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Off centre bedroom wall dilemma

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

EDIT: Okay we moved things around again! I like it much better and there’s still room for my wheelchair on the right hand side.



It doesn’t look that much better on camera but it does in person! Thank you!


We may paint the walls white at some point. Not sure. Either way, gonna get some lighter coloured curtains. I have a light blue duvet cover that I can put on my white duvet that will also detract from the window.


My husband and I moved apartments 7.5 months ago. All this furniture was purchased for our old apartment. We’re struggling with function vs design. We’ve had the bed on every wall. We liked it in the middle wall, but I use a wheelchair and my chair doesn’t fit. I can’t pull my chair up to the bed with the furniture that way. The opposite way means I’d have to sleep on the left side of the bed. I don’t want to do that. The curtains are longer... we just had them like that to see how it would look if we hemmed them. I never open them because it’s too much fabric. We’ve got two sets of blackout curtains because there’s a bright light right outside our window. We’ve also got a portable a/c unit in the right side of the window, but it my husband moved it to the living room before I took the pic. The room feels cramped overall.










Comments (11)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    The room feels cramped because it is small! Can’t change the size....only thing you cN do is put bed centered on the window wall...get a long drapery rod and hang it centered on the wall also starting from right side of window...

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    You create the illusion that the window is bigger and centered..than move bed over centered in front of window......use grommet top panels so they are easy to open and close..install a room darkening rod that turns in on each side to keep light out.


  • PRO
  • 6 years ago

    I was thinking the same thing. Especially if you don't open the curtains anyway, let them hang all the way down over the window. Then pull the bed off the wall so it's as centered as you can get and still have sufficient room for your wheelchair.

    C B thanked pricklypearcactus
  • 6 years ago

    I’m thinking of painting everything white and putting blinds then some semi sheer white curtains.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I like your idea of blinds and sheers. And I think once you get art on the walls and other decor in place, it’s going to look very different (lovely and cozy). Can you do a rug, or would you rather not because of the wheelchair?

    I really like your headboard and the floors ... good start to what will be a pretty room. :)

    If you haven’t already, google ‘bedroom off center window’ — so many pictures of nice rooms come up. It might give some inspiration.

    ETA: Would it be possible to put the dresser in the corner, or would it be too big? It’d allow you to move the bed over a bit, but still have room for your chair. I have my dresser in a corner, it worked out better that way. But I cant tell from the photos if yours would fit.

    C B thanked Jilly
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Thank you! The headboard was a splurge, but I love it. I have googled off centre bedroom window. That’s how I came up with the blend-window-into-wall concept.


    The dresser could be moved over if the bed was moved a little more to the right, but we’ve got our a/c unit there. :/



  • 6 years ago

    Paint the wall the same color as your curtains and hang something above your head board OR have curtains running the entire length of your wall

    C B thanked laurahahe
  • 6 years ago

    Can you add a sturdy shelf to the wall/corner to the right of the window and put the air conditioner up there to get it off the floor and out of the way? Or just move the dresser closer and put the AC on top of it?

  • 6 years ago

    Lol no it’s 80 lbs

  • 6 years ago

    I love the idea of a curtain wall when the a/c isn’t in the way