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Back-to-school season is arriving before any of us have figured out where all the extra sheets, shoes, and charging cords are supposed to go. When you’re trying to make the most of a cramped dorm room or apartment, one small space has to work as a bedroom, study area, hangout spot, and occasionally a yoga studio. No one wants a bulky chair that ends up sitting in the middle of the room for three weeks and collecting laundry.
That is why easily movable furniture that can clear out when you need the floor earns extra credit, especially if it looks cute at the same time. Target’s $40 faux-shearling butterfly chair offers a cozy-looking place to read or relax, then folds flat so it can be moved out of the way, making small-space living that much easier.
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Dorm Butterfly Chair Faux Shearling in Cream, $40 at Target
The chair isn't just useful. The Dorm Butterfly Chair Faux Shearling has a softer look and feel than the folding seats usually dragged out for extra company. Its cream color should also slip easily into most color schemes, although anyone prone to studying with salsa nearby may want to proceed with caution.
Why This $40 Chair Works for Dorm Rooms & Small Apartments
At 34.4 inches high, 31.9 inches wide, and 26.2 inches deep, the chair still offers a true lounge option, but its real trick happens once you are finished using it: The black steel frame collapses flat for storage.
The cream seat can also be removed from the frame, and the entire chair weighs just over eight pounds. Moving it across the room won't count as the day’s workout like with a large loveseat, and during the end-of-year move, it is one fewer bulky object to wrestle into the car.
The chair also requires no assembly, sparing you the traditional back-to-school experience of finishing a piece of furniture with one unexplained screw still in your hand. Its upholstery is made with recycled microfiber, and pro tip: It should be spot cleaned or wiped clean. Even if you detach the seat from the frame, keep it out of the washing machine to help it hold its size and shape.
Where This Chair Works Best
This is best treated as flexible lounge seating for reading, watching a show, or giving a visitor somewhere to land. For long sessions at a computer, use a properly adjusted task chair. OSHA recommends a workstation chair that supports the lower back and allows the user’s feet to rest flat on the floor, features this fixed butterfly chair does not advertise.
When it is time to exercise, work on a project, or make room for friends, the frame can be folded and tucked into a closet or placed along a wall. The same feature could be helpful in a studio apartment, teen bedroom, or guest room that serves more than one purpose.
Before ordering, use painter’s tape to mark off an area about 32 inches wide by 26 inches deep. That will show how much space the chair needs while open.
If everything fits, this $40 chair can make the room feel cozier while preserving the flexibility small spaces need. It may be one of the few pieces of dorm furniture considerate enough to give you some space.
