How to Use your Bedroom Storage Wisely

The bedroom is notoriously one of the messiest bedrooms in the house and a hard one to keep organised. When you stop to consider that it’s probably one of the smaller rooms in your house, compared to your living room, dining room or kitchen, it makes it even trickier to organise. So how do you go about doing this?

Your bedroom tends to have more stuff in than the other rooms in your home, so more storage is generally required. To keep your bedroom organised and well-maintained, you’ll need a good range of storage solutions to keep things organised and ensure your bedroom is the tidy space you want it to be.

"Did you know? You will actually get a better night’s sleep in a tidy bedroom!"

You should also take the time to learn how you can use your bedroom storage wisely to save space and organise your bedroom more efficiently.

Storing what’s needed

Clear anything out that you no longer need and remove things from your bedroom that have no right to be stored in there, such as dining table cloths. Things like coats and jackets that are worn seasonally should be given a dedicated place under the stairs or in a different cupboard, while chunky items like suitcases should be moved to the loft for when they are needed. Items like this will often take up lots of valuable storage space, in your wardrobes or under your bed, that could be utilised in other ways.

Clear out your bedroom and remove any items that shouldn’t be there to free up extra space for organising. There will be other areas of your home that don’t suffer in the same way as your bedroom, so be sure to consider all your free space before you set about cluttering another room.

Using vertical storage

Vertical storage, such as shelving, cubbies and drawers should all be considered to sit in awkward spaces. Tall or slim storage solutions are ideal for keeping smaller items safe and organised in a neat fashion, while shelving can be used creatively around your bedroom to de-clutter other surfaces like bedside tables, dressing tables, drawers and desks.

A great idea for bedroom storage that you might not necessarily think of is a headboard with shelves or cubbies inside. If you already have a headboard, this could form part of your next DIY project to save some money along the way.

Simply Sliding wardrobes

One of the most effective ways to make use of the storage space in your bedroom is to install sliding wardrobe doors.

A sliding wardrobe provides a great place for you to hang clothing and store other bedroom essentials, with rails, shelving and drawers available to use as internal storage. Sliding doors make a simple addition to any bedroom, making use of awkward spaces to help make storage a lot easier. Shoes can be stored from floor to ceiling on shelving and you can even dedicate drawers to your bedding.

The best thing is - all of this can be concealed behind your sliding doors!

Under the bed storage

It’s easy to stuff things under your bed and forget about them forever, thinking that they are stored neatly - when in fact they have no right to ever be there.

For most people, ’under the bed’ means a place to store a wide range of possessions, but how can you do this more efficiently?

Rather than just chucking things under there and hoping for the best, take the time to remove all items from under your bed and start again. Purchase some plastic containers that you can slide in and out easily and this will help you to be more organised. Vacuum storage bags should also be considered for bulky bags of clothing you want to keep.

If your bed isn’t high enough to store things underneath, you might want to consider buying a set of bed raisers to lift your bed up further. Divan beds with built in storage are another good option for storing items out of sight, with an easy open-close system that lifts the mattress up and down.