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Storage Under the Bed
Aug. 27th, 2006 10:52 pmThis weekend I bought some of those under-bed storage containers with lids.
I had been using boxes from some shelves I had to put together. I had cut off the top (the side, really) so I would have long, narrow boxes to store under the bed with sheets, blankets, and bedspreads. Then I covered them with some wallpaper I had found at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.
The boxes pulled out easily from under the bed because cardboard slides nicely on carpet. And the boxes held quite a lot. And with no lid, you can stuff them as full as you want so long as they still fit under the bed. And you can just pull them out a little and get the thing in the front without messing with the lid.
There was only one little problem, and that was dust. For example, after six months of not using the winter sheets (flannel), they are covered with six months of dust. I think the ceiling fan moves the dust around until it bounces under the bed, where it remains forever.
I started storing a bottom sheet, top sheet, and three pillow cases inside a fourth pillow case. So at worst, only one of the pillow cases would be dusty, and I could just wash it when I changed sheets. This has the added advantage of having everything in one nice package. But having to wash the pillow case was kind of annoying.
I could have solved the problem by covering the top of each box with a sheet or towel we never use. We do actually have some of these for some reason. But it would be kind of messy, so I bought boxes. They cost just under $10 each at Walmart.
The best boxes I could find were smaller than the ones I had, so I could fit three under the bed instead of two, and they still didn't hold as much. So sad. They have little wheels so they can roll out from under the bed (although plastic would also slide just fine on carpet. And the lids fold in half. I didn't understand this at first, but it's so that you can pull the box just halfway out and be able to lift the lid high enough to get things out while still having only one inch between the top of the lid and the bed.
In related news, I washed a lot of dusty bedding this weekend.
I had been using boxes from some shelves I had to put together. I had cut off the top (the side, really) so I would have long, narrow boxes to store under the bed with sheets, blankets, and bedspreads. Then I covered them with some wallpaper I had found at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.
The boxes pulled out easily from under the bed because cardboard slides nicely on carpet. And the boxes held quite a lot. And with no lid, you can stuff them as full as you want so long as they still fit under the bed. And you can just pull them out a little and get the thing in the front without messing with the lid.
There was only one little problem, and that was dust. For example, after six months of not using the winter sheets (flannel), they are covered with six months of dust. I think the ceiling fan moves the dust around until it bounces under the bed, where it remains forever.
I started storing a bottom sheet, top sheet, and three pillow cases inside a fourth pillow case. So at worst, only one of the pillow cases would be dusty, and I could just wash it when I changed sheets. This has the added advantage of having everything in one nice package. But having to wash the pillow case was kind of annoying.
I could have solved the problem by covering the top of each box with a sheet or towel we never use. We do actually have some of these for some reason. But it would be kind of messy, so I bought boxes. They cost just under $10 each at Walmart.
The best boxes I could find were smaller than the ones I had, so I could fit three under the bed instead of two, and they still didn't hold as much. So sad. They have little wheels so they can roll out from under the bed (although plastic would also slide just fine on carpet. And the lids fold in half. I didn't understand this at first, but it's so that you can pull the box just halfway out and be able to lift the lid high enough to get things out while still having only one inch between the top of the lid and the bed.
In related news, I washed a lot of dusty bedding this weekend.