21 Attractive Ways to Optimize Small Bedroom Storage

Having a small bedroom means that you have to be deliberate about storage, ensuring that you've got a place for everything and everything in its place to create a clutter-free oasis for relaxing, resting, and sleeping.

It's important to get your clothing storage sorted, but don't forget to create storage for everything else so that your bedroom doesn't look messy and chaotic.

These small bedroom storage ideas will help you find clever ways to keep your books, spare linens, eyeglasses, accessories, and other bedroom possessions neatly stowed and readily accessible while maintaining a stylish and effortless look.

Choose Storage Nighstands

When choosing bedroom furniture, it's always a good idea to look for nightstands with some kind of built-in storage such as drawers where you can store everyday items out of sight.

In this small bedroom from Emily Henderson Design, the wooden nightstand has a hidden storage compartment behind a woven front that can be pulled down with leather tabs, leaving the top free for a few choice items.

Use the Windowsill

A thick windowsill doubles as a headboard and a nightstand in this small Swedish bedroom from Fantastic Frank.

Try a Dresser Nightstand

In this New York City apartment bedroom from Becca Interiors, a large chest of drawers subs in for a nightstand, creating ample space to store extra linens, clothes, accessories, and more.

The top is styled with a table lamp and objects that make the decor feel finished.

Hang Magazine Racks

Hang vintage magazine racks to add style and storage to small bedroom walls, like this compact space from Fantastic Frank.

Add a Stealth Storage Bench

Thistlewood Farms added an upholstered storage bench at the foot of the bed in this light and bright bedroom. It functions as both a place to sit and hidden storage for extra blankets or anything else you need close at hand but want to keep out of sight.

Repurpose a Trundle Bed

Thistlewood Farms repurposed a trundle bed to create seamless extra under-bed storage that is lined with vintage newspapers instead of filled with a mattress.

Add Storage Around the Bed

In this small Paris bedroom from Neva Interior Design, built-in shelving around the bed provides ample storage for everything from clothes to linens, keeping clutter out of sight.

The u-shaped shelving is painted in a soothing shade of pistachio green, creating a niche that doubles as a headboard.

Outsource Your Shoe Closet

If your closet is getting cramped, outsource your shoe closet and turn your footwear collection into decor by adding a row of shoe cubbies like this small bedroom storage solution from Neva Interior Design. Then style the top with objects and art to make it look intentional rather than makeshift.

Source a Vintage Crate

A vintage trunk or crate adds character to a small bedroom, like the painted wood crate at the end of this small modern farmhouse-style guest bedroom from My 100 Year Old Home.

The inside can be used to store extra pillows and blankets and the sturdy top provides guests with a convenient place to rest their suitcases.

Try Midcentury Furniture

Look for midcentury modern pieces that combine style and function with built-in storage.

In this Palm Springs bedroom from Michelle Boudreau Design, a pair of nightstands with double drawers keep bedside clutter out of sight.

A built-in floating console in the same rich wood doubles as a bedroom workstation or a vanity.

Build Custom Book Storage

Fantastic Frank added L-shaped shelving that serves as book storage, a place to display art, and a de facto headboard.

The shelving melds into the white walls while bringing structure and its contents add notes of color to this light, bright, and compact bedroom.

Build a Whole Storage Wall

If you're remodeling a small bedroom, consider devoting an entire wall-to-floor to custom-built ceiling storage that will utilize every inch of available space.

This sleek modern space from Caroline Andreoni Interior Design also includes a disappearing wall desk.

DIY Under Bed Storage

Blogger Liz Marie upcycled some spare dresser drawers to create affordable under-bed storage that looks purposeful and fits in with the farmhouse decor. She painted the drawers, distressed them for a vintage look, attached metal address numbers to the front, and then added wheels to the bottoms to make sliding them in and out a breeze.

Build Open Shelving

In a bedroom, be sure to keep shelves neatly arranged and styled so that the room doesn't feel disheveled or chaotic, which can interfere with sleep.

My 100 Year Old Home added open shelving in this attic guest room that is used to store and display books and decor.

The battery-operated remote control lights at the top of the bookshelves provide ambient light.

Tips

Although it might seem counterintuitive, adding an entire wall of storage in an open space can make it feel larger by drawing the eye upward toward the ceiling and concentrating collections in a single area.

Use Shallow Shelving

In this compact space from Caroline Andreoni Interior Design, the radiator is covered in a perforated material that allows air and heat to flow.

It is topped with a narrow wood shelf that provides extra storage and display space, with shorter floating shelves hung on the wall above the bed.

Style Your Storage Space

While closet storage is more about organization than aesthetics, don't forget to look for unexpected opportunities to lift your mood with lighting and decor.

Most Lovely Things made space in the closet for a shelf to store jewelry that includes a small lamp for mood-boosting ambient light (a portable LED-powered lamp would work well here), removable wallpaper, a small mirror, and some framed art.

Hang Up Everyday Items

In a small bedroom, look for opportunities to display frequently used items by hanging them on the wall.

In this space from Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design, a wooden peg rack hung on the wall provides a place to store jewelry and scarves, while a bench with hidden storage below doubles as a corner window seat.

Maximize Furniture Storage

In a small space, even the smallest of storage spaces can make a big difference. In this New York City studio apartment bedroom office area of a recent college graduate, Most Lovely Things chose an IKEA with under-desk storage space to stash a laptop and papers at the end of a workday.

Use an Open Clothes Rack

If your bedroom has limited closet space, edit your wardrobe down to a capsule collection of items you wear on repeat and hang them from an industrial-style clothes rack, like this small bedroom from Lobster and Swan.

Use Mirrored Nightstands

Mirrored furniture is a small space friend that will enhance views and bounce around light.

Interior designer Alvin Wayne flanked the bed in this New York City apartment with mirrored chests of drawers that also help keep clutter at bay by providing extra storage.

Use a Storage Headboard

A headboard with built-in storage and/or display space will help you to maximize every square inch of a tiny bedroom, like this bright and colorful sleeping alcove from Neva Interior Design.

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