Get Creative With 10 Sneaky Storage Ideas For Your Small Bedroom!

by Devna Tiwari | February 23, 2024 | 5 mins read

Small bedroom storage ideas to organise your small bedroom

When it’s about small bedrooms, storage is the biggest concern! Take cues from these 10 creative storage ideas for your small bedroom!

Want to live large in your tiny bedroom? The secret to success lies in your storage solutions. Proper storage solutions will keep your bedroom organised and clutter-free. And there are several creative storage ideas to keep your bedroom clean and tidy! For instance,you can choose multi-functional furniture to make the most of your bedroom space. So today we bring you 10 creative storage ideas to help you organise your bedroom and live an organised life.

So let’s take a look!

A Hydraulic Bed: Where Comfort Meets Functionality

Your comfortable bed can serve as the ultimate storage solution  for your small bedroom. Consider adding a hydraulic bed with storage as we see in this image here or a standard bed with storage drawers on either side. A bed with storage compartments and drawers can fit in every big or little thing you don’t use on a daily basis such as winter wear, luggage, blankets. Yes you can hide away literally everything!

Hydraulic bed is a creative storage idea for small bedroom

Make The Most Of Your Wardrobe

Make use of every corner in your wardrobe. Install smart and creative storage solutions like racks, baskets and dedicated sections for all your belongings be it clothes, accessories, footwear or everyday essentials. This will help keep your wardrobe organised and bedroom clean all year long.

Small bedroom storage ideas with wardrobe to keep your wardrobe organised
Creative storage ideas for your small bedroom!

A Study Unit With A Secret Dresser

A dressing unit is as important as a study desk in any bedroom regardless of its size. And we at Design Cafe understand that! This compact study unit with a hidden dresser is perfect for a small bedroom. This design turns the most basic element, a desk, into a stylish multi-functional piece of furniture. A simple desk with a lift-up shutter with a mirror and storage behind is a creative way to use this desk as a dressing unit.

Storage solutions for small bedrooms with a study unit with a secret dresser

A Clean Change Is Just Around The Corner

Make the most of neglected areas of your bedroom – the corners! This pretty bedroom is small in size, but it’s packed with style, character, elegant colours and a customised corner storage solution! This corner storage idea features niches and a floating shelf to keep your books, decorative pieces and all the tiny knick-knacks that otherwise lie around in your bedroom! Stylish and sleek isn’t it?

Small bedroom storage ideas with a customised corner storage solution

A Pull-Out Dresser

Do you want to know of a clever way to use your bedroom space? Try a pull-out dresser unit! This pull-out dresser is an L-shaped pull-out unit that goes back into the wall when not in use. It is designed with open boxed storage sections underneath. A full-length mirror can be installed above the same to make this unit fully functional in all aspects.

Small bedroom storage design with a pull-out dresser

Consider A Bench With Storage

Consider adding a bench or a box alongside one side of your bed to store things when not in use. Throw in extra pillows, quilts, blankets and even clothes! To keep your bedroom clean and clutter-free at all times with this simple solution that also does not occupy much space.

Easy storage ideas for small bedrooms with a bench with storage

A Bedside Table With Dual Functionality

A nightstand is a must! You must have heard this a lot, right? How about a nightstand with double duties? This uber-cool nightstand performs double functions – a drawer to store and an open shelf to flaunt your bestsellers along with a top base to mount a table lamp. A bedside table like this can be customised with different finishes and colours to match your bedroom interior design.

Storage solutions for small bedrooms with a bedside table with multi-functionality
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The Hero Called Skirting Drawers

This clever storage idea is the latest one! These simple skirting drawers help utilise dead spaces underneath wardrobes. They come out in a single push and can serve as a home to store your bills, warranty cards, paper bags and everything else that otherwise clutter your study desk or wardrobe drawers.

Skirting drawers are clever storage ideas for small bedroom

Hide It Behind The Door, In Style

Space is the currency in a small bedroom that comes at a premium. Hence every element and object must perform double duties! Your closet or bedroom door can be an excellent storage idea to keep your shoes, handbags or accessories. All you need to do is fix basic hooks and hangers just like shown in this image here. You can simply shut the door, and no one will know what’s behind it. Sneaky isn’t it?

Creative storage ideas for small bedroom, behind the door an excellent storage idea

Play With Shelves

Create a frame around your bed with open shelves to maximise your storage space to organise and flaunt all of your books, photo frames, decorative pieces. If you are designing a kids bedroom use this space to store and display toys as shown in the image. The great thing about this storage idea is that you can customise it based on the colour scheme and size of your bedroom.

Maximize storage in small bedroom for kids with open shelves

For small bedrooms, where space is a premium, these creative storage ideas can help you make the most of it. You can further make your small bedroom appear big and spacious by incorporating bright colours, mirrors and ample light to create an illusion. Also to throw in rugs, curtains and indoor plants to make your small bedroom look like it’s straight out of a magazine!

We hope these ideas help you make the most of your space!

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Devna Tiwari is a content writer at Design Cafe's home interiors blog.

Devna Tiwari

Devna Tiwari is a content writer at DesignCafe and comes with four years of experience. She walks undeterred, heads up against all odds and sits down to write about them. When she is not out there capturing every moment to permanence or trying out new restaurants, she is busy planning her next voyage. She is also the author of the book The Surrogate Girlfriend.

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