18 SEPTEMBER 2024 // BY CHRISSY KAPRALOS
MAXIMIZING SMALL SPACES
Small spaces can feel tight and cramped if you don’t have the right decor or layout. The good news? You don’t need a ton of square footage for your home to feel functional and spacious — you just need the right furniture.
Whether you hopped on the tiny-home trend after COVID, or just need ideas for your apartment’s small living room, Urbandi’s floating shelves and side tables can breathe new life and space into your home.
Let’s break down their space-saving benefits and how you can use them to elevate your small space.
BENEFITS OF FLOATING SHELVES FOR SMALL SPACES
Limited floor space is the biggest obstacle in a small home or apartment. What can you do with furniture if you can’t spread out? Easy — spread up instead.
Here’s how Urbandi’s floating shelves can help:
- Uses vertical space: No space for a bookshelf? There’s ample space from your floor all the way up to your ceiling. Floating shelves help you maximize the vertical space in your home where floor space is limited.
- Practical and versatile: Floating shelves offer diverse functional use, from organizing books or bathroom essentials, to hosting statement decor pieces like statues or candles.
- Customization: Ever bought a piece of furniture that just doesn’t fit your room’s layout or measurements Unfortunately, you can’t just cut that Wayfair shelf in half. That’s why Urbandi’s floating shelves are customizable, but not just in size. You can also switch up the color and wood type to better meet your personal style. All you need to do is tell us about your needs and request a custom order!
SLIDE-IN SIDE TABLES: FLEXIBLE AND FUNCTIONAL
Even small coffee tables can interrupt your daily flow in a small living room. You might feel like you have to edge around one to get across the room. Or, they could cramp up your space when you have friends over, too.
Urbandi’s slide-in tables only take up space when you need to use them. After that, you can seamlessly tuck them against your couch’s armrest, making them flush with your furniture. On top of that, they’re aesthetically pleasing design compliments both modern and minimalist interiors.
Here are a few more reasons to choose Urbandi’s slide-in side tables for your small space:
- Flexible design: One must-have for a small space is flexibility. You might need a side table for your drink or laptop one afternoon — but after you finish, the table isn’t necessary. Urbandi’s side tables adapt to your functional needs by sliding easily against your couch to create more space when needed.
- Strong and robust: You might have a whole tray of drinks that you’d like to set down during a family gathering. Our floating shelves can carry the weight seamlessly and then some, with a capacity of 120 pounds.
- Compact and stylish: Who says functional can’t look fabulous? Urbandi’s floating shelves are made with the highest-quality wood in the US and handcrafted with simple silhouettes and striking wood accents. The wood’s natural grains deliver a unique pattern that makes any interior look more elegant.
- Customizable: Need a space-saving piece of furniture that already goes with your room’s decor? No problem. Choose from gold, black, white, and gray table frames, or explore different wood types like white oak or walnut. You can also adjust your side table’s size if you want it to fit more comfortably with existing furniture.
5 SPACE-SAVING TIPS FOR SHELVES AND TABLES IN SMALL SPACES
We’ve consulted with hundreds of customers with small spaces to enhance and inspire our custom furniture offerings. Here are some tips we’ve learned along the way to maximize small spaces:
1. CREATE A FLOATING LIBRARY
Perhaps you can’t have a full bookshelf in your living room, but that doesn’t mean you have to get rid of your favorite books or statement decor. Our floating shelves are reinforced with anchors that strengthen their foundation and stability.
Check out this sophisticated use of our barrel-stained, thick floating shelves from one of
our customers:
2. DOUBLE FUNCTION AND STYLE WITH BATHROOM DECOR
Baskets, cabinets, and even toilet paper stands can easily take up an entire bathroom — but where else are you supposed to put your towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, and hygiene products?
Our floating shelves can easily host all your bathroom essentials.
You might go for a totally utilitarian approach and use three or four shelves isolated for towels, toilet paper, hair products, or another category of item. A better idea? Bring some elegance to the mix by doubling the function with decor. For every utilitarian function, use half of the floating shelf for an art frame, plant, or striking figurine.
Here’s how one customer warms up a white space with our walnut floating shelves:
Need more storage space? Organize your essentials even more with baskets and boxes on your floating shelves. Then, you can even layer your floating shelves like this customer did:
3. DECLUTTER KITCHEN COUNTERS WITH FLOATING SHELVES
In a small apartment, ample kitchen counter space is essential for comfortable cooking. If you tend to keep go-to dishes or even herbs on your counter, you might have to keep moving them around as you cook.
Our advice? Clear up that valuable counter space with our floating shelves instead.
Here’s how one customer uses them to hold everyday kitchen essentials and some plants to brighten the space:
How about your coffee station? You might have an espresso machine or french-press on a counter corner, with a tray of mugs handy as well. One customer used vertical space in their kitchen to hold their mugs via our floating shelves:
4. USE SIDE TABLES FOR DECOR IN YOUR LIVING ROOM
Our side tables meet diverse functional needs in your living room — but they’re the perfect setting for stylish decor pieces, too. Flaunt your personal style, whether through a statement book, plant, or incense holder like this customer does:
5. SWAP YOUR HALLWAY TABLES WITH FUNCTIONAL FLOATING SHELVES
Narrow walkways and lobbies are already tight to walk through without a chunky hallway table taking up space. Need a spot for your hats, keys, or artwork? Floating shelves are a convenient solution. Use a ceramic dish for knickknacks, or add more welcoming energy to your entryway with purely decorative pieces instead.
Just check out this example from a customer:
Bottom line? Floating shelves and side tables from Urbandi maximize small spaces with functional ease and elegant style.
Browse our floating shelves collection and side tables!
Elevate Your Small Space with Urbandi’s Handmade Furniture!
It’s time to enjoy your living space, no matter your home’s square footage. Urbandi’s floating shelves and side tables are handcrafted with high-quality materials right here in the USA.
Each piece is a durable, stylish addition to any space as-is. But if you want a completely custom piece? We’ve got you covered.
Our team can walk through your spatial needs and stylistic preferences in a consultation where you can request an entirely unique piece of furniture for your space.
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