Small, empty bedroom corners can make the room dull and boring. How would you decorate such a space? Below we share a variety of creative bedroom corner ideas for design inspiration.
In a small house that might not have much privacy, a small bedroom corner space can become an escape from the hustle and bustle of the home. This is especially true in places like apartments that you share with friends or college dorms that have a common space but with separate tiny bedrooms. By fully utilizing your bedroom corner, you can create a multi-purpose room that can include a reading nook or a small office.
For starters, you can try finding a comfortable overstuffed chair, place it in the empty corner, add a table lamp, a basket for your favorite books or magazines, and a nice potted plant.
Quicklist: Design Elements to Add to a Bedroom Corner
Armchairs | Potted Plant | Wainscoting |
Caddy Corner Mirror | Corner Desk | Corner Shelving |
End Tables | Comfy Ottoman | Hanging Chair |
Hanging Lights | Decorative Vase |
11 Bedroom Corner Ideas to Add for Your Inspiration
Here are simple yet creative tips to make your unused corner nook in the bedroom more lively.
Armchairs
For an even bigger aesthetically pleasing impact, hang a painting or print on the wall behind the comfy armchair and match it with throw pillows placed on the chairs.
The tufted wingback accent chair shown in the picture above creates a cozy corner for curling up with a book while enjoying the natural light from the window.
An overhead mini-chandelier would be a great statement piece and give you good general lighting. Top off the look with a framed mirror, artwork, or some special photographs.
Add some bedroom decor items such as artwork on the wall above the chair, drape an oversized chunky knitted throw over the chair, and toss on some decorative pillows for extra pizazz and comfort.
A small side table will hold a drink and a small plate of cookies for midnight snacks. Place a small throw rug under the edge of the chair to make your corner reading nook look more polished.
Potted Plant
Add a small table topped with a small plant and a few of your favorite decorative objects. A larger potted plant on the other side of the mirror next to a small basket that contains your favorite last-minute accessories completes the look. Keep your window treatments open to allow more light into the room so your plant can thrive well.
“Bringing a part of nature into your home in the form of plants and nurturing them to give their best is hugely rewarding.” – Ian Drummond, Kara O’Reilly, At Home with Plants
An alternative design element to the potted plant would be a small ottoman on which to sit and put on your socks or tame your hair.
Wainscoting
If you find wainscotting too traditional, how about extending your headboard toward the edge of the wall? This will mainly work if you have a statement piece of a headboard since it would be the focal point of your bedroom. Lengthening it beyond the bed frame creates a seamless decor element without cluttering the room.
But here’s the thing when adding such a design piece: Make sure that the space between the edge of the wall and your bed is not too wide; otherwise, the aesthetic becomes disproportional.
Caddy Corner Mirror
Two valuable things about a mirror are it’s reflective, so it will help brighten a space and make the room appear larger than it actually is.
An empty corner in the bedroom provides a fantastic space for a small dressing area. A full-length stand mirror nesting cozily in the lovely corner can give you an out-of-the-way space to check your look before you leave your room.
Corner Desk
For an elegant, minimalist desk that is perfect for writing or putting on make-up, consider a wall-mounted corner desk. The look stays clean and crisp because there are no legs.
This type of desk is an effective way to create a multipurpose bedroom and office. You can add a daybed for guests staying over or provide you with comfy seating when not used as a bed.
A desk designed to fit a small, empty corner may be a good choice for limited spaces. For instance, the small writing desk above provides just enough room to create a writing or reading corner when needed.
If you need a desk that will allow you to work on a laptop, consider one with built-in shelving and drawers or put shelving up on the wall above the desk to hold the various items needed for your work.
The key to not turning your bedroom into an office is to put away your work supplies when not in use. Top your desk with a small potted plant instead of pencil cups, and stow away your laptop when you finish your tasks.
This corner needs to match the rest of your bedroom so you don’t feel like you are bringing your work to bed with you.
Corner Shelving
Corner shelving is a great way to add extra storage space in an out-of-the-way area. The stylish ladder shelving shown above has a tiered design that progressively gets smaller with each shelf going up.
Adding floating shelves shaped to fit in a corner gives a modern, clean-lined look. You can take this shelving all the way to the ceiling or only install just one or two at eye level.
Add your favorite books or baskets of hair accessories, jewelry, and a few decorative items to finish the look. A pile of oversized throw pillows on the floor gives you a space for lounging and adds texture and color.
End Tables
Comfy Ottoman
Hanging Chair
Hanging Lights
Hanging strands of lights from the corner of your room’s ceiling is a creative way to enhance the ambiance of your space. You can find accent lighting as inexpensive as white Christmas lights and more decorative globe lights to get the look you want. But choose LED lights as these consume less energy, are far safer, and last longer. [Source: energy.gov]
Decorative Vase
For something extra, install a large floating corner shelf and set up a coffee bar or you can make that bar cart mobile and place it in the corner. Nothing is quite like waking up and making coffee to enjoy in bed on a slow Sunday morning or getting a quick caffeine boost to start your week.
If you look at your corner with a little creativity and think about a function you need in your room, you will find a way to fill that seemingly useless little space. Check out our page covering bedroom layout ideas for more ways to creatively decorate your small space.