15 Space-Saving Furniture Solutions for Small Spaces

Use a Murphy Sofa Bed

If your space is so small that you need help deciding whether to have a comfortable bed or entertainment space, look at Resource Furniture. This can be your go-to for transforming furniture pieces in every room of your home, like the Nuovoliola 10 Murphy Bed.

Hidden away in a cute little three-seat sofa, this queen-sized murphy bed disappears seamlessly into the decor and transforms with hardly any hassle. The shelf above the couch even transitions smoothly into the foot of the bed, offering additional nighttime storage without any extra attachments.

Decide on Art or Chairs

If you have more wall space than floor space, yet you still need extra seating whenever company comes, Studio Dror has just the thing for you. Created by ingenious designer Dror Benshetrit, the Pick Chair takes just a second and only one hand to morph from exquisite wall art to comfortable seating (and back to art).

If you appreciate Dror's designs, check out the rolling Tumi suitcase that expands by stages, ending up twice as large as its original size. In just a few snaps, you are back to a modestly-sized carry-on that is easy to store without taking up too much extra space in your home.

Get a DIY Loft Space

The great thing about an industrial loft space, even a small one, is the open floor plan that allows you to develop several options for furniture arrangement. If you have high ceilings, you may have an amazing amount of usable space overhead. With the Vancouver, Canada-based brand, Expand Furniture, you can monopolize that space with transformable space solutions. 

Take a look at the do-it-yourself loft space that offers more area in which to live and more floors on which to enjoy it. It may not turn your loft into a duplex, but you can add a home office, a bedroom, or even just extra storage space while helping to define and separate the rooms beneath. This innovation allows you to use more of your available vertical space.

Pullout a Desk or Bed

Even though transformable furniture pieces are perfectly suited for small-space living, you can still live in a small space to appreciate them fully. If you have to decide whether you can have an office or a bedroom with the right transformable pieces, you do not have to choose one.

Instead of pairing a bed with a sofa, the Majestic from Hiddenbed puts a queen-sized bed inside a classic-looking, secretary-style writing desk. Once the desk folds into a bed, the writing surface slips easily beneath, offering under-the-bed storage. Even more impressive, once you bring the bed down, you have a pair of valuable shelves that sit over the bed for holding any nighttime necessities. This innovation gives you twice the room in half the space.

Fold a Kitchen

Kitchen space is also at a premium in a small home. A hardly existent kitchen can make preparing a full-sized meal challenging. Goran Goci Bjelajac, a Helsinki, Finland-based designer, has developed an answer.

Goci offers the best of all worlds: a fully functioning kitchen that conveniently folds into a stylish-looking box that sits quietly in the corner until you need it again. This convertible culinary station features a refrigerator, oven, cooktop, and dishwasher. The expanded kitchen can also be placed into several different configurations, all taking up various amounts of space and returning to its original, space-saving box form.

Reveal A Secret Kitchen

Another incredibly clever kitchen option, the PIA Pop-Up Kitchen from Dizzconcept, is designed to give every appearance of a modern and stylish entertainment cabinet. It can even hold a television on a wall mount on the inlet at the front of the cabinet.

When its doors open to 90- or its entire 120-degree span, an astonishingly well-appointed kitchen is revealed to include a dishwasher, waste disposal cabinet, and integrated refrigerator, along with a fully integrated hood, LED lighting, electrical outlets, and an open shelf that can hold a freestanding microwave oven. The doors are 6 inches deep and can store dishes and utensils, bottles, and other cookware. The 6-foot-long countertop includes a sink, faucet, and stovetop.

Expand Nesting Bookshelves

Not every small space needs a miraculous solution. Sometimes, all you need is extra storage space. Unrivaled masters of elegant minimalism, Japanese designers have been meeting small space questions with innovative answers for years. A perfect example is the simple expanding bookshelf by the Japanese design company Nendo.

When open, the Nest Shelf grows from a collapsed size of about 2 feet to a fully extended length of just over 4 feet. There are also two other size adjustments, helping you meet your storage needs with minimal fuss.

Transform a Small Desk Into a Long Table

Another offering from Resource Furniture, the Goliath transforms from a small writing desk into a full dining table. Available in indoor and outdoor materials and sturdy, reflective glass construction, this 17.5-inch desk uses lightweight aluminum leaves to expand to just over 9 feet, with enough room to seat 10 guests comfortably.

Enlarge a Coffee Table for Dining

The Ozeta Studio designers in the United Kingdom have a series of transforming tables. The Mondial can switch from being a 9-inch tall coffee table to a 31-inch tall 6 to 8-person width-expanding dining table in a matter of minutes with a gas-powered mechanism. The tabletop and base materials are fully customizable from marbleized glass, white glass, and wood, including rolling wheels for maneuverability. This company delivers to the United States; expect steep delivery fees.

Get a Table That Grows With Your Needs

Based in Canada, Save Space Furniture is another company focused on turning coffee-type tables into dining tables. The Largenta table can rise to 30 inches tall and expand to about 77 inches long, seating eight people comfortably. It sits about 11 inches high and 47 inches long as a coffee table.

The Valento is smaller, about 67 inches long and 29 inches tall, while the Rio is the smallest of them, seating about six people. The tables come in different finishes, like white gloss, black gloss, and wood stains. Save Space Furniture regularly ships to the United States.

Relax in a Transforming Ottoman Bed

Sofas that convert into sleepers are nothing new; however, ottomans that convert into a bed are more revolutionary. Look at the Relax a Lounger line available in big-box and online stores throughout the United States. The Metro Otto-Kube ottomans-turned-sleepers are a budget-friendly option for the occasional house guest. When not in use as a bed, they convert into a simple ottoman in many colors—black, navy, brown, and green—to name a few.

Mount a Wall Desk

Consider a Latitude Run Andersonville Desk if you're looking for an occasional desk in a box that expands down from its picture frame set on the wall. The transformation couldn't be more straightforward than releasing a simple latch and folding out the desktop and its supporting end piece. It includes four open shelves and an attached bookcase to store office supplies, writing utensils, or display decorative items.

The desktop offers just enough space for a small lamp and laptop, accommodating about 20 pounds of items. The tabletop dimensions are 36 inches long by 22 inches wide and 26 inches tall. It's made of manufactured wood; it isn't the sturdiest construction but makes for an excellent sporadic-use item with several finishes.

Save Space With a Wall Bed With a Desk

Casa Design features Clei modular furniture with many space-saving options for desk beds, particularly the Adam Tavolo queen bed, a horizontally opening queen wall bed into a 5-foot-fold-down desk. Less than 13 inches deep when closed, it has two shelves above the bed that can be omitted to accommodate lower ceiling heights.

Hide a Three-in-One Bed, Bookcase, and Desk

The Compatto is a revolving decorative bookcase, queen size bed, and a 65-inch long table. It includes a 6-inch deep memory foam mattress. The table folds away, and the Murphy bed rotates 180 degrees while balancing books and items on the vertical shelf. The dinner or desktop table can seat four to six people. This high-quality Italian-made design frequently sells out. It has high-end finishes and a five-year warranty.

Unfold a Bookshelf Into a Table

Murphy Bed NYC offers a convertible bookshelf that turns into a table or wall desk. Although it's MDF with laminate, it's sturdy and durable. The table dimensions are 28 inches high by 50 inches long and 33 inches wide. When it's collapsed, it's only 9 inches deep. This transforming table comes in white, brown, and light wood colors. It delivers for free anywhere within the United States.