In reply to James Malloch:
2 foot of space sounds like a very high bed?
Much though I hate suggesting it.. IKEA may be your friend here. Some of the bits of modular living room or bedroom furniture might be the right sort of size. Have a look at 'STUVA' - the childrens bedroom range. Theres what they call a 'storage bench' that's effectively a box with a single big pull out drawer. That's 50cm high. Some of those might work.... you could possibly even use the carcass and fit a nicer wooden front to it if you wanted to hide it/make it blend in better. The drawer unit from same range is 64cm high ... and comes in either 2, 3 or 4 drawer format. If too high, again you might be able to butcher it down to a useful height perhaps as all you will actually see from outside is the drawer fronts?