Getting the Most of our Square Footage

We all wish we have all the money to buy a home here in the city that have enough living space. However we have to pay for square footage and it is not cheap! For people on a budget like me, we now have a choice of having enough space by living in the suburbs or staying in a smaller place in the city. If you want to enjoy the amenities and have less travel time, living in the city is the choice. If you are living in a studio or using or living room as a guest room, or a guest room doubles as your study, you don't have to live in a cramp space, the answer is multifunctional furniture and clever storage solutions.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Clip Table

Do you mainly used your coffee table as a foot rest after a long day of work? Or maybe you just need to put your coffee, hot chocolate or reading material somewhere else without standing up. Take a look at clip tables. Simply clip the sturdy side table to your armchair with the two secure, spring-loaded hinged flaps and you don't need to get up when you're relaxing. The protective lip keeps items securely in place. What's more, it folds flat for storage so you can keep it under the sofa when not in used.


Photo table


Most people share pictures through photo sharing sites or in social networking these days. However there are still some that are sentimental enough to display those pictures of special moments at home. The
Portable/Foldable Solid Wood Photo Frame Table is a practical way to display your special memories with loved ones. It holds nine of your favorite photos safely under glass. The portable table goes anywhere you need it; fold it for storage when not in use and your photos remain on display. It's easy to swap out one or all the photos since each picture has its own "frame" that is accessible from the back.






Console bar

Want a functional console that looks great in dining areas, dens or finished basements? Try the console bar.  This contemporary Hide-A-Bar has a sliding tabletop that opens to reveal a granite work surface and removable ice sink. For storage, there are two single-shelf end cabinets and smaller central door cabinets as well as two-tiered nesting drawers that can hold up to 36 bottles of wine. Inside you'll also find a wooden stemware rack to safely store your glasses. It also has fixed bottle opener with removable bottle cap catch basket and attached towel bar.



Pub table

Do you enjoy playing chess, checkers or backgammon with family and friends? The following pub table   will be great in your living room, home bar or game room.

The unique tabletop is removable and reversible with a chessboard pattern on one side and an appealing wood grain pattern on the other. Underneath the tabletop there is a built-in upholstered backgammon board and four pull-out drawers for beverages or snacks. Inside the table column you'll find a large storage area divided by two shelves for game accessories, card decks, strategy guides, rulebooks, etc. There are also 4 full-extension drawers with removable sandstone coasters.


Multiangle Chair

If you want to be comfortable more than the rug or carpet can offer Why not try the Multiangle chair? Its internal metal locking mechanism lets you choose from five comfortable positions - from fully reclined to upright.  So if you want soft seating for floor activities like games, reading and watching TV but want back support than a simple cushion offers, this is an alternative.  


 


Swivel Photo Side Table

Want another place to showcase your photos? Why not try the unique Swivel Photo Table? You can display your photos as well as have a nice wood end table that you'll use every day. It holds eight 5" by 7"photos as well as two shelves of your books or reading material. 





Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Multifunctional Children's Furniture

Children things seems to take over our space so it is great that there are furniture that serves dual purpose, decreasing the need to have more children furniture.

Having the Flip-Open Sofa Bed - Dora, a kid-sized sofa flips open into a lounger is great. My daughter loves taking a nap on this sofa bed. Since she is very independent she loves flipping it open to turn it into a bed and folding it back to turn into her sofa the rest of the time.











Another unique multifunctional children's furniture that has multiple positions and uses is WeeCANDU 5 in 1 - Multi-Use Child's Furniture
. It has four sides but five positions. Your child can use it as a desk, a game table or a bench seat, step stool, 2-level kiddie desk, foot ottoman or a book-mag rack. Aside from that it is adjustable for slant desk or art easel.






































Thursday, October 13, 2011

Multi-Purpose Desk

Space is at premium these days and budget need to be stretched to our numerous needs so choosing multipurpose desk whether at home, school or the work place is a wise decision. Spectrum's eFPM Multi-Purspose Desk can be a computer table when the room is being used as a computer lab and an ordinary desk during lecture. The computer monitor compartment can be retracted underneath the table with a push of a button when not needed.

