Furniture that does secret hiding double duty organizing

My TV stand is actually a chest. It was my grandma’s chest, and I love it. It needs to be re-sanded and oiled, but it does well as a TV stand. Of course my TV is not that large so it sits well on this chest along with the DVD player. The best thing about my chest is that it does double duty. It’s packed full of boxes I want to keep; such as old baby clothing and a few other things.

Here are some pieces of furniture you can use as basic furniture pieces, and also use to store stuff in:

A chest – obviously! I love this chest below, it’s great because it’s not funky with locks and shiny hinges, it’s simple so if you did use it as a TV stand, it’s not obnoxious. That’s how mine is, but not quite this pretty. You can also use chests as bedroom, or entryway seating and still store items inside.

[Beautiful chest from Martin Davis Furniture Design - go visit, all the pieces are gorgeous]

A good ottoman with storage is the perfect living room solution. You can store CDs or DVD in long ottomans or kids toys in smaller ones. You can also use it for small items that look messy – magazines, remotes, and so on. Plus of course, you get to double use an ottoman to sit on or put your feet up. Here are two choices:

[Hess Ottoman from Houseworks]

Uno Storage Table/Ottoman – this awesome ottoman below does triple duty with storage, sitting, and table capacity. Very nice, and a sleek design to boot. Available at Jensen – Lewis.