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Get a console table for your bed that doubles as a shelf and a desk.
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Hang towels and things on the back of your door.
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Disguise your desk as a bedside table.
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Or, instead of a footboard, use your desk.
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Prop up your bed on risers.
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Or go for a high bed with tons of drawers.
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Go the super-cheap route with an air mattress and milk crates.
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Make a low-profile hanging hamper.
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Tuck your bed into an alcove.
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Make one wall a focal point with removable wallpaper.
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Suspended tables can create an illusion of space.
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Desks and dressers can also float.
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Hide a shelf behind your bed.
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Turn old drawers into stackable shelves.
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You can skip the headboard in favor of a few inches of more floorspace.
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Or build a cushy headboard that hangs on the wall.
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If you don't have a closet, offset your bed from the wall and create a closet behind it.
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Use every corner of space.
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More corner tricks: Hang some hangers.
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Cover your windows with frosty film.
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Looking for color? Use paper instead.