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How to decorate your first home bedroom

When it comes to your first own bedroom or home, the focus is usually more on your lifestyle than a decorating style. As it should be! So roll up your sleeves and carry, pull, drag, roll and unpack your life. It might look like chaos at first, but it’s yours and it’s for real.

Three young people with lots of moving boxes, bags and furniture, obviously moving into a new room. Big windows in the back.

Ready to settle in? Check!

Regardless of budget and circumstances there’s a few things you will need to fix:

  • A bed or day-bed
  • Some sort of storage solution
  • Lighting, preferably a few different light sources
  • A desk
  • Extra stools for friends
  • Perhaps a few decorations
  • Pizza!

VIHALS bedside table seen from above with a cutting board on top, filled with slices of pizza. A hand grabbing a slice.

Friends + Extra chairs = True

You can’t have too many friends, especially when you’re moving and need some helping hands. Consequently, you can’t have too many extra chairs either, so make sure to become familiar with these two words: Stackable and foldable. With those in order, there’s really no limit to how many extra chairs you can fit into a tiny space. As long as everyone has somewhere to sit, any empty surface will serve as table and a cold slice of pizza will taste like a gourmet meal!

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Three young people eating pizza, sitting around VIHALS bedside table in a room with stools, moving boxes, bags etc.
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Lightweight, lightworked, lightpriced and heavily handy!

Yes, you need storage, here and now. VUKU takes care of all the hanging stuff, it clicks together like a tent, no tools required, and comes in a 2 kg-package. Add a smart storage solution to your first apartment setup without the fuss. ALGOT’s clothes rack is almost as simple to assemble and secure to the wall. Perfect for small-space living, it’s a budget-friendly, space-saving storage idea that keeps everything tidy and within reach. Remember to enjoy this rare occasion in life when a problem is this easy to solve!

A corner of a room with white and purple walls, ÄLGANÄS clothes rack and VUKU wardrobe. Red BUNKEFLO pendant lamp.
Close-up of VUKU wardrobe in white polyester with the zipper half way down and some clothes visible inside.

Multifunction is the answer

Whenever you live in a small space, multifunction and other creative solutions are a must. There’s simply no room for conventional solutions. VIHALS day-bed with storage boxes underneath will be at your service 24-7, regardless of whether you want to hang out, organise things or sleep. A bedspread like PELARTUJA protects the sheets when the day-bed is used as sofa, and a few extra cushions make it extra comfortable both day and night.

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VIHALS day-bed with black/white bedding and an orange bedspread, storage boxes pulled out underneath. Bedside table in back.
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Storage for things you don’t want to store away

Sometimes it is the odd little collectibles and personal favourites that set the mood in a room. They need somewhere to be, but don’t want to be stored away. The simple solution is open storage like IVAR shelving units. They can be placed high or low, as solitaires or combined, painted or plain, you set the style!

Close-up of IVAR shelving unit in pine, hung on the wall next to a desk. The boxes are filled with magazines and cameras.
The back of a red SMÖRKULL office chair in front of a desk surrounded by IVAR shelving units in pine.

Let’s get serious

Even if life is a party, there will be moments when you need a desk to study, work, pay bills or just sort things out. MITTPLAN desk is a neat little version, yet with smart functions such as a textile bag in the back for all cords and a hook for headphones, bags etc. The proper office chair on wheels will happily roll along to wherever it’s needed. And that red colour will brighten up any day, even when you sit on it!

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A bright red office chair by a MITTPLAN desk, with several IVAR shelving units in pine above and by the side of the desk.
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Hanging pictures without making holes in the wall is truly fine art!

Why make holes in the wall if you don’t have to? And why spend time looking for the proper tools if you don’t have to do that either? ALFTA self-adhesive hooks are super easy to both attach and remove, it takes less than a minute. So, the only question is which fine art will help boost your mood or express your personality on the walls?

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A corner of a room with a lot of red picture frames being hung up with the help of ALFTA adhesive hooks.
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Moving made so easy you won’t mind doing it again

Moving, getting everything in order and making yourself at home is easy, with the help of some good friends. And speaking of friends, let’s not forget these hardworking heroes: DUNDERGUBBE moving box, FRAKTA carrier bag and RULLEBÖR trolley! They will be happy to assist you again and again, whenever and for whatever you need them. If you’d like more support with your new home, remember that IKEA offers both online planning tools, home deliveries, rentals – and a wide range of snacks and food!

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Moving-in-mess with DUNDERGUBBE moving boxes, blue carrier bags, stackable stools, a clothes rack with lots of shirts.
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Design your dream home with IKEA Home design service

Need help designing your home? Wondering where or which room to start? Or just hoping to save on hefty interior design fees? We have just what you need. 

Now available at all IKEA stores. Find out more.

New home package: Get $300 IKEA vouchers when you spend $2,000

Moving, renting or renovating? Get a $300 IKEA voucher for every $2,000 spent on Home furnishing products* when you shop in-store. Terms and conditions apply.

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A bed with black/white/striped SLÅNHÖSTMAL bed linen in front of HYLLIS shelving units with green plants on top.
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