People tend to look back on their college years fondly for the friends and experiences, but rarely the furniture — and that’s a bit of a missed opportunity. No, the furniture in college dorms isn’t the best looking for the design-mind people have in their homes later on, but it does offer function. Too often, apartments get cluttered and there’s no place to store anything.
For Amazon Prime’s Big Deal Days, this DHP Twin-Over-Futon is cut down to just $170 — a 38% markdown. This is the kind of framework that takes some imagination, but has a huge payoff for someone in an apartment short on space that needs to think creatively. (Read: all New York residents.)
DHP Twin-Over-Futon Convertible Couch and Bed with Metal Frame and Ladder
First thing to do is stop thinking about this as a bed. This is a futon, with a mounted, gated rack to store files. Instead of considering this as a piece of bedroom furniture, and more as a piece of utilitarian office furniture, it becomes immediately more likable. Consider it opposite a desk, offering people a place to sit while discussing a project in the home while Hammermill boxes of files sit overhead.
For those that are more design-conscious, a simple metal framework like this is easy to zhuzh up. Drop by any fabric store and find a pattern that can easily wrap around this frame. Alternatively, with the money being saved on the frame, there’s room to get a luxe cushion cover like this traditional pattern from Perigold or even vintage Japanese fabric ones. Or, a fresh coat of paint could liven it up.