed is placed on a podium with lighting, which integrates a work surface and a bedside table. The result was an effect of a bed hanging in the air.

In the interior of this small bedroom, it was possible to place not only a desktop, but also book racks, using the provided square meters rationally and ergonomically.

The issue with the lack of free space in this room was resolved by applying minimalist principles in the design of the bedroom. A small bed, lack of decor, modest, ascetic furnishings were complemented by bright finishes.

When the room of the bedroom, in which the office is also located, is equipped for the girl, the work surface can be used as a dressing table.

A print was applied to the decoration of the vertical surfaces of the bedroom, which was able to be repeated in bed textiles, the harmony of the room was complemented by a geometric-colored bedspread in tone.

The current layout in new buildings is a studio apartment, within which it is necessary to equip all the segments necessary for a comfortable stay. Sometimes expanding the family requires dividing the available living space into zones. In this case, screens and partitions of various configurations often come to the rescue. It can be glass transparent or opaque screens, shelves with closed or open shelves, and sometimes just curtains.

In this case, we have an example of arranging a living room and a bedroom in one room. The wall for the living area is a storage system for the sleeping segment. A homogeneous color palette in both zones creates a harmonious atmosphere of the entire room.

This bedroom is separated from the living room by a dark curtain, which, if necessary, closes the entire opening in the recreation area.

This bedroom is separated from the living room by a system of sliding glass doors. The same matte material was used for the doors of the built-in closet of the bedroom.

In this case, the division into zones - work and sleep, is present in the bedroom itself. With the help of the rack, the space for the office was separated.

The loft-style bedroom contains a partition at the head of the bed that separates the bathroom. The division of space, which was characteristic of the loft style, was not the only element characteristic of the flow - brick walls, wood finishes, space and factory scale also indicate a post-industrial interior.

This is not to say that the bed in this bedroom is behind the screen, but it is essentially a closet, at least in the assembled state, when the room transforms into an office.

Of course, children like small spaces, but the difficulty of arranging a bedroom for a child is that installing only a small bed will not be enough, storage systems for things and toys are needed, perhaps a chair or a small sofa for parents or a nanny. Often, within the framework of city apartments, it is not possible to arrange for a child a separate sleeping place and a room for games and study. Therefore, it is important to consider the presence of all the segments necessary for the child within a small space, and even taking into account the color and texture preferences of the smallest tenant.

All children love bright saturated colors and their presence is important to consider even in a small room, which literally begs for decoration in bright, pastel colors. But for children it is important not only that the bedroom is practical, but also interesting, funny, attractive.

The contrasting interior is a children's area. Our eyesight needs attention centers, bright objects and a change of tones, and for a child’s body this principle works with a vengeance.

If the bedroom is designed for two children or teenagers, using a bunk bed can be a great way to save space. The lower tier can be used as a sofa by installing a monitor or TV on the wall opposite.