Learn a few space-saving tricks. Solid upholstered cube stools are a fabulous pick for a first apartment because they can be used in so many ways — paired up as a coffee table, tucked away as extra seating, or within reach of your favorite chair to put your feet up on. If space is really tight, consider hanging your TV on the wall above your computer, letting your desk do double duty as an entertainment center. Whether your TV is up on the wall or set on a console, hanging art above and around your TV will help it blend in.
The Hidden Home OfficeThis home office is tucked away so neatly into the small living room, you hardly know it's there. A slim parson's desk, some double-duty seating and a wall-mounted TV make this a seamless combo.
To save space, swap the chair entirely for an upholstered ottoman or two. Because ottomans have no back support, you wouldn't want to use this solution for an office in which you spend all day working, but they're fine for paying bills, writing thank-you notes or dashing off emails.
A small computer and TV space near the back of the house serves as a hangout spot for the kids. Although Wiley would love to add a bigger play area, this nook works perfectly and offers easy access to the outdoors.
6. Hide within a gallery wall. Give the eye plenty of places to rest other than the Big Black Box by hanging a gallery-style collection of prints around the TV. If space is tight, you could even incorporate a desk and computer into the arrangement, as shown here.
Beside the computer placed underneath the TV, this home office stays hidden with the table serving two purposes - a table for simple decor and a desk with tucked away ottaman stools
like the lightness of the white and light green paint and then the green table contrast. Takes me back. Mixed art works too. But notice how nothing really matches, but it works. The elements are nice themselves.
Space Saving Tricks: These cubes can be used as a coffee table, tucked away as extra seating, or within reach of your favorite chair to put your feet up on.