Types of Bedroom Storage
Chests, Drawers & Cabinets
Chests, drawers, and cabinets serve as both practical and stylish bedroom storage solutions. Multiple drawers allow you to neatly stow away your belongings, instantly transforming your space into a cleaner, more organised sanctuary. By reducing clutter, these storage options promote a calming, stress-free environment. Bedside cabinets, in particular, are ideal for keeping nightly essentials within easy reach, whether it's books, medications, or jewellery, and they are the optimal place to put a bedside lamp for some late night reading. Consider whether you will be choosing storage solutions that complement or contrast your room décor, and how these pieces will elevate both the style and efficiency of your space.
Storage Ottomans
Storage ottomans are great for keeping items close by yet neatly tucked away. Ottomans can serve as the perfect accessory at the foot of your bed, offering both storage and an extra place to perch. They can also find a home in your hallway or as a statement piece in the living room. Whether it’s bedding, towels, books, or toys; storage ottomans provide a chic way to contain clutter, without sacrificing elegance. Beyond storage, they can double as extra seating for guests, function as a coffee table for serving snacks, or even focus as an extension for serving breakfast in bed, with carefully placed trays to protect upholstery.
Ottomans can be designed with divided compartments, elevating the organisation of your belongings and offering a sense of ease and tranquillity as you arrange your space. While many opt to use ottomans for storing photo albums or work folders, feng shui principles suggest that this may disrupt your sleep by reawakening past energies and memories. Our founder, Georgia Metcalfe, has cleverly repurposed her ottoman for laundry, using baskets to separate whites, darks, and colours, all neatly prepped for washing. This thoughtful approach ensures both practicality and harmony in her living space.
Armoires & Wardrobes
Armoires and wardrobes transcend their role as mere storage solutions; they are astute investments that offer a multitude of benefits. Armoires are timeless heirlooms, passed down through generations, each piece carrying with it a rich legacy. As substantial, freestanding furniture, they command space and presence, making a bold statement that demands admiration.
These elegant pieces maximise space, streamlining the organisation and accessibility of your belongings. With an armoire or wardrobe, locating your clothes becomes quicker and more efficient, while providing ample room for stowing household essentials such as linens, towels, and seasonal items. Beyond the bedroom, armoires and wardrobes seamlessly adapt to various spaces, serving as sophisticated storage for bathrooms, kitchens, and even dining rooms, enhancing both functionality and style.
How To Choose The Best Bedroom Storage Solutions for You
Size & Measurements
Size and measurements are undoubtedly among the most critical considerations when selecting storage solutions. When choosing furniture for your space, it's not simply about matching a gold armoire to a gold bed, but ensuring the proportions of the storage pieces complement the proportions of the room itself. Several factors influence the choice of the ideal storage for your bedroom, with measurements playing a pivotal role. For instance, if your room features skirting boards, they can create a sense of constriction, making the space feel smaller. In such cases, a chest of drawers may not fit as seamlessly into a corner, as its dimensions could clash with the room's layout.
Guestrooms are often smaller spaces, so it’s essential to create the illusion of more room by minimising furniture and selecting compact, gap-free pieces that maintain a sense of flow and openness. In these spaces, a single bedside table is often sufficient to accommodate your guest’s nightly essentials. For guests who may be a bit accident-prone, our Gustavian Bedside Cabinets are designed with a low vertical border edge on the top, preventing items from tumbling off during your sleep.
Mix and Match
A bedside table doesn't have to be the traditional choice for your room or guestroom; you can opt for a chest of drawers instead. When doing so, it's important to consider the height of the chest to ensure easy access to your essentials. This alternative offers the added benefit of extra storage space right next to your bed. However, one potential drawback is ensuring that the drawers are still easily accessible during the night without disrupting your comfort.
You can easily repurpose a dressing table, like our Gustavian Dark Dressing Table, as a functional desk if you work from home or need a dedicated space for life admin. Whether placed in your room or hallway, this piece offers both practicality and elegance. The dressing table features four A4-sized drawers, each finished with circular brass pulls, surrounding a larger central drawer equipped with a functional lock and key, and a decorative tassel. These thoughtful details provide ample space to store papers, books, and stationery, making it a stylish yet highly functional addition to your space.
Aesthetic
If you have a delicate bed, it’s important to choose complementary furniture that matches its elegance and proportion. For a refined guest bedroom, the French Romance collection is an ideal choice, featuring pieces like the French Romance Grey Linen Upholstered Bed and its matching French Romance Bedside Table. For a more expansive furniture suite, the Love Story Collection offers a range of styles and colours, allowing you to curate a look that aligns perfectly with your personal aesthetic. Each piece in these collections exudes cohesive sophistication and timeless charm.
Consoles strike the perfect balance between bedside tables and chests of drawers, combining elegance with practicality. These versatile pieces offer both style and function, making them an ideal addition to any space. Cabinets, too, can serve a variety of purposes in communal areas, providing storage for everything from board games to extra kitchen glassware and crockery. When selecting storage solutions, you’ll need to decide whether you want them to seamlessly complement your room's existing décor or create a striking contrast. Either way, there is an abundance of exceptional designs to suit every taste and need.
Accessibility
When choosing storage solutions for smaller items like underwear or delicate clothing, a taller chest of drawers such as our Love Story Curved 3-Drawer Chest, can provide the ideal organisation, allowing you to neatly separate and access these items. However, for bulkier items such as yoga mats or seasonal wear like skiwear, opt for a chest of drawers with deeper drawers to accommodate these larger pieces. Armoires offer an excellent storage solution, providing short-term and long-term storage. With armoires, consider organising your belongings based on their frequency of use, with everyday items like clothing stored at the top for easy reach, and seasonal or rarely used items tucked away below. To enhance the experience, try placing scented candles in the drawers, infusing your wardrobe with a pleasant fragrance. For heavier items like bed linens, it's wise to choose lower drawers to make them easily accessible and to ensure safe handling when retrieving them.
Material & Quality
When selecting furniture for your forever bedroom, it’s essential to consider the material and quality of your storage pieces, as they must stand the test of time. Take our Gustavian Dark Chest of Drawers, for instance; it’s crafted from solid dark ash wood, and over time, the more it’s touched, the more its finish deepens and becomes even more beautiful. It's crucial that the furniture you choose appeals to you not only in the present but will continue to delight you for years to come. This is why timeless, classic styles are always the best investment. After all, the pieces you select today may one day be passed down to your children. At French Bedroom, we design our furniture with this longevity in mind, knowing that it will only grow more exquisite as time goes on.
When the time comes to choose the perfect pieces for your storage needs, it's important to consider key factors such as measurements, aesthetic, versatility in function, accessibility, and quality. These pieces should not only complement your vision for a forever bedroom but also stand the test of time, becoming cherished family heirlooms for generations to come. Georgia Metcalfe, our founder, says "When it comes to free standing storage, always choose timeless and quality, that way, once you’ve got yourself organised, you won’t need to repeat the process". Explore our range of storage solutions to find the ideal pieces that will help you organise and style your beautiful space with elegance and ease.
