The 10 Best Storage Benches
This wiki has been updated 17 times since it was first published in May of 2020. If you’re looking for a place to stash shoes, blankets, and other household items, storage benches can help you keep things organized in style. More than just decorative containers for clutter, these furnishings come in a broad range of designs, all of which double as seating. Since there are so many to choose from, we've researched which ones are worth your time and posted the results below. When users buy our independently chosen editorial recommendations, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
1. ClosetMaid Cubeicals
2. Simpli Home Avalon
3. Walker Edison Furniture Company Rustic
Editor's Notes
July 08, 2020:
Unlike the run-of-the-mill benches you’ll find in the entryways, living rooms, and walk-in closets of many homes, storage benches combine convenient seating with the functions usually supplied by items like chests and shoe racks. Often the first piece of furniture a person will encounter when they enter a home, these hybrids come in a range of styles that can set many different tones.
Although they are mostly harmless, we would like to bring your attention to the limited set of dangers storage benches pose. Beyond the usual pinching and crushing of fingers one would expect from any heavy, hinged object, this type of furniture can be tempting for playful children. Sadly, children have suffocated after getting stuck in poorly ventilated containers, and as gruesome as it may sound, storage benches have the capacity to suddenly snap shut, potentially leading to very serious injuries. While we would not steer you away from purchasing a storage bench, we strongly urge you to set strict guidelines with any and all children that may come in contact with one in your own home or elsewhere.
The above being the case, although models like the Walker Edison Furniture Company Modern and Simpli Home Avalon have locking arms to help them remain propped open, one should remain wary of them suddenly shutting. Similarly, whereas the aforementioned units have two such arms, the Simpli Home Adams only has one arm, meaning you should double your vigilance when leaving its lid ajar.
Special Honors
All Modern This online retailer has a huge selection of entryway solutions, from both storage and regular benches, to hall trees and ottomans. Designed with a sidebar that allows you to refine your search by colors, materials, and more, the site itself is well ordered and easy to navigate. As their name suggests, most of their stock falls in one modern category or another, including mid-century, minimalist, and other popular classes. sticks.com
1stdibs Featuring a constantly changing selection of one of a kind antique finds from all over the world, this merchant's inventory is worth a quick glimpse, even if you just end up laughing and shaking your head at some of the exorbitant price tags. From 19th century handcrafted Hungarian folk pieces, to acrylic armed storage benches built as recently as the year 2000, perusing their inventory is like a fun, free stroll through a furniture museum. 1stdibs.com
4. Ornavo Home Foot Rest
5. Convenience Concepts Winslow
6. Sorbus Folding Chest
7. Walker Edison Furniture Company Modern
8. Christopher Knight Home Guernsey
9. Spatial Order Kaufmann
10. Simpli Home Adams
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