Best Under Crib Storage

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Measure the clearance under the crib before reading anything else, because that one figure eliminates most of the market. Bins built for this job are made deliberately low, commonly 6 to 6.7 inches tall, and a container an inch over your clearance is useless however well it is made. Measure from the floor to the lowest rail or stretcher, then take a little off for carpet compression and for castors if the bin has them. Capacity is the next number, quoted in litres, and the useful range runs from around 48 litres for a shallow clothes bin up to 70 litres for a long rolling drawer measured near 35 by 17 by 7 inches. Bigger is not automatically better, because a full 70-litre bin dragged over carpet is heavy enough that you stop pulling it out. That is the argument for wheels: a rolling drawer glides on any floor, while a lidded fabric bin with handles has to be lifted or hauled. Lids matter here mainly for dust, and a zippered or hinged lid keeps stored clothes wearable rather than needing a wash first. Reinforced or rigid sides hold shape when the bin is half empty, whereas unstructured fabric slumps and jams on the way back under. Bamboo fronts and colour choices are cosmetic, since almost none of this is ever visible.