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Looking to make the most of your small space? In today’s video, I’m sharing 13 Space-Saving Furniture Solutions on Amazon that are perfect for apartments, studios, or any home where every inch counts. From convertible tables and nesting pieces to clever storage ottomans and wall-mounted desks — these finds are stylish and functional.
Whether you’re decorating a small living room, bedroom, or office nook, these Amazon pieces will help you stay organized without sacrificing style.
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00:00 Intro
00:32 Expandable Bookcase
01:46 Extendable and Folding Dining Tables
03:07 Slim Storage Carts
04:07 Tree Bookcase
05:20 Fold Out Writing Tables and Wall-Mounted Desks
07:14 Stackable and Nesting Stools
08:02 Freestanding Swivel TV Stands
09:34 Narrow Shoe Cabinets
11:26 Behind the Door Bookcase
13:15 Lift Top Coffee Table
14:48 Rolling Kitchen Island
16:21 Sleeper Sofas and Loft Beds
20:26 Nesting Ottomans and Stools
22:22 Outro
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Hi, it's Lindsay Diane from diancor.com.
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In this video, let's talk about
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space-saving furniture. Choosing the
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right piece of furniture for your small
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space makes all the difference between
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feeling like you're in a cramped and
0:17
cluttered environment versus being in a
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comfortable, streamlined, efficient
0:23
space that's ready to adapt to your
0:25
needs. So, let's jump in to the 13
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different types of space-saving
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furniture for your small space. Number
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one is an expandable bookcase. An
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expandable bookcase is one of the most
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flexible solutions for small spaces.
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Unlike traditional shelving that takes
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up a fixed amount of wall space, these
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Clever units expand or they can track to
0:49
fit your needs. You can start with a
0:51
narrow configuration that holds just the
0:54
essentials and then later you can sort
0:56
of pull it out and extend horizontally
0:58
as your collection grows. Some of these
1:01
expandable bookcases even pivot so that
1:04
you can line your bookcase along a
1:07
corner and it take on a corner
1:09
configuration which I think is very very
1:11
cool. Expect to spend about anywhere
1:15
between $80 and $250 for a quality
1:18
expandable bookcase. Of course, the
1:20
materials and stuff are going to vary.
1:22
When it comes to styling these
1:24
bookcases, avoid overcrowding the
1:26
shelves with just sort of wallto-wall
1:29
books. Instead, think about possibly
1:31
mixing books with decorative accents or
1:34
even using some bins or baskets with
1:38
lids on them that you can use as like a
1:41
concealed storage option to keep your
1:43
small space tidy and balanced. Number
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two are folding and expanding tables. A
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folding or expandable dining table is a
1:54
gamecher for small spaces where the
1:57
dining room and the living rooms
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overlap. So these tables expand when you
2:02
need them and then they just fold away
2:04
when you don't need them and they will
2:06
free up valuable square footage. A lot
2:09
of times when you have a small space
2:12
like an apartment or just a small open
2:15
floor plan home, you may not use that
2:19
little dining room nook that is set
2:22
aside for a dining room table. Instead,
2:25
you may be using it as a home office or
2:27
a play area or maybe you have
2:29
instruments there or something like
2:30
that. It tends to be much more of a
2:33
multi-functional space and because of
2:36
that you're not going to go with a
2:38
traditional table or you may not want to
2:40
because it's going to get in the way. So
2:42
instead think about going with an
2:44
expandable table that is there when you
2:47
need it and sort of smaller and compact
2:49
and can be pushed to the side when you
2:51
don't. There are also drop leaf and
2:53
butterfly options as well that you can
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use when again when you need them and
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when you don't. Your your table will
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collapse back in on itself and take up
3:04
less square footage in your space.
3:07
Number three is slim storage carts and
3:10
narrow cabinets. For kitchens,
3:14
bathrooms, and entryways, slim storage
3:17
carts and narrow cabinets are a must.
3:19
They tuck nicely into tight gaps like
3:23
beside a fridge or a washing machine or
3:26
a vanity and they provide extra storage
3:29
without having to have a bulky piece.
3:32
Rolling carts are particularly versatile
3:34
because they can be pulled out when you
3:36
need them and then hidden away
3:37
afterwards. Expect to spend anywhere
3:39
between $40 and $150 for these carts.
