| Sofa Beds | | | | compact when folded up, yet offer sleeping space |
| Many people see sofa beds as a compromise. | | | | that is more than adequate for anyone. |
| Their perception is that a sofa bed is neither one | | | | Less Effort |
| piece of furniture nor another, so it must | | | | Older sofa beds were creaky, squeaky |
| compromise in some aspect of its creation. Is it | | | | contraptions that took an age to transform into |
| as comfortable as a traditional sofa or as cosy as | | | | either of their forms. Modern sofa beds are |
| a traditional bed? Do you have to compromise on | | | | designed with ease in mind. They are easy to |
| aesthetics to accommodate two pieces of | | | | open and close, often in one movement, and |
| furniture in one? Be prepared to throw out all | | | | some are designed so that you can transform |
| your previous misconceptions about sofa beds | | | | them either way without having to remove the |
| because, thanks to advances in engineering and | | | | cushions. You even have a choice of mattresses |
| manufacturing, a modern sofa bed offers dual | | | | to achieve the comfort that suits you best. |
| functionality without compromising on comfort, | | | | Whether you like the support of a sprung |
| appearance or ease of use. | | | | mattress or the dreamy cushioning offered by |
| | | | memory foam, your sofa bed can achieve all that |
| Having a sofa bed puts you in control of the | | | | you want from both a sofa and a bed. Some |
| space you live in. Whether your living space is | | | | even have storage built into the arms, so that |
| limited or you live in a roomy home, it is always | | | | you can keep duvets, pillows and blankets to hand |
| useful to have an extra sleeping area. However, | | | | without taking up precious cupboard space |
| having a sofa bed means you don't have to | | | | elsewhere. |
| dedicate that space as a bedroom and lose any | | | | Bed Heads |
| dual functionality the room may have. Instead, | | | | Owners of sofa beds are far more prepared for |
| you can transform it into its 'secret identity' and | | | | the unexpected. Using these beds, they can cater |
| use it as a piece of functional and aesthetic | | | | for unexpected visitors or spur-of-the-moment |
| furniture when it is not needed to sleep on. | | | | events. In addition, they are able to cope with the |
| Because of the ergonomic designs employed by | | | | arrival of guests who may be elderly or physically |
| the manufacturers of sofa beds, modern models | | | | challenged without having to compromise on their |
| can complement virtually any living space. Instead | | | | dignity. And, at the end of the day, they've |
| of having to tuck it away in a back room only to | | | | always got a place to tuck up in front of the |
| haul it out when needed, contemporary sofa beds | | | | television and catch that late night film without |
| are available in a range of styles and materials | | | | disturbing the rest of the house! Sofa beds offer |
| ranging from rustic comfort to the sheer luxury | | | | the perfect compromise to modern living |
| offered by a leather sofa bed. | | | | requirements, no matter what your decor or |
| In addition, modern advances mean that they are | | | | style. |