How to Find a Stylish Single Sofa Bed
Written by admin on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 ( Start discussion )
The single sofa bed is a great piece of furniture; the difficulty is choosing between the huge range now available. To help you through the maze of sofas we have written a little check list of what you should look at.
First you need to consider the bed frame. There is no point in getting a sofa bed which is such an uncomfortable bed, otherwise you may as well just buy a standard sofa. There are two basic designs for the bed within a sofa. The first is a pull out frame on which lies a separate mattress. The second choice is a foam mattress which unfolds and has no hard frame. When it comes to comfort there is no beating the proper frame. Having a mattress which is separate means that you can air the mattress and keep it fresh, this is neigh on impossible with the foam mattresses as they are attached to the sofas.
The second thing to consider is the comfort of the sofa as a seat. With the foam mattress the seat is formed from the folded up mattress. So if the mattress compacts and gets uncomfortable so to does the seat. However, with the other design the bed effectively sits inside the frame of the sofa and comfort of the sofa as a seat is independent of the bed.
A sofa bed can be quite a large investment so you want it to look good aswell. Looking good is not just about how it looks in the showroom. Obviously you want something which is attractive, but you also want something which is versatile. You may want to change the décor of your room, so it is important to have something which you will not grow out of and need to change.
Then there is the maintenance side of any item of furniture. With a sofa bed it is certainly worth considering buying one where the cushion covers are removable and washable. Obviously you will not be able to wash the covers on the actual frame, but the other advantage to removeable covers is that you can always get new ones made. This means that even when the sofa starts to look a little tired you can get new covers for some of the cushions and give it a new lease of life. To create a striking look for a slightly tired looking sofa adding contrasting colors can be very effective. For example, a charcoal sofa with a deep red or green seat cushion will always look appealing.
So if you are going to get a single sofa bed then you need to think about comfort for the present and about how it will look and how to maintain it in the future. With these few things in mind you will realize that it is worth spending the extra money to get the best you can, after all you will be looking at it for quite some time to come.
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