How to make my large bedroom seem smaller, cozier?

Question

My bedroom is huge. I have usual furniture in it-- dressers, a twin bed, couple pics on the wall, etc, but it still looks too big! What can I do to make it look cozier without doing something major, like painting the whole room? Please note my apartment is rented, so i can't make any major, permanent changes.

I do have curtains and blinds in my room-- the usual stuff.

Answer 1

Painting isn't all that major, when you move, just prime and paint over it again, to the original color. It is the most impact for the money. I would go with your fav rich color, something like a dark neutral, like a charcoal gray or a caramel color, or a jewel tone with a glaze to make it shiny and transparent colors.

Window treatments, go BIG. Sheers across the windows, scaled to size and maybe a little longer than usual, but expand the look of the windows with the second layer. Use sexy touchable fabrics like chenille, velour, etc in a rich color, go higher than the window, across the whole window wall, or set up panels to tieback in between windows.

For furnishings, some ideas:

Bigger furniture pieces, esp if you can get a bigger bed. If you can't change the size, at least make it give a bigger impact. You can put the bed on a platform, or make a grand headboard to give it a bigger scale.

You can make good use of the space by setting up zones for other tasks in the room. It doesn't have to cost a lot. Some ideas: Allow generous room between zones so that the

A sitting area with a chair and/or couch, ottoman, reading light, a bookshelf.

A vanity area, maybe just a card table (dressed up with a table cloth) and a stray, simply designed dining chair (dressed up with a pillow case and a tassel like a slipcover). Use inexpensive baskets to store your makeup, perfumes, and hair products. Lighting is important here, if you can put it by a window, also include a lit makeup mirror.

A dressing area with an ottoman to sit and put your shoes on, maybe an old dressmakers dummy to model your fav coat or dress when you aren't using it. Include a full length mirror, for big impact, get a big one in a frame and lean it on the floor.

An exercise area. Outfit it with a minifridge to put bottled water in, maybe a coat rack to hang your towel and rolled up yoga mat.

An entertainment area, with TV, stereo, dance area, karaoke machine, stereo system, whatever. Add appropriate seating if you need it. A bench, some cute folding chairs.

An office, writing, art, craft, or other creative space.

Pick a few of these according to your interests and assign them places in the room perhaps a corner for each, with sensible neighbors of each group, for instance, maybe your dressing area is set up in front of or near the closet door, and next to that, you have a vanity area. Create boundaries and flow with furniture placement and rugs.

Answer 2

You are so lucky to have this problem.
If you can't change the flooring etc in the room, then I would recomment paint & accessories.
A dark colour on the walls will bring the walls in and make the room more cozy. If you have a large blank area on the floor, find a nice area rug that will complement the room. You also may want to add window treatments, such as full drapes to fill the space. Don't pile all of the furniture together in one part of the room as well, this will make the room feel unbalanced. Maybe you can make a sitting area in the space if you have an arm chair or chaise lounge with an accent table. You may also want to consider putting in an upholstered headboard. If you have an empty wall space this can make the room feel empty as well. I would suggest a site called Wall Huggers, www.wallhuggers.ca. They make great upholstered wall panels that you hang on the wall over the bed. They are very modern and affordable. I hope this helps you out, and good luck.

Answer 3

fabrics help with this. do you have curtains?? hang some heavier or darker cutains and it will bring the room in.

also, heavier linens on the bed...heavier fabrics and darker colors.

wall hangings can do this too.

also, maybe a nice sitting chair. not like a recliner and not a desk chair...just your basic living room chair or a long chaise could help take up some more of that space....you lucky duck!!!

oh and you could always upgrade to a biger bed....go with a full or queen!

Answer 4

A well decorated bedroom is one unified whole with rooms that blend and relate to each other like members of a family.
In bigger rooms you can place two or three pieces of antique furniture without overdoing it.

Answer 5

Add a sitting or reading area.

Answer 6

I could loan you my kids for an hour, your room will look much smaller, I don't know about cozy!