A rented room has two constraints an owned one does not: you cannot make holes, and everything must leave again. Both point at the same kind of furniture.

Storage that stands on its own

Freestanding racks and corner shelving carry a surprising amount without a single wall fixing. Keep the heavy items on the bottom two tiers — a tall unit loaded at the top is unstable whether or not it is anchored.

Seating that sleeps

A folding sleeper chair or a tri-fold sofa bed does the work of two pieces in a room that has space for one. Check the folded and unfolded footprint on the product page; the unfolded figure is the one that decides the layout.

Bedside space without a bedside table

Where there is no room for a nightstand, a slim two-drawer unit with a charging point does the job in a fraction of the footprint, and it moves to the next flat in one hand.

Floor seating instead of a second sofa

Bean bags and floor loungers are the cheapest way to seat extra people in a small room, and they compress into a car boot on moving day.

Two things to check before ordering

The route into the room, and whether the piece can be dismantled again. Anything glued rather than bolted is a one-move piece of furniture.