It might be difficult to make a small bedroom feel spacious and bright, but it certainly isn’t impossible, which is what we are here to show you! Without spending a fortune, there are some really simple things you can do to bring light into your room, to help it feel more comfortable to live in. So, if you’re on a budget and want to transform your small bedroom for less, keep reading!
Stick With Neutral, Light Colours
First on our list of simple ways to make a small bedroom feel bigger and brighter is something that anyone can do on any budget, stick with neutral and light colours! If you start using very bright or dark colours in a small room, the light won’t reflect properly, and this will naturally make it feel much darker and dingier.
So, start with a neutral base by painting your walls neutral warm-toned colours, like ivory and light tan shades. Head to your local homeware store to buy affordable paint or look on local marketplaces to see if anyone has any leftovers that you could maybe even get for free! You could have one feature wall with a slightly darker shade and then keep the others bright. You will immediately notice such a big difference!
Make Use Of The Height Of The Room
Our next tip is to make use of the height of the room. You may not have much floor space to work with, so you can be clever and utilise the space at the top of the room more, so you have less in the bottom half of the room to help it feel less cluttered and, therefore, bigger!
You could add bookshelves high up on the wall for your books or CDs, you could get hanging plant pots to take away the space they are using up on your furniture, or you could invest in taller wardrobes with more sections if you are in need of new furniture. The specifics will depend on the shape of your room, but get creative and think of ways that you could mix up your storage to give yourself more floor space!
Hang Mirrors
Another thing you can do that can really help to brighten a room is to hang mirrors. Mirrors are fantastic at reflecting light around a room, so even if you only get a small amount of sunlight, if you have a few mirrors dotted around, it can really transform the room, especially once it is painted a lighter colour!
Try to avoid standing mirrors as this will take up even more floor space, but instead, choose one large mirror or collect different smaller mirrors from charity shops and hang them all together on one wall to create a mirror gallery! Not only will this look beautiful, but it will really change how you feel when you are in a bright, beautiful room.
Buy White Bedding
Our final tip is a really simple one; buy white bedding! Your bed is likely to be the focal point of the room, especially when the room is small, so the last thing you want is really dark bedding being at the centre point. It naturally feels really fresh and crisp, which tricks your mind into thinking the room is bigger than it is. So, invest in white duvet cover sets and watch them transform your space!
You can then add texture with your soft furnishings like cushions and throws in different nude shades to add something a bit different. This is a super simple change, but you’d be surprised at how much it can brighten up a room.
Final Thoughts
We all deserve to love every room in our home, even the small ones! So, we hope that we have shown you some really simple ways that you can make every room feel bright and spacious, even when you are limited on space, no matter your budget.
