A Brooklyn Apartment’s 250-Square-Foot Puzzle, Solved by a Sofa With a Table Built In

When Catherine Taveras moved from a 2,000-square-foot house into a 250-square-foot Brooklyn apartment, every piece of furniture had to justify its place. Her solution was the Burrow Range 2 Piece One-Arm Sofa, a compact model with a side table built directly into its frame. The choice turns a single seating item into two functions, removing the need for a separate coffee table and preserving precious floor space in a living room that could easily feel crowded.

From a large house to a compact Brooklyn layout

Taveras had to rethink how she furnished a home after shrinking her footprint by roughly 1,750 square feet. Instead of filling the apartment with scaled-down versions of traditional pieces, she selected furniture that could serve more than one purpose. The Burrow sofa, which appears to be upholstered in navy blue, became the anchor of her living area.

Why an attached table matters in a small room

Cullen Ormond, House Tours Editor, described the sofa as one of the coolest small-space sofas she has seen. She noted that she once assumed low, sparse furniture belonged only in large homes, but the Range model upends that idea. Most small-space sofas, Ormond observed, are either bulky or rely on storage built into the frame. The attached table is a feature she rarely encounters.

The benefit is straightforward: with the table fixed to the sofa’s side, a traditional coffee table is no longer necessary. Ormond said the arrangement makes the living room feel larger, while a conventional coffee table would likely have made the area cramped. In a 250-square-foot apartment, that difference is not cosmetic.

Configurations, add-ons and what the sofa does not do

The Range collection includes nine configurations, a range that allows the sofa to fit small or awkward layouts. Buyers can add a table for $179, an ottoman for $329, or a sleep kit for $266. One limitation is worth noting: the sofa does not have storage under its cushions.

Color choices extend beyond the navy blue seen in Taveras’s apartment. The sofa is also available in ivory, green, gray and dark gray, giving five options in total.

Price and current discount

The Burrow Range 2 Piece One-Arm Sofa is listed at $1,389, but the brand currently offers 30% off, bringing the price to $1,042. Ormond pointed to that discount as a reason to consider the sofa now. Prices were accurate at the time of publication, and the article includes an affiliate commission disclosure.

For Taveras, the result is a living room that holds what she needs without overwhelming the apartment. The attached table does the work of a second piece of furniture, and in a space this small, that is the point.