You know, I'm not big into the whole stacked luggage trend. IMHO, they're visually cluttery and impractical for accessible storage. If you need that cozy blanket you stashed in the bottom one, are you seriously going to disassemble the whole stack? Nope. You're going to shiver on the couch. Also, the whole kid thing - pretty much impossible if you've got a toddler.

But, you know. That's just me. Rock your rainbow luggage furniture!

PS - I *love* the first pic. That just might be the ticket for my new, tiny entrance. Thanks again, Apartment Therapy!

The stacked-luggage system would be good for storing seasonal items, like winter clothing that you have no use for 8 months out of the year. If you don't have a garage or attic to shove boxes into, this would be a good substitute.

I agree with upndown, stacked luggage is visual clutter, not very practical as far as storage, and it's just kind of silly. The Chic Wall Storage -- those open storage things always look great in magazines, with just the right things in them and just the right amount -- but have them in your home and they'll look like a big unruly mess inside a week. In the same amount of space you could mount a closed wall cabinet with a door to hide the mess inside.

I'm glad someone's finally talking about this luggage thing. It feels like all the previous threads about them were full of nothing but praise. (Or did I just not stick around long enough?)

re: the first one, concrete post molds do not seem so easily acquired (???), so you might as well get something like this instead; with a flat edge, they are even a bit more practical for actually putting stuff on/in.

I was rocking the vintage luggage over a decade ago, and I still use my collection of 30+ suitcases for storage. I have stacks four-deep as "end tables" by the couch and bed. Bottom ones work well for xmas decorations, photos, old receipts, and other stuff you don't need all the time. The top suitcase is the one I use to stash my laptop and cords, current bills and mail, stuff like that. The suitcases also work well under beds because they hide the clutter and keep dust off of seasonal clothes, extra blankets, etc. You can also use luggage tags to ID what is in each suitcase.

If you're not a fan of open shelves but like the look of the molds you could use hat boxes. They come in all different colors, sizes and have lids to hide the clutter.

The luggage can be made more accessible if you think of the suitcase as a drawer and put them on shelves in one of those rail bookcases that plagued homes in the 80's like the Albert bookcase from Ikea.

I thought they were bamboo steamers! They'd be lighter to fix to the wall, though not at strong as concrete.

i thought they were steamers as well, and i wish to continue to believe as such!

You can get concrete tubes at hardware stores. I like the idea of paying $7 for a concrete tube to make DIY shelves vs. paying $50+ for something ready made.

I'm still on the fence about the stacked suitcases. Two or three I can see, but more than that would take up too much space.

I adore the first picture! I like the open circles versus cube shelves though for sure.

I like the IDEA of the second picture, but I don't think it would be practical for my home.

Great suggestions!

I love the look (if not always the practicality) of stacked luggage, but the steamers / baskets on the wall just doesn't quite work for me. It gives a bit of a feeling of one of those videos where the walls turn into the floor and the perspectives all keep skewing... perhaps a little like drunk-perspective, with all the sobriety of keeping things tidy!

The stacked luggage is pretty goofy. A free standing piece of storage furniture, like an armoire would look nice and be way more functional, rather than suitcases.

Okay, so I’m not completely anti the suitcase stacking. It is ‘visual clutter’ as modernist1 said. But that works for some people. I do think photo 2 is a little over the top. Forget about a safety risk, but I would have to use the bottom suitcase as a time capsule, because I’d probably only open it every 20 years or so. But that’s just me and I’m super lazy!

I think the photo 3 is way more practical. In fact, if I could find a cute suit case (like a nice vintage Louis Vuitton) I’d put all my yarn in it. Currently my yarn has over taken my Bookcases and my books are homeless. It’s a sad sight.

I love the circular shelves, and will have to steal this idea for towels in the bathroom. I'm envisioning champagne bubbles.

I wouldn't display storage suitcases, but they might be great under beds. What I do use that are similar are sturdy tool boxes and tackle boxes occasionally sold very cheaply by hardware stores and sporting goods stores. Some have nice colors, and I conceal the store logos with artificial flowers. I've used them as sewing baskets, for crafts supplies, and as first aid kits!