3:43
They come in a lot of different
3:45
versions. They have metal ones, they
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have wood ones, they have ones with
3:48
adjustable shelves, they have ones with
3:50
pull out drawers, they have ones with,
3:52
you know, hooks and hangers on the side
3:54
of them. Really, in a small space,
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vertical storage is your best friend.
3:59
So, choose tall, narrow designs that
4:03
make the most out of your small space.
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Number four is a tree bookshelf with a
4:11
light. Now, this is something that is
4:13
new to me. I've never seen anything like
4:15
this before. Essentially, what you're
4:17
looking at here is a tower type
4:20
bookcase,
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but it has like a lamp shade or a lamp
4:24
light on the top of it. So, it's
4:26
doubling as a floor lamp. And I think
4:28
that the combination of these two things
4:30
together is just very, very smart. This
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is perfect for a small space that
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doesn't have room for both a lamp and a
4:39
bookcase. So, if you only have one small
4:43
corner available to you to put
4:45
something, go ahead and look for
4:47
something like this that combines those
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two functions into one so that you don't
4:51
lose out on the light that you need and
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you don't lose out that the on the
4:55
storage that you need either by using
4:58
this combo space saving bookshelf. The
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prices on these run anywhere between $80
5:03
and about $180 depending upon the
5:06
material and how fancy the light is. to
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maximize its effect. Place it in a
5:11
corner or near your reading chair so
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that you can make yourself a little cozy
5:16
reading nook within your small space and
5:18
it will be fantastic. Number five is a
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fold out writing table or a wall-mounted
5:24
desk. Now, these fold out tables I think
5:27
are really, really cool. They're just
5:29
kind of collapsible like a TV tray
5:31
except they will lay flat so that you
5:34
can tuck them maybe under a a sofa or
5:37
under a bed and pull them out when you
5:39
need them. There are a lot of great
5:41
options available on Amazon.
5:44
Alternatively, if you want to spend a
5:46
little bit more, you could go with a
5:48
wall-mounted desk. The only thing that I
5:50
would say with these is just be careful
5:52
when you're getting them for kids that
5:55
may not understand that they can't put a
5:56
ton of weight on something like this
5:58
because essentially what's going to
6:00
happen is that you have to anchor it
6:02
into the wall and then it's going to
6:04
fold down for you. You can write on it.
6:06
It's not meant to stack, you know, five,
6:10
you know, 8 lb textbooks or anything
6:12
like that. Anything too super heavy is
6:15
not going to hold up on these types of
6:17
desks. They're made for light duty work.
6:20
So you you have your laptop, you have
6:21
your tablet, maybe notebooks and paper,
6:24
a few small books, but that's about it.
6:27
You don't want to put anything too heavy
6:28
on these. But they are really, really
6:32
good, especially for a small bedroom for
6:34
a kid because kids rooms tend to be
6:36
smaller already and more often than not,
6:40
they're the ones that need that little
6:41
desk for homework or something like
6:44
that. So they are a cool solution. Just
6:47
be careful with the ones that you
6:48
choose. They do have some now that um
6:50
double as book shelves, too, which I
6:53
think are really, really cool. Prices
6:55
for these fold out writing tables and
6:58
wall-mounted desks range between about
7:00
$60 and $200. Space saving pieces like
7:04
this are great because they keep your
7:06
small space flexible, and they allow you
7:08
to transform your living room into an
7:10
office and your office back into a
7:12
living room within seconds. Number six
7:15
is stackable stools. If you need some
7:18
additional seating in your small space
7:21
when guests come, or maybe you have a
7:24
fold away dining table that you don't
7:26
have out all the time, or a um expanding
7:29
kitchen island that you need seating for
7:31
sometimes, but not all the times. These
7:34
stackable stools are a great option
7:36
because when they're not in use, they
7:38
just nest together and lock together and
7:40
you can use them as like a side table or
7:42
a coffee table or something like that.
