top storage solutions to make the most of small spaces Our best designers are rising to the space challenge this autumn by inventing ever-smarter ideas to help us make the most of our precious square feet. Thursday 13 October 2016 14:42 BST Our pick of the big storage ideas for small spaces From beds in boxes and flip wall desks to slimline kitchen tables and easy to store rockers, everything is shrinking, flexing and folding. Here’s our pick of the new collections: LIVING ROOMS AND KITCHENS The budget-friendly House range at John Lewis focuses on versatility with its slim line, soft-edged Anton oak table and desk, stackable Fluent oak chairs and the beautifully compact Arlo sofa, which will fit into the tightest space yet feels generous thanks to its plump seats. Ikea’s brightly painted metal Lixhult cabinets can be either wall-hung or used as side tables or cabinets. For a foldaway home office, the oak Flip desk is genius: a slim desk that sits right up against the wall on pads to avoid scuff marks and folds away flat.
Designed by recent Cass Faculty of Art and Design graduate Tim Summers, it won Heal’s Discovers 2016 competition. Kitchens can suffer badly from cramped space syndrome so invest in Ikea’s Forhoja birch kitchen trolley, which has heaps of storage, a generous work surface and rolls around on castors. Heaps of storage: Forhoja birch wood kitchen trolley £80, Ikea In-house Habitat designer Matthew Long’s Copeland four-poster red hollow metal bedframe is light as a feather and its sides double up as extra hanging space — smart, simple and functional. If you need a mattress in a hurry and don’t have time to try them all out in the shop, consider Simba, one of a new generation of clever dual spring and memory foam, one-size-fits-all mattresses that arrives vacuum- packed in a cardboard box. Order online before 2pm and it arrives next day and will fit through the smallest front door. You’ve got up to 100 nights to decide if you want to keep it and a 10-year guarantee.
’s new pop-up beds in boxes are a brilliant solution. Henry and Hetty act as ottomans by day with cushioned fabric tops and turn into beds with a flip of the lid by night. Choose from 150 house fabrics. The Lycksele Murbo chair-bed from Ikea is a chair by day and bed by night. Long-time champion of the cheap and cheerful Sainsbury’s has just launched a new Everyday Luxury range — a cut above in terms of design and quality. Try pure white Egyptian cotton bed linen and throws, thick white cotton towels and hang them on the Ragrund towel rack chair, an ingenious two-for-one idea from Ikea. Follow us on Twitter @HomesProperty and FacebookVanity VanitytableDream VanityVanity RoomVanity StorageVanity Organization DrawerShared Bathroom OrganizationMalm Dressing Table OrganizationHair And Makeup OrganizationDesk To VanityForwardThese photos of beauty “battle stations” will inspire you to organize your makeup collection, STAT! Happy cleaning and organizing! Now go show that junk drawer who's boss!
Read our Returns Policy John Lewis Croft Collection Lyall Console Table Please Select A Size The simple sophistication of the Lyall console table ensures it will easily fit into any home interior. The John Lewis Croft collection Lyall range is a contemporary take on classic simple country style English furniture. Solid oak frames, legs and rails with exposed tenon pegs show the honest construction. The tops are oak veneered MDF inset into the solid oak frames for a more traditional style. DETAILS Country of origin: Indonesia Dimensions: 76cm X 110cm X 40cm Furniture range: Lyall Material: solid oak, mdf oak Weight: 20kg SEE MORE FROM John Lewis You Might Also Like current obsession, decor sourcebook, gift & survival guides, interior details, our home feminine styling, florals, interior design, Living rooms, Mid Century Modern style The paint is dry and only the shelves need to go up in the home office now, then it will be reveal time! So once my hand is fixed we will get out the tools again and make a start on our living room.
After finding a copy of the John Lewis brochure in with my last issue of Living Etc, I decided to play the wish list game with the husband. A fun experiment to compare our different tastes then work out a way to combine them. I have a feeling the floral cushion will be an instant veto though!I am always looking for a soft cosy look when I choose living room furniture. Pale greys are my go to colours – livened up with cushions and layers of brighter accessories. The items on my wish list are – the Berwick Sofa, soft on the eyes (and backside!) this couch and matching Snuggler just make you want to curl up and cosy down. The Designer’s Guild Octavia Cushion – I have been swooning over this pattern for ages, and if I can’t commit to the wallpaper a cushion will have to do. Some glowing light with the Iron & Clay Rustic Terracotta Candles – which will sit nicely on the Bowmore Log Side Table. Finally to tidy and hide my gathered paper and junk shop finds the Ebbe Gehl – Mira Bookcase with built in tidy box.
Candle light and rustic occasional furniture are always on my mind these days and I found a lot to love in John Lewis’s new ‘Croft Collection‘.Now to share what he picked – the Gazelle Bookcase – almost identical to my choice so it will just be a colour haggle on the style of shelving! Matthew Hilton Metropolis Sofa – not as cosy but I must admit I do like it’s mannish lines. The Oliver Hrubiak Finn Side Table, with it’s mid century vibe and a magazine resting spot. Niki Jones Harlequin Cushion – Dean is not really a cushion lover so when pressed for an option I was pretty excited to see this, as I love Niki Jones! I am sure he would cull most of the cushion pile we have on our current couch given half a chance. Ebbe Gehl – Mira TV Stand – not for a TV as we don’t have one, but a super piece of storage. Lastly the Says Who – Why Coffee Table, simple functional design, enough said.I also found a few more cushions as I have a bit of an obsession, and just because I am not allowed any more, you might be!