5 Things

For Compact Living

Dot Dividers
These hanging glass discs are commonly used to dress up bare walls or infuse a room with color. But we love stringing them together to create a bit of privacy in small spaces. Just hang a few between the couch and the kitchen table and voila! An instant dining room! $14.95, cb2.com

Instant Kitchen
This device makes your coffee, waffles and eggs, and it’s half the size of your microwave. Need we say more? $44.95, TinyLiving.com

Murphy Bed
Who says you can’t squeeze your visiting in-laws into your cozy one-bedroom apartment? With a drop-down wall bed (also known as a Murphy), you’ll have room to host your in-laws and game night. Starting at $2,100, Organized Living

Meals on Wheels
The heavy-duty Quik Cart takes the strain out of lugging a week’s supply of groceries up to your 12th-floor apartment. The cart holds up to 80 pounds of goods and conveniently folds flat for easy storage. $34.99, ContainerStore.com

Butcher-Block Wine Cart
This oak butcher block not only adds valuable counter space to your overly cramped kitchen, it also provides you with one additional drawer, multiple shelves, two towel bars and storage for nine — count ’em, nine — of your fanciest wines. $299.99, Target.com

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