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It's just a really really cool way to
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store your stools and your just your
7:50
seating in general. They are a great
7:54
alternative from having traditional
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dining chairs or bar seating. You'll
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find them priced between $40 and about
8:01
$120 per set. Number seven is a swivel
8:05
TV stand. Now, this saves so much space
8:10
in a room. Instead of having a
8:13
traditional TV stand or a entertainment
8:17
center, go for something like this where
8:20
your TV is still mounted up high where
8:23
you can see it, but it's really just on
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a stand that can be moved around. Some
8:28
of them do come on wheels, some of them
8:30
don't, but this is as streamlined as it
8:33
gets when it comes to your uh
8:36
entertainment in your living room or in
8:38
your bedroom. I can see these swivel
8:41
floor TV stands being particularly
8:43
useful if you have a studio space or
8:46
just an open floor plan because it gives
8:49
you the flexibility to be in multiple
8:51
places and be able to adjust your TV as
8:54
needed. I think that this is very very
8:57
cool. It's not something that you're
8:59
going to be able to do with a
9:00
traditional uh you know entertainment
9:03
center or TV stand. You may get a little
9:06
bit of swivel action if you have it wall
9:08
mounted, but it's not the same as being
9:11
able to spin something 360, which I
9:13
think is very, very cool. So, if you
9:16
have a small space and you want to make
9:19
sure that you maximize that space,
9:21
consider using a TV stand like this in
9:25
lie of a traditional TV stand or
9:29
entertainment center with shelves that's
9:31
like bulky and wood and all that stuff.
9:34
Number eight is a narrow shoe cabinet.
9:36
Now, this is something that you've
9:37
probably seen before because they
9:39
started becoming really popular about 5
9:41
years ago, and I see them all over the
9:44
place now. This is an excellent thing to
9:46
have in your entryway if shoes
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collecting there by the door is a
9:50
problem. You can use one of these narrow
9:53
shoe cabinets. They're basically very
9:57
narrow, skinny cabinets that have
9:59
drawers that tilt out towards you and
10:02
then you can sort of tuck your shoes
10:03
inside of them and close them up and
10:06
they just look really pretty. Everything
10:08
is hidden away. You have the uh cabinet
10:11
top where you can add decor. You can put
10:13
a little basket for your keys or
10:14
anything else that you may want to put
10:16
up there. But the idea that this
10:19
replaces open shoe racks that can start
10:21
to look messy from time to time or a
10:24
bulky storage bench that is larger and
10:27
is consuming a lot of valuable floor
10:29
space is key. This space saving piece of
10:33
furniture is fantastic. It's no surprise
10:36
that they're as popular as they are.
10:38
They come in all sorts of different
10:39
finishes. You can get them with
10:41
hardware, without hardware. You can get
10:43
them in pretty much any stain of wood
10:45
you can imagine. different colors.
10:47
They're the sky's is the limit on these
10:49
as far as variety goes. So, think about
10:53
getting one of these narrow shoe
10:55
cabinets for your entryway. Expect to
10:57
spend anywhere between $70 and $200 for
11:00
these. Um, the only thing to look out
11:02
for is make sure that they uh you check
11:06
the product description to see how many
11:08
shoes it claims to fit. Remember, when
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it comes to this, they usually
11:12
illustrate it with kids shoes or women's
11:14
shoes. But when it comes to men's shoes,
11:17
you might only fit like three pairs or
11:19
four pairs in there. So, just think
11:21
about your needs and how many you want
11:22
to be able to fit in there. And check
11:24
the product description before you buy.
11:26
Number nine is narrow behind the door
11:29
bookshelves. Now, this is another one
11:31
that's new to me, and I kind of really
11:33
want one. This is a perfect solution for
11:37
a kid's room. We have lots of picture
11:40
ledges, but frankly, they fill up
11:41
really, really quickly. And there are
11:43
way more books and like little metals
11:46
and all sorts of things that need to be
11:47
stored in their rooms. And I think that
11:49
this is awesome. Now, I've seen a lot of
11:53
over the-do organizers, but this is
11:56
something a little bit different. This
11:57
is a piece of furniture that is made to
12:00
be mounted on the wall behind the door.
12:02
Although I think you can actually mount
12:04
it on the door itself, but really it's
12:07
intended to be behind the door on the
12:09
wall. And this allows you to still be
12:11
able to open your door freely, but still
12:14
have all of the storage that you need.
12:17
So, the way that this works is instead
12:18
of storing your books in a sort of like
12:21
vertical filing fashion, you know, how
12:23
we traditionally see them on a
12:25
bookshelf, instead you're storing them
12:27
more like they're on a picture ledge and
12:29
they're sort of layering themselves. And
12:32
that's the way that they're keeping this
12:34
piece so narrow, but you still have lots
12:37
and lots of storage available to you.
