Video players, too!

XBOX 360 - can play dvd
PlayStation 3 (PS3) - can play dvd and Blu-ray

Hiddenbed

Hiddenbed is a new revolutionary system that allows the construction of bed and desk furniture even in very small rooms, with style and comfort. Hiddenbed doubles your space. Objects up to 40cm high (standard) can remain on the desktop when the bed is in use (e.g. computer case, lamp, Hi-Fi devices, etc.). Removal of objects is not necessary! The desktop stows away under the bed by night, the bed is hidden during the day.

Trofast

Ikea's Trofast was used as stairs in a magazine in China.

Matroshka @ 4 sq meters

So cooooooooool!
This amazing furniture is from swedish company Matroshka

DIY: Kaidan Tansu

For instruction on how to build your own Kaidan Tansu, follow this link to Canadian HomeWorkshop

What is Kaidan Tansu? Click here.

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With Bookshelves

CasaKids

From CasaKids

Ikea's Loft beds

From Ikea

Stairs with shelves

Kaidan Tansu

History
The step tansu has always been the most popular Japanese tansu design. It uniquely provided both storage space and access to a second story or loft. In the crowded urban centers of the Edo period, the only way to expand a home was to build upwards. However, during this period it was generally forbidden to have a second story. The step tansu provided a mobile staircase to a second level, that was easily moved when the tax collector came by, since it is constructed of three separate pieces. The step tansu was also a very powerful visual architectural element in the Japanese home, which is otherwise sparsely furnished.

Definition of Kaidan Tansu
The Japanese word kaidan means "steps". Meanwhile, tansu translates roughly to "box", "cabinet", "chest", or "chest of drawers."

Modern uses
They are excellent as stairs to reach loft beds. Also for room dividers and media (e.g. TV) storage unit.