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Luke Arthur Wells

This architect's trick for positioning a bed in the middle of a room makes me want to be braver with my bedroom layout

bed in the middle of a cabin bedroom

The placement of the bed in a bedroom is often looked at as a limiting factor rather than an opportunity. It has to face the door or the window, for example, or it has to be positioned in a particular way to suit the shape of the room. However, when interior designers start to look beyond what the position of the bed has to do, to what it can do, you start to find some amazing layouts that bring a high-end, expensive feel to a space. 

The big trick, often seen in luxury hotels, is positioning the bed in the middle of the room. It's a shortcut to creating a feeling of luxury, making clever layouts for storage, and emphasizing the proportions of your bedroom. But, surely, it's only an option for huge spaces? And doesn't it eat up valuable floor space? 

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