12:40
Most of these models are between about
12:42
$50 and $130.
12:44
They can replace side tables,
12:46
nightstands, wall-mounted shelves, and
12:50
spaces that normally feel crowded can
12:54
really be freed up with a piece of
12:56
furniture like this.
12:59
outside of a bedroom or an office. These
13:02
can be used to store spices, store
13:05
toiletries in a bathroom, or you could
13:08
even store shoes in here like flip-flops
13:12
or something narrow that kids might have
13:14
as well. Next up is a lift top coffee
13:18
table. Now, this is combining your need
13:21
for a coffee table with your need for a
13:23
dining table. This is perfect for a
13:26
family room where people love to gather
13:29
and snack. Also, it's great if you want
13:32
to play games together. So, maybe you
13:34
want to do puzzles, maybe you want to do
13:36
board games, and you want to be at that
13:38
elevated height. You don't want to have
13:39
to be crouched over a low coffee table,
13:42
this is the perfect solution for that.
13:45
So, even if you don't necessarily have a
13:48
small space, it's it's fantastic. But
13:51
especially if you only want to have one
13:53
sort of piece of furniture like a table,
13:57
this is going to double as a dining
13:59
table and a coffee table, which is
14:01
fantastic. That will give you a lot more
14:03
room in your space for other things. A
14:06
lot of the designs also include hidden
14:09
storage beneath the top, which is great
14:11
for like remote controls and books and
14:14
magazines, chargers. Again, you may find
14:18
options that have lighting in them. You
14:20
may find options that have built-in
14:22
chargers in them. It's just a really
14:25
great innovation. As far as coffee
14:28
tables go, expect to spend anywhere
14:30
between about $120 and $300 for these um
14:35
lift top tables. Find one in a finish
14:39
that works well with your overall color
14:41
palette and one that has the storage and
14:45
the features that you want and you're
14:47
good to go. And number 11 is a rolling
14:50
kitchen island with extendable dining
14:53
table. This is a fullon kitchen island
14:57
that will extend out
15:00
horizontally so that you have another
15:04
full table option. So instead of it just
15:07
seating, let's say two people, it can
15:10
seat four people and still maintain all
15:13
of its sort of kitchen island features,
15:15
right? You still have your racks and
15:17
your shelves and your cabinets that you
15:21
may need for your kitchen island. They
15:23
may be storing some utensils or pots or
15:25
pans or what have you, spices, and it it
15:29
isn't interrupted by the table feature.
15:32
The fact that it comes on wheels is even
15:34
better because you can push it out of
15:35
the way when you don't need it. You
15:38
don't have to have it sitting in the
15:39
middle of your kitchen or your dining
15:42
space when you don't need it. You can
15:44
kind of push it up against the wall,
15:45
which is great. This is fantastic for
15:50
replacing a bulky kitchen table or a
15:53
stationary island that will permanently
15:56
occupy a space. Many of the versions,
15:58
like we said, come in with built-in
16:01
drawers or towel racks for extra
16:03
convenience. This is a fantastic option
16:07
if you have a small home or a small
16:10
apartment. Expect to spend anywhere
16:13
between $150 and $600 for these
16:17
expandable or kitchen islands with
16:19
expandable dining tables. Number 12 is
16:23
loft beds and sleeper sofas. Now, when
16:27
people think about space-saving
16:29
furniture solutions as far as beds are
16:31
concerned for small spaces, we often
16:34
jump to the Murphy bed or the fold out
16:38
sofa. Now, in recent years, the sleeper
16:42
sofas have really, really improved on
16:47
the way that they function, the way they
16:49
pull out, and how they lay down to be a
16:52
bed. They are very different nowadays
16:55
from when they may have been when you
16:57
were younger. So me growing up, I know
17:00
my grandmother used to have one of
17:01
those. You would have to take it was
17:03
basically the size of a love seat. It
17:05
was a love seat, right? And you had to
17:08
take the love seat cushions off of it
17:10
and then the mattress was there and you
17:12
would pull it by the cord. You pull it
17:14
up and out and it had these sort of like
17:16
iron legs that would come out and you
17:18
would fold out your mattress and it
17:20
would be outrageously uncomfortable
17:22
because the mattress had been folded up
17:23
and it'd have these lumps in them, these
17:25
permanent creases and you'd feel the bar
17:28
in your back and like all of that stuff
17:30
right nowadays. If you haven't seen a
17:34
sleeper sofa since then, wait till you
17:36
see this. The sleeper sofas now
17:40
transform in a totally different way.
