Need toy box that doesn't look like a toy box

Nancybill · August 2011

We need a toy box, but I don't want anything cutesy looking since it is going in the living room. Does anyone have any suggestions? If you have something you use for toys, where did you get it? I was thinking of an ottoman or something wooden, plain.

Thanks!

schnappycat · August 2011

I have this storage ottoman from Target. Holds up well and is reasonably priced. And I bought mine at my store, so no shipping was needed.

https://www.target.com/p/Storage-Ottoman-45-Brown/-/A-10320236

ashnoelle · August 2011

we have an ottoman much like what the pp listed. Found mine at TJ Maxx.

This is another direction you might consider: https://www.target.com/p/ClosetMaid-Cubeicals-174-9-Cube-Organizer-Espresso/-/A-11187165

We're looking to get this for Sophia's bedroom and put toys in the storage cubes.

dmathis10 · August 2011

If you do get something that isn't an actual toybox (like the ottoman, for example), you might want to look at getting those safety hinges. You can buy they fairly cheap, and they close slowly so that LO's fingers don't get caught in them.

Novem06 · August 2011

We got 2 from Target that sit against the wall. Also try TJ Max and Marshalls

BelleIsa · August 2011

I went to the Salvation Army, bought a dresser, removed the drawers, painted it and added a curtain and legs - looks great in our living room, has easy access to toys for DD and hides them when she's sleeping!

schnappycat · August 2011

dmathis10:
If you do get something that isn't an actual toybox (like the ottoman, for example), you might want to look at getting those safety hinges. You can buy they fairly cheap, and they close slowly so that LO's fingers don't get caught in them.

Actually the Target one remains open until you close it. Unless the kid slams it down, it's unlikely they will get their fingers pinched. And the hinges are designed it a way it would be hard to get an injury from them. My DS has never had an issue.

JMH_squared · August 2011

We actually have both the ottoman style from Target as mentioned above (ours is a fabric though, not leather) and the cube with the baskets from Target, again, mentioned above. They sit in this little nook type area right in our living room. We have a TINY house, so it had to look decent.

I love that the toy box doubles as seating, because again, tiny space.. this helps! And the PP is right, the toy box does not slam down at all.

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yellowtulips80 · August 2011

We have a big leather storage ottoman that we got from a furniture store. It doubles as our coffee table and her toy box.

bergs720 · August 2011

ashnoelle:

This is another direction you might consider: https://www.target.com/p/ClosetMaid-Cubeicals-174-9-Cube-Organizer-Espresso/-/A-11187165

We're looking to get this for Sophia's bedroom and put toys in the storage cubes.

We have this, with these https://www.target.com/p/ClosetMaid-Mocha-Fabric-Drawer/-/A-12918045 in the living room and in DD's room. It's worked out great!

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