
16. Change the Layout
Sometimes, a bedroom only feels small because of the layout. Sometimes, all it takes is to move your furniture around in order to help make it feel bigger. Before you get started, it may be a good idea to measure the square footage of your room. Once you know how big the space is, you can create a sketch of the room. Play around with possibilities of how you can change the layout. You could also use programs like Sketch Up to do this on the computer.

Like many people, living circumstances change during the pandemic. My brother was supposed to go to San Francisco in 2020, but he moved back into his childhood bedroom in New Jersey. In order to make this work, he completely changed the layout of the small bedroom. Instead of having a full size bed in the middle of the room, he put a twin bed up against the wall. And instead of having bookshelves in the room, he placed them in the closet. Now, he has plenty of space for his TV and desk, despite it being a small bedroom. He was able to achieve all of this without buying any new furniture at all. In fact, he got rid of a lot of things that were in the room in order to make this work.