Your bedroom should feel like one of — if not the — most relaxing spaces in your home. After all, it’s the place where you decompress at night and start your day off on the right foot. So it’s a bit ironic that when it comes to styling this space, especially if you’re contending with the particular challenges of designing a small space, it can start to feel pretty stressful.

Never fear: We’ve been there, and we have no shortage of solutions. Havenly’s interior designers are absolute pros at working with the space you actually have — which means that realities, like limited square footage and less than ideal layouts are all a part of the equation they consider to help you get your dream home. And as it turns out, some of their go-to small bedroom ideas are surprisingly simple and easy to incorporate. 

Whether you’re undertaking a full reno, simply looking for inspiration, or looking for one or two design tweaks to help you maximize your less-than-large space, Havenly designer Kelsey Fischer’s 14 favorite small bedroom ideas will give you the stylistic guidance you need.

1. Small Bedroom Ideas: Create a statement

Small spaces don’t have to go small on style — instead, maximize your limited square footage with dramatic design choices, like those in the above bedroom. A hunter green ceiling and matching paneled accent wall give this space a distinctly cool vibe. A large piece of contemporary art and a complementary mobile sculpture add to the design-forward space.

2. Small Bedroom Ideas: Make it formal

Traditional details like crown molding and wainscoting are a great way to make a bedroom feel more formal and sophisticated — which is a great strategy for giving a smaller room a grander presence. 

3. Small Bedroom Ideas: Accentuate architectural features

A textured accent wall makes this bedroom far from cookie cutter — but some glossy black paint takes it to the next level. Applied to one wall and stretching onto the ceiling, this inky hue gives this space a moody, romantic appeal, especially paired with a floral bed frame. 

4. Small Bedroom Ideas: Style with complementary colors

Old school features like wood-paneled walls may be intimidating, but they can be surprisingly sleek — just pair them with complementary colors, like the earth tones in this space and modern silhouettes, like this Interior Define bedframe.

5. Small Bedroom Ideas: Save space with a sconce

Small bedroom styling does require a good amount of strategy, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Simple swaps, instead, do the trick — like opting for a wall sconce instead of squeezing in a table or floor lamp.

6. Small Bedroom Ideas: Keep bedding sleek

The more details you bring into a small space, the easier it is for it to feel overwhelmed. Instead, take every detail into consideration and know when to simplify; for instance, in an intimate bedroom with darker, textured walls, clean, white bedding makes a sleek complement. 

7. Small Bedroom Ideas: Opt for a single nightstand

It might seem like a natural choice to frame your bed with two nightstands, but that design decision can feel a bit cramped in a small bedroom. In this organic modern bedroom (designed with pieces from The Inside), just one nightstand — topped with an accent lamp — makes a subtle statement, while a bit of greenery on the opposite side of the room helps liven up the space. 

8. Small Bedroom Ideas: Try a side table

Alternatively, you might skip nightstands altogether and instead opt for a small side table — it provides just enough space for any of your nighttime essentials, and when not in active use, looks great styled with a few design-forward objects. 

9. Small Bedroom Ideas: Bring in statement drapery

When it comes to bedroom textiles, bedding tends to get all the glory – but drapery presents a great opportunity to play with pattern. Floor-to-ceiling curtains, especially paired with an accent-color ceiling, make even a smaller space look expansive.

10. Small Bedroom Ideas: Make the most of vertical space

Even if your bedroom doesn’t have ample square footage, you can still optimize the room you do have — which might mean taking advantage of high ceilings. A canopy bed helps draw the eye upwards, which makes the room feel bigger overall. 

11. Small Bedroom Ideas: Go low

The opposite approach — keeping key bedroom furniture closer to the ground — can also make a bedroom look larger. A low-profile bedframe from Interior Define aligns perfectly with this bedroom’s wall molding. A soothing sage green wall color completes the look.

12. Small Bedroom Ideas: Overlap a window 

Working with the architectural details of your space can also look like creating areas where different features overlap. Here, two bed frames from The Inside sit slightly in front of a window; the single nightstand in-between them keeps the space from looking overly stuffed.

13. Small Bedroom Ideas: Opt for a bunk

This nostalgic strategy is still one of our favorites for kids’ rooms; bunk beds make the most of a smaller space. The key to making them work? Don’t overwhelm the room with too much additional furniture! 

14. Small Bedroom Ideas: Keep the right scale 

Choosing the right size of your furniture for your space is essential to designing a space that feels balanced. Here, a larger bedframe has a stately presence, and two smalle nightstands flank it to create a sense of harmony.

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