The furniture respects the footprint
A proper single bed gives the room its starting point. The 65 cm-wide tallboy adds six drawers while keeping its depth to 40 cm. The remaining floor serves movement and play.
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ROOM 23 · Children's Room
The small room with big ideas
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Compact Dutch city apartment · Child’s bedroom
A storage bed only saves space if you can open its drawers. This small Dutch bedroom keeps the middle clear for that daily inconvenience, with a narrow chest and wall-hung book pockets doing the rest. Cobalt gives the sleeping wall a definite place in the room.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
The white bed runs along one wall, with two drawers beneath it. A tallboy fits six more into a narrow footprint. Clothes and bedding have somewhere to go, but their opening paths must be included when measuring the remaining floor.
An ash wall module carries a peach book pocket and a separate fabric storage bag. A wall lamp saves the need for another bedside surface. Cane, painted floorboards and a small woven rug provide detail around the blue wall. Check the bed's mattress guidance and appropriate wall fixings before adapting the layout.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
Count the space furniture needs when it is open.
Colour palette
- Cobalt
- Warm white
- Pale timber
- Rust
- Peach
- Olive
One colour supplies the identity
The cobalt wall does enough on its own. White bed rails, warm timber and a rust textile keep the other decisions simple, letting the room feel confident without becoming busy.
Storage is planned at different levels
Two drawers beneath the bed hold bulkier things; the tallboy handles folded clothes. The wall organiser keeps books and smaller possessions visible and close to hand.
The walls do useful work
One compact four-rung module carries two different fabric accessories. A wall lamp also saves a surface, leaving the room free of an extra bedside cabinet.
There is room for personality
A small drawing and familiar objects make the bedroom its occupant’s own. The rug and cotton throw provide enough softness without filling the clear floor with cushions and baskets.
WHAT TO BORROW
Measure the bed drawers fully open, then the route to the chest. Use the wall for the smaller storage that would otherwise occupy that remaining floor.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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beds · UK
FUSIDE White Pine Children’s Bed with Two Storage Drawers, 90 × 190 cm
Single bed with underbed storage
A white timber bed that gives its footprint two jobs: sleep above and everyday storage below. The slatted frame suits a compact room with one confident wall colour, leaving books and bedding to bring the personality. Check mattress requirements and suitability at Amazon.
Kanz Mango Wood Tall Boy Chest Of Drawers
Bedroom Furniture · Natural
Nkuku
£1,250.00
Kaos Endeløs single module
Kaos Uk
£110.00
Kaos Endeløs Storage Bag
Kaos Uk
£25.00
Kaos Endeløs Shelf: Peach Canvas Book Pocket
Kaos Uk
£25.00
Akari Jute & Cotton Rug: 120 x 180 cm
Natural · 120 x 180 cm
Nkuku
£200.00
Nahan Moss Stitch Cotton Throw: Rust
Rust
Nkuku
£100.00
Vattu Mango Wood Plug In Wall Lamp
Natural & Antique Brass
Nkuku
£120.00