I buy by the bale and keep my hay in a wooden blanket box. I’ve got the box outside because I my husband is allergic to hay but it works nicely and it looks good

I bought one second hand and drilled a couple of holes in the sides and back that I put little vent covers on so that it could breathe, and I also put a seal around the lid to stop various insect life getting in. It’s easily a solution that could be kept inside because it’s just a piece of furniture and you can put stuff on it when you’re not using it (or use it as a seat if it’s sturdy enough).

Edit: Just read you don’t want something that take up a lot of space… I have no idea in that case Maybe a giant under bed storage bin?

Personally, I store a bale of hay in two large trash cans on my deck. This method probably wouldn’t be great if you live in a humid place as you don’t want the sealed hay to get moldy.
The local rescue uses a deck box to store hay. You could probably get a nice looking one of those.

And yes, I remember your hay closet. Good times.

i get the 50lb boxes and just slide it under the overhang of the kitchen island, i keep an empty litterbox in the hay box which i fill and then walk over to transfer to the individual litterboxes

I have 2 storage benches I use as banquets in the kitchen either side of the table.

That is a beautiful storage bench, Roberta! So pretty AND practical!

I’m sorry to say I store my bulk hay in an ugly, thick, blue plastic sack that is open so humidity won’t get caught inside. It’s practical, but ugly, so I’m not recommending it. I normally don’t buy hay in bulk, but it was a one-time offer of some really, really good hay so I couldn’t not buy it.

Tell your parents you need a new bed! 

I keep mine in a plastic storage chest like you see for patios or garden. Or in my car boot if Im lazy. The box is in my shed & I fill up a linen hamper so I have some in the house. 

Lol! Jersey sometimes I leave mine in the car boot too long but then every time I get in the car I start sneezing because of how hay-infused the whole care gets

Oh bummer! Hayfever? I love the smell. So sweet. My nephew thought my car smelled like tea last time he got in. I have since taken it to my storage box though.
What type of hay do you get?

I love the smell of hay too, it just causes allergies sometimes. I usually get meadow hay, but the quality tends to vary a lot so I only buy it when it’s nice and grassy/stalky. Sometimes it can have a lot of clover or lucerne in it. When it’s not great I tend to get oaten instead (although then I have to pick the oat seed heads out, I don’t like feeding them).

Hi Everyone   This will be my second ‘out of the blue’ post. I really should introduce myself and my Buns properly. Anyway I just wanted to share my hay storage solution as well.

 Here is the upright bale half used with Baxter on top.

 Baxter’s old pen (he is free range now) with an almost full hay bale in the rack. The whole thing is built out of cheap kiln dried pine and has wheels. It was pretty easy to make with minimal tools (hand saw and power drill) and almost zero carpentry skills. The hay bag is just cheap cotton from the fabric store which didn’t take long to sew.

Little Binky Feet, that looks really nice! Bun seems to approve too =)

Moxie, Look!

Tis for men and women. Or there are 2 versions. idk

Found a perume oil called Hay Ride also. 

But really, if you’re going to store a whole bale in your room, you could just roll in that everyday to get a light fragrance.

I mean my bunnies do it and they typically smell pretty nice….so….