Small Space Solutions from a Danish Hostel

Cool hostels are good places to look for apartment inspiration. They're usually decorated on a budget, and they have to make the most of a very small floorplan. DanHostel, a five-star hostel in Copenhagen, offers lots of good ideas. Furniture-maker Gubi decorated the space in bright colors and simple shapes. We especially love the upholstered "pods" nestled inside the wood panel walls shown above. Click below for more...

A great idea for a guest room: using twin beds that can be pushed together. The long upholstered headboard unifies the separate beds and anchors the room.

Folding bunk beds seem to float out from the walls, and sconces provide reading light without taking up floor space.

A wall-mounted writing desk provides counter or writing space without eating up a lot of room. When the top bunk folds down, it creates a panel of bright color against the wall.

You don't have to use mirrors to open up a small space; any reflective surface produces similar results. This dining table reflects light from the cluster lamps hanging above. For more information, visit Gubi and DanHostel Copenhagen. In Chicago, Gubi furniture is sold through Morlen Sinoway Atelier.

Photos: Gubi

Comments (12)

Does anyone know who makes those bunk beds?

Thanks!

posted by ines on October 1st 2008 at 4:27pm
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I want to know too

posted by atomicranch79 on October 1st 2008 at 4:30pm
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Is there an online store that sells gubi chairs?

posted by cscamp20 on October 1st 2008 at 4:55pm
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Oh, this is fabulous!

posted by La loca on October 1st 2008 at 5:59pm
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those are amazing! Don't know how they'd work in a home, but they're very cool.

Tabitha @ http://www.fromsingletomarried.com

posted by Tabitha (From Single to Married) on October 1st 2008 at 6:05pm
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I'd love to have those bunk beds in my guest room. It's a great way to store guest mattresses!

posted by ami on October 1st 2008 at 7:01pm
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I stayed in that hostel a few years ago, and it really was absolutely beautiful inside. Better design than any American hotel I've stayed in, and so much cheaper. It doesn't get better than Danish design in Copenhagen...

posted by IzzyIzzy on October 1st 2008 at 7:09pm
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Wow. No youth hostel I ever stayed in looked like this. Nice.

posted by monroe on October 1st 2008 at 11:37pm
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Are those bunk beds for sale? I couldn't tell from the Gubi site.

posted by kbittner on October 2nd 2008 at 4:06am
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Hi all, I searched for some information and found the bunk beds. See this post for info and pricing.

posted by sarah c on October 2nd 2008 at 8:10am
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where is the floating desk from?

posted by TheoJ on October 2nd 2008 at 11:02am
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Wow. If hostels in America were like this I'd actually stay in them.

posted by repressd on November 10th 2009 at 12:46pm
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