Cubby Storage Units

Cubby storage units help reduce clutter

These make great cabinets for kids. In the classroom, like lockers, each cube offers students a space of their own that's open for quick access and small enough to fit several rows without taking up an excessive amount of room. At home, cubby organization helps children of all ages keep their rooms clean by providing separate bins for crayons, paper, action figures, and even socks, shoes, and seasonal clothes such as hats, gloves, and scarves.

Along with cubbies, some storage units include smaller, shallower slots that run along the top or sides of each cube. These are great for keeping paper straight and storing folders, workbooks, and other smaller items that need to stay flat. Another option is cabinets with long, slim slots that can hold larger papers such as posters, art projects, and maps.

Choose cubby organization with removable baskets

Units can come with or without removable baskets. Use these to increase storage space, quickly remove the contents of a cubby, or add color and style to the piece. You can also use clear bins to see what's in each one without pulling out the entire cube. For more security or to keep out dust, dirt, and moisture, pick containers with lids.

Find the right material for cubby storage units

Important factors for choosing the material are style, durability, and how easy it is to clean. Standard frames and cubes without removable bins come in metal, plastic, wood, and fiberboard. You can also choose units that combine metal, plastic, and wood.

Removable baskets offer more style with wicker and fabric-lined bins or plastic cubes in bright yellow, red, green, and blue to brighten up the room. For quick cleanups, consider plastic, unlined, removable cubes.

Popular cubby storage brands

Several brands offer multi-section storage solutions for your home, office, or classroom that can fit any need and budget. Common brands to consider include:

• Sprogs
• Wood Designs™
• Niche
• ECR4®Kids
• Jonti-Craft®
• Whitney Brothers®