HOME & GARDEN BEDROOMS
Organise a ‘matchbox’ bedroom
– easy hacks
Compliments of TO BUILD, here’s eight clever ways to organise a matchbox-sized bedroom, based on advice from top international and local experts. Gareth Griffiths
Gareth Griffiths
Everybody is doing it, right? It’s all over the broadcast media, made real and popular by shows such as The Home Edit on Netflix or HGTV on DStv - a home makeover series that strives to make home renovation easy for the viewer. Here’s your chance … So, while living in a matchbox, just how easy is it to make a cosy room - student digs, ‘sliver’ apartment or a spare bedroom - can you take it beyond the normal bed-andwardrobe option? It’s amazing what you can do on a budget and with being resourceful - even just a lick of paint to a repurposed wooden piece (Hint: chalk paint is all the thing at the moment). You can do things like repurposing an old ladder to provide extra hanging space, while cashing in on double purposes for what is already there. The experts suggest there are eight ways to better rearrange a bedroom, create more space, store precious goods and maybe even transform things to the point where you sleep better at night.
1. The wardrobe
An all-inclusive wardrobe is by far the most ideal facelift for a bedroom. Choose wisely and don’t forget to troll the second hand stores. Be ready to repaint and maybe even do so sanding. A good wardrobe could accommodate all your stuff using for example, a pull-out trouser rail, see-through top drawers using acrylic separators and also including generous built-in drawer units. Okay, some of this may be fanciful, but consider how much stuff you can add on by visiting one of SAs home stores or shopping online.
2. The horizontal ladder concept
If you don’t have a wardrobe, or if it is too small, consider a horizontally mounted ladder supported off the wall - with the right equipment, this look is funky and very much the rage. An antique or well worn wooden ladder provides for a unique look with some well-chosen hangers. Pop your accessories on the top
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- you can even box them, ensuring the boxes look good and are not too heavy - again, visit your home store or online retailer. Books to store or a speaker to support? Mount a ladder horizontally and flat on a wall, so that you can utilise it as a flat shelf. A vertical ladder can serve the same purpose - or support yor biophilia objective (see tips below).
3. Triangular/corner rack
If your wall is odd-shaped, it will need some thought: “how can I reimagine this space?” You can pop installing hooks and rods in those unused corners of a bedroom for extra hanging storage solutions. A perfect place for bags, accessories and coats – all within easy reach for when you rush out to work or the gym. Then there is also the corner shelf. These can be installed - a few of them set above one another - and painted.
