If your furniture isn’t going to be beautiful, it should at least be versatile. Case in point: IKEA’s Molger bench. It’s not ugly by any means, but a bit plain and forgettable. But you can forgive it because it rings in at just under $40 and can report for duty all over your home. Take a look at these examples:
from https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/molger-bench-218457
from waaaay over here —> A Versatile Workhorse: Ideas for Using the $40 Molger Bench All Around the House
from Sofia Consola
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