Bedroom Storage from Kathy Kuo Home & An Interior Design Lesson in Scale
Last summer, we gave our primary bedroom a little refresh… I replaced the bedding, added demilune bedside tables, then installed plug-in wall sconces. Replacing our upstairs carpet and window treatments have also contributed to increasing the visual appeal in this room, while making it more functional. Though we have made improvements, we’ve yet to fully renovate this space. In fact, you’ll still find the same paint color on the walls as when we moved in. We’re saving for a big primary suite renovation in the future, but in the meantime- I’m all about making small improvements that will be beneficial for the long haul. One of those much needed updates was sourcing a proper dresser for adequate bedroom storage and balance. Click through to see our newly styled dresser, my top furniture picks from Kathy Kuo, all of which includes beautiful bedroom storage with heirloom quality and vintage appeal. I’m also sharing an interior design lesson in scale…
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A Lesson in Scale (Our Bedroom Vignette)
Five years ago, I scooped up a sweet little vintage desk for $20 and decided to tackle a white enamel desk makeover. I still love the way that desk looks and functions, but our primary bedroom is just not the ideal place for it- in terms of floor planning. I moved it to a guest room, where it fits much better. The only space for it in our primary bedroom was beneath the TV, and it was simply not wide enough to provide adequate balance for the heavy television…
To remedy this out-of-proportion visual, we needed something larger… something with more visual weight. Given, I claimed the entire primary closet, Emmett has been asking for functional storage space in our bedroom for some of his clothing- a reasonable request. See how the previous pairing felt super top heavy, thanks to the TV? That’s not the ideal balance for an interior vignette. The proportion had always felt off. I used what I had on hand at the time, but it has always bothered me. I saved multiple dressers from Kathy Kuo over the years, but more pressing projects demanded my attention (and budget). When they approached me to style & photograph bedroom storage, I jumped at the opportunity!
Doesn’t it look much better? The proportion of the TV finally makes sense and feels better weighted by the dresser beneath it. I also took this as an opportunity to finally hide our Frame TV wire. A general rule in design… top heavy items on the wall (televisions, art, mirrors, etc) need something with substantial visual weight to provide balance (a large piece of furniture, a fireplace or architectural feature, etc).
Dressers
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I almost went with the white dresser in the center of the collage, but ultimately landed on the Mason Modern Classic Grey Wood 9 Drawer Dresser because the size was perfect. It’s heavy and very well made… with solid wood construction, a jewelry tray, and soft close drawers. Which dresser is your favorite?
Nightstands
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If you’re on the hunt for nightstands or bedside tables, I took time to roundup my favorites above! All of these have closed storage and would be ideal for maximizing storage space in the bedroom.
Additional Bedroom Storage
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Lastly, I wanted to share some of those in-between storage chests… these could either work as bedside tables or as dressers that stand alone, depending on the size of your bedroom and the scale of your existing furniture.
FAQ
It’s the Bronte Table Lamp from my shop!
Given this is our main bedroom, I really styled with functionality in mind. While it would have been beautiful (my preferred vignette) to arrange oversized branches that broke the grid of the TV, creating an organic textural layer… branches or florals would have obstructed that view of the TV (Emmett watches television before bed while I read). That wouldn’t have been functional for us. Instead, I kept the styling low for that intention: stacked books, a table lamp that doesn’t get in the way of our view, and a tray that holds a favorite candle… which will most likely become a catchall for jewelry or emptying pockets.
Not at all! Check out this easy post on how to remove furniture indentations from carpet. The first time it happened post carpet installation, I did have a moment of panic, but now that I know how to effectively remove carpet indentations… it’s a non issue. You can’t even tell where the desk sat at this point- they’re totally gone!
Of course! You can find them on my Amazon Home Organization board.
I hope you enjoyed this post! Sometimes it only takes moving or swapping a single piece of furniture to make a big difference in the overall feel of a room. This one has been a long time coming. I’m not going to lie though… I smashed the dresser into my freshly painted entryway stripes carrying it up the stairs with Emmett. The dresser looks totally fine, but there is a pretty big scuff in the entry wall I need to repair and touch up paint in the week ahead. I think it was worth it though. Let me know if there are any bedroom design or storage dilemmas I can help you with!