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Under-Bed & Under-Floor Storage

The biggest hidden volumes in a tiny home are below you — under the bed and even under the floor. Used well, these spaces swallow clothes, linen, tools and seasonal gear without taking a scrap of living space. Pricing is shown per country; regions marked "being researched" are coming soon.

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Storage options

Under-Bed Drawers

The space beneath a raised or platform bed fitted with big drawers — one of the largest single storage volumes in a tiny home, perfect for clothes and linen.

Advantages

  • Huge, easy-access volume
  • Ideal for clothes and bedding
  • Drawers keep it organised
  • Works under ground or loft beds

Trade-offs

  • Bed must be raised enough
  • Drawers need pull-out clearance
  • Joinery or drawer kit cost

Indicative pricing

🇦🇺 AustraliaDrawer kits $100 – $600 · custom higher
🇺🇸 USABeing researched
🇨🇦 CanadaBeing researched
🇬🇧 UKBeing researched
🇪🇺 EuropeBeing researched

Under-Bed Lift-Up Storage

A bed base on gas struts that lifts to reveal a deep storage cavity underneath — the whole footprint of the bed, great for bulky and seldom-used items.

Advantages

  • Maximum volume (full bed footprint)
  • Hidden and dust-free
  • Good for bulky/seasonal items
  • No drawer-pull clearance needed

Trade-offs

  • Lift the mattress to reach it
  • Less handy for daily items
  • Gas struts can wear

Indicative pricing

🇦🇺 AustraliaGas-lift bed base $300 – $1,200
🇺🇸 USABeing researched
🇨🇦 CanadaBeing researched
🇬🇧 UKBeing researched
🇪🇺 EuropeBeing researched

Under-Floor Storage

Hatches or lift-up panels in a slightly raised floor open into cavities below — clever hidden storage for valuables, tools or rarely-used gear, built into the structure.

Advantages

  • Completely hidden
  • Uses otherwise dead floor depth
  • Good for valuables/seldom-used items
  • No furniture footprint at all

Trade-offs

  • Must be built into the floor structure
  • Kneeling/lifting to access
  • Watch trailer weight and clearances

Indicative pricing

🇦🇺 AustraliaCustom build — varies
🇺🇸 USABeing researched
🇨🇦 CanadaBeing researched
🇬🇧 UKBeing researched
🇪🇺 EuropeBeing researched

Raised Floor / Platform Level

Lifting part of the floor by a step creates a whole shallow storage layer underneath — used for drawers that pull out from the step face, or a big lift-up hatch.

Advantages

  • Storage across a big area
  • Defines a zone (e.g. lounge/sleep)
  • Drawers from the step face
  • Lots of hidden volume

Trade-offs

  • Reduces ceiling height above
  • Built in at construction
  • Adds weight

Indicative pricing

🇦🇺 AustraliaCustom build — varies
🇺🇸 USABeing researched
🇨🇦 CanadaBeing researched
🇬🇧 UKBeing researched
🇪🇺 EuropeBeing researched
Mind the weight. Under-floor and under-bed storage is brilliant, but it's easy to fill with heavy things low in the home. On a tiny home on wheels, keep an eye on the total — check your load against the Weight calculator, and keep heavy items over the axles.
Pricing note: figures are indicative 2026 estimates in Australian dollars; under-floor and platform storage are custom build costs. Regions marked "being researched" will be added soon. Last updated: June 2026.