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10 Small Bedroom Designs

By: Barbara Ballinger

Small space design can be a big challenge. See how designers create small bedroom retreats with color and smart space planning.

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Vibrant Patterns

For a client not afraid to live with lively color and pattern, homeowners got a strong dose with a robin’s egg blue and red pattern for the bed and its curtains; the bare floor makes it stand out more. Design by Mary Douglas Drysdale; photography by Ron Blunt

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Photo: Jessie Webster. From: Caitlin McCarthy Designs.

Space-Saving Murphy Bed

The homeowner can pull down a Murphy bed to snuggle in a comfy queen size bed. Black and white design accents and elements give this loft bedroom a sophisticated feel.

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Photo: Ron Blunt

Open and Airy

To convey a romantic spirit and larger sense of space, Mary Douglas Drysdale went straight to a creamy palette to envelop the room, except for one leopard print that gives it some sizzle. Photography by Ron Blunt

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Black, White and Bold

Forget the idea that a small bedroom can only be enveloped in pastels or white; Barbara Elliott and Jennifer Ward-Woods of Decorating Den Interiors show how bold but coordinated black and white patterns and a large mirror add energy and a feeling of more space. Photography by Jeff Sanders

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