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Design Dilemma: Stylish Storage Beds For Storing Your Junk

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Who doesn’t need more storage in the bedroom?  When you’re short on closet space or you can’t fit another chest or dresser in your tiny sleeping quarters, we’ve found the perfect storage solutions, right underneath the mattress.

1) Above the The Anderson Ultimate  Bed, by Anderson Manufacturing, Minnesota. The 12-bed Captain’s Bed with drawers can include shoe drawers and bedside tables, with a number of different headboards. The price of the bed depends on which components you add to it, and if you visit their website, you’ll see all the options. Visit Ultimatebed.com

2) Matera Storage Bed from Sean Yoo at DWR, $2500 for a Queen. “I don’t have pictures of sexy models on my walls,” says Yoo, “I have pictures of sexy chairs from DWR catalogs.” This handsomely sober made was made in Malaysia.

3) The Chad Bed by BOA, $8,100 for a Queen. Made of birch plywood, formaldehyde-free mdf, composite veneer, stainless steel, and water-based colored lacquer, the Chad features 4 ultra-deep 34″ self-closing drawers that are divided into 6 compartments each. Visit www.objectinteriors.com.

4) Zanotta box bed by Emaf Progetti, $6325 for a small bed, $7168 for a large one. No one does storage beds better than the Italians, who have made ingenious ways of living in cramped quarters their speciality. The Zanotta bed incorporates a hydraulic lift which raises the mattress and support to uncover a large storage area underneath. Visit Unica Home for more info.

5) The Storage Bed from West Elm ($1099 to $1399) offers a less costly solution to the storage problem. It is available in all five standard sizes from Twin to California King.

6) West Elm also offers a Pivot Storage bed frame ($799 to $999) with a mix and match headboard which allows you to create your own look.

With so many options available in storage beds, there’s no longer any reason to throw a pile of clothes on that bedroom chair!