If you own or rent a house, apartment unit, condominium unit, vacation house, or camper, you would quickly realize that living space is scarce and limited. It doesn’t matter how big your place is (unless, of course, you live in a mansion). Sooner or later, extra furniture, appliances, fixtures, junk, clutter, your own household, and even your pets will take up those spaces.
That’s why you need to effectively utilize your living area. One way to do this is to use multi-purpose furniture. And when it comes to such furniture, sofa beds reign supreme. With a simple action of folding, pushing, or pulling, these lovely sofas transform into comfortable beds. You save money and space by buying a dual-purpose unit rather than buying a sofa and a bed separately.
Let’s check out some of the best sofa beds that you would want in your home!
Our Choicest Sofa Beds
Are you planning to buy a sofa bed in your bedroom, den, or living room? You’re making the right choice. You have a versatile furniture right there. All that remains is what brand of sofa bed you need to choose. Well, we have compiled a list of the best sleeper sofas this year.
Classic Brands 4.5-Inch Cool Gel Memory Foam Replacement Sleeper Sofa Bed Mattress
DHP Emily Futon Couch Bed
You want a good equilibrium of all features you want. Then this sofa bed is an excellent pick as it has a great balance of functionality, features, style, and price. The low design, which sits on chrome-plated metal legs, doesn’t interfere or block things that hang above it, such as mirrors, shelves, and decors. In fact, the top of the seat is just 14 inches from the floor. When fully assembled, the unit has a width of 36 inches and a length of 44 inches, making it ideal for small living spaces. When reclined, the area is almost the size of a full-size bed.
The tufted seat and backrest are made of comfortable foam and velvet, reinforced with wood and metal to accommodate a variety of weights. You can choose between 7 colors all at an affordable price.
Serta RNE-3S-BK-SET Rane Collection Convertible Sofa
You want a sofa bed for your new apartment. But after spending quite an investment in renovating your unit, you’re a little tight on the wallet. Don’t worry, the Serta is the sofa bed for affordability and great quality. The furniture is convertible into 3 positions: sitting, lounging, and sleeping. The sofa features a contemporary yet sophisticated look, which is perfect for minimalist living spaces. Setting up the Serta is easy, thanks to its patented Click-Clack Technology.
The sofa bed’s upholstery consists of quality polyester fabric covering comfortable cushions. Where should you put your Serta? It would look perfect in a reading room, den, family room, or man cave.
Signature Design by Ashley – Alenya Queen Size Sleeper Sofa
One of the best sleeper sofas in the market is the queen-sized Alenya Queen by Ashley, which can seat 3 people comfortably. With its mid-century design and dreamy charcoal color for its cushions, the furniture fits right into any kind or style room. You just need some space just a tad bigger than 84 inches by 37.5 inches.
The cushion is incredibly plush and comfortable thanks to its polyester/nylon blend material. Underneath the seat is a concealed bi-fold innerspring mattress reinforced by a strong metal frame to allow 3 people to sleep in comfort.
Sofa beds are already versatile, but the Alenya takes it a step further. The bottom foams are removable, so you can make them individual floor seats or stack two to have a soft all-foam ottoman. Finally, when you purchase an Alenya, you get two free decorative pillows made of soft linen/viscose. What an amazing deal!
Signature Design by Ashley – Zeb Queen Size Contemporary Sofa
You may want to have a sofa bed in your man cave, family library, living room, or a display room. In some cases, however, a gaudy piece of furniture can “steal” attention to itself rather than the actual highlight of the room.
Thus, if you want a sleeper sofa that doesn’t draw attention to itself but still offers you an amazing deal of functionality, then pick out the Zeb Queen Size sofa bed by Ashley. The furniture comes in a neutral light gray color that makes it unobtrusive in any room. It features a minimalist design with its linear track arms, a concrete evidence of the “less is more” principle. However, it can quickly transform into a comfortable bed that is supported by a sturdy steel frame.
The simple design belies its functionality and comfort. Its cushions are made of memory foam, which hugs every contour of your body. These memory foam cushions are covered in velvety soft polyester/nylon fabric for a soft and cozy sitting/sleeping experience.
Novogratz Brittany Sofa Futon
Now here’s one that speaks volumes! You may actually want your sleeper sofa to be the star of the room. After all, a transformable piece of furniture does deserve attention, don’t you think? If you agree with us, then you need a Novogratz Brittany Sofa Futon sofa bed. Its soft lines, tufted detailing on the back cushions, rounded arms, and slanted oak-colored wooden legs look elegant without being overbearing. The back can be folded down, transforming the stylish couch into a roomy, full-sized bed.
Its stylish look also speaks loudly for the comfort it brings. The cushions are filled with polyester and foam filling, letting you sink and relax while watching your favorite show or snoozing in dreamland. All that comfort is supported by a sturdy wood frame that is enough to hold 600 pounds of weight.
Joybird Eliot Sleeper Sectional
Your wife and daughter want to enjoy a movie on your sofa bed. You want to doze off after a hard day’s work. Are you going to draw lots to whether the furniture becomes a bed or sofa? Why not have both? That’s the idea behind the Eliot Sectional Sofa by Joybird. The 113 X 59-inch bed can comfortably accommodate three people. A third of the sofa is a chaise lounge where a person can lie down while two others can sit beside him. Want all three people to lie down? Just pull out the bed underneath the seats!
