Bedroom Organization Guide

The bedroom should be a place of rest. Even if your home office is tucked in the corner, the room should be uncluttered and relaxing enough to allow you to sleep. Efficient and stylish bedroom organization is easy to set up in your own home.

The bedroom organization ideas that work best for you will depend on the layout and size of the room, and the amount of furniture and other necessities. Check out these bedroom organization hacks, for rooms big and small.

Organization Tips for Bedrooms

The priority of any bedroom cleanup should be to create a secure place to sleep and live in. Comfortable, inviting rooms are easier to rest in and enjoy. Here are a few ideas on how to organize your bedroom to make it a productive and still cozy space.

Start Small

Even bedrooms collect clutter, from jewelry to trinkets to trash. Reduce the clutter first.

• Tidy up by using baskets or trays to define spaces for everything you need to access regularly, storing them on dresser tops or shelves.
• Make sure there is a garbage can - especially in a bedroom office - to get rid of trash or other things you just don’t need to keep.
• A multi-purpose clothes hanger can tidy up shirts, pants and dresses, as well as belts, scarves, ties, and other accessories that can be hidden in a closet. 
• Utilize under-the-bed storage for linens, winter or seasonal clothes, or as storage for shoes and other accessories.
• Create a permanent place for a clothes hamper (and use it daily) to free up desktops, chairs, and the floor.

Find a Home for the Clutter (permanently)

A lot of the clutter in the bedroom is from the never ending cycle of laundry. Clean or dirty, it’s a revolving process, with a few different bedroom organization ideas to help stay ahead of it.

When considering how to organize a small bedroom or a large bedroom, with small closets or even no closets, look to armoires and wardrobes. They offer a place to hang items and internal drawers to keep things sorted and easily accessed without cluttering the room.

Like an armoire, dresser storage provides an option with a larger footprint to add to the formal look and feel of the bedroom. Look for a color and style you like, from natural wood finishes to hand-painted designs. Some offer only drawer storage, while others have added shelf space for displaying collections or extra accessory storage. 

Shelves offer additional storage in the bedroom, whether freestanding bookcases or wall shelves. They can be placed in the room itself, or tucked away in a closet.

A bookshelf equipped with baskets and decorative cube storage can serve as a clothes dresser, shoe rack, linen cabinet, or the expected book collection. Get creative with your bedroom organization to find ways to store your things and keep your bedroom clean.

Organization Tips for Bedroom Comfort

The bedroom can be a relaxing place that you enjoy, set up to your exacting specifications of comfort. Find a place for the things you need and don’t forget to find places for the things you love. Rest and revive in your personal space with these cozy decorative tips.

Start with Style

The bedroom can be restful without being boring. Emphasize your personal flare with the intentional use of color and design in your bedroom organization.

• Coordinate the furniture to match. Choose new furniture from the same - or matching - collections, in similar finishes and materials, to provide a consistent style throughout the room. 
• Paint an accent wall. Pick a cooler shade of your favorite color, or be bold and contrast.

Add a wallcovering. Add depth to a smaller room with a mural, or choose wallpaper that creates visual interest.

Create Your Space

When planning out how to organize your bedroom, it’s important to select furniture that fits the available floor space. While the smaller the furniture and decorations are, the more room you’ll have, it’s important to choose pieces that will keep your things orderly in the room available.

• Choose artwork that can hang from the walls rather than take up shelves or cabinets.
• Look for jewelry storage options that stand alone or hang from the wall, rather than clutter surfaces.
• Make your furniture multitask by using bed storage to add drawers and shelves to the centerpiece of your bedroom.
• Breathing room is at a premium in smaller bedrooms, so try to minimize the footprint of the furniture and other decorations you choose. 
• For larger rooms, coordinate the furniture layout and balance the size and color of the furniture against the size of the room.

Decorate Your Space

Decorating the bedroom is the fun part, and it starts with making sure all of your favorite things have their own place. Here are a few ideas to keep your bedroom organized and personalized.

• Display extra quilts and bedspreads on traditional blanket storage racks.
• Hide accent pillows and comforters in storage trunks when they’re not being used on the bed.
• Choose cozy rugs to cut the chill, add some color, and create an extra level of comfort.

Update the art or mirrors in the room to surround your room with reflections of your personal style.

Bedroom Organization Hacks

Keep your room orderly once you’ve updated the furniture and style to match the demands of your day-to-day routine. Bedroom organization works best when you keep it clean daily; just a few minutes here and there to tidy up can make a big difference. Here are a few final considerations to keep your room from getting out of hand.

• Take time to determine if you need the items cluttering your bedroom. Keep what you need and find a predictable place for it so it will be there when next you want to use it.
• Does it already have a place in your room? If it has a dedicated shelf or hangs in the closet, it is less likely to contribute to the clutter. If it doesn’t, create the space.
• When you bring something in, take something out. The balance allows your bedroom to keep from getting overwhelmed by extra stuff in the same amount of space.
• Donate what you don’t use or wear. Whether clothing or books or artwork, if you don’t use it regularly, you probably don’t need it. Donating allows unused items to find their way to a new home, and gets the clutter out of yours.