9 Bedroom Storage Ideas for Untidy People
Make life easy for yourself and incorporate these storage ideas to bring some calm to your sleep space
I’m sure this isn’t breaking news, but not everyone has a propensity for tidying, and that’s ok. We don’t all have to live in a perfectly organised space and shouldn’t feel bad if we don’t. But how do you make it easier to stash bedroom items somewhere you can find them, get rid of the perpetual ‘floordrobe’ and create a calmer environment for sleeping? Follow these simple tips to bring order to your bedroom while embracing your wonderful messiness.
2. Make the most of space beneath the bed
All storage options are on the table (or under the bed) when you need help with tidiness, so fill up as many areas as possible with practical stowaway features.
The area below the bed is a great place for some pull-out drawers or boxes. Wooden drawers on castors like these are easy to access and can hold all manner of things. They also look rather more attractive than the mess of discarded items that always seems to find a home under the bed.
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All storage options are on the table (or under the bed) when you need help with tidiness, so fill up as many areas as possible with practical stowaway features.
The area below the bed is a great place for some pull-out drawers or boxes. Wooden drawers on castors like these are easy to access and can hold all manner of things. They also look rather more attractive than the mess of discarded items that always seems to find a home under the bed.
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3. Opt for hardworking bedside tables
When you’re choosing bedside tables, it pays to be honest with yourself about what will be stored on top.
Are you going to put all of your books back on the shelf as soon as you’ve finished reading them? No. Will you be dutifully returning headache tablets and lip balms to their respective homes? Probably not. So instead of lamenting the lack of a streamlined surface, be kind to yourself and plan ahead.
Choose units that feature ample storage for the array of miscellaneous items that linger next to your bed. A good option is this piece in a bedroom designed by Emma Merry Styling. It features closed storage above, where you can easily stash your bits and bobs, and a shelf below for your ever-growing stack of books.
When you’re choosing bedside tables, it pays to be honest with yourself about what will be stored on top.
Are you going to put all of your books back on the shelf as soon as you’ve finished reading them? No. Will you be dutifully returning headache tablets and lip balms to their respective homes? Probably not. So instead of lamenting the lack of a streamlined surface, be kind to yourself and plan ahead.
Choose units that feature ample storage for the array of miscellaneous items that linger next to your bed. A good option is this piece in a bedroom designed by Emma Merry Styling. It features closed storage above, where you can easily stash your bits and bobs, and a shelf below for your ever-growing stack of books.
4. Choose a dressing table with drawers
You can apply the same train of thought to choosing a dressing table. Yes, a beautiful arrangement of perfumes and make-up brushes on the surface of your vanity unit would be lovely, but the reality is probably a little less curated.
That’s why drawers are a non-negotiable when it comes to choosing a dressing table. Go for a model like this in a space designed by Shanade McAllister-Fisher, with generous closed storage on either side.
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You can apply the same train of thought to choosing a dressing table. Yes, a beautiful arrangement of perfumes and make-up brushes on the surface of your vanity unit would be lovely, but the reality is probably a little less curated.
That’s why drawers are a non-negotiable when it comes to choosing a dressing table. Go for a model like this in a space designed by Shanade McAllister-Fisher, with generous closed storage on either side.
More: 6 Ways to Colour Drench Your Bedroom
5. Locate holding spots around the room
When you’re tired at night, putting clothes away in the wardrobe might be the last thing you want to do. The alternative, though, is often a ‘floordrobe’, a mass of trousers, skirts and tops all strewn underfoot. The best way to avoid this is to have various surfaces dotted around the room where you can ‘store’ clothes indefinitely.
An armchair or stool is a good option and, for a multifunctional choice, position a blanket box at the end of the bed, as in this scheme by Birch House. You can either lay items on top or quickly lift up the lid and pop them all inside – double win.
When you’re tired at night, putting clothes away in the wardrobe might be the last thing you want to do. The alternative, though, is often a ‘floordrobe’, a mass of trousers, skirts and tops all strewn underfoot. The best way to avoid this is to have various surfaces dotted around the room where you can ‘store’ clothes indefinitely.
An armchair or stool is a good option and, for a multifunctional choice, position a blanket box at the end of the bed, as in this scheme by Birch House. You can either lay items on top or quickly lift up the lid and pop them all inside – double win.
6. Dot around some trinket dishes
Holding areas for smaller items are a good idea as well. If you’ve ever wanted to wear some earrings but couldn’t find the matching pair, or spent hours hunting for a lost hairband, then trinket dishes could be your solution.
Dot them around the room on various surfaces, like the little green dish in this scheme by Imperfect Interiors. Pretty dishes can add character to your room, and are perfect for keeping small bits and bobs together instead of scattering them all around.
Holding areas for smaller items are a good idea as well. If you’ve ever wanted to wear some earrings but couldn’t find the matching pair, or spent hours hunting for a lost hairband, then trinket dishes could be your solution.
Dot them around the room on various surfaces, like the little green dish in this scheme by Imperfect Interiors. Pretty dishes can add character to your room, and are perfect for keeping small bits and bobs together instead of scattering them all around.
7. Add hanging rails for accessories
Let’s be honest, there aren’t many of us who want to spend precious time rolling up ties and belts to fit neatly into a drawer. So make life easy for yourself by installing a rail for these fiddly items in your wardrobe.
A pull-out version like this one from Neatsmith is ideal. You can slide it out, quickly hang your tie or belt over the hooks, and get on with your evening.
Let’s be honest, there aren’t many of us who want to spend precious time rolling up ties and belts to fit neatly into a drawer. So make life easy for yourself by installing a rail for these fiddly items in your wardrobe.
A pull-out version like this one from Neatsmith is ideal. You can slide it out, quickly hang your tie or belt over the hooks, and get on with your evening.
8. Make jewellery storage easy
Hanging storage works just as effectively for jewellery and has the added bonus of avoiding tangled chains. A few hooks next to the mirror, like these in a room by rigby & mac, are a good option.
The hooks enable the homeowner to easily keep their jewellery off the surface, and the collection of hanging items looks lovely, too.
Hanging storage works just as effectively for jewellery and has the added bonus of avoiding tangled chains. A few hooks next to the mirror, like these in a room by rigby & mac, are a good option.
The hooks enable the homeowner to easily keep their jewellery off the surface, and the collection of hanging items looks lovely, too.
9. Incorporate some coat hooks
Continuing with the hooks theme, it’s a good idea to add some coat hooks along a wall or door for larger items.
This wooden Shaker-style rail looks gorgeous in a room designed by Jo Shore. Something like this is ideal for hanging bags, scarfs and dressing gowns that might otherwise be strewn over the bed or floor.
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Continuing with the hooks theme, it’s a good idea to add some coat hooks along a wall or door for larger items.
This wooden Shaker-style rail looks gorgeous in a room designed by Jo Shore. Something like this is ideal for hanging bags, scarfs and dressing gowns that might otherwise be strewn over the bed or floor.
Tell us…
How do you keep your bedroom tidy? Let us know in the Comments.
Closed storage is your friend when you’re not naturally neat, so try to fit as many wardrobes as possible into your bedroom.
Instead of feeling guilty that you haven’t decluttered, or divided your items into summer- and winterwear, provide enough storage for everything. These custom-made wall-to-wall wardrobes in a space by Day True, for example, have bags of room. There are even high cabinets for stowing away items that aren’t used very often.
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