17:42
Not only is it not a mattress that's
17:45
hidden underneath the sofa, the sofa
17:48
itself is the bed. So, what's going to
17:51
happen is that you basically have
17:53
created a massive recliner. So, that
17:57
your entire sofa acts as a recliner. The
18:00
um the back rest folds down and then the
18:05
foot rest pulls up and out. And this is
18:09
just a really really cool way to do a
18:13
pull out sofa these days. Sometimes they
18:15
call them convertible beds. So in
18:18
addition to the fact that this is not a
18:19
separate mattress that is being pulled
18:21
out and hidden away from underneath, um
18:24
this is also something that often has
18:28
hidden storage in it. It may have cup
18:30
holders in it. It may have charger
18:32
stations on it. It may have little
18:35
compartments where you can put books and
18:37
magazines and things like that. They are
18:39
just very very cool. A lot of them have
18:41
different configurations so that you can
18:43
use them as a chase. You can use them as
18:46
just reclined seating without going all
18:48
the way back. And then some of course
18:50
lay all the way flat down as a bed.
18:53
Another option for a small space as far
18:55
as beds go are the loft beds. This is
18:59
sort of the modern-day bunk bed, so to
19:02
speak. Although you can have a full-size
19:05
bed as a loft bed, it doesn't have to be
19:07
just a twin for a child. You can have a
19:10
full-size bed that is elevated and give
19:13
you a place to tuck a desk or even a
19:17
little small sofa underneath to create a
19:19
sitting area underneath the bed. This is
19:22
for sure for the the younger folks,
19:25
right? So, I would say that you probably
19:27
max out on the loft bed at the college
19:30
years and then after that you may want
19:33
um you know a more sophisticated
19:35
sleeping solution. Um but if you are
19:38
still working with a tight budget and
19:40
like a Murphy bed is not in the budget
19:42
because those are very expensive. While
19:44
they are great space-saving furniture
19:48
solutions, I don't have them on this
19:50
list because they're so expensive. I
19:52
have yet to see an affordable Murphy bed
19:55
that looks nice, that functions well.
19:58
They're just pricey. Expend expect to
20:00
spend over $1,000 for a Murphy bed. But
20:05
if you don't have that money and you're
20:07
still looking for a space-saving bed
20:09
solution, think about these pull out
20:11
sofa beds and think about a loft bed.
20:15
The loft beds typically range anywhere
20:17
between $200 and $800, whereas the
20:20
sleeper sofas can go anywhere from like
20:23
$300 to $1,000 depending upon the
20:25
quality. And last but not least is the
20:28
nesting ottoman cube stool. This is a
20:32
piece of furniture that is new to me.
20:36
I've never seen this before and they
20:38
look so cool. They're very popular on
20:41
Amazon. They have great reviews.
20:43
Essentially what you're looking at here
20:45
is an ottoman made out of stools. So the
20:50
stools pull out from the top and the
20:52
sides so that you and you basically
20:56
completely disassemble this ottoman and
20:58
it becomes a whole set of stools that
21:01
you can use at your kitchen table or
21:05
your dining table. And then when you
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don't need that extra seating or the
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seating is going to be in the way or
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you're just using the seating for like a
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rollway kitchen island or something like
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that, you can compact it right back
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together and it turns into an ottoman. I
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think that this is just so cool. It's so
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cool. I'm not surprised that people love
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them. They seem to be very well
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constructed. They also come on wheels. I
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find that to be the only sort of odd
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part about this design is that one of
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the stools has the wheels attached to
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it, but it doesn't roll. It's attached
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to like the side, which is a little
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weird, but I guess I get it.
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They had to go somewhere. It's better
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that it be on wheels and you can kind of
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push around this ottoman because it's
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probably quite heavy. Um, I haven't
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checked the uh the weight of it, but I
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imagine it probably has some weight to
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it because it has these sturdy sort of
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metal bases that are topped with a
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cushion with faux leather. Outside of
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its use as stools or an ottoman, you can
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also just slide it to the side of your
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sofa or your chair and it can be used as
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a little side table as well. The price
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on these is anywhere between $60 and
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