My search for the best sofa beds began earlier this year, when I realised my flat was missing one vital piece of furniture. Sofa beds are the underdog of any furniture collection. A triple threat, if you will. They make unassumingly comfortable places to sit, act as epic spots to relax (pull out the mattress part and you’ve got yourself a hell-of-a good Netflix set-up) and offer your last-friend-standing a good night’s sleep after one-too-many vinos. Quit trying to get them to kip on your tiny loveseat, futon or chaise lounge.
But whether you’re in need of an emergency bed for the friend that stayed too late or a more permanent fixture that’ll give your home office a glow-up, the sleeper sofa search can be an overwhelming one.
Luckily, if you’re clued-up on the best furniture stores, you won’t have to settle for an embarrassingly thin and lumpy memory foam mattress. Today, there are many genuinely comfortable sofa beds, in varying configurations, good enough for everyday use. This new generation of sofa beds rival your master bedroom’s bed frame in terms of comfort and style: springy, soft and complete with pocket sprung mattresses, backrests, armrests and squishy seat cushions. Just don’t blame us when your sleepover companions outstay their welcome.
What is the best sofa bed in 2022?
Which type of sofa bed is most comfortable?
There are two main types of sofa bed to choose from. The first is the “click-clack” sofa bed. With the sofa in its upright position, you simply fold the back down and – as the name suggests – click it flat. Et voila! You’ve got yourself a double mattress. Click clack sofa beds tend to be cheaper and a bit easier to convert into bed form than their more traditional counterparts.
Pull-out sofa beds do tend to be more comfy than the former, but require a little more effort to assemble. You’d need to remove the cushions from the sofa to reveal a pull-out mattress and “bed” frame. Both click clack sofa beds and pull-out sofa beds come in a range of mattress sizes – from single to double – and upholstery options, to suit your interior design style.
MATTRESS
In your quest for the most comfortable sofa bed, consider two other factors: the mattress and the size. When it comes to the mattress, you can choose from pocket-sprung mattresses or open mattresses. The former tend to be luxurious – and therefore more expensive. You can also get sofa beds with memory foam mattresses, which are great if you require a little more support (they mould to your body while you kip), but they can feel quite hot to sleep on.
SIZE
As for size? A bed is only comfy if you’ve got enough space to sleep. You can pick up chair beds – the smallest size – and go right through to three-seater sofa beds and corner sleeper sofas. It totally depends on the size of your room as to what size you can go for.
Generally speaking, the more you pay, the comfier your sofa bed will be. But you can make your sofa bed more comfortable with blankets, good quality duvets, crisp bed sheets and extra pillows.
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