Notting Hill
Peter Landers Photography
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1. Bookcase partitionThis narrow room could have been very short on shelf space without the clever headboard with storage behind the bed. The designers created a bookcase and a bedside table with plenty of room for reading material and accessories. The storage headboard also acts as a handy divider, zoning off the space behind it, which the owners can use as a dressing area. If you’re wondering how to build a headboard with shelves in your own home, be aware of the space around the unit. These designers left a gap above the bookcase to maintain the feeling of flow in the compact room.
2. Construct hard-working headboards Using a headboard for storage is a clever way to make the most of your space. This custom solution manages to be a bedside table and bookcase as well as a headboard. One can easily imagine the other side to have as much, if not more, space – maybe a rail and shelves for clothes.
Keep it white and brightDark colours tend to emphasise boundaries and the limited height. Give a low ceiling a visual lift by painting it bright white. In this image, the all-in-one shelving unit, walls and ceiling are painted in white to maximise brightness. Ceiling-mounted spotlights add to the illumination.
Do: Go dual-purposeMulti-functional furniture is your friend in a small bedroom. Here, a bookcase works as headboard, bedside table and home for books all in one. Style-wise, a piece like this also helps to transform a plain white cell into a Zen-like getaway. Ceiling-mounted spotlights are another smart move in rooms with low ceilings.
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