
14. Furniture that Doubles as Storage
One of the most popular tricks people like to use in a small apartment is to buy furniture that doubles as storage. This extra storage clears out the clutter, which results in a cleaner and more open space. Storage ottomans are great for this. It’s a perfect space to store extra blankets, or your kid’s toys. You could use it as a coffee table, put your feet on it, and enjoy it in your living room. Some people also put these ottomans at the foot of the bed to hide their shoes or extra linens when they need to wash their sheets.

For nearly every piece of furniture out there, they make a more storage-friendly version of it. There are beds with built-in shelves and drawers, desks with a combined bookshelf, and so much more. Even if you’re on a thrift store budget, choose a coffee table or end table with drawers that can hold things. So many people will simply buy a console table that is purely decorative. But once you have that dual purpose, you can keep so much more hidden away. As an added bonus, these multi-use pieces of furniture tend to be so great, you’ll end up keeping them when you move from place to place.