5 Top Tips why a sofa bed is better than a sofa
5 Top Tips why a sofa bed is better than a sofa
If you’re looking for reasons to buy a sofa bed rather than a sofa, search no further. Here are the 5 Top Tips why a sofa bed is better than a sofa.
1. If you live in a small house or flat, sofa beds are great for small living rooms areas giving you a spare bedroom at the very last minute when you need it sometimes. Having a sofa bed in the living room, TV room or in a bedroom makes perfect sense for families in larger homes, too, where guests might be frequent.
2. If you have a small budget, buying a sofa bed can save you money because you can use one single piece of furniture for two jobs: seating and sleeping. And, you need not spend a fortune on a good quality sofa bed either.
3. Gone were the days when awful memories of sleeping on a terrible sofa bed, right? The mattresses are terrible and you can feel the bed frame beneath. Those were old sofa beds. Those days have gone. Now, thanks to advances in manufacturing technologies and, no doubt, consumer demand, sofa beds are made for comfortable sleep, and the best are made for permanent sleep, so should provide you with as much support as a proper bed. Other than a well-made frame and base, a sprung or foam in particular a memory foam mattress of a decent depth will be a real bonus.
4. Now sofa beds come in various shapes and sizes! There are beds in a box, loveseats, two-seaters, three-seaters and L-shaped, all of which can be easily converted to suit your space and guest numbers. Function-wise, there’s plenty of choice to choose from, for example, pull-out sleep surfaces to sofa beds with backs that fold backwards to provide an instant double bed. Choose one that suits you best.
5. Approach buying a sofa bed just like you would a sofa, checking its frame and fillings for both quality of construction and how it matches your personal preferences. Sofa beds do tend to feel firmer than sofas, so picking one with a combination of softer cushion types fibre seat cushions and feather back cushions, for example will give you the best balance. Look for a sofa bed with ideally a hardwood frame that’s screwed and glued.