BH | Studio Rimini Channel-Tufted Bouclé Storage Bench

The lidded chest is one of the oldest pieces of furniture in the house. Medieval households kept their linen, clothes and valuables in chests that also served as seats, and the habit of keeping one at the foot of the bed has never really gone away.

This one is a long upholstered chest worked in deep horizontal channels, padded bands of dense foam that make the front read like a stack of soft bolsters. The cover is bouclé, a looped-yarn cloth with a nubbly surface, in a clean true white. Lift the top and the hinge holds it open on its own, so both hands are free to reach into a roomy compartment for linens, games, throws or decorations between seasons. Closed, it is a padded seat rated to 617 lbs. Non-marking glides spare the floor, and it arrives fully assembled.

At the foot of a guest bed it keeps spare blankets and pillowcases waiting for visitors, with a folded throw across the top. It works just as well inside the front door as a place to sit and pull on shoes, or in a living room as extra seating that hides the board games. In a pale bedroom, white bouclé settles into crisp linen, a sheepskin and an oak floor; add a single cushion in rust or olive if the room wants a note of colour.