Storage cabinets are the need of every hospital. From small P.H.C. to specially equipped hospitals. This is one kind of small storage that is given to a patient to keep his belongings, medicines, food, etc. The current design of the storage unit doesn’t allow the user to keep all the required things. There are many problems related to the current design, like space, usability, accessibility, visibility, cleaning, and maintenance problems. Also, there are some more problems related to material, manufacturing, and transportation. From the last many years, there has been a typical image of this ‘Bedside storage cabinet' that hasn’t been subjected to any change due to considering it as secondary furniture and a lack of change in design approach towards this product. As we know, the big hospitals can afford to take imported hospital furniture, whereas the small hospitals are using the same old design, which is absurd to the user. But the study shows even the imported furniture does not seem to fulfil the requirements of the user. The design of a bedside storage unit for a general hospital, with the help of a different design approach by knowing the user. The targeted users were the patient, visitors, attendant, doctor, nurse, and other hospital staff. The requirements and problems related to them were understood with the help of a user survey in the general hospital. The survey included observing the user, the handling, the storage requirements, the volumetric study, the duration of the patient's stay, and the usage of the cabinet.