If you’re stuck in a dorm room, you are probably suffering from a decided lack of square footage. One way to combat this is to have truly multipurpose furniture: hanging shelves that also work as standing desks, couches that double as sleepers (for surprise guests!), or desks that double as entertainment stands. Sauder has one-upped all of these ideas with their Trey Multifunctional Task Chair, which works as an office chair, ottoman, lounge chair, table, and rocker—all in one. Really.

Trey Multifunctional Task Chair. Manufactured by Sauder.

Task Chair Converts into Floor Rocker

Based on research that established that students like to move around when they study, Trey truly lets co-eds shift their bodies. At first glance, Trey appears to be like other task chairs—supportive, height-adjustable, and cushiony. But Trey performs a clever trick: in three easy steps, the task chair turns into two separate units, a table/stool and a floor rocker. This turns the one dorm room chair into many pieces of furniture for many different purposes.

Trey is available upholstered or nonupholstered, as an arm or side chair. With a 360% swivel (and everyone loves a swivel), tilt tension, and pneumatic seat height adjustability, Trey is an ergonomic task chair that’s pretty fabulous just on those merits. The seat and back also have contoured foam cushions for your seating enjoyment. With its standard casters, Trey lets students zip around their little dormitories like children playing at dad’s office.

But it’s the configurability that’s so unexpected and wonderful. Students can lift the chair from its base and use it as a floor rocker. The seat becomes a stool/table. This allows for lots of flexibility. Set a laptop or bowl of cereal on the table; or use it as a stool to prop your tired feet. Rock while reading, writing, or simply relaxing. Trey gives small spaces lots of big options.

About the Manufacturer: Sauder Education manufactures seating exclusively for the education market. Located in the small town of Archbold, Ohio, Sauder has been crafting furniture since 1934, so the company understands the specific needs of their customers. With a large selection of furniture designed for every aspect of campus and residence hall living, Sauder Education “is dedicated to creating furniture that meets—and exceeds—the high demands of colleges and universities across the country,”