My partner and I are in the process of buying furniture for our first place together. I have a lot of art supplies, nail supplies, makeup and hair items, etc. that I'm trying to figure out how to store. They have board games, video games, lots of electrical equipment, and other miscellaneous items that they need to store. I want to upgrade from our rubber maid storage bins and drawers and buy actual furniture pieces or find creative and pretty ways to store these items.

So far, I have 1 tall locker cabinet, and I'd love to get another matching one, but it's been out of stock. Aside from that, I'm really blanking on cute storage ideas, especially for my craft supplies. I'd love to hear everyone's ideas! My style is very pastel/pink, mid century, with lots of plants, and I want a fun overall vibe for our place

my bf and i moved into a new apartment a couple months ago and we’re still struggling to finish our living room.

the main issue is storage, we have LOTS of books, board game, and lego sets. board games and some books can be stored away, but we want to display some lego sets and some books.

we want to replace the bookshelf in the corner with a walnut colored one. we’re going for an MCMish vibe, although we know some of the darker pieces detract from that. we’re struggling to find another storage piece in addition to a bookshelf that won’t make it feel cluttered over there.

our dogs crate acts as a side table next to the sofa. we want to add a fabric seating item in front of the window, an oversized chair or loveseat. we’re struggling because we’re running out of room but still need storage!

we have other pieces to figure out too, replacing the lamps, putting a few floating shelves above the dining area, a curtain to replace the blinds on the door, and maybe finding somewhere on the wall to hang up a few frames.

p.s. dog tax is the last pic :)

tldr: what kind of furniture can we use as storage near the window, taking into account that we’ll be putting a loveseat or oversized chair there too?