Small Dining Room Storage Ideas

Small Dining Room Storage Ideas

Storage is a perennial puzzle in the modern home - how to get more of it, how to maximise what you do have, and how to do it all in style. In the dining room, where there are china and cutlery to be stored, and guests to impress, that can be a particularly interesting challenge.

Thankfully, there are lots of smart solutions available - and here are 7 of our favourites.

1. Opt for classic built-in storage

Modern high gloss dining room with a pedestal table, beige cantilever chairs and built in storage
Furniture Choice - Osaka White High Gloss Dining Table

By far the neatest option, building storage in the form of cupboards and shelves right into your kitchen and dining room allows you to maximise your space. This way you can ensure every available space is available for storage, and won't have to spend time hunting down furniture that will fit perfectly into alcoves and corners.

Arched alcove with shelves and cupboards in a neutral white dining room.
Better Homes & Gardens

It also allows you to be creative and customise your home not just for storage, but also to work with your architecture and available space. For instance, here a plain wall gets a sophisticated update with an arched niche, recessed shelves, and cupboards all in one, for a feature wall that showcases storage and style in equal measure.

2. Plan for a built-in bench

Bright and colourful dining room with built in bench with baskets and drawers beneath, and a round table.
Ideal Home

A built-in bench or banquette is a great multitasker and creates a cosy corner for the dining table, especially helpful in open plan kitchen and dining rooms.

This is because while it offers comfortable seating, it's also an easy way to hide lots of storage! Baskets that can store odds and ends are great here, easily sliding underneath the bench when not in use. Or for added convenience, build drawers underneath the bench to store linens, or other less frequently used items.

Now having said all that, the one downside to built-in styles is that they do lock you in slightly when it comes to room layout - which is where standalone options come into play.

3. Go big with a larder-style cupboard

Wooden dining room with woven pendant lamp and large larder cupboard
Ideal Home

For lots of storage with a relatively small footprint, a taller cupboard is sure to do the trick. Its height means that there's plenty of room for storage, but its narrow width means that it takes up less floor space.

Wooden cupboards look particularly good, adding texture and vintage charm to your dining room, while keeping everything neatly tucked away out of sight. This is ideal if you don't necessarily want to display your plates and cutlery and allow other decor to shine.

4. Add a stunning sideboard

Modern mirrored sideboard in white with white lamps, and a dark wood dining set
The Decor Fix

If you're looking to add a little extra punch of style to your dining room, a sideboard or a buffet gives a cool opportunity to invest in a standalone piece that can really stand out! It provides storage, but being shorter, it leaves the walls above it open for art and decoration. Look for sideboards that have cool details, such as mirrors, Art Deco elements and colour.

Rustic sideboard with upcycled farm doors in a country style dining room
Home Talk

Of course, you could always opt for something that matches the rest of your dining furniture, but, going for contrast can really make a strong style statement. If you're into DIY and repurposing furniture, this can also be a fun project (check out our DIY Art Deco Sideboard here)!

5. Go simple with shelves

Dark wood floating shelves above a sink in a minimalist wooden dining room
Workstead

Shelves - the power of this simple, yet effective storage solution cannot be underestimated. Floating shelves above a sideboard, along walls and above sinks are a great way to create space for storage and easy access for items that are often used. They take up very little room, and are both functional and stylish, though you will have to curate what is kept in view.

Open plan dining room with colourful chairs and open shelves with art displayed
Matt Architecture

They're also great for adding personality and decor, creating an open, colourful space. Especially when you have tight corners or awkward alcoves - one solution may be to make the best of it by fitting floor to ceiling shelves to maximise your storage.

6. Take it further with bookshelves

Modern dining room with dark velvet dining chairs, white table, and bookshelves
Ipdus

And on that note - why not extend that idea, and add bookshelves to the dining room? While we tend to think of bookshelves as additions to home offices and even the living room, they're also great for the dining room, especially if you're a bibliophile.

They offer more space to display knick knacks and cookbooks, and - especially if you add drawers - some concealed storage for your dining items. Bookshelves are also perfect for open plan living and dining rooms, as they work on both fronts, and can help to divide the space.

7. Rolling bar cart

Elegant blue bar cart in a white room with art and plants
Architectural Digest

Versatile and chic, a rolling bar cart can easily move around the room to serve drinks and pushed out of the way for when you need more seating or space to move. And while it's great for displaying drinks, knickknacks and decorative items, it can also serve as storage for smaller (and more aesthetically pleasing) items.

For added style points, you can also customise your bar cart with a coat of spray paint, and by adding your own flourishes, such as a lovely house plant for a warm touch.

Looking for more clever storage ideas? Check out these 8 smart ways to get more kitchen storage.

Small Dining Room Storage Ideas

Source: https://www.furniturechoice.co.uk/inspiration/7-cool-ideas-for-clever-dining-room-storage_a10000123

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