multi-tasking made pretty

The mailman {or mail lady} left me three wonderful presents in my mailbox yesterday - new shoes {they were an exchange!}, a new movie from Netflix {"Love and Other Drugs"} and the newest edition of Real Simple magazine. As if by magic, I flipped the magazine open to a page dedicated to the most wonderful peice of multi-tasking furniture I've ever seen.

Behold...

...becomes...

Shoes, handbags and other treasures are tucked neatly away. Is it bad to build a house around the furniture you want to purchase to fill it?