Limited storage space is often an issue and a challenge for people with small bedrooms. However, given the various home storage solutions available today, you won’t run out of possible ways to help solve your storage problems. At times, most of us think that the problem is the size of the bedroom — and having a larger space would be better since it can instantly solve the storage problem. That may be true; because having more space does give you more room for storage. But the reality is that no matter how big your space is, if you lack proper storage and organization practices, you’ll still end up with a cluttered, messy room. With that, we’ll start by asking this simple question: Have you ever considered that maybe you’re also making some storage mistakes in your bedroom? Now that’s something we should find out.
Here’s a list of some of the most common bedroom storage mistakes you may be making:
1. Not Making Use of Your Under-Bed Storage
If you’re not utilizing the space under your bed for storage, then you’ll probably want to rethink your storage decisions. The space under your bed is a great storage space for items such as toys, luggage, shoes, seasonal clothes, extra blankets, bed sheets, and pillowcases. You can employ organizer boxes with lids to keep your things clean and safe from fine dust and insects.
Aside from the actual space under your bed, you can also opt to purchase a bed frame that comes with built-in drawers on the side that you can use to store excess items in the room such as the aforementioned. Doing this helps you avoid a cluttered and disorganized bedroom.
Related: 5 Under-Bed Storage Tips For You
2. Neglecting Blank Spaces in Your Bedroom
Blank spaces in your bedroom are potentially good storage spaces that can help you eliminate clutter and maintain an organized space. A dead space or blank space is an area in the room that’s typically hard to reach, hence why it’s also often overlooked or neglected — and it includes the space behind the door, empty corners, etc. To avoid missing out on these storage space prospects in your bedroom, look around to check if there are any blank spaces that you can use to store things.
Here are some simple behind the door storage ideas that you can apply to your bedroom:
- Place a hanging organizer over the door
- Install narrow shelves
- Install a wire rack with adjustable baskets
3. Getting a Bed That’s Too Large for Your Space
When you have a small bedroom, getting a bed that’s too large is impractical. Not only will it take up so much space, but it will also leave you spending more than what you need — since the bigger the bed is, the more expensive it is.
While purchasing a large bed adds a seemingly luxurious feel to the bedroom, it’s not the best option if you have limited space. Instead, you should go for a bed that would fit with all the other furniture pieces without having to compromise the storage space. Make sure that you also have enough room to walk on and move around.
4. Keeping Too Much Stuff
Most of us are probably guilty of keeping too much stuff — even those that we don’t need anymore, which end up becoming clutter in the long run. Clothes become clutter in your cabinet and drawer space when you don’t use or need them, yet still leave them there. So instead of having more space for the actual clothing pieces you use, you’re giving it away to the ones that you don’t use anymore.
To help you avoid crowded cabinets and drawers, you have to make it a routine to check these areas for items that are unnecessarily stored, may it clothes or other stuff. But in the event that you have way too much personal stuff in the bedroom that can’t be kept in other areas of the house, you can opt to rent a self-storage unit that will allow you to properly and safely store your things. This is a more cost-effective way to free up space at home compared to moving to a bigger place all at once just to fit everything you own.
5. Randomly Placing Your Things Where They Don’t Belong
Another bedroom storage mistake that most of us are guilty of: putting things where they don’t belong. An example of this is randomly shoving a pair of shorts in the socks drawer or placing a pile of books on top of the dresser. If you would try to reason it out, you’d probably say that you were too busy or you were rushing out so you had to just leave it somewhere in the bedroom or you just simply didn’t have a dedicated space. We don’t discredit those reasons, however, making this a habit results in a messy and disorganized bedroom, which we don’t want to happen, right?
That’s why it’s advisable to create a proper space to store things in your bedroom. If you have a specific drawer for your socks, undergarments, shirts, and shorts, you should stick to that. Avoid shoving one or two pieces of clothing into a drawer or space that they don’t belong to. If you have books you want to store in the bedroom, you can opt to install wall-mounted shelves that are specifically designed for your books, so you don’t have to put them on random top surfaces in your bedroom such as the dresser or desk. Doing this will make it easier for you to arrange, and at the same time, locate things because you know where they are.
6. Giving Zero Importance to Proper Labeling
Proper labeling isn’t only done in the office setting, kitchen pantry, or grocery store because even your bedroom needs it. If you use storage bins and baskets to organize both big and small items in your bedroom, then you’d do well when you label them. This is because it helps you categorize and know what’s inside and keeps you from having to rummage through every bin or basket just to find what you need.
7. Not Utilizing Organizers
Organizers were meant to help you organize your things, so adding them into the mix can make a huge difference when you’re trying to put everything in place. They can particularly be useful for areas in the bedroom such as the top of the dresser — which can go all topsy-turvy, especially if you tend to hoard a lot of makeup and cosmetics products, as well as accessories and jewelry. These items can go out of hand when they’re not organized properly.
For accessories and jewelry such as earrings and bracelets, you can put them in a jewelry dish so they are not left lying around the dresser. You can also use stackable makeup organizers to house all your brushes, lipsticks, mascara, and other cosmetics products.
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