multifunctional furniture

Lack of space can be an important reason for choosing such furniture, but combination furniture is also seen in larger homes for more space-efficient utilization. Historically, furniture with transforming mechanisms was called "mechanical furniture".

Some common examples of multifunctional furniture are: • Chair-table, a table where the tabletop can be hinged to form the back of a seat to serve as a chair, if necessary • Chest-chair, a type of chair where the seat doubles as the lid of a chest for storage • Chest-table, a chest used as a table, with storage space underneath a hinged tabletop. Today more commonly seen as coffee tables, since people's legs do not usually rest underneath such tables. • Coffee table with extra storage on their underside is a type of multifunctional furniture • Daybed, a combination furniture that can be used as a bed, for sitting, or for rest and relaxation in common rooms • Lambing chair, a type of chair commonly with storage under the seat in form of a drawer • Monks bench, a table/bench • Ottoman, a stool where the seat often is hinged with a hollow inside that can be used for storage • Pull-down bed, a folding bed that is hinged on one end so that it can be stored vertically against a wall or inside a cupboard • Recliner, a chair that can be folded out to a near supine position for sleeping • Storage bed, a bed with built in storage • Sofa bed, a sofa where the seating area can be pulled or folded out to form a bed for sleeping • Storage bench, a bench where there is storage beneath the seat • Step chair and onit chair (the latter has an ironing-board mode) • Illustration — A storage bed with a white bed frame and drawers • Illustration — A recliner in a position that can accommodate for sleeping • Illustration — Folding a pull-down bed • Illustration — Workers installing a pull-down bed

• Møbler i Norge (1976) by Trond Juul Gjerdi