7 Pieces Of Furniture Guaranteed To Fit In Your Small Flat

Unless you live a life akin to that of a Buddhist monk, own few possessions and therefore have little need for storage, space-challenged, city-living often poses several problems. First, there’s all your stuff. And then of course, you need furniture to put the stuff on/in. And then there’s getting the furniture up three flights of stairs (Ross barking ‘pivot!’ at Chandler in that episode of Friends, anyone?)If you’re handy with the power drill and fancy crafting some in-built solutions, well, bully for you. For the rest of us living in, erm, cosy — oh all right, who are we kidding — shoeboxes, there’s not a huge amount out there that will realistically work well and look good. Thankfully, some of the furniture designers out there have spared a thought for small space dwellers…At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by us. All product details reflect the price and availability at the time of publication. If you buy or click on something we link to on our site, we may earn a commission.Mustard Made The Skinny, £289Mustard Made designs with small spaces lacking in storage options in mind. Their metal locker-style furniture is lightweight and easy to build, even if you don't have any DIY skills (or tools — you just need a screwdriver for attaching the handles). Plus, they're pretty to look at, available in a rainbow range of pretty pastels and bright, bold shades. Our top pick for extra small spaces is The Skinny single locker, which is surprisingly spacious, offering deep shelves and a short rod for hanging up clothes. Slide it into those tricky-to-fill spaces in between door frames or forgotten corners.Mustard Made The Skinny in Poppy, $, available at Mustard MadeVASAGLE Hallway Tree With Shoe Storage, £59.99 £47.99An often-neglected zone of the home, hallways are the trickiest area to furnish at the best of times. Carve out an area in a narrow hall for essential coats, shoes and bags with VASAGLE's hall tree and tripping over your partner's Doc Martins every time you walk through the door will be a thing of the past.VASAGLE Hallway Tree With Shoe Storage, $, available at AmazonHYGRAD BUILT TO SURVIVE Slim Console Table, £52.99At just 25cm deep, you’d barely notice this narrow console was even there if it wasn’t for your amazing terrarium collection and artfully styled vintage knick-knacks. It makes a good choice for adding interest to bare walls where there isn’t space to put much else — try it in your bedroom, living rooms or hallway, or even behind a sofa if you can't fit in a full coffee table.HYGRAD BUILT TO SURVIVE Slim Console Table, $, available at AmazonHabitat Heath Oak Veneer 4 Seater Folding Table, £300 £199For living spaces that have to be multi-functional, look to Habitat’s Heath Folding Oak Table. Created by the in-house design team, it can’t be beaten for style and simplicity. It folds out from a desk to a four-seater dining table in an instant, without faffing around with extension inserts. Hey-presto. Habitat Heath Oak Veneer 4 Seater Folding Table, $, available at HabitatTigamoon Twig Right Solid Walnut Column, £429No bathroom storage space? No problem. The wall-mounted Twig Column is as aesthetically pleasing as it is handy, doubling up as both mirror and shelving unit.Tigamoon Right Solid Walnut Column, $, available at TigamoonOur House 110cm Double Shelf Clothes Rail, £40 £38Wardrobes can look cumbersome and overbearing in small bedrooms, so clothes rails are a great alternative to give the illusion of more space and light. Be warned, this look only works if you can streamline your apparel — time for a clothes audit, perhaps.Our House 110cm Double Shelf Clothes Rail, $, available at La RedouteURBNLIVING Urban Industrial Rustic Home Office Ladder Desk, £49.99Is it a shelf? Is it a desk? Well, it’s both — perfect for your bedroom that also had to double up as living room and home office.URBNLIVING Urban Industrial Rustic Home Office Ladder Desk, $, available at AmazonThe saviour of small spaces, Ikea’s PS corner cabinet makes use of wasted corners with its three-shelf interior and cute display shelf on top. The cabinet can also be wall-mounted without its legs so even more space is freed-up – stack a few units together to make the most of high-ceilinged rooms. £65, Ikea.The 'Hackney' sofa from Wrong for Hay may look like a regular sofa, but it has a secret. Its arms and back are all one piece that can be folded out and detached for easy transportation, so tight door angles and stairs won’t stand in its way. Possibly one of the only upholstered flat-pack sofas around, it comes in three or two-seater sizes and is as luxuriously comfortable as it is elegant to look at. No pivoting necessary. £2,109, Clippings.Nobody has a spare room in London, fact. Made.com’s Yoko sofa bed combines clean Scandi lines with practical dual function anyway, so who needs one? Flip the back down, and you’ve got

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7 Pieces Of Furniture Guaranteed To Fit In Your Small Flat

Unless you live a life akin to that of a Buddhist monk, own few possessions and therefore have little need for storage, space-challenged, city-living often poses several problems. First, there’s all your stuff. And then of course, you need furniture to put the stuff on/in. And then there’s getting the furniture up three flights of stairs (Ross barking ‘pivot!’ at Chandler in that episode of Friends, anyone?)

If you’re handy with the power drill and fancy crafting some in-built solutions, well, bully for you. For the rest of us living in, erm, cosy — oh all right, who are we kidding — shoeboxes, there’s not a huge amount out there that will realistically work well and look good. Thankfully, some of the furniture designers out there have spared a thought for small space dwellers…

At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by us. All product details reflect the price and availability at the time of publication. If you buy or click on something we link to on our site, we may earn a commission.