Small bedrooms pose significant challenges when it comes to finding a place for the most important and largest piece of furniture, the bed! Making a gracious bedroom is still possible , it just requires using some creativity and some designer secrets to pull it off. Sometimes, a window that seems

Maximize space efficiency by integrating built-in storage solutions around the bed area around the window. Custom-built shelves or cabinets provide ample storage for books, clothing, and personal belongings while optimizing floor space. This streamlined approach to storage keeps the room organized and clutter-free.

Eight designers show us how to decorate around awkwardly-positioned windows, from custom furniture to clever curtain tricks.

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When Sofia Marcogliese and her boyfriend, Oleg, moved in together for the first time into this 950-square-foot rental apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, they weren’t expecting their existing furniture to go so well together. “But what really ties everything together is my mother’s oyster painting,” Sofia explains. “She’s a Montreal-based artist, and my sister, Laura-Michelle, curated and digitalized her work through her online gallery, Glasshouse.

This configuration can be downright stunning.