If you are really pressed for storage space, consider adding a storage bench to your living room
. Storage benches can be as plain and simple, or as elegant and fancy as you want. You can place the bench at a window and add some decorative throw pillows to create a sitting area. Because benches are fairly large, they will hold a lot of stuff. You can even use one to store things that you don't have room for in other areas of the house like extra blankets and pillows.