Sofa beds have advanced to meet modern design standards. Gone are the days that you could only get a really basic and cheap futon, nowadays there are a complete variety of styles, materials and sizes of sofabed that you can buy. Not too long ago the leather corner sofa was all the rage, and still is to this day. They look great, are extremely comfy and generally last for ages. If you’re short on space then you might not have the room to keep a separate sofabed, and you could purchase a corner sofa bed as your main seating area in the living room.
When choosing a sofa to go in the corner of your living room you should consider which way around you want it to go – this is an important and easily overlooked point, as some corner sofas will only fit into your room in a certain dimension (eg: one side is longer than the other). They typically attract a higher price tag than regular sofas (say in the £1000+ region), however they are a great way of combining your regular seating area with the functionality of a bed.
An example of a metal action corner sofabed from sofaandsuites.co.uk
You can get a range of different sizes as well, from smaller suites to larger five / six seat couches. The metal action bed frame then extends from two seats on one side of the corner sofa, and similar to other higher quality models is raised off the floor to keep you warm and comfy.
In terms of where you can purchase one of these sofa beds at a reasonable price, you might want to check clearance furniture stores or look for discount coupons online. If you’re not fussed whether it’s brand new or second-hand, if you look around you are likely going to be able to find a great deal on either Gumtree or eBay. eBay is handy as you can set a saved search for ‘corner sofabeds’ for example, within a certain distance of your home. That way you will be notified every day of any new items that have been listed that match your search criteria, and you’ll know that they are within a set distance. It might be worth checking though that the sofabed dismantles easily, because if you’re going to arrange your own collection you don’t want to have to hire a huge moving van, otherwise that defeats the object of trying to find a cheap one!
They can also be handy as a way to keep clutter out of the way in the living room. We all know that things for some reason just pile up in the lounge, whether it’s magazines, books, remotes, papers, post, laptops etc… Having somewhere to keep these things out of sight is a real advantage and helps you feel better about chilling out on the couch. When you buy your corner sofa bed, you can choose models that have in-built storage to hide all of those cluttering items out of the way.
