Sleeper sofa beds are a staple of one-bedroom-and-if-you’re-lucky-a-living-room Toronto condos, but it’s hard to find one that functions passably as either a sofa or a bed. Blu Dot’s One Night Stand is neither bulky nor, like many pieces of furniture doing double duty, uncomfortable. The fact that it also easily turns into a snooze-inducing queen-sized bed is really just a nice bonus. Sleek, intuitive and discreet. $2,279, Urban Mode, 145 Tecumseth, 416-591-8834, urbanmode.com.
The Bookseat, created by Toronto-based Fishtnk Design Factory, makes a nod to visionary architect Le Corbusier, who decried the untapped storage potential of most form-over-function furniture. It’s a hand-crafted Canadian maple chair, a bookcase with 12 linear feet of shelf space, a conversation starter, a functional art piece or all of the above. $1,900, Resource Furniture, 366 Adelaide East, 416-901-7555, resourcefurniture.com.
Living in a small space means stripping your decor to the bare bones, which usually makes being a plant parent out of the question. But most condos, “cozy” though they might be, do have ceilings at least 8 feet tall – a lot of unused space. The Boskke Sky Planter lets you use it for plant life. The upside down pot saves space and waters the plant’s roots automatically, while the greenery purifies the air. $29.95 to $69.95, Swipe Design, 401 Richmond West, 416-363-1332, swipe.com.
