Home and apartment sizes are shrinking as small space living becomes a mandatory transition for many people. Stores like IKEA are offering full set-ups to maximize cramped spaces, and showcase displays that highlight the best ways to maximize every inch of floor and wall surface.
IKEA isn’t the only retailer capitalizing on this; the Swedish store is one of many furniture and home decor retailers who realize people are desperate for aesthetically appealing, practical home solutions.
People don’t want to feel like they’re downgrading, and with the beautiful options available, such as those highlighted in the gallery, they won’t have to. This cluster includes innovations ranging from ceiling-mounted beds to fake wall decals to mimic the chandelier or dog you simply don’t have room for.
An increasing amount of transforming furniture has hit the market, showing a common consumer desire for functionality as well as elements of form. The public urban bench featured converts so the homeless… [More]
Kitchens
The motivation behind designer’s Philippe Malouin’s The Unit is the fact that the average European flat ranges from 30 to 50 square meters. Since space has become a luxury, the furniture must be ultra… [More]
This is the perfect kitchen solution for small apartments or dorm rooms. The Minikitchen by Boffi is a re-issue of the visionary 1966 Minikitchen design by Joe Colombo: a mobile kitchen block of only half… [More]
Why bother with a traditional kitchen when you can ‘hip up’ your loft with a revolving circular kitchen? The Original Circle Kitchen is an award winning kitchen design from CC Concepts in New Zealand.… [More]
Bulthaup has created the b2, an open and mobile kitchen that can reflects the systematic observation of lifestyle and food in the world. According to DeZeen Design Magazine, its design is based on the… [More]
Tired of unloading the dishwasher when the dishes are clean? A totally new dishwasher concept designed by Marie-Christine Lacasse and Marie Claude Savard, and unveiled at the University of Quebec in Montreal… [More]
If you’ve mentally mapped out your futuristic dream kitchen, the Diamantine is a must-have to add to your list. The wall-mounted kettle was designed specifically for small-space living, eliminating the… [More]
The THOUT UtiliTILE is a storage unit for your utensils. Instead of storing your spoons, folks and knives in a drawer, you can hurl them as you would a dart or a knife into this mounted tile on your wall.… [More]
Bathrooms
The newest and most innovative washing machine is now here. Sevin Coskun developed the WashUP concept that positioned a washing machine on top of your toilet. The water that’s used to clean your clothes… [More]
I always wonder why space saving designs are so expensive. If I had enough money to pay $20,000 for a space saving bathroom, I would get a place with a bigger bathroom space… That aside, the Vertebrae… [More]
The Bench Toilet solves a problem for the cozy bathroom. By designing a toilet that has a sliding cover to create a bench, it provides a vanity seat and a storage unite. Troy Adams designed the bench for… [More]
This is totally up my alley! I love reading books, and even though I am a guy, I must admit that I enjoy long hot bubble baths. So, the Biblio free-standing bathtub by Antonio Lupi is perfect for me. Made… [More]
Tables and Chairs
Traveling designers and students with limited space know the importance of a handy design table. Cutting on bedroom carpet floors, tiled kitchen surfaces and back-ache inducing low tables is not a particularly… [More]
Small space dwellers sometimes space out over not having enough space. Follow? That’s why this piece of furniture is particularly intriguing. The Pivot Table takes up a relatively small space, but has… [More]
David Andrew Bottom conceived the Rox bench in accord with the minimalist movement in furniture design. When not in use, the Rox becomes a fully collapsible storage unit that can safely and securely store… [More]
The Easy Chair is a direct response to the space-saving and simplistic ideals of modern living. The collapsible table and two chair set promotes the latest urban living trends for people who want more… [More]
This is a piece of furniture that can be three different things, a series of chairs for a family of four whose members are of neatly descending height, a nifty shelving unit with built in coat rack or… [More]
The incredible Hanging Chairs collection, designed by Nick Rawcliffe for Raw Studio, is made from sustainable materials using simple manufacturing processes. The collection is ultra cool and has three… [More]
Paper Softseating is a series of products by Molo design made entirely from kraft paper, utilizing a flexible honeycomb structure to fan open into stools, benches and loungers. Each of the sizes and types… [More]
Hanger Chairs
This highly-practical piece of furniture, designed by Hyuh-Jin Lee & Hyeroung Choen, doubles as a chair and hanger, a design concept that can come in very handy in cafes and restaurants. The hanger can… [More]
The Hanger Chair is based on one of our ultimate storage systems: the hanger. Perfect in small living spaces, this hybrid chair by designer Phillipe Malouin serves as seating and when not in use, they… [More]
