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A 38 cm cube that folds flat
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A 38 cm corduroy cube that is a seat, a footstool and a box at the same time, and folds flat when it is empty.
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How much room it really takes
Everything at the same scale, with a 1 m² square behind it so you can picture it properly.
Our assessment
Editor's score from 0 to 10 on five criteria. These are not the manufacturer's figures: they are our judgement, and we explain how we work them out in how we choose.
- Space efficiency*10.0
- Capacity—
- Build quality5.0
- Ease of use9.0
- Design7.0
Worked out with an absolute anchor Editorial judgement
* The manufacturer does not publish a reliable folded measurement for this model, so space efficiency is worked out from what we do know: how compact it is open and what it weighs. How we score.
We could not score «capacity» because the manufacturer does not publish the figures needed. That axis shows as zero on the chart: it is a declared gap, not a low score.
Full technical details
Figures the manufacturer does not publish appear as «—». We would rather leave a gap than fill it with an invented number.
| Unfolded measurements | |
|---|---|
| Width | 38 cm |
| Depth | 38 cm |
| Height | 38 cm |
| Usable surface | 1,444 cm² |
| Folded measurements | |
| Folded width | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Folded thickness | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Folded height | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Floor taken when stored | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Floor it still takes | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Weight and strength | |
| Weight | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Maximum load | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Interior storage | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Shelves | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Drawers | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Linear metres of shelving | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Total shelf area | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Materials and assembly | |
|---|---|
| Surface | Corduroy |
| Frame | Engineered wood |
| Finish | Grey |
| Needs assembly | No |
| Assembly time | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Mechanism | folds in half |
| Portability | lightweight |
| Warranty | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Other details | |
| Shape | 38 cm cube |
| Folds | Flat when empty |
The analysis
It is a 38 cm cube, which is the measurement that matters: that is small enough to live beside a sofa, under a console table or at the end of a bed without becoming another thing in the way.
It does three jobs on the same footprint. Lid down it is a seat or a footstool; lid off it is a box; empty it folds flat and goes behind a door until the next time people come round.
What the maker does not tell you is how much it holds or how much weight it takes. Neither figure is published, and we have left both fields empty rather than work them out from the outside measurements, which would be a guess dressed up as data.
Judge it by what it is: corduroy over an engineered wood frame. That is a light-duty seat for occasional use, not a bench that an adult sits on every evening.
In favour
- 38 cm on every side: it tucks beside a sofa or under a console
- Folds flat when empty, so it stores behind a door
- Lid doubles as a footstool
Against
- Neither the capacity in litres nor the maximum load is published
- Corduroy over engineered wood: a light-duty seat, not a bench
- No handle, so moving it full means carrying the whole box
Best for: A small living room that needs one more seat only when people come round.
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Home Source Folding Ottoman 38 cm
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