Smaller Furniture in Demand The Washington Post, 10.25.08

The Washington Post reports on a trend that furniture makers are responding to: the demand for smaller furniture that fits smaller living spaces. Many small furniture pieces were on view at the High Point Market, the big biannual furniture industry trade show in North Carolina...

Shown above the jump is an example of a single fold-out desk cabinet. These cabinets are replacing larger home offices. Furniture makers are also reducing the size of their dressers, coffee tables, night stands, sofas, and entertainment centers.

Read the full Washington Post article "For Furniture, Smaller Is Better; Changing Lifestyles Push Demand for Scaled-Down Designs" by clicking here.

[photo by Chuck Burton via the Washington Post.]

Comments (4)

I am glad the manufacturers are responding to this need. Smaller furniture is needed for apartments and the eventual turn away from McMansions and back to smaller yet well-designed spaces. This company is very forward thinking with upholstered furniture that can be broken down into pieces to move into tight spaces:
http://www.simplicitysofas.com/index.php

~Lorrie @ mydesignsecrets.com.

This is one of the reasons I like vintage furniture so much - the sizes and scale is smaller and therefore more appropriate for smaller homes.

I had the hardest time trying to find furniture to fit through the narrow doorways. I actually purchased a sofa and chair from simplicity sofas (www.simplicitysofas.com) and they look awesome, and I would highly recommend them if you are having hard time finding smaller furniture.