Multifunctional Bookcase

Are you looking for ways to hide your TV? Do you want to utilize the floor space that your TV occupied for extra storage space. Try Reversica's Gyre hidden TV and bookcase. You will have a TV cabinet when you're watching a TV and a  bookcase when you're not watching one.

Hidden Door

Want to hide a door to your unfinished basement or the utility room or want to utilize the laundry room's door as an extra open storage space? Try a Hyde hidden door from Reversica. Your guest will just see  a bookcase but will not realize that behind is a hidden door.

Terminal Work Station

If you don't entertain a lot or only entertain during holidays one way of utilizing the dining room is use it as a home office when you're not entertaining. Aside from using armoires to hide your files you can also use a table that hide the ugly sight of cables and yet have accessible plug-in sockets to double as your dining table. Just throw a table cover on top put a tray on the center and nobody would know its primary function in your house. The OFM Terminal/Workstation fits this description. It's wide enough at 48" X 48". 

Portable Indoor Sink

Do you paint as a hobby and wanted a sink but live in a coop apartment so installing a sink or doing plumbing is out of the question? Or do you just want a rolling sink that you can roll from different areas of the house without  doing the plumbing work associated with installing a sink? Well try the Premier Portable Hand-Washing Station It is an adult hot and cold portable hand washing station. It is a locking cabinet, has front locking swivel casters. It also shipped fully assembled.

If you want portable hand washing station for your kids try the rolling Stevens Industries Elementary Sink. The two locking doors allows you to securely store items under the sink. It has a hand pump faucet that requires no electricity for operation. It has heavy duty swivel casters for mobility and built in paper towel spindle spindle as well as trash chute.


Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Interactive Table

Maybe you will think that nothing would beat fine dining with waiters ready to serve you. However that is in a perfect world, the reality is you have to wait for a while until available waiters can take your orders. Fortunately technology is here to make our lives easier. There is a restaurant Inamo with interactive ordering system. They have interactive menu projected directed onto the table.You can select your dishes by tapping at the photographs of dishes that you like and the order will be electronically transmitted to the kitchen. What's more, you'll be able to watch the chefs at work, view a map of the neighborhood or play games while waiting for your order. When you're done with your meal the table will show you your bill and can even call a taxi for you.


Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Folding Hammock

Want to gently go to sleep in a Folding Hammock with Carrying Bag? You can relax your muscles in your terrace, patio or even in the beach. When you need to use your terrace for exercise or entertaining you can simply fold it and store it in the carrying bag. You can also take the High-Grade Foldable Hammock with you, on the beach or for camping! This portable folding hammock weighs only 20lbs. but can support a 400lb. load! It is very useful and relaxing to have in the office, in the family room, at a picnic. Give yourself the time to relax and enjoy a moment of peace.  It is easy to adjust every aspect and section of this hammock with the Hamax Tension System. The hammock end is very strong and durable, thanks to the two hi-grade Japanese bearings which allow the hammock to swing effortlessly for as long as you need. The frame for the hammock can be adjusted for everyone in the family, from children to adults.

Hidden Outdoor Sink

Do you love gardening? Do you want a handy outdoor sink but is concerned that it would attract mosquitos or have mold when exposed to the elements? Why not have the Water Station? This clever outdoor sink is perfect for cleaning garden tools, rinsing freshly picked vegetables, repotting plants, and washing your hands after working out in the yard. Half of the Water Station's work surface slides open to reveal a deep sink with lift-up/fold-down faucet, built-in soap dish, and drain stopper. This outdoor garden sink also includes a built-in hose reel underneath, plus a 40' hose, 4' hose, and "Y" connector.

Rolling Outdoor Sink

Want to have a rolling outdoor food prep station that also have a fold-way sink with faucet that can be hooked up to a garden hose? The convenient Deluxe Outdoor Food Prep Station will let you have all your grilling ingredients and accessories right at hand. It has a fold-out 6-ft. work surface, plus 2 prep/serve trays and 1 divided condiment tray for your foods. A large space underneath holds charcoal and grill accessories. And that's not all! This barbecue station also comes with a removable cutting board, paper towel holder, drink holders, and a garbage bag holder. Two wheels make it easy to move the Deluxe Outdoor Food Prep Station wherever you want it. It also has a double-wall construction to help keep food warm or cold.



