I don't have storage issues as I tend to give my quilts away. But I do have space above my cabinets. Because I hate the annual chore of scrubbing up there, I covered the tops with waxed paper (not my original idea -- I saw it online somewhere) and just replace it once a year. There are some places it doesn't cover, like the very front edge, but scrubbing that is nothing compared to having to do the entire top.