How to Hide the Bed in a Studio Apartment

Disguise a traditional boxspring and mattress bed as a daytime sofa. Push the elongated side of the bed next to a wall. Fit the bed with a white bedskirt and comforter for easy color changes to your studio decor. Store bed pillows in a closet or plastic container under the bed during the day. Position several large toss pillows in a variety of textures and coordinating colors on your bed against the wall, creating a sofa back during the day. Bring out your bed pillows at nighttime, providing the luxury of a traditional, comfy bed.

Position an open-shelf divider between your traditional bed and other areas of the studio, providing space-saving storage while hiding your bed. Use storage shelves for books, baskets filled with bed linens, collectibles or plants. The open, see-through nature of the shelving unit will seem lighter and less claustrophobic than a solid furniture divider.

Concealing the bed with a decorative screen divider adds a focal point to a studio apartment while dividing the sleeping and living areas. An open, metal screen design is a good option to partially hide the bed without making the room seem smaller.

Hang a color-coordinated lightweight or sheer curtain in front of the bed and swag it to the side during the day for an airy, open feel. Releasing the swag at night creates a cozy "walled" bedroom atmosphere.

Replace a traditional box spring and mattress bed with a click clack sofa. Available in assorted styles and colors, these sofas quickly convert to a full-size bed. A mechanism securely locks the sofa into various lounging positions during the day, and releases the back of the sofa at night, supplying a full-size bed for sleeping.

Install a space-saving Murphy bed to completely hide your bed during the day. Murphy beds are available in sizes ranging from twin to king and sleep like a traditional bed. However, these beds are anything but traditional, folding compactly into the wall or free-standing storage unit during the day, providing more usable floor space in small studio apartments. When folded into the wall, many Murphy beds have mirrors, shelving compartments and even desk areas on the exposed "wall area," which becomes the bed's underside when folded down for sleeping.