Furniture That Fits

Have a spatially challenged room? Try these ingenious solutions

Photographed by Aaron Dyer, All background panels: Robin Reigi, Robin-Reigi.com • Produced By Linda O’Keeffe

  1. The slim tufted back of the Mayfair chair, dressed in silk, fits into awkward corners on ebonized mahoghany legs ($2,475; RalphLaurenHome.com).

  2. Two upended wood veneer Expando 230 storage units provide accesss from all sides and work as a room divider (28” x 60” x 18”/ea, $313; JesperOffice.com).

  3. William Haines’s revived Modern Elbow chair provides a perfect perch covered in beige linen ($5,225; through designers; Profiles, 212/689-6903).

  4. The trestle of Harold Klein’s 23” h hand-polished Plexiglas table hinges flat, leaving its 16 1⁄2" circular top to moonlight as a tray ($475; JuliaWatts.com).

  5. The 29" w polyester bag and wooden frame of Sabine Wald’s Marie Pi hamper can collapse to the size of a fat umbrella ($190; Ameico.com).

  6. A mirror finish on Lyle and Umbach’s steel Cigarette table (9" x 12" x 22 1⁄2") reflects its surroundings ($2,500; through designers at Holly Hunt, 212/755-6555).
  1. The small 33"- square footprint of this ash veneer Fusion dining table accommodates a matching huddle of 4 chairs ($299/set; Ikea.com).

  2. Cramped quarters appear cavernous with the Donnabella mirror. Acacia wood frames eglomise silver-leafed glass (30" x 1" x 44"; $985, MGandBW.com).

  3. Tres, the sleek steel and wood coffee table (47 1⁄4" x 27 1⁄2" x 17 3⁄4") garages two 23 1⁄2" x 23 1⁄2" x 15" side tables ($899/set; CrateandBarrel.com).

  4. Natuzzi’s softly rounded Plexiglas coffee table, 16" x 20" x 43", keeps two 15" x 20" x 20" Bracque ottomans under wraps ($879/ set; Natuzzi.com).
  1. Here shown horizontally, the Expando 230 storage unit comes in a range of finishes: cherry, maple, espresso and teak ($313; JesperOffice.com).

  2. Take off the polyester slipcover (it’s in the cube) and the Xtra ottoman becomes a guest-friendly cot (27 3⁄4" x 27 3⁄4" x 16"; from $499; BoConcept.com).

  3. Stack Patrick Jouin’s 16-inchsquare sheer plastic Optic cubes and they become pedestals, room dividers or storage cubbies ($334/ea.; Kartell.it).

  4. The 3 Blocks nesting tables/stools/storage cubbies are made from engraved solid bamboo; the largest is 17" square ($1,295/set; KalonStudios.com).

  5. The hollow interior of Matt Carr’s faceted black leather Cado ottoman/side table is destined for store-dom (18" x 18 1⁄2" x 18 1⁄2", $420; Umbra.com).