As you know nowadays, condos and homes are considerably smaller than what they have been over the last few decades. With rooms on the small side, ie condos that can be 600 square feet or smaller, home-owners have to use their space very efficiently.
One of the best ways to organize your bedroom besides a great closet from us, grin, is to consider a bed surround.
As you can imagine, bed surrounds come in a variety of designs. Some design choices to consider are what are you storing. Do you need storage underneath for large awkward items? Or are you putting small things away that you use often that you want to have easy access to while you’re in bed. Not sure if you remember them, but a captain’s bed is one variable that we can redesign to suit your needs. Not only does it have a large amount of storage underneath but it can also raise you bed a little higher off of the floor so you can feel like a true prince or princess!
Another variant on bed surrounds are incorporating storage for small things such as toiletries, pharmaceutical needs and other things such as tissues and other items. Bed side tables can be built right into the unit as well to give a completely custom and clean look. As a custom cabinet manufacturer, there is no limit as to how we customize your home.
From solid smooth high gloss to textured surfaces, we can even include doors with glass inserts to lighten things up.
Whatever choice you choose, you can consider this for your main bedroom, teen’s room or maybe use something like in a granny flat where space is limited. Either way, we can customize this to your taste and design because we are Space Age Custom Closets and Cabinetry.
Bed Surround Questions, Answered
What exactly is a bed surround?
It’s custom cabinetry built around and under the bed, storage below the mattress, towers or shelving flanking it, all designed as one piece. Instead of squeezing dressers and night tables around the bed, the bed itself becomes the storage.
What is a captain’s bed?
A bed raised on a storage base rather than a frame, a classic we still redesign to suit modern rooms. You gain a large amount of storage underneath, and the extra height off the floor is part of the charm; as we like to say, it lets you feel like a true prince or princess.
Can bedside tables be built into a bed surround?
Yes, building them right into the unit is one of the best reasons to go custom. You get a completely integrated, clean look with no gaps for dust and no mismatched furniture, and the tables land exactly at the height and depth you want.
Do bed surrounds make sense in a small condo?
That’s exactly where they earn their keep. With Toronto condos running 600 square feet or smaller, the bed is already the biggest footprint in the room, a surround adds storage above, beside and under it without claiming a single extra foot of floor. We’ve built them for main bedrooms, teen rooms and granny flats alike.
What should I store in a bed surround?
Think in two zones. The space underneath suits large, awkward items you rarely need, while the shelving and compartments within arm’s reach of the pillow are for small things you use nightly, tissues, toiletries, reading glasses. Sorting your belongings into those two groups is the first design decision.
Curious what a bed surround could do for your bedroom? Call Space Age Closets at (647) 394-7557 and talk through your space with the people who’ll actually build it.
