You don’t have to sacrifice style for organization when it comes to cube storage units. Whether you’re organizing your living room, bedroom, or home office, these versatile organizers offer endless possibilities. From elevated vanities to creative DIY hacks, discover how you can transform any space with these cube storage ideas that make organization more enjoyable.
Divide Your Storage
Brie Williams
Use dividers to organize a cube bin into sections for extra organization opportunities. Individual compartments are ideal for little items like craft supplies, small tools, and toys. Use smaller containers within the divided spaces for even more organization options.
Utilize Your Closet
Brie Williams
Make the most of your closet space by converting it into a workstation. This is a great solution for walk-in closets or closet nooks with pocket doors. Storage cube bins of various sizes and styles can be used to create a perfectly functional space. Label all of your bins to quickly find what you need.
Create an Efficient Sideboard
Marty Baldwin
Utilize your cube storage unit to create a sideboard for a useful and inexpensive way to organize your dishes and other entertaining items. Paint it a color that complements your space to elevate it to furnishing status and decorate accordingly.
Make Your Bed an Organizational Feature
Jay Wilde
A bed surrounded by storage (especially when it’s pretty) can create the organized oasis you never knew you needed. Extra linens, books, and personal items lend a cozy and efficient surrounding that’s perfect for rooms short on space.
Section Off a School Drop Zone
Adam Albright
Books, bags, bats, and more all have a place in this mudroom-turned after-school drop zone. Keep all school and extracurricular items contained in bins to make mornings before school less stressful. Consider adding a bench for putting on shoes and a bulletin board for keeping important items front and center.
Dress Up a Vanity
Cameron Sadeghpour
Floating cube storage units with brass accents offer an elevated feel that’s just right for a unique vanity. A mix of storage bins, sections for shoes, bags, books, and hats, and a makeshift tabletop create a space that’s ready for primping and prepping in style. Narrow boxes between the shelves allow for jewelry, belt, and headband storage.
Build a Bar
Cameron Sadeghpour
Add legs to the bottom of a cube storage unit for an at-home bar. Install under-cabinet wine glass brackets to safely and efficiently store your glassware and X-shaped inserts to hold bottles. Gather any additional items you need to create a cocktail zone. Finish the look with fresh flowers and an ice bucket for a hardworking bar cart that’s primed for happy hour.
Make a Floating Workstation
Ann VanderWiel Wilde
Cube storage units come in various sizes and shapes that allow for a fully customized workspace. Consider all your needs before you commit to an arrangement and sketch your workstation before building. Floating wall units are big space savers that can hold lots of weight when heavy-duty support brackets are used.
Build an At-Home Library
Marty Baldwin
A mix of storage cube bins, toys, books, and knickknacks creates a kid-friendly library that adds personality and convenience to this children’s room. Keep items like books in low cubes so kids can reach them, and always secure top-heavy or taller storage units to the wall for safety.
Create a Music Area
Marty Baldwin
If you’re wondering how to best display your record collection, a cube storage unit might do the trick. Allow plenty of space within each section so you can easily flip through the records and read the covers. Add more units as necessary and utilize the top of your units for storing items like record players, speakers, and decorative items.
Use Different Bins
James Nathan Schroder
If the upholstered bins that often come along with cube storage units aren’t your style, think outside the box and use crates, baskets, and bowls that can add a bit of unexpected flair. Get creative with your storage solutions in a way that works for your family and lifestyle and you’ll create an efficient home that’s a breeze to keep tidy.
Create Tidy Laundry Baskets
Marty Baldwin
While a laundry basket cube system can be a great addition to any space (like bathrooms, bedrooms, and closets) it can be extra handy when it’s right next to the washing machine. Use it to pre-sort laundry items, hold forgotten socks, or store detergent and dryer sheets.
Carve Out a Kid Zone
Emily Followill
Kids’ toys tend to create an unruly mess quickly. To make cleanup time easier, use cube storage units with bins that can easily be removed. Kids can pull out bins for playing and easily toss items in when it’s time to put everything back. When you make it easy for them to access and organize their items, it will make cleanup less of a chore.
Add a Pretty Window Seat
Lane Dittoe
Storage can be pretty—just look at this sweet window seat made from a cube storage unit. Scalloped detailing, delicate seagrass baskets, and a pastel pink seat cushion create a spot that’s ready for cozying up while providing plenty of efficient storage space below.
Lock It Up
Adam Albright
When you need a major storage renovation and aren’t afraid of an industrial feel, look to a locker system to sit atop a cube storage unit. This can provide extra space for storing coats, backpacks, purses, and more, while smaller items like shoes, gloves, and accessories can easily be tucked underneath.