The sectional bed features a stylish mid-century design that looks right at home in any room. Comfort matches with style as you snuggle in the comfort of button-tufted cushions. The cushions themselves are made of high-density polyurethane, giving you just the right degree of firmness and softness for excellent seating and sleeping comfort.
Versatility, style, and comfort—now, that’s a great package you just can’t resist for your family.
Classic Brands 4.5-Inch Cool Gel Memory Foam Replacement Sleeper Sofa Bed Mattress
There are sofa beds being advertised as having the most comfortable pull out couches. However, the built-in mattresses may not be to your liking. Perhaps it’s too firm or too hot? There are a thousand reasons why you would opt for a separate mattress. The Classic Brand Replacement Mattress for sofa beds provides all the answers. This is not a sofa bed per se. Instead, it is a mattress to replace the existing one of our sofa bed.
The replacement sofa bed mattress is made of memory foam, a revolutionary material that adapts to your body’s contours. Thus, you are assured of a very snug and comfortable sleep. Because memory foam conforms to your body, it also supports your pressure points—great particularly if you’re suffering from some sort of body pain.
Standard memory foam is inherently hot, but the Classic Brands replacement mattress has infused cooling gel to keep sleepers cool and comfortable. Finally, the CertiPUR US-certified foam is hypoallergenic. Say goodbye to itchy skin, sneezes, and other allergic reactions caused by dust, dust mites, mold, and other allergens.
West Elm Shelter Queen Sleeper Sofa
People today live more demanding and sophisticated lives. Thus, they deserve a sofa—and a bed—that can live up to their complex expectations. Style, sophistication, and tech galore! That’s what you get when you buy the West Elm Shelter Queen Sleeper Sofa. Hidden support legs maximize the contemporary and streamlined profile of the sofa bed. After a hard day’s work, cocoon in comfort into the loose, reversible, and removable cushions that surround the back, bottom, and sides of the furniture.
Take out the cushions (yes, you can use them as pillows), open the seat, and fold out a roomy queen-sized bed. You are assured of utmost comfort as you doze off. That’s because the mattress is made of two fantastic layers—a gel-infused memory foam that hugs your body while keeping you cool, and a high-density foam layer that provides you great support. Yes, it’s the bed for the modern, demanding sleeper.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are many brands and designs of sofa beds out there. Most fall into three types, centering on how the furniture converts from one form to another. The way the furniture converts and how big the area where you are going to put your sofa bed in, are important factors in determining the right size of sofa bed for you.
- Convertible sleeper sofas: The back of the sofa folds down to make a flat surface, making the furniture into a bed. Some convertible sleeper sofas have the option to stay at a 45-degree angle, which is perfect for lounging.
- Lift-and-pull sofa beds: To convert this sofa into a bed, you take out the cushions then pull up the mattress and the bed frame from underneath the sofa base. This type of sofa bed involves complex mechanisms because, often, the bed frame needs to be folded in order to fit its storage compartment inside the sofa base.
- Day beds: These are simple beds that are hinged to the wall. When you are ready to sleep, you just pull down the bed from the wall. This is ideal for small living spaces.
Absolutely not! This is an outdated notion that students in universities are using multi-purpose furniture to save money. Sofa beds are for everyone, such as:
- you have a small living space and you want to maximize each inch of your space.
- you have a large family but limited number of beds. You can use a sleeper sofa as a bed for a family member.
- you don’t have a bedroom for guests who stay overnight. You let him sleep in your living room or den, but in the comfort of a real bed.
- you like to hold sleepovers but don’t want your guests to sleep in your personal bedroom. Or you don’t have a spare bedroom big enough to sleep all your guests.
- you want to live a minimalist, contemporary lifestyle. Thus, you don’t want too many furniture pieces in your home.
It depends on the type of bed you want. In general, convertible sofa beds are easy; you only need to unlock and fold the backrest down. Older lift-and-pull sofa beds (sometimes called “traditional” sofa beds), however, present a challenge. The old models are difficult to pull out. When it comes to folding back the bed, you need to literally wrestle with the frame and the mattress to set them up or stow them.
Fortunately, those days are long gone. The new lift-and-pull sofa beds are engineered to fit the base very easily. Multiple soft joints enable the sleeper to pull, push, and fold the bed with very minimal strength.
In general, no it doesn’t. The average quality sofa beds have supporting frames and mattresses that can fully support a sleeping adult. However, if the mattress is too thin, it could cause a lot of discomforts. You would be able to feel the frame or, in the case of all-foam sofa beds, the floor.
Thus, when choosing your best sleeper sofa, always check the mattress if it’s thick enough or if it can support your weight, especially if you’re heavyset.
Conclusion
The versatility of the sofa bed has made it really popular among students, bachelors/bachelorettes, and households. Average ones won’t match up to a real sofa and bed, of course, but they will provide you with adequate comfort. Meaning, they work as expected.
The best sleeper sofas, on the other hand, can be a match (or even more) for its single-purpose counterparts. They use high-tech and revolutionary materials that make them among the best and the most comfortable furniture in your home. In addition, modern sofa beds look really cool and would fit just right in almost any kind of home, apartment, condominium, or office.
Is your money worth it? Absolutely! Remember, you are buying two forms of furniture in one unit. That is awesome savings for you.
It’s time to ditch your old, uncomfortable mattress and your moldy, moth-eaten sofa. Treat yourself with an ultramodern, versatile sofa bed. You deserve it!
