Functional Design Elements

Friday, August 5th, 2016

Today’s furniture has to be stylish and functional, so we put together a list of our favorite 5 pieces that incorporate a functional design element that can be useful for everyday living.

The first piece we chose is a lift-top cocktail ottoman from Ashley Furniture.  This ottoman features an upholstered padded top, which is convenient when you need some additional seating for family gatherings.  The lift-top feature is great for working on a labtop or for game day or movie time snacks.  You can store items like magazines under the lift-top side of the ottoman, and there is an additional storage drawer on the opposite side.

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   1) Cocktail Ottoman with Lift Top and Storage Drawer – Signature Design by Ashley Furniture

    

   This next piece is also from Ashley Furniture.  It is a chair side table featuring a power port to plug in a table lamp or charge electronic devices such as phones and tablets.  There is a pull out tray with built in coasters for your beverages and a spot to hold the remote. There is a magazine rack on the backside of the table, as well as inside storage you can access from the front.

   

   2) Chariside Table – Signature Design by Ashley Furniture

    

   The 3rd piece is a trendy gray nightstand from Aspen Furniture.  This nightstand has built in AC power ports similar to the chair side table, with the exception that the power port is inside the top drawer, which works great for charging devices.  There is a separate outlet on the exterior of the nightstand to to utilize the special 3 way touch lighting feature.  If you look closely at the image below, there is a small “dot”, this is the touch sensor on the side of the nightstand.  Aspen also offers more traditional wood design options with similar features to this collection.

   

   3) Hyde Park Liv 360 Nightstand – Aspen Furniture

    

    

   We are absolutely in love with this 4th item by Liberty Furniture.  There has been a trend in entertainment stands that can hide your TV.  This piece offers a unique style with the sliding barn doors and shelving on the sides.  You now have a beautiful piece of furniture that can display books, vases and family heirlooms; as well as house a 55″ television.  Pictured with a brown antique wood finish and country white barn doors, Liberty also offers this piece in an all over antique brown finish.

   

   4) Entertainment Center with Sliding Barn Doors by Liberty Furniture.

    

   This last piece from Hillsdale is simple, but very functional and comes in either a two or four shelf design with storage baskets.  We chose this piece because the removable baskets can function as storage within the piece itself or they can be distributed to other rooms in the home and you still have a stand with shelves.  Bonus Tip:  Keep at least one basket empty, so when you are picking up around the house; simply carry the basket with you to collect all the items that need to be picked up and be put away in it’s proper place.  It’s a great way to tidy up and only takes a few minutes!

   

   5) 1-Drawer Stand with Storage Baskets by Hillsdale Furniture

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