Choosing Storage Vs Non-Storage
🕒 5 expert guides • Estimated reading time: 15 minutes
Storage ottomans combine furniture with useful hidden space. Non-storage ottomans generally offer greater freedom in shape, proportions and design. Before deciding if you need a storage ottoman it’s important to define what you’d actually store inside.
Neither option is inherently better; it’s a decision about practicality and design. The construction method differs between the two so it’s a good idea to decide early on if you’d benefit from a storage area.
The location of a storage ottoman matters too as storage needs for a living room vary to a bedroom or a hallway. It’s also a good idea to consider how often you’ll need to access what’s inside your storage ottoman.
Storage ottomans offer handy dual functionality in smaller homes where space is at a premium and non storage ottomans can feel ‘lighter’ in the room as they do not have the extended storage base underneath, letting light pass through for a sense of airiness.
In this topic you’ll learn:
Whether storage or non-storage is right for you
The realities of what can be stored in an ottoman and what shouldn’t
How additional storage affects how an ottoman is made
Where storage ottomans are most useful around the home
When choosing non-storage is the better option
Quick Start
If you’re not sure where to begin, we recommend reading these in order.
All guides in this topic
| 01. Should I Choose a Storage or Non-Storage Ottoman? | 3 min read ➝ |
| 02. What Can You Store in a Storage Ottoman? | 2 min read ➝ |
| 03. When Is A Non-Storage Ottoman The Better Choice? | 3 min read ➝ |
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