Placing your bed in the center of the room creates a different look.
Discovering a new way to arrange your bedroom might include furniture placement or the things you include in your bedroom. Straying from a standard bedroom design can give your room the cool factor you're looking for, whether you position your bed at an odd angle or decorate with colors and items that seem to transport you to another place or time when you step inside the room.
In the Corner
Position your bed against a corner if you want to create an interesting look and have the space. Add more interest by adding something behind the bed, such as a decorative screen, shelf or plant, or add a canopy over the bed. Situating the bed diagonally doesn't leave much floorspace or room for other furniture in a small room. Overcome that by placing a dresser in the closet or use a bed with built-in storage. Your bed will command attention in this position, so use bright bedding, decorative pillows or wrap silk flowers or lights around the headboard if it has slats.
Off the Wall
Take your bed completely off the wall and make it the center of attention by positioning it in the center of the room. Though this works best for a round bed, it will work with any bed if you have enough room. Create zones around the bed, such as a little reading nook on the opposite side of the headboard, an entertainment area in front of the bed and display space on the sides of the bed. Alternatively, use a large headboard to separate a large room into a bedroom space and entertainment space. Place the entertainment center on the opposite side of the headboard.
Somewhere Else
Use your walls to transform your bedroom into another place. For example, paint the walls or put up a wall mural that looks like the ocean, a tropical beach or a forest. Use furniture that would fit in with that environment, such as wicker furniture for a beach escape. Arrange your furniture so you're looking at the wall with the mural from all points in the room. Use the same idea to create a bedroom straight out of the 1950s, 1970s or the era you like best.
A Place for Everything
Arrange your bedroom so there is hidden storage everywhere, especially if you have a small bedroom and not enough space for your things. Add shelves above your bed or dresser; use storage ottomans as extra seating at the foot of the bed; and slide baskets or bins under the bed. Use furniture risers to lift your bed so you can store more under the bed.
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