    Thursday, April 28, 2011

    Computer Furniture

    If your living room, dining room or bedroom doubles as your home office it helps to get furniture that conceals your office equipment and computer peripherals. It is easier to use a room for different purposes  by keeping things hidden away while not in use.  Get a computer cabinet and none would know it was even there once the cabinet doors are closed.


    The Abbey Oak Laptop Cabinet has spacious storage for holding your laptop computer behind drop-lid work surface. It also has adjustable shelf behind lower doors.


     The full upper shelf provides additional storage.
    If you'd rather not have anything to do with drop down work surfaces, and want more storage, try the Homestead Compact Office Cabinet and Hutch. It includes file drawer that accommodates letter or legal size files. The file drawer accomodates letter or legal size files. It also has a keyboard with ball bearing drawer guides that fully extend and a printer shelf CPU compartment - with one adjustable shelf,  as well as a small storage drawer.  The hutch has three wire management holes, 2 small three slotted pigeon hole organizers, and three slot letter organizer-slots.


    If you want more storage space in your computer armoire, or want a more horizontal spread of storage space so everything would be within reach, try the Chocolate Patina Computer Armoire. It ship fully assembled. The bifold doors open to a spacious monitor compartment with adjustable shelf and a  pullout tray with upper work/writing surface and lower keyboard/mouse platform.It has  compartments for tower CPU and printer/media.The storage cabinet has adjustable shelf and measures. Below it is a drawer with pencil tray and utility drawer with adjustable dividers. It also has a file drawer  plus cable accessible throughout.



    If you don't have enough floor space for an laptop cabinet, a hutch or a computer armoire, try the ATLANTIC METAL Wall-Mount Laptop Computer Cabinet. It keeps laptop completely secure when not in use. The sturdy 20-gauge steel unit includes an electronic coded lock that can be programmed to have one user and one administrator. The fold-down door has a rubber pad and security strap. It also includes cell phone and camera holders.


    Stylish File Cabinet

    Are you tired of clutter? Are you frustrated of spending hours to look for one document ? Why not organized your important documents, bills and other stuff in the Home Office File Cabinet? It has two storage drawers and a file drawer. This gorgeous item will be essential part of your home office and can blend easily with other home furniture if your living room doubles as your home office. It will make your home office feel warm and inviting rather than industrial and clunky. Despite the rise in the electronic data keeping systems there are still important documents that you need to keep like the deed to the house, sign contracts and bills that need to be paid. A regular space for keeping important objects and documents makes it easier for you to locate them when the need to remember them arises.

      If a black or a white finish would fit better with your decor try the Oxford File Cabinet With Pull out Shelf. It has two spacious file drawers that will hold all of your important documents and a pull-out shelf that is perfect for when you need more desk space. With its clean-lined design, you can be sure that it will blend easily with your home office. The file drawers easily adjust to fit letter- and legal-size papers.

      Compact Office Cabinet

      If your using one corner of your living room or dining room as an office it would help if you have the Bedford Compact Office Cabinet that is available in White or Ebony Finish.  It has brushed nickel finish hardware, framed doors, base molding and adjustable shelf. There are full extension drawer glides on the keyboard / laptop tray, file drawer, printer shelf.  The Bedford Compact Office Cabinet provides easy access and extra work space. Its file cabinet accommodates legal and letter size. It has convenient wire management openings. The CPU tower storage is no problem for desktop users when removing the adjustable shelf. The full wrap around double hinged doors fold all the way back on sides so they won't be on your way when your using it.


      If warm oak would fit with your color scheme better, try the Homestead Compact Office Cabinet. It has a file drawer that accommodates letter or legal size files. It also has a keyboard with ball bearing drawer guides that fully extends. It accommodates  a printer and also has a CPU compartment.