6 Creative Ways to Use a Blanket Box
This classic piece of furniture has many uses. Try one of these ideas
Useful for so much more than storing linens, a blanket box is a versatile little piece of furniture that can adapt and change to suit your needs. Here are a few ideas for bringing one into your scheme.
Work as a window seat
By tucking a beautifully upholstered blanket box under the window in this bedroom, rather than installing a fitted wooden seat, these homeowners have created a soft and inviting nook, as well as ensuring a large amount of storage underneath.
An upholstered blanket box also allows you to play with colour and texture, as beautifully demonstrated here with the rich, burnt orange shade of velvet.
You might need to have one made to size if you have a particular space in which to fit it, which will add to the cost. However, if your budget is tight, you can still make this work with a slightly smaller blanket box, so take your window measurements and have a search online – you might be in luck.
Take a look at the storage cases and bench in our London Design Festival pop-up, the DreamHouzz, then shop the look
By tucking a beautifully upholstered blanket box under the window in this bedroom, rather than installing a fitted wooden seat, these homeowners have created a soft and inviting nook, as well as ensuring a large amount of storage underneath.
An upholstered blanket box also allows you to play with colour and texture, as beautifully demonstrated here with the rich, burnt orange shade of velvet.
You might need to have one made to size if you have a particular space in which to fit it, which will add to the cost. However, if your budget is tight, you can still make this work with a slightly smaller blanket box, so take your window measurements and have a search online – you might be in luck.
Take a look at the storage cases and bench in our London Design Festival pop-up, the DreamHouzz, then shop the look
Create a one-stop shoe station
Place a blanket box in a hallway and you have practical storage space for shoes as well as a comfy perch for putting on, or taking off, said footwear.
If you have room, a couple of blanket boxes side by side in a hallway would create a good run of seating, and the freestanding nature of a blanket box means it can be packed up and taken with you if you ever move.
Check out blanket boxes, many with free shipping, in the Houzz Shop
Place a blanket box in a hallway and you have practical storage space for shoes as well as a comfy perch for putting on, or taking off, said footwear.
If you have room, a couple of blanket boxes side by side in a hallway would create a good run of seating, and the freestanding nature of a blanket box means it can be packed up and taken with you if you ever move.
Check out blanket boxes, many with free shipping, in the Houzz Shop
Supercharge your side table
A small blanket box can make an excellent side table, bringing extra storage as well as style to a room.
If you choose a small, simple design like this one, it can provide storage for those items that aren’t used every day, but still need a home in the living room – games, books and toys are all top contenders.
Need some help with your design scheme? Find an interior designer in your area.
A small blanket box can make an excellent side table, bringing extra storage as well as style to a room.
If you choose a small, simple design like this one, it can provide storage for those items that aren’t used every day, but still need a home in the living room – games, books and toys are all top contenders.
Need some help with your design scheme? Find an interior designer in your area.
Stash away toys
A blanket box is a wonderfully versatile piece of furniture for a child’s room, as it can be endlessly repurposed. In the early years, it can be used to store baby paraphernalia, then be upgraded to toy storage as your child grows.
A wooden blanket box can also easily be updated with a coat of paint and decorative stickers as tastes change, or if it gets handed down from one child to another, so it’s a long-lasting investment.
A blanket box is a wonderfully versatile piece of furniture for a child’s room, as it can be endlessly repurposed. In the early years, it can be used to store baby paraphernalia, then be upgraded to toy storage as your child grows.
A wooden blanket box can also easily be updated with a coat of paint and decorative stickers as tastes change, or if it gets handed down from one child to another, so it’s a long-lasting investment.
Fashion a reading perch
This neat little blanket box is the perfect reading perch for a child’s bedroom. Again, it’s a piece of furniture that could move from room to room, or even home to home, as needs change.
This could easily have a new life as extra shoe storage in a hallway once it’s served its original purpose in a child’s bedroom, for example.
Tell us…
Are you a fan of the blanket box? Let us know in the Comments section.
This neat little blanket box is the perfect reading perch for a child’s bedroom. Again, it’s a piece of furniture that could move from room to room, or even home to home, as needs change.
This could easily have a new life as extra shoe storage in a hallway once it’s served its original purpose in a child’s bedroom, for example.
Tell us…
Are you a fan of the blanket box? Let us know in the Comments section.
The traditional use for a blanket box is, well, to store blankets. Which is why they’re often found at the foot of a bed holding spare sheets, extra blankets, and even the spare duvet. Equally, though, you could use it for out-of-season clothes, overnight bags and holdalls, or even stationery supplies and any paperwork you might need in the future.
If you want to put one at the end of your bed, look for a long, slim model to ensure the optimum use of space in this often tight spot.
Covering the top with a comfy cushion – fitted or loose – will create a perch and soften hard edges, protecting your legs from knocks if there isn’t much room to manoeuvre.