13 Stuffed Animal Storage Ideas that Aren’t Ugly
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Both my kids LOVE stuffed animals. My daughter has baskets (yes, plural) full of them, and my son sleeps with his fave five every night. Stuffed Animals can create such a mess and add so much clutter if you are not careful. They take up a lot of space and they can drive you crazy – one Squishmallow at a time.
How do you go about organizing these dang stuffed animal collections without making it look ugly? I’m sorry but some of the stuffed animal storage ideas out there are downright unattractive (in my opinion). We are not trying to make the stuffy situation worse. So, here’s my best ideas for stuffed animal storage solutions that won’t look ugly.
It’s worth mentioning that if you have so many stuffies and you can’t find space for all of them, it might be time to go through and donate some away rather than adding more storage solutions that only add to the clutter. How many stuffed animals is too many? I think it depends and really only you can answer that. But if the room is starting to look like a Build-a-Bear or a Stuffed Animal Zoo, you might need to pare down.
Storage Baskets

This is probably my favorite (and the easiest) way to store them. Not only is it easy to put them away when it’s time to clean up, but
Lidded baskets are great because they truly hide the animal collection for a clean look, but open baskets do the trick as well. If you have a lot of stuffies and you have the space, try to go for a trio of different sized baskets and corral them together in the corner of the room.
Some of these stuffed animal hammocks can be bad (read: ugly), but some of these are actually pretty cute. Like one of
Just hang the
Wall Shelves

We can’t dismiss
But, if you are not into DIY, you can also buy a set of wall shelves pretty affordably. The shelves with the bar across are ideal to keep the stuffed animals from falling out. You can even use IKEA’s spice organizer shelf.
Cube Storage Organizer
If you have one of those
Bonus,
Amazon sells large pocket over the door toy organizers. I like these organizers because you can hide them! Hang them on the back of a door or the inside of the closet door for hidden storage. And they really do keep your stuffed toys organized.

But you can also use a
Toy Box

Toy boxes can hold lots and lots of stuffed animals. And guess what? Toy Boxes don’t have to be toy boxes, you can use a trunk, a lidded basket, a storage bench (for the end of the bed), etc., and make it a toy box. Or, you can build a cute toy box with wheels.
Hanging Closet Organizer
If you like to keep the stuffed animals hidden, these
Stacking Wood Crates

These wooden crates are also one of my favorite solutions for toy storage! These would be perfect to stack in a playroom and hold small stuffed animals and other toys. But these also fit perfectly in those cube storage units I mentioned before.
Stuffed Animal Bean Bag Chair
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Dresser
If you have room, you can use the bottom couple drawers of a kid’s dresser to hold stuffed animals. In fact, this is what I used to do in my sons room before I got a tall basket for him. Worked like a charm!
Under the Bed Stuffie Storage
While feng shui experts might argue with me that we should ideally be keeping the bottom of the bed area free and clear – it’s still a good storage spot that’s hard to ignore. Some of my daughter’s little stuffed animals and other soft toys are kept in a
Ceiling Storage
Prefer to use vertical storage? These hanging ceiling storage options should do the trick and they can be cute when done right. One solution is a
Hanging Wall Baskets
I love
I’ve also seen people use wall-mounted buckets as a DIY stuffed animal storage version, but these are easy to install and not that expensive. Plus, when the kids grow out of the stuffed animal phase, they can use them for other things.
Well that about rounds up this post! I hope these toy organizers gave you some good ideas for organizing your stuffed animal collections. Thanks for visiting today!
xo Karen