Under-Bed Storage Ideas: From Options to Precautions
The space under your bed is some of the most valuable (and most overlooked) square footage in your home. For anyone needing more storage in a small apartment, tiny home, a student dorm or just a space shared with roommates, that low, hidden zone can absorb off-season clothes, spare bedding and luggage without cluttering a single visible surface. But under-bed storage rewards a little strategy. Used well, it clears your floors and frees your closets. Used carelessly, it can trap moisture against your mattress and, in time, damage the very things you were trying to protect. Here are some under-bed storage ideas to help you get the upside without the downside.
Need space? These tips will help you store just about anything
Research Reports
Explore data-driven research on real estate, housing, self storage, moving trends and economic forces shaping today’s markets.
Smart Living
Get practical advice and inspiration on organizing, home décor, lifestyle and personal finance for everyday living.
Latest posts
How to Prepare Your Home for Paying Guests
The sharing economy has grown enormously in the last few years, whether it’s sharing cars, houses, workspaces or other assets. Sharing your home with tourists has become a popular way to make some extra cash, and there are plenty of websites that facilitate this type of activity. If you’re lucky enough to be living near a tourist hotspot, you could give it a try.
How to Deal with Your Children’s Clutter
Whether you are raising one child or several, whether they are toddlers, teenagers or anything in between, and whether you are living in a small apartment in a large house, there is one constant every parent has to deal with: the dreaded clutter.
15 Items that Require Climate-Controlled Storage
If you have been on the search for self-storage, then you’ve probably seen several companies promoting climate-controlled storage units. Climate-controlled storage tends to be slightly more expensive than standard self-storage but offers an array of benefits for items you intend on storing. Those benefits could end up saving you priceless memories and money in the long run.
Boston’s Self-Storage Sector Shows Signs of Strength, Despite Negative Y-O-Y Performance
Boston’s self-storage market is historically under-supplied, featuring a net market penetration of 4.5 rentable square feet per capita, lower than both the national average of 6.3 square feet per capita and the traditional benchmark of 7 square feet per capita.
Housewarming Traditions from around the World to Inspire Your New Beginning
Getting a new place comes with a seemingly endless list of tasks, ranging from trying to stay organized while packing and storing your belongings somewhere safe during your move, to becoming familiar with the new neighborhood. Aside from that, moving into a new home can be much more than a source of stress and confusion, perhaps a social occasion which involves rituals and habits that bring you closer with friends and family.
The Portland Paradox: Self-Storage Construction Still Active, Despite Drop in Street Rates
The self-storage industry in the Portland metro area is following a trend that, at first sight, seems rather contradictory. While street rates for self-storage are declining, the proportion of planned and under- construction projects remains one of the highest in the nation.
StorageCafe in the News
Where our data helps shape the conversation