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I love a little humor in design, so the name of this sofa sleeper caught my eye right after the design did.

One Night Stand, by Blu Dot, available at Design Public is a modern take on the traditional sleeper sofa that would work in any tiny house or even a studio as the one and only bed/couch combo. You simply move the back cushions and fold out the sleeper. Unlike most sleeper sofas it’s not bulky at all. The clean modern lines and fabric will work for a family or active single person/couple.

Lighting plays a bigger role in how we feel in our homes than we think. Just think about the last time you walked into a bathroom and wanted to scream, hmm, hopefully that’s not just me! Natural lighting, incandescent lighting, up lighting, down lighting, spotlights, the options are endless and the effects can be breathtaking.

The Beam Bed from Lago is inspired by the suns rays with a lighting system that illuminates the space between the boards. I love the lighting affect on the room, and wonder if a dimmer and remote is included. The way the boards are packaged also make it easy for installation in a tiny house with narrow stairways or loft access.

Although we aren’t expecting to have another child anytime soon, or ever, I think it’s important for the future of Tiny Houses that we design with the idea that our house is open to a baby, even if it’s just a grandchild. If tiny houses can function as family centers, then an entire new market will open for sales. I’ve found a few things that are pretty cool for babies and children, but this tops my list.

A cardboard cradle.

It’s ingenious! Seriously, how long do you use a cradle? Not very long, then you have to find somewhere to store it or someone to give it to, and eventually it ends up in a dumpster for all of eternity. The cardboard cradle stores flat, is recyclable, and even TRAVELS! Hello! Your baby would be snug as a rug, and it wouldn’t kill you to move it from room to room when needed.

This cardboard cradle meets all the usual standards. It’s flame retardant and meets the EU’s safety and performance for cribs and cradles. However, unlike traditional cribs, you won’t need any tools to assemble it and you can either store flat when done or recycle the cardboard.

This cradle can be ordered from Rose and Radish.

Moving into a small house with no guest bedroom can be an issue for people who live away from family. While my family doesn’t visit that often, making it kind of unnecessary to have an entire room waiting for them, when they do visit, I don’t want to send them to a hotel. So finding a sofa bed that meets my design criteria is high on my list.

I love this sofa bed and I think it would work even for someone living on their own as their main bed. It looks so comfortable and the design is so clean. You could easily spruce it up with colored throw pillows. The white does scare me with kids, but not so much that I haven’t done it before and will probably do it again at some point.

The wood is mahogany stained cherry wood frame and it supports a bultex mattress and cushions upholstered in white cotton. You can find more information at FutureSeen.com

Small couches with style can be hard to find, unless you really love modern design, which I do, but it’s interesting to find other shapes and inspiration. This couch, called the Principessa, by Moroso is inspired by a fusion between India and Europe and the affect is classic styling with a touch of worldly flare. I look at this couch and want to travel which is a wonderful feeling.

My Beautiful Backside is a collection of seats whose backrests are a composition of highly coloured, floating cushions in various shapes. The wider your seat, the more cushions you can have. Our use of oversize symbols, such as the buttons on cushion backs, is a way of conveying a variety of messages. These symbols also provide a means of customising each chair, making it unique, just as you would add little distinguishing touches to an article of clothing. We used a new wool fabric designed by Giulio Ridolfo for Kvadrat. We teamed it up with felt because it’s a combination that reminds us of old-fashioned clothes with stiff starched collars.

There is also a lovely blue available on the company design site. I think both colors are great for a small home because they aren’t overpowering and the prints really allow for an eclectic style. While Moroso is an Italian company, they do have distributors in the US, which you can find on their website.