Your home will feel more capacious and be more accommodating when you incorporate a few double-duty pieces of furniture that are not only geared toward taking up the smallest footprint possible, but also designed to morph into a “second” piece of furniture that performs an additional function. Less dramatic conversions might include a bookcase that functions as a room divider, left, or a drop-leaf or gate-leg table that opens to accommodate additional guests (or yields added working surface in a cramped kitchen), or below right, a multi-functional storage bench and the like. ![]() Similarly, manufactures have found magical ways to transform an item to function in dual modes, miraculously serving two masters: A mirror hanging on the wall becomes a table (yes!), or a chair becomes a step ladder. And it is no surprise that many urbanites buy beds that incorporate storage into their design, like this storage bed from Ikea. It is no wonder that furniture manufacturers sell many more sleep sofas in urban areas than in the suburbs. If only we could store things in the cloud the way our electronic devices allow us to “dump” thousands of pictures in the ether. One of Murphy’s Laws accurately predicts that your “stuff” always manages to expand to fill exactly the space you have-and then some. The “Tip Over Mirror-Table” by Porada.Īnyone living in a space-challenged home is always in need of just one more closet, an “extra” garage, secret loft storage, or any other way to add to space. ![]() Open Sesame: Magical and stylish dual purpose, space saving furniture for space challenged apartments.Ī mirror turns into a folding dining table.
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