Living Room Storage Ideas

The living room should be a place for relaxing as well as housing everything from DVDs and games to books and magazines. Therefore it needs to have plenty of the right storage. Prevent overcrowding by looking for dual-purpose furniture: coffee tables with extra draws, shelving to hold books and accessories and large lidded baskets, which are perfect for storing throws and will double up as a side table.

Window Seat

All you need to create a window seat is a bench with drawers or, even simpler, boxes or baskets, lined up beneath the window sill. Go for cushions or seat pads to make it comfortable. With the additional seating and storage that a window seat provides you may even find you can lose an armchair or cabinet and create more floor space.

Back to Back Shelving

A narrow shelving unit or console table positioned against the back of a sofa won't intrude into the room and will hide away the back of your seating.

Side Storage

Store cushions and accessories in large boxes to make a seasonal swap around the speediest of jobs. Place one next to your sofa and it will double up as a small side table. Use a smaller lidded box on top to tidy away accessories such as coasters and remote controls, too.

Display Cabinet

Give your room character by storing your best glassware or crockery in a glass-fronted cabinet, where the pieces can be seen. If your room is compact, a narrow design is best. Buy one with lots of individual doors to make taking your items in and out of the cabinet easier.

If you have children, put breakables at the top and more robust pieces lower down.

Are you looking for a way to add both practicality and beauty to your living room, but aren't quite sure how to do it? An easy way to do just that is with storage coffee tables. One would really be a great addition to your living room.

How can storage coffee tables serve both purposes? Well, let's start with why they are so practical and the name pretty much says it all. You see, they are designed to be a place where you can stow things away since they will come with drawers, shelves, and some will even have lift up table tops that reveal large compartments where you can place things like books, magazines, and board games. You can also set different things down on top of them because of their roomy table tops including remote controls, beverages, and snacks for when it's movie night.

So, as you can see, storage coffee tables are very practical. What makes them pleasing to the eye is the multiple ways they can be styled through the materials they are made from and the different finishes and details they can have. For instance, you can purchase one made from a combination of wood and leather that features a wood base finished in a rich brown stain supporting a brown leather top with tufting to match, creating a selection that has a very traditional appearance. Or, you can get another that is crafted from a combination of metal and glass, featuring a wrought iron base finished in a pewter color supporting a glass table top and shelving. Given that is has a very sleek, clean appearance, it is more of a modern selection. There are other style options too, so many that there just not enough time to mention them all.

In addition to the living room, storage coffee tables would be a great choice for putting in other rooms throughout your home as well. You can place one in your den as an example. This would be a great place to set down the morning meal and newspaper, even your morning coffee when you're sitting and reading the paper. A few of the other spots where you could place one include a larger bedroom, in a family room, an entryway, and you could also place one in an entertainment space.

To easily look into the different storage coffee tables that you could purchase for your space, simply go online and do some comparison shopping. You can browse through all the online stores in a matter of minutes compared to driving around town looking at furniture stores.