The Unexpected Bed Placement That HGTV's Jeremiah Brent Really Loves

Jeremiah Brent and his genuine, heartfelt style have made a splash on Season 9 of Queer Eye as he took over Bobby Berk's role as the show's interior design expert. His renovations are authentic and reflect each person's story in a beautiful, unique way. Brent believes that design is personal, and instead of rules, it's all about living authentically to yourself, which includes the layout of your bedroom.

In an interview with Architectural Digest posted on Instagram, Brent discussed how people have been conditioned to believe a bed and furniture must sit against a wall, especially when trying to make a room feel larger. However, he recommends breaking this rule and trying something different. "Float the bed in the middle of the room and see what happens," he said. 

Despite the unconventional advice, pushing your bed to the room's center when you have a large space to work with can make your large bedroom feel cozier and gives you more open space for other furniture like couches, desks, or even a TV. With this kind of layout, the bed and its headboard act as both focal point and divider, so the room doesn't feel too big or empty but still gives you ample space to play with.

Although placing your bed in the middle of the bedroom seems like it would take up most of the space, this creative bedroom design idea actually gives you more free space to liven it up. Jeremiah Brent recommends arranging a seating area on the other side of the bed's headboard, so the room is divided into a bedroom section and a seating area. An easy DIY headboard can upgrade your bedroom, but just make sure it's large enough to make the bed a focal point. In a lot of bedrooms that have a TV, the TV tends to become the center of the room, simply based on placement. Instead, when the bed is in the center and the TV is over in a seating area with couches or chairs, the focus moves to the room itself and your ornate headboard.

For the free space around the bed, it's yours to play with. Brent encourages a seating area, but you can also make it a home office space. If your headboard is large enough, try pushing a desk up against it and adding a fun chair, some lamps, and plants. Since the headboard hides the bed, it feels as if the space doubles, giving you a private home office to work that is quiet and doesn't take up any extra space or guest bedrooms in your home. If you have a unique headboard, arranging the bed in the center of the room makes it the star of the space. Leaving the area behind the headboard empty can also create a path for convenient access to a walk-in closet or en suite bathroom.