5 Tips to Make Your Small Bedroom Feel Larger

If you’re struggling with having a small bedroom, you’re not alone. More homes than you realize have the same problem. The issue is it can cost as much as $86 to $208 a square foot to make an expansion to your bedroom. This can make many people feel discouraged by the small space and think there’s nothing to be done about it.

Fortunately, there are creative ways to add more depth to your room without tearing down walls. All you need to do is set aside time to browse your favorite Naples bedroom furniture and make a few positive adjustments to your space to make it appear to open up more than it actually is.

Stick to One Primary Color in Your Room

While many designers swear by the color white for opening up the walls of your small room and bringing in more depth, this can be done with other pale/light colors as well. The key is to embrace lighter tones and use the same color and shade on walls, ceiling, and even floor.

This doesn’t mean pops of color aren’t always a welcoming design trend. Use your furniture and decor to bring in more colorful vibes to your small bedroom space, and you won’t have to sacrifice the rainbow for a larger feel in your room.

“If you feel hemmed in by the four walls of your bedrooms, make them ‘disappear’ by painting the entire room the same color, floor, and ceiling included,” Remodelista explains. “Similar to the effect of being outside whereby the horizon and sky are indistinguishable, painting all sides the same color makes them pull away from each other, creating a more open feel.

Mirrors Give the Illusion of More Space

It can honestly be shocking what mirrors can do for a small space. Just think about how far away things seem when you look at them through the reflection of a mirror. Now add a few of those to your space to quickly realize just how much depth it can add.

In fact, The Spruce says that every bedroom should have at least one full-length mirror and a couple of other mirrored accessories to complement (i.e., ornate mirror on dresser, fancy framed mirrors, and mirrored furniture). “Watch your bedroom magically ‘expand’ as the mirrors bounce light around the room,” they promise.

We suggest getting a full-length mirror that attaches to your closet doors or dressers like The American Landscape Mirror or similar. It adds a lot of mirror space without taking up any space.

Take Your Bedroom Furniture Down a Size

Even though you love the oversize bed, several tables, and chairs, seeking out smaller furniture allows more open space. In fact, you’ll be opening up space by doing the opposite. If your oversized bed is a must, however, downsizing the rest of your bedroom furniture makes a difference.

Better Homes & Garden says to look for furniture with “sleek profiles and lighter visual weight” when considering what options would be best. This could mean replacing your bulky and cluttered nightstand with one like Miranda Kerr’s Love Joy Bliss Bedside Table. It’s appropriate for a small space, and it’s clean-cut and open for a more open look.

Likewise, a smaller and cleaner-looking bed frame can help your queen/king-sized bed take up less space.

Get Rid of Anything That Doesn’t Serve a Purpose

It can’t be stressed enough just how important it is to rid your space of random furniture. This means old gadgets that no longer work, books you’ve read, a side stand across the way with nothing but junk in its drawers, etc.

The task can be daunting, but the reward is well worth it. First, there’s your happiness and health, which Psychology Times says “can help you feel confident about your decision-making skills” and provide other benefits like more energy, better moods, and less anxiety, stress, and depression build-up.

Not only will you feel so much better when it’s all gone, but you’ll also see a big difference in the size of your room. You wouldn’t believe how much larger your room will look with less stuff in it!

Make Use of Natural Lighting and Mount Your Lamps

Bedroom interior with wooden furniture.

The most ideal lighting for your small bedroom is natural lighting — it’s free, it takes up no space in your room, and it keeps you mentally and physically healthy. However, natural lighting isn’t always accessible (i.e., several big windows or when nighttime rolls around). When that’s the case, you’ll want to make use of your wall or ceiling for extra lighting.

HGTV suggests “installing sconces or any other type of stylish light fixtures that don’t require cords that snake across the floor. In the end, it makes for a tidy presentation in a small bedroom.”

Some good examples of this would be wall-mounted lamp sets on each side of your bed or something more extravagant and industrial like a 3 Light Linear Chandelier. They bring plenty of light to your room without adding space to your already-limited table space.

Out With the Old, in With the New

The only feeling better than cleaning and decluttering is replacing the old with the new. When you find your furniture is too big and bulky, pop into a Matter Brothers Furniture store.

Make Your Small Bedroom Feel Bigger With Matter Brothers Furniture

Our experienced team is ready and waiting at any one of our five locations to assist you in finding the best lightweight and clean furniture pieces to add style without sacrificing space. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.