SMALL SPACE LIVING
COMPONENTS
SITTING
SLEEPING
Folding chairs can be easily stored away to free up floor space until extra seating is actually needed.
Especially for secondary chair needs for visitors, folding chairs are available in a very wide variety of materials and at all price levels.
Especially for secondary chair needs for visitors, folding chairs are available in a very wide variety of materials and at all price levels.
Table surface can be stand-alone (folding versions can be stored when not needed), or a countertop of a storage unit or desk.
Round folding table can be rolled into position. All folding tables can be easily stored away when not in use.
Flip-up table surface hides clutter when not in use.
Round folding table can be rolled into position. All folding tables can be easily stored away when not in use.
Flip-up table surface hides clutter when not in use.
It's useful to conceptualize basic categories of domestic activities: sitting, sleeping, working sitting at a table or working standing at a counter.
These categories will help define required furniture and what consolidations and compromises could be made to meet a person's individual needs.
Folding or collapsing furniture has the benefit of freeing up floor space when not in use.
These categories will help define required furniture and what consolidations and compromises could be made to meet a person's individual needs.
Folding or collapsing furniture has the benefit of freeing up floor space when not in use.
BEDDING
CABINETS, DRAWERS, SHELVES (BINS)
A host of sizes, styles and costs are available for storage units that organize and conceal or display the things in our lives.
From the classis two door armoire to built-in storage walls, the common denominators are open shelves, doors, and drawers. How you use them is up to tradition (or not) and you!
From the classis two door armoire to built-in storage walls, the common denominators are open shelves, doors, and drawers. How you use them is up to tradition (or not) and you!
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Stacking Bins (Baskets?)
Used mostly for bulk items like food ingredients and pet food, bins can also serve as great organizers for out-of-sight clothing, hobby items, etc.
Used mostly for bulk items like food ingredients and pet food, bins can also serve as great organizers for out-of-sight clothing, hobby items, etc.
USING TINY VERTICAL SPACE
HOOKS AND PEGS
Used judiciously hooks and pegs can reclaim otherwise unused space.
Shaker pegs are used to store chairs and other household items until needed.
Hooks can be whimsical or classically utilitarian and can be mounted virtually anywhere. A coat rack is a free-standing collection of hooks.
Shaker pegs are used to store chairs and other household items until needed.
Hooks can be whimsical or classically utilitarian and can be mounted virtually anywhere. A coat rack is a free-standing collection of hooks.
CHAIRS
TABLES (DESKS,COUNTERS)
HORIZONTAL SURFACES
(FOR WORK OR PLAY)
(FOR WORK OR PLAY)
Sleeping requirements need not overwhelm living space.
A simple but firm foam mattress (12 to 15 cm thick) can be stored upright during the day in a closet or next to an armoire or shelving unit (or the classic Murphey bed can be used).
Futon chairs and sofas double as beds. =>
Captains beds offer storage under the matress.
<= Trundle beds offer multiple beds with a small daytime footprint.
A simple but firm foam mattress (12 to 15 cm thick) can be stored upright during the day in a closet or next to an armoire or shelving unit (or the classic Murphey bed can be used).
Futon chairs and sofas double as beds. =>
Captains beds offer storage under the matress.
<= Trundle beds offer multiple beds with a small daytime footprint.
Outlier
STORAGE
Wheeled units add versatility. =>