Living the small space lifestyle is an ongoing battle of trying to do more with the less. Sometimes, after an exhaustive search, we strike the furniture jackpot with a piece that epitomizes our spacial, stylistic, and budgetary trifecta. But just because these home buys are a rarity, doesn’t mean that there aren’t multiple viable options out there…It’s a matter of finding the time to hunt them down.
If turning small space furniture hunting into a full-time job isn’t in the cards right now, don’t sweat it — because we’ve got you and your tiny apartment’s back. Every month we’re hula-hooping our way through the best buys in budget, size, and statement-making — from chic nesting tables to decorative room dividers, sleek units with extra shelving, comfy ottomans with secret storage, and even a loveseat. Scroll on for the under $150 furniture finds that will maximize tight spaces while keeping minimalism and style top of mind — so you can easily shop, decorate, and relax without ever leaving your tiny abode (or quitting your day job).
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Poland Furniture Floating Nightstand
When your floor square footage is nearly nonexistent: This floating bedside table and storage unit will elevate your essentials where cramped floor space can’t.
PolandFurniture Floating Nightstand, $, available at Etsy
AmazonBasics Kitchen Cart
When you don’t have a “real” kitchen: Tiny apartments usually don’t come complete with separate kitchen spaces — or any kitchen space at all — which is where a multi-storage-capable cart with a compact rolling frame comes in handy.
AmazonBasics Kitchen Rolling Cart, Wood/Chrome, $, available at Amazon
Wallniture Floating Bookshelves
When your book collection is out of a Hoarders‘ episode: Streamline all your favorite paper to hardcovers and magazines with the ultimate minimalist’s solution — a set of invisible, wall-mounted bookshelves.
Wallniture Floating Bookshelves, $, available at Walmart
Urban Outfitters Bamboo Beaded Curtain
When you don’t have a door to hang the “Do Not Disturb” sign on: Make your own doorway by hanging this beaded-bamboo curtain up for a little extra-stylish privacy.
Urban Outfitters Big Dot Bamboo Beaded Curtain, $, available at Urban Outfitters
Hashtag Home Brantley Floating Desk
When your home is also your office: Meet the space-saving champion that is this wall-mounted workstation — built to conveniently fold up into an even more useful storage unit when not in use.
Hashtag Home Brantley Floating Desk, $, available at Wayfair
Yamazaki Home Slim Rolling Cart
When you can’t sacrifice space for spices: Pick up a slim unit with major storage potential — like this thin-framed rolling rack that can tuck in between empty spaces between appliances and counters.
Yamazaki Tower Rolling Slim Storage Cart, $, available at Amazon
Invech Inc. Cotton Hanging Chair
When an outdoor oasis isn’t in the building plan: Hang a cotton-hammock chair from a nook inside your small space to bring the breezy outside vibes inside.
Invech Inc. Cotton Hanging Chair, $, available at Walmart
Anthropologie Claire Glass Cabinet
When you can’t cram in a china cabinet: This lovely wall-mounted unit is ready to house a light selection of your grandmother’s finest vintage treasures in space-efficient style.
Anthropologie Claire Glass Cabinet, $, available at Anthropologie
Amazon Nesting Coffee Tables
When you need (but can’t sacrifice) more table space: Go the nesting-table route — this compact coffee-table duo is ready to open up surface area wherever you need it and stack up wherever you don’t.
amzdeal Set of 2 Nesting Coffee Tables, $, available at Amazon
Lucid 4″ Gel Memory Foam Mattress
When you don’t have a guest room (let alone room for guests): Fold up and tuck this twin-sized memory-foam mattress underneath your bed to use as a pull-out sleep space for your guests in a pinch.
Lucid 4″ Medium Gel Memory Foam Mattress, $, available at Wayfair
West Elm Bamboo Storage Mirror
When making space for a vanity is done in vain: Not all vanities are cumbersome floor sets — this streamlined wall system was made to be a small-space readying station with its built-in shelving for stowing away your daily necessities.
West Elm Bamboo Storage Framework Wall Mirror, $, available at West Elm
Pottery Barn Murphy Entry Bench
When you must choose between extra seating or extra storage: This elegant, cushioned bench will give you the best of both those worlds with its multi-compartment storage sections.
