Updated : May 27, 2025
Published : May 14, 2025
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To ensure a sleeping environment that’s peaceful and relaxing, it’s a great idea to adopt a minimalist approach, like so many are doing. From the amount of furniture you buy, to the decor you choose, it can all combine to make your bedroom look and feel more spacious, sometimes more so than it actually is!

As part of this minimalist approach, it’s important to keep your bedroom clean, clear and clutter free to really take advantage of what a minimalist design in your bedroom can bring. That’s where a storage bed comes in.

Whether it’s an ottoman bed or divan bed, storage beds not only look fantastic in minimalist environments but the extra storage space they bring is invaluable and a great help when aiming to accomplish a minimalist aesthetic in your bedroom.

Here’s our top reasons for choosing to invest in a storage bed and the benefits they can bring to your home and life as a whole.

De-Clutter Your Space

It’s so important to de-clutter your space to ensure your bedroom is a place that’s conducive to a good night’s sleep. When there’s piles of clean and unwashed clothes scattered around and items placed with no regard for their placement, your bedroom will feel more enclosed, cluttered and uninviting.

However, your bedroom needs to be somewhere you look forward to relaxing in, night after night as this will aid the quality and duration of your sleep in the long run. So it’s important to de-clutter and organise your bedroom space as much as possible to achieve the sleep haven your bedroom should be.

By investing in a storage bed, you’ll have the space to store your belongings in an organised way. Divan beds feature integrated drawers which are perfect for storing smaller items or belongings that are easy to fold such as underwear, bedding, books and towels. However if you’re looking to store larger items or potentially lots of smaller items in storage boxes, then an ottoman bed may be the best choice for you.

The storage space in ottoman beds is essentially the entire footprint of the bed, so they’re perfect for storing larger items or using storage boxes and dividers/organisers in the space to not only de-clutter but also organise your belongings more effectively. So if you find that the same old items are cluttering up your room, making it feel messy and disorganised, the vast storage space that a storage bed brings can certainly help to alleviate that and provide you with much needed space to de-clutter.

Make The Most Of Your Space

Not only are storage beds a fantastic option when you’re looking to de-clutter your bedroom, but they can help you to make the most of your bedroom space too. By utilising the footprint of your bed for storing items, you either free up space for more/different types of furniture or it provides you with the opportunity to have less bedroom furniture entirely.

The storage space in a divan or ottoman bed could mean that there’s no need for that bulky chest of drawers in your bedroom, either freeing up that space completely or allowing you to purchase a different type of furniture such as a dresser table or free standing mirror.

By not requiring a chest of drawers or maybe even a wardrobe, you can now start to look at other pieces of furniture to help you to achieve a more minimalist look and feel in your bedroom. As mentioned already, a dresser table could look fantastic and offers another example of multifunctional furniture with seating, a mirror and storage space in the form of drawers. Whilst free standing mirrors are beautiful and can also help to make your bedroom feel even more spacious than it is by reflecting the light around your room and opening up the space.

Ottoman blanket boxes are another great multifunctional furniture choice, offering seating and storage space wrapped up in a beautifully finished fabric

They Look Fantastic

Storage beds aren’t just about the storage space though. They’re also the perfect platform for a comfortable mattress of your choice and there’s plenty of beautiful fabric finishes and colours to choose from. Storage beds are often upholstered in fabrics such as naturally cool linen, soft chenille and variations of velvet such as plush velvet, crushed velvet and plain velvet.

There’s also no need to compromise on the design of your bed when it comes to storage beds either with a wide variety of stylish headboard designs to choose from. There’s traditionally inspired Chesterfield designs complete with that luxurious indented buttoned style, contemporary designs with ‘lined’ styles and even art deco inspired styles evoking the bold geometric, streamlined shapes that were prevalent during the 1920’s and 30’s.

Versatile Easy To Access Storage Options

The storage space is so easy to access on both ottoman and divan beds too, making the whole process of storing items and accessing them when you need to, as easy as pie.

To access the storage space in a divan bed, all you have to do is simply pull open the drawers that are integrated into the base of the bed. Then simply push them closed when you’re finished. This will require you to potentially go on your hands and knees due to their location, but if that’s not a problem, then the storage space in a divan bed should be more than suitable for you and your needs.

When it comes to ottoman beds, the storage space within the footprint of the bed is accessed via a mattress platform that easily lifts up via ideally placed handle holes. Simply put your hands in the holes and gently start to lift the platform. Before long, the gas assisted pistons located within the base of the bed will help you with the load and ease the platform into its upright position, keeping it there until you’re finished. Once you’re done with accessing your belongings, simply pull down on the platform and once again, the gas assisted platforms will help to ease the platform down into place.

Storing away and accessing your belongings couldn’t be easier and with the various options available when it comes to how the storage space is accessed (there’s even side and end-lift ottoman bed options and different drawer number configurations available), you’re sure to find a storage bed that meets your needs.

Storage Beds: Not Just About Storage

So as you can see there’s many benefits when it comes to storage beds, not just the vast amount of storage space that a divan bed or ottoman bed can provide. From the decluttering of your bedroom space to the fabulous designs, fabric finishes and colours that are available. Storage beds are a really versatile choice that can offer you a wide range of benefits to take advantage of.