It’s incredible how much you can find on the Internet by typing in “space-saving furniture.”  Some of it, granted, is the size equivalent of greenwashing - big companies put out a sofa that’s 6 inches shorter than the norm, and it’s suddenly a space saver.  But most of what one finds is truly innovative, and usually pretty easy on the eyes, too.  A friend pointed me toward Resource Furniture, a company out of NYC that has some great space-saving furniture, like this sofabed:

And this very cool Murphy bed:

Granted, the dramatic change is probably effected as much by the lighting as by the sofa-to-bed transformation, but still - it makes you realize how versatile one room can be, if you’re willing to break out of the conventional.  Of course, you’d never have to use just one room for everything at Mixson, but something like this could be great for an extra bedroom.  It could go from study or playroom to guest room in a minute or two.

If you’ve seen Mixson’s staged home, you’ll know that our designer used her small-space know-how and found us a couple of nice transforming pieces too, like the daybed that folds out into a double, and a desk that can be folded up when not in use:

Finally, Crate and Barrel has some great “leaning” bamboo furniture here.

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on August 28th, 2008