7 DIY décor ideas for small bedroom

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Written By ms

The ultimate DIY list for small bedroom ideas is right here. Now you hold the secrets on how to organise, decorate and add style to your small bedroom. Relish the flavour of a well-designed bedroom.

Decoration of a small bedroom is always a challenge. You see, clutter and chaos come easy to a small bedroom layout. It is like a décor disaster for people who admire home décor as an art and a lifestyle statement. Thankfully, to our relief, designers’ have few tricks from the trade of small bedroom decorating ideas on a budget.

Focus on one wall

Pick one wall, and paint it bright; or adorn it with art, or focus a spotlight. The idea is to introduce one and only one focus in the entire room. When you pin all the interest in one place, the rest of your small bedroom becomes a backdrop. With a foreground, supported by background; your room doesn’t feel smaller any more.  

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Match the curtains

All of us like the rich colours and busy prints on our curtains; except the small bedrooms. You see, for a DIY small bedroom makeover, curtain choice can make a huge impact. In interior décor, every colour and pattern you add to a room contributes to its overall style and look. The long flowing fall of contrasting curtains can define the entire look of your small bedroom, they become the focus. And as home décor offers many interesting options to introduce a focus, I suggest you let the curtains match and merge with walls. Lets’ decorate your small bedroom with something more alluring, or amusing.

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Install corner ceiling lights

The warmth of a light spot shining from the distant corners of your room adds depth and dimension to it. This trick beats the ‘small bedroom’ tag like nothing else. So, get a floor lamp or led ceiling spots or decorate a corner with pretty fairy lights. Switch on your creative imagination to dazzle your room with some gorgeous looking lights.

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Decorate any two corners

Choose two of your favourite corners from the four ends of your small bedroom. Yes, only two, because we are here to beautify your room, not overcrowd it. As a designer myself, I believe that every room needs a touch of your personal style. This adds familiarity and cosiness to the place. And there is no better way than accessorizing your room’s corners with precious collectables or DIY décor ideas.

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Shift to sliding door

This one doesn’t exactly fit the DIY bedroom decor crafts, but I had to include it in this list. Changing your normal swing door to a neat sliding door can do wonders to your small bedroom. Swing doors occupy and obstruct your floor area permanently. You cannot use that 3 feet by 3feet of the floor for any other purpose, such as decoration or storage shelve. With a sliding door that neatly hides away inside a wall panel, you get plenty of additional space to use as you like, it’s like a bonus you weren’t expecting.


Keep all furniture below waist level

All of us keep scouting for unique storage ideas for small spaces.  Small bedrooms have a tendency to get busier very quickly – one wardrobe unit, a bed with side tables; and you have occupied all the space there is while compromising the comfortable open feel to your room. Now, we can’t imagine giving up all or any of the storage units. So here are clothing storage ideas for small bedrooms – limit your cupboard height to 4 feet. Then decorate the visible part of your walls and windows with focus points and light flowing curtains.

Also read: Bedroom furniture hacks for extra storage space

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Use a fancy headboard

Simple bedroom decorating ideas are always about pinning one object and showering it with your love of design and décor. In a small bedroom, your bed’ s headboard is an obvious choice. Not only does it bring focus to one wall, it also showcases your good taste in furniture. You can match the side tables to pump up the style factor.

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