sofa bed recommendation?

drmeow3

17 years ago

Hi all,

Who makes decent to good sofa beds/sleeper sofas in a moderate price range? I don't even know where to start looking.

Thanks in advance for your help.

-meo

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mcgillicuddy
17 years ago
drmeow, how are defining a "moderate" price range? It seems it might mean different things to different people?

Room and Board has sofa beds that use memory foam, which I think is more comfortable than traditional sofa bed mattresses. They also have the Comfort Sleeper line, which doesn't use bars and is very comfortable. That line is more expensive, though ($2500+).

My husband and I did extensive "in-person" research when buying our sofa bed, and liked the foam mattresses the best. We went with a Comfort Sleeper model.

Here is a link that might be useful: Room and Board sleeper sofas
drmeow3
Original Author
17 years ago
mcgillicuddy,

Thanks for the feedback. I guess my question wasn't all that clear.

Actually, DH decided he doesn't want a sofa bed in there (its his office) but would prefer just a regular loveseat (I was hoping to find a double sofa bed rather than a queen). I still think a sofa bed would be a good idea but its up to DH since it is his space. We do already have two queen size futons (although one's in the family room - not the best place for guests to sleep) so its not like we REALLY need another bed.

meo
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mcgillicuddy
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We had a similar situation... My husband's office was also our guest room, so we had a double futon in there.

However, it was too much of a pain when guests were here. He couldn't get in there to work until they woke up, etc.

So we moved the futon to the basement and bought a sofa bed for the living room.

All part of the game of "musical furniture" that goes on constantly in our small house :)
john_wc
17 years ago
Temple makes a very nice sofa bed. We have a love seat in our office and guests remark how comfortable it is, which is not always a good thing. Depends on the guest, I guess. Temple uses Kingsdown mattresses, or at least did at the time we bought ours, approx, thirteen years ago.
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17 years ago
American Leather makes a sofa bed with no bar.

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