Introduce an ottoman at the foot of your bed

An ottoman at the end of your bed will help to give your boudoir the air of a boutique hotel room. It will also provide an extra seating area and, probably most of interest to you, an additional rather useful storage cavity.

Portisham double bed ottoman, £199, Homebase

As an ottoman will often open up to expose a deep and wide storage space it is the perfect place to keep bedlinen, towels or handbags.

Lemongrass Contrast Button Cotton Ottoman, £385, Oliver Bonas

You can find them in a rainbow of colours. The brighter styles are particularly well suited to children's bedrooms, where they double up as fantastic toy boxes.

Astor Ottoman, £329, Swoon Editions

If you want something a little less formal looking, opt for an ottoman with open storage, under which you could perhaps stack books, line up shoes or keep baskets of scarves, belts and hair accessories. As you can see through these pieces of furniture into the room beyond they have the added advantage of making your room feel larger too.

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