Guess the size of this room. Most people overshoot. It measures 2.9 meters deep and 2.6 meters wide — 7.54 square meters in total, and that's it. The wide-angle photos flatter it, but the footprint genuinely is that small. What makes the room work isn't square footage; it's how many jobs the space holds: a work desk, a gaming setup, a coffee corner, and a sofa bed, all in one place.
One Room, Several Jobs
Standing at the door, you can take in almost everything at once. The wooden desk sits against one wall with a monitor, speakers, and a pegboard of small shelves above. A few steps away, a 55-inch TV rests on a low white cabinet, with a light blue stool doubling as a seat and a footrest. Walk toward the window and the mood changes: a gray sofa bed with a red cushion, wall shelves running above it, and a small coffee station on a white chest of drawers.
That's the trick with a room this size — every wall gets a job, and nothing sits idle. The desk handles work, the TV corner handles play, and the sofa bed turns the same floor into a place to lounge or sleep.
A Coffee Corner on a Dresser
The coffee corner takes up almost no floor at all. A white chest of drawers carries a small espresso machine and a rechargeable table lamp, while a rail above holds hooks for mugs and a sleep mask. The wall-mounted shelves nearby stash coffee beans, books, and a clock, so everything for a morning brew stays within arm's reach of the sofa.
The Desk Zone
The desk itself stays deliberately spare: a monitor flanked by white Edifier desktop speakers, a beige mechanical keyboard, a split ergonomic mouse on a felt desk mat, and a Mac mini tucked beside the monitor stand. A small clock-and-pen holder keeps the surface from collecting clutter, and a few tiny green figurines add a bit of personality without stealing space.
In a room this small, the desk doubles as the work-from-home station and the listening spot — with lyrics on the screen and coffee next to the keyboard, it earns its footprint twice over.
Winding Down
When the workday ends, the same room shifts gears. Overhead lights go off, the small brass lamp glows warm beside the sofa, and a pair of over-ear headphones waits on the armrest. Low light and a soft seat make 7.5 square meters feel like enough.
Game Time
The TV corner is the room's play zone. The screen runs a Nintendo Switch 2 home layout, with a Switch console and an Xbox parked on the shelving beside it and a Messi poster leaning against the wall. Game controllers hang on a pegboard near the sofa, so grabbing one and settling in takes seconds. A small room, yes — but nothing about it says you can't have fun in it.
Editor's Notes & Summary
A 7.5-square-meter room isn't much on paper. Split into a desk wall, a TV and storage wall, and a sofa bed with a coffee corner, it suddenly does the work of several rooms — no renovation required, just a clear job for every wall.











10 comments
It’s not rented.
How much is the monthly rent for a place like this?
I installed them myself.
Did you need to hire a professional to mount the shelves on the wall with expansion bolts?
55 inches.
How big is the TV?
It’s custom-made, from Zhushi Boshi on Taobao — you have to provide the dimensions yourself.
Please share a link for the white cabinet under the TV!
It’s the TOAI C-Position Chair Pro.
Which chair is that? It looks really comfortable.