Small bedroom and seems that you don’t have any space for storage? No worries! There are still solutions that will help you and the best of them is vertical storage. Vertical storage doesn’t take much floor space but still provides a lot of storage space and here are the coolest and most practical solutions for your bedroom.
Around The Bed
Storage systems around the bed include not only vertical storage but still they are considered the most effective ones as they save a lot of space and provide much storage. Sleek cabinets will declutter the room but open shelves will look airy and lightweight, you choose.
Making a storage system over the bed is a good idea, open shelves look airy and lightweight.
This storage system over the bed includes both open shelves and cabinets, and it's a cool way not to clutter the space.
Storage systems around the beds are very cool, especially for small bedrooms, and this one is sleek, and there are open shelves as nightstands.
This graphite grey shelving system over the bed is a smart way to store a lot of books, and cabinets hide the clutter away.
The small bedroom is done right: neutrals make it larger, the storage bed and open shelves over the bed provide storage space.
This greige storage unit with open storage compartments provide enough storage space but no clutter.
Making shelves over the bed is a good idea, if you choose open shelving, it will look airier.
Open Shelves
Open shelves of all kinds are welcome to provide storage space looking airy and lightweight. These can be different: an arrangement over the headboard, in the corner, over the door or window, next to the bed and so on, this is always a good and rental-friendly idea. This way you can organize a whole makeshift closet in the bedroom, which is a trendy idea and a smart way to handle your clothes without a closet. Seems to bulky or cluttered? Cover it with curtains!
This airy closet is built with a couple of shelves, a rail and wire boxes and can be hidden with curtains.
Small bedroom? No problems! Cover the window wall with shelves and store whatever you need there.
If you love reading, some open shelves over the bed will be great, they won't take floor space but will store your books at hand.
Built-in shelves in niches on both sides of the bed will be a nice alternative to usual nightstands.
There's a small corner closet in the corner done with open shelves and boxes, and can be hidden with curtains.
The whole door wall is taken by a makeshift closet with rails and shelves, which is a cool idea to save space.
This wall-mounted corner shelf provide the little bedroom with enough storage space.
This open closet is done with shelves and fabric boxes and it's covered with white curtains.
This is a whole open closet covering the door wall, it's done with open shelves to look lightweight.
Open shelves are always perfect for storage, and these ones in the corner with a rail create a closet.
A makeshift closet is a trend, and this one is composed of a dresser and rails with open shelves.
This tiny bedroom is done with open shelves that give much storage space, and such a solution makes it feel airier and larger.
Open shelves over the bed are used for decorating, they merge with the wall making the pieces stand out.
A shelf over the bed is a cool idea for displaying and to add lamps to the bedroom.
Open shelves over the bed are great to store some stuff and to use them as a nightstand.
Open shelves and a large one under the ceiling are great for airy storage and white shelves match the wall.
This is not a single shelf, these are several wall-mounted shelves arranged as a single vertical one. (via apartmenttherapy).
The bedroom is really tiny but the under the ceiling shelf and a vertical one next to the bed give the necessary storage space. (via apartmenttherapy).
These under the ceiling shelves and a dresser provide the tiny bedroom with the necessary storage space. (via roomyretreat).
Space Dividers
Your vertical storage can be even more functional if you use it as a space divider. One of the easiest solutions is placing something like IKEA Kallax at the foot of the bed or on one side. You can also organize floor to ceiling vertical storage or make a closet.
This mint-colored storage unit is a headboard and a space divider at the same time.
This is a vertical storage unit of drawers, shelves and boxes, and this is a cool closet idea that separates the spaces.
These two IKEA Kallax pieces are great to store things and to separate the sleeping space from the rest of the layout.
This Kallax shelf by IKEA is a cool vertical storage unit that is a space divider at the same time.
Nightstands
As for nightstands, they can be also vertical, and here you have quite a number of options. Niches with shelves, vertical shelves (like IKEA Lack), suspended tables and small box shelves attached to the wall – that’s not all!
A tall IKEA Lack shelf will double as a nightstand even if it seems that you don't have space for it.
Even shallow shelves or cabinets can give you some necessary storage space.
This attic niche not only gives the storage space but also highlights the shape of the ceiling. (via mydomaine).
This mini mint-colored shelf with cork and a lamp is a cool alternative to a usual nightstand.
No floor space for a nightstand? Go for a niche with shelves and use it as a tiered nightstand. (via elledecor).
This tall stained shelf is a bookcase, a nightstand and a display, it's very cool and functional.
This mint-colored vertical bookshelf takes little floor space but holds many books.
As a book girlie, I love bookshelves as nightstands - I don't need more than reading before going to sleep!.
This black industrial shelf provides enough storage space and it can also double as a nightstand.
No space for a nightstand? No worries, such a wall-mounted box shelf arrangement will easily substitute it.
Other Ideas
A single cabinet wall-mounted over the bed can be a nice idea for a small bedroom. Rails attached to the window are a cool solution if you want to hang something. A dresser with a rail on top will be your small closet. Look for more ideas below and get inspired!
This is a super smart idea if you need a closet but don't have it: this is a dresser with a rail on top. Less floor space - more storage space!.
A ladder shelf is always a good idea as it provides you with a lot of storage space taking just a small footprint.
Though it seems that this small sleeping space can't accommodate storage furniture, a sleek cabinet and a ledge are the solution.
Rails are a great solution for a small space, these ones attached to the window are used for plants and clothes. (via livinginashoebox).
This sleek cabinet over the bed does not only provide storage but also has some lights on it.