Oh, so here's an "adult" PB version. I do like the little extra detail.

https://www.potterybarn.com/products/stratton-daybed/?pkey=cbeds-headboards&isx=0.0.831

KSWL and I both have that second bed, Sue. I really like it but will one of the ends be against the wall? If only the back is to the wall is not very comfy

Not the right style, but it has a low back. Charles P. Rogers Alana Daybed

Printers are so cheap. Order them one as a "gift." The cartridges however, don't get me started. In my house you need to convene a tribunal for permission to print in color.

Mtn, yes, it is pushed into a corner. Also, I hear you on the printing. I just this morning lectured both of them, via text, to use the "draft" option when printing because I just had to order ink cartridges yet again.

Bonus on the PB daybed -- delivery is soon. I have no tolerance to wait until June. I could be in an institution by then anyway.

Thanks Moxie, you're right, a bit too modern but the size works! This is harder than I imagined. I am thinking the PB one also gives me the option to shop online for a bunch of cool pillows too. And World Market has a gray velvet daybed mattress cover.

It's funny, Moxie, all those ads worked. I cannot think "daybed" without thinking Charles P Rogers!

Here's one from Room and Board. High price point, but you have some fabric choices including velvet. Oxford custom pop-up

Moxie, thank you. A bit pricery esp. considering I really do not need a queen size.

Mtn (and kswl if you see this), what are you using for a mattress cover for your daybed? The one I liked at first glance on World Mkt gets lousy reviews. PB has a white one, which isn't very practical esp for the way I'll use it. They also have a beige color which is only slightly better. I guess I could just use a fitted sheet...I just want it to look "neat" not sloppy.

Sue, we love the Stratton daybeds. They’ve been repurposed in the downstairs family room of our new house on a long wall end to end. They are surprisingly versatile that way.

Just a note—-the bed comes with an alternate mattress of black and white ticking (or at least it did several years ago). It wasn’t advertised on their site but I had just randomly asked if ithe mattress was available in any other fabric. They sent samples of both. The black and white (really more black and cream) would be more in keeping with your color scheme but it was not as soft as the honey cotton. Of course by this time their fabrics may be completely different, but do at least ask about the mattress choices in case they have something to suit you better.

Thanks kswl, I already have a mattress so don't need one. And, I found some pretty decent looking mattress covers on a futon web site!

Would this work? I love it's simplicity. Daybed

Sue, these particular daybeds are made up like twin beds.

However, I also have two grey teak Indonesian day beds from World Market, that are used more like sofas, I have daybed covers in a sort of olive cotton from WM and they have been fine.

OT, but not really: Try https://www.inkjets.com/ for printer ink cartridges. I get twice the ink for half the price I'd pay at Costco for my 6-year-old $99 Canon wifi printer.

haha, mtn, I have the same daybed from WM at our beach cottage! I just use a twin sheet there but I just ordered the mattress cover from the futon place and will see how that one is. If I like it, I might get one for the cottage too.

thx Bunny! I think that’s where DH also orders our ink.

Best years — I don’t know, the size of that one could work but it seems so boxy. I probably shouldn’t have even posted this query because I think I found what I’m looking for once I took another look at PB!

Okay, so here's what I've got!

The PB daybed.

Mattress cover in this black and gray fabric.

I already have these shams and quilt. I'll use the shams, and can use the quilt as a throw.

And I ordered this pink and black pillow from Etsy.

I am spending all that money we're saving by not going out to restaurants, concerts, theater...

The good news is that it's inspired me to clean up the room.

LOL, after looking at your daybeds, I am being tracked in my browser, on my Nextdoor, and even on my phone on Instagram with daybeds!

How do you use your daybed? As a guest bed, or more as like an extra sofa?

Both! Most often just for me, though, sitting down to sort stuff for some kind of craft project or read instructions or whatever. As I said earlier, I also sit there sometimes to do crafts (collage is my latest hobby) with a folding table pulled up. But maybe 3 times a year, someone sleeps there.

If the quarantining goes on much longer, I’ll be spending more and more time there. I need my Alone Time!

Daybed is coming on Sat and of course I had to order a side table/nightstand as well, which is also arriving this week. I’m excited! I’m using an old bedroom lamp on my desk, which really doesn’t work well as a desk lamp, so I’ll put that on the new table next to the bed and look for a new desk lamp...

Love the look. You need at least one more pink pillow though. And a poodle skirt WFH ensemble.

LOL! One thing leads to another!

IIRC Sueb coined the phrase “scope creep“ years ago.....plus ça change....🙂

It's a project management term from way back.

Kswl and mtn, yes, my friend who’s a computer programmer introduced me to that phrase years ago and I only understood it in the realm of home decor and renovations!

Sue, I'm curious. What are you going to put in the cubbies?

One for TP, one for printer cartridges, and one for chocolate.

Actually they are very generous baskets and nicely made IMHO.

LOL! I really did LOL.

I think I’m going to put bed sheets in one of them, and various craft stuff in the others. Maybe yarn/knitting stuff in one.

Finally got my daybed all sorted out. It was too high and odd looking with the regular twin mattress I had, so I ended up buying the mattress that PB sells with the base and it works better. I also bought the round end table from Overstock, a nice bargain. I’m not thrilled with the pattern placement on the Etsy pillows I ordered (in pic) but...whatever. The colors in the pillow fabric pull all the other colors together.

Looks great, SueB20!

I can't see the rest of the room, but wouldn't the table make more sense placed at the end of the bed?

Oh, what an inviting space. I'd flop down there in a heartbeat.

Love it. We have two in the girls "dorm" in Maine. We are using them as beds with sheets etc so got a normal mattress, though IIRC they are a bit thinner than standard. Been very happy w them except that the mattresses can tend to slip off. Like while one is sleeping. : )

Get some Velcro, the kind that comes with a sticky back. Put one side on the bed and the other on the mattress. That should take care of the slippage problem, even for a restless sleeper.

i thought of that but the kids don't seem to mind much, Sue! Probably only happens when you use a fitted sheet so not a concern for Sue's set up

Fun — no, because when I sit there, I sit at the window end. Also there is a closet door close to the other end of the bed.

Thanks, all!

That looks great, Sue! We keep the sheets for those beds in the baskets. A couple of tips... we found that cotton jersey (knitted) sheets fit those French mattresses better than a woven cotton. Also, to keep the mattresses from moving buy one of those waffle type rubber rug pads and cut it to fit the top of the base. It will provide enough grip to keep the mattress in place.

That is a darling little table btw!

It is so charming and cozy! You did a wonderful job. I would love to snuggle in there and read a good book.