https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:31:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974927 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:54:13 +0000 LuLu Mom 974927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a toy box that was a gift, and we store wicker basekts on top of it with additional toys. The toy situation is getting a little out of hand in our house :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974861 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:31:06 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 974861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have Ikea? The Stuva system comes in white.<br /> There's a bunch of other pieces including ones without knobs.</p> <p>[attach=3033/13/mqr6zu.500x500.stuva-storage-bench__0139764_PE299596_S4.jpeg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974844 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:24:51 +0000 looch 974844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Either a coffee table with storage underneath for baskets or a storage ottoman. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974700 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:44:24 +0000 prettylizy 974700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually use our play kitchen as a toy box right now. End of the day I pile all of her junk into it and we just have the one cute (Kidcraft espresso) kitchen in the corner of our living space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974659 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:36:11 +0000 loveisstrange 974659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: We have a large 4x4 Expedit bookshelf in our main living area and her books, puzzles, etc live on the bottom shelves. We also store some of her bulkier toys like her Parum Drum, etc there, Montessori style, with one toy on each shelf so she can get to them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974652 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:33:16 +0000 hilsy85 974652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: this is exactly what we did. We have a low (maybe hip height) long bookshelf with different compartments, and LO's toys are in some of them in baskets, so you can't see the toys and it looks neat. In the other compartments are books that I don't mind him pulling out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974647 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:31:23 +0000 Modern Daisy 974647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another thing I did was clear off the bottom shelves of our Ikea bookshelves in the living room and now all of future LO's books are on those shelves. There is room to buy square baskets to put there too, so if we really want to hide things we can put stuff there as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974643 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:30:00 +0000 Modern Daisy 974643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This won't help you since I'm sure you don't have Homegoods in the UK, but I bought us a bunch of large natural/wicker baskets and put two in the living room and one in future LO's room - just to hold toys. They are almost empty now since LO isn't here yet and we've only received a few toys as gifts, but they can really hold a lot and cleanup will be easy since you can just throw everything in. They don't have lids, but they're big baskets and they are also stylish so that doesnt' bother me. They were only about $40 each! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974636 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:27:07 +0000 regberadaisy 974636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our living room is laminate so we have a play mat area that houses her toys. We keep half her toys in totes in the closet then the other half are split between family room and living room. When we clean they are all neatly piled in one area. So we don't mind it. We just use a small clear tote in the living room. In the family room we have one of those plastic cubby thingies that someone handed down to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974633 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:26:16 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 974633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have used storage ottomans with great success as both a replacement for the coffee table and toy stashing. Then we would keep books out in a more accessible basket of some kind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/living-room-toy-storage#post-974626 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:23:05 +0000 loveisstrange 974626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, so C's toys are starting to get a little out of hand. As she's getting older, there are more and more pieces and I'd like to be able to sort them out better. Currently, they live in a big wicker laundry basket.</p> <p>Help me find something! I want:<br /> -Closed but easily accessible. I want to be able to hide her stuff away so it doesn't look like a toddler explosion in my living room.<br /> -Dark wood, black, white, or red.<br /> -Affordable. Not more than about $150.<br /> -In the UK, or can be shipped to an APO.</p> <p>How do you guys store yours? </p>