[Help] Sofa Bed -Any Suggestions

Tony Towner's Fridge

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Aug 22, 2003

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GLASGOW,SCOTLAND,UK

• Nov 28, 2018

• #1

Any suggestions from the learned NSC faithful for a tried and tested low cost sofa bed? Nothing fancy but relatively easy to convert to bed and vice versa.

many thanks

TNBA

TTF

 

BBassic

I changed this.

Jul 28, 2011

12,308

• Nov 28, 2018

• #2

I got a sofa bed from here a couple of years ago: https://www.nabru.co.uk/

It's a bit pricey but they come in separate pieces which is exactly what I needed. Trying to get a sofa bed up a couple of flights of stairs in to a flat in central Brighton was a nightmare.

 

Goldstone1976

We Got Calde in!!

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Apr 30, 2013

13,782

Herts

• Nov 28, 2018

• #3

I got a futon company one. Probably mid-price rather than low, but I’m very happy with it. Very comfortable indeed to sleep on.

 

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005

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Goldstone

• Nov 29, 2018

• #4

I got a couple of inexpensive leather ones from Tesco 8 or 9 years ago, and they're still going well. Much better than the 'leather' crap I got from the extremely shit Furniture Village.

Oops, just noticed that Tesco Direct is no more, so that rules them out.

 

whitelion

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Dec 16, 2003

12,828

Southwick

• Nov 29, 2018

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I did a lot of research on this as I live in a studio flat and my studio doubles as a living room and bedroom therefore I wanted something stylish as well as comfortable.

Essentially there are two types of sofa bed. The most common one is what I would call a camp-type bed which consists of a metal frame that supports the mattress and is meant for occasional use such as putting up house guests etc.

The other type which is what I bought from Next is a more solid divan style sofa bed which still pulls out from the sofa to make a solid bed. When I bought it last September it was £799 less 10% discount for spending over £150 (I think from memory).

At the moment it's £850 but knocks spots off most of the other sofa beds I looked at which were double the price.

https://www.next.co.uk/homeware/sofas-chairs/quentin

 

Djmiles

Barndoor Holroyd

Dec 1, 2005

12,060

Kitchener, Canada

• Nov 29, 2018

• #6

BBassic said:

I got a sofa bed from here a couple of years ago: https://www.nabru.co.uk/

It's a bit pricey but they come in separate pieces which is exactly what I needed. Trying to get a sofa bed up a couple of flights of stairs in to a flat in central Brighton was a nightmare.

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Me and my girlfriend went with nabru when we moved to our flat in Hove. Impossible to get any normal sofa up the stairs.

We were pretty happy for something you effectively build yourself. Not sure I’d go with them again unless I had to.

 

Notters

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Oct 20, 2003

24,869

Guiseley

• Nov 29, 2018

• #7

I got Ikea's cheapest one at £70 and it's surprisingly comfortable.

 

seagull_special

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Jun 9, 2008

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Abu Dhabi

• Nov 29, 2018

• #8

Make sure nobody is lying on it when you fold it up.

 

Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009

8,353

North of Brighton

• Nov 29, 2018

• #9

Unlike Triggaar, bought a really nice fabric covered, single sofa bed from Furniture Village about 5 years ago. Still looks great, opens and closes nicely and no complaints from sleepers. Comfy as a chair too.

 

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The Gem

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Oct 17, 2008

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• Nov 29, 2018

• #10

Tony Towner's Fridge said:

Any suggestions from the learned NSC faithful for a tried and tested low cost sofa bed? Nothing fancy but relatively easy to convert to bed and vice versa.

many thanks

TNBA

TTF

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Don't get one with a thin mattress, as after a while it will not be comfortable, dont get a futon, to hard, Get one that folds away into the chair.

I bought this 2 weeks ago @ £50 as the mattress was much thicker than the others I have seen.

Have a look on facebook marketplace loads on there. Nearby too.

 

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ForestRowSeagull

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Jan 6, 2011

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Now Brixton

• Nov 29, 2018

• #11

https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-sansa-narrow-arm-sofa-bed/p3655457

cant find the exact one I have - it wasnt this expensive - but I have one in a design like this and its really good. basically the second half just slides out of a draw and pops into place and I store bedding in the area under the longer side. Seems to be less moving parts to fail and no springy thin mattress.

 

Beanstalk

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Apr 5, 2017

2,521

London

• Nov 29, 2018

• #12

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/sofas-armchairs/sofa-beds-chair-beds/friheten-corner-sofa-bed-with-storage-skiftebo-dark-grey-spr-09133543/

My girlfriend and I picked this up when we moved into our flat 18 months ago and it has been absolutely fantastic. Very comfy sofa, loads of storage space and the bed part takes around 2.5 seconds to set up.

£450 might be a little steep but it'll last you!