Amazing furniture

One of the things you look at when thinking about tiny living is better use of space.

This video, with more than 13 million views, contains some amazing designs that make it so easy to save space. Why have a bedroom and a study if one room can do both.

The furniture may cost a bit, but it would be far less than the cost of an extra room.

This is the kind of thinking that is involved in the tiny living scene. It's not ordinary, but it's brilliant.

Update: Check out the new transformer table my wife and I recently found.

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