The Coathander Chair by Jörg Gätjens capitalizes on the growing demand for small-space living designs. I have to get me one of these! It’s a chair, valet and bedside table. There’s a box underneath… [More]
Compact Decor
Do your pyromaniac tendencies leave you wanting more of a blaze than the flames emitted by a candle? There seems to be a trend in table top fireplaces which offer dramatic ambiance in a compact size. This… [More]
Designed for living spaces without proper burning ventilation, Safretti’s offers this line of wall-mounted fireplaces. The Safretti Gaya Wall-Mounted Fireplace is the type of design you image will adorn… [More]
In our material world, surely there are a lot of things you wish you had, but can’t afford, or perhaps don’t have room for in your home. To solve that problem, there’s the *can’t have it? stick it* decals,… [More]
When you have a really big, empty wall space and limited seating, buroJET of The Netherlands has the ideal design for you. What at first appears to be modern art are actually pieces of furniture that… [More]
Storage
Takeshi Miyakawa’s unique Fractal 23 design utilizes each and every inch of a cube by having a whopping 23 functional drawers. Suddenly that abstract and minimalistic-looking cube becomes much more exciting!… [More]
Interior designers are increasignly looking at stairs for a multi-function creative space saving design. Joining the “Library Staircase” we featured a while back is this eco-friendly stairs design that… [More]
Who says taking the stairs has to be boring? These staircases not only help you access additional floors of your living space, but they can actually be design center pieces within the architectural structures… [More]
Young upcoming British designer Giles Wilson-Copp anticipated consumers’ needs perfectly when he created the SmartSide Board. Perfect for people who have small apartments but still crave design, the… [More]
The PLoP! is a storage shelving solution designed by Joyce Hong that is extremely flexible and ultra portable. With a weight of 1.8kg, you can actually carry it with you onto public transportation if you… [More]
Bedroom
As more people than ever are moving to the cities, they’re having to deal with small space living. If you keep your mind open to creativity, you can come up with some really ingenious uses of space. French… [More]
The Tiefschlaf Bed is great to have for guests or small rooms. The design reduces the volume to a minimal by eliminating the need for sides or a slatted frame. When not in use, the pieces can be easily… [More]
Recently showcased at Milan Design Week 2008, the Forever Blanket by BCXSY is a pillow, mattress and blanket, all in one design. The Forever Blanket is fashioned after the Möbius strip with its continuous… [More]
The incredible Delta bed by designer Nicola Bern is currently being shown at Salone Del Mobile 2008. According to the designer, the bed utilizes fiberglass reinforced plastic tubes that can be telescoped… [More]
This wonderfully designed foldable crib is made from strong 100% cotton and beech wood frame. The crib is perfectly baby-friendly, space-saving and ever practical for use anywhere in or outside the house.… [More]
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17 Transformer Furniture Designs + Public Urban Furniture (SUPER GALLERY)
All in One Furniture - The Unit Has A Kitchen, Table, Fridge & Bathtub
Kitchens in Boxes - MiniKitchen by Boffi (GALLERY)
Revolving Circular Kitchens
Mobile Kitchens - B2 by Bulthaup (GALLERY)
Mural Dishwashers - Horizontal Design Hangs On Wall (GALLERY)
Wall-Mounted Kettles - Diamantine (GALLERY)
Utensil Dart Boards - Thout UtiliTile
Washing Machine Toilets - WashUp (GALLERY)
$20K Space Saving Bathrooms - Vertebrae Vertical Bathroom (VIDEO)
The Bench Toilet - Troy Adams Luxury Loo
Nerd Luxury - BathTub with Book Storage (GALLERY)
Table in a Suitcase - Portable Cardboard Table (GALLERY)
Furniture For Small Space Living - The Pivot Table (GALLERY)
Collapsible Table Boxes - The Rox (GALLERY)
Collapsible Table & Chairs - The Easy Chair
Convertible Chair Shelves - Power Chair (GALLERY)
Suspended Pod Furniture - Hanging Chairs Collection (GALLERY)
Paper Softseating - Foldable Paper Furniture
2 in 1 Furniture - Chair With Built-in Hanger
Hanger Chair - Hang Your Clothes or Seat Your Guests (GALLERY)
Coathanger Chairs - Jörg Gätjens Saves Space in Style
Table Top Fireplaces - ‘Apoll’ Candle Alternative
Futuristic Fireplace - Gaya Flaming Mouth (GALLERY)
Small Space Living Wall Decals - Can’t Have It, Stick It (GALLERY)
Furniture as Wall Art - burJET Fold-Out Picture Seating (GALLERY)
Secret Drawer Cubes - Fractal 23
Green Creative Interior Design - Alternating Tread Bookcase Stair (GALLERY)
Stair Steps - DIY Storage Staircase (GALLERY)
Convertible & Compact Saves Space, Adds Design - The SmartSide Board
Collapsible Extension Shelves - The PLoP! (GALLERY)
Beds on Ceilings - Bedup by Decadrages (GALLERY)
Stacking Furniture To Save Space - The Tiefschlaf Bed (GALLERY)
3 in 1 Designs - Forever Blanket is Also Pillow & Mattress (GALLERY)
Adjustable & Collapsible Bed - The Delta Bed (GALLERY)
Foldable Crib
Favorited by Bianca Bartz on Aug 7, 08
