No matter the size of your home, storage always seems to be in short supply. Personally, we’re clinging onto whatever cubbies we can find, be it a spare shelf, a forgotten corner or – in a perfect world – built neatly into our furniture’s disused spaces. Enter the storage bed: a practical upgrade that doesn’t demand any extra floor space, expensive cabinetry or trips to the cobweb-ridden loft.
Most designs fall into two camps. There are drawer beds, which offer easy access to under-bed storage, and ottoman styles, where a lifting mechanism reveals a generous hidden cavity for bedding, out-of-season clothes and the things you’d rather not see every day.
