Sofabed buying guide
Do you ever end up with more guests than you have beds for? With a sofabed, there’s no problem.
We’ve got a huge range of stylish sofabeds to choose from – including leather and fabric, loose cover options and sofa beds to match our gorgeous sofa and chair ranges.
Sizes range from a single bunk bed width 75 cm (2’6”), up to king size 150cm (5’0) to help you make more of whatever space you have available.
How to choose your new sofabed
The best way to choose a sofabed is to try a few out at your nearest store.
Sit on them, lie on them and ask our sofa bed experts to explain all their benefits. Spend as much as you can afford to – the more expensive the sofa bed, the more support and comfort it will give you.
You also need to consider where you’re going to put it. If your space is only big enough for a chair, our chair beds open into a single bed. At the other extreme, we have sofa beds that fold out to a king size bed.
You’ll often need a bit of room (up to 23cm or 7’) from the back of the sofa to open the bed out fully. If a full sized sofabed with arms won’t fit through your bedroom or stairway, some of our sofabeds have removable arms so they’re much easier to manoeuvre in tight spaces.
Some have no arms at all and can still open out to nearly the same width as a standard double bed.
Your sofabed options
Sofabeds are only designed for occasional use as a bed. Mattresses are foam or sprung, up to a depth of 10 cm (4”).
Because you sit on a thin layer of padding over a bed mechanism, sofabeds feel firmer than a standard sofa or chair. The firmness of the sleeping surface will depend on how your sofabed works.
If the sofabed pulls out from the bottom of the sofa or chair so it’s quite close to the floor, it will feel fairly firm. If it’s a metal frame that unfolds to the same height as the seats, with a canvas-like base or wooden slats for the mattress, it will feel more like a normal bed.
Either way, it’s worth considering a mattress topper to add extra comfort.
Make it last
Care for your sofa bed as you look after your sofa and your bed. Rotate and turn the mattress every time the sofabed is used, and don’t overload any storage spaces.
Your sofabed comes with a built in 5 year quality guarantee, but it’s worth asking about Guardsman – our protection plan that covers your sofa if it’s accidentally damaged.