Pottery Barn Murphy Entry Bench, Washed Mango, $, available at Pottery Barn
Bofeng Metal Garment Rack
When you consider closets to be a thing of myths: The closet-less small-space plague need no longer trouble you — instead, try out a streamlined, free-standing rack for clothing and shoe storage.
BOFENG Metal Garment Rack, $, available at Amazon
Anthropologie Claudia Wine Rack
When a bar cart is too big (but so is your booze collection): Try going with a wall-mounted bar instead that will display your bottles (and glasses) in elevated style.
Anthropologie Claudia Wine Rack, $, available at Anthropologie
Bestier 3-Tier Side Table
When you don’t actually have a living room: Tuck this small-space version of a side table and bookshelf combo beside a compact love seat to create your own studio apartment-style, “living room.”
Bestier 3-Tier Side Table, $, available at Amazon
Yamazaki Home Clothing Ladder
When you don’t have space to spare for drying delicates: This leaning ladder rack is the vertical solution to hanging wet laundry without sacrificing the little floor surface area you have left.
Yamasaki Clothing Ladder with Shelf, $, available at Need Supply
DHP Kebo Futon Couch
When your apartment won’t fit a pullout sofa: This affordable, stylish, and adjustable futon-couch has compact bonus sleep space covered.
DHP Kebo Futon Couch, $, available at Walmart
Joss & Main McCusker Column Floor Lamp
When your tiny apartment is also a dark tiny apartment: Allow this stylish lamp to light up your dark apartment while also playing the double-duty role of living room storage unit.
Joss & Main McCusker Column Floor Lamp, $, available at Joss & Main
Hashtag Home Dakota Geometric Bookcase
When your apartment is your bedroom (and vice versa): When small spaces don’t leave room for walls, create your own boundaries by sectioning off the room with a sturdy bookcase unit that offers stylish geometric separation.
Hashtag Home Dakota Geometric Bookcase, $, available at Wayfair
Sorbus Removable Velvet Footrest
When you need an extra seat but don’t have room for an actual chair: This compact velvet footrest with a removable top can serve as an extra elevated seat, floor cushion, and even a spare side table when topped with a tray.
Sorbus Red Removable Velvet Footrest, $, available at Nordstrom Rack
Gray House Shop Wall-Mounted Mat Holder
When you wish your tiny studio was a yoga studio: This mountable mat storage and display shelf will help your yogi-at-home dreams come small-space true.
GrayHouseShop Mounted Yoga Mat Holder, $, available at Etsy
Yaheetech Coat & Shoe Rack
When “coat closets” are a foreign concept: Turn to a slim, free-standing entryway rack (also called a hall tree) to hang your outerwear in maximized space-saving fashion.
Yaheetech Coat & Shoe Rack, $, available at Amazon
PBTeen Hang-A-Round Chair
When that statement chair takes up too much space: Try going for a still-stylish seating alternative with a more space-conscious design — like this throwback-chic fold-up chair that can be seamlessly tucked away when not in use.
PBTeen Solid Ivory Hang-A-Round Square Chair, $, available at PBTeen
Umbra Storage Stool
When you don’t have a surface for your snacks: This contemporary-style mini table can double as a storage item with enough interior space for blankets, pillows, or whatever else you need for your Netflix-and-chill sessions.
Umbra Storage Stool, $, available at Bloomingdale’s
Amlrt Door-Hanging Hamper
When you don’t have a closet to hide a hamper in: Instead of airing your dirty laundry, store it inside this discrete behind-the-door solution in a fun flamingo pattern.
Amlrt Hanging Laundry Hamper, $, available at Amazon
Mainstays Over-The-Toilet Shelf
When your bathroom can’t contain your beauty routine: This over-the-toilet storage unit is the answer to containing your overload of personal products — from hair to skincare, beauty essentials, and more — in streamlined style.
Mainstays Over the Toilet Shelf Space Saver, $, available at Walmart
TK
When you barely have a bathroom: This acacia-wood cabinet shelf will open up valuable storage space for tucking everything from washcloths to grooming essentials up and out of sight inside your barely-there bathroom.
TK
When you don’t have a room (or any room) for dining: With the help of a few vibrant floor cushions, this rattan ottoman can double as a bohemian-style dining surface with a roomy interior for storing dinnerware.
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