Useful Tips for Choosing a Sofa Bed
What is the best solution when you do not have a guest room in your home and want to host friends and relatives for a few days? A comfortable and practical sofa bed.
Before placing it, it is necessary to consider the space available, get an idea of what the sofa’s dimensions will be once opened, and evaluate whether there will be enough space around to make the bed comfortably and the space needed to get off it.
Once the spaces have been defined, it is necessary to evaluate fundamental elements such as the sofa bed opening system, the mattress, and the covering material.
The Sofa Bed Opening System
Classic opening: composed of a very thin mattress and a slatted base. All closed in three parts and placed under the seat. To open it, you need to remove the cushions and take out the bed.
- With accordion opening: composed of three folded parts, such as the seat and the two backrests, one of which rests on the wall and one is visible. To open it, you just need to pull the lower part towards you. This allows the extension of the other two parts and consequently the composition of the bed.
- With folding or click-clack opening: it is only necessary to lower the backrest and extend the armrests to obtain a real bed.
- Drawer opening: generally the most uncomfortable. The net is placed under the sofa seat and must be extracted as if it were a drawer. As it aligns with the seat, it forms an annoying cavity, which becomes a possible cause of sleepless nights.
The Type of Bed Base of the Sofa Bed
The best bed base for a sofa bed is made with wooden slats, which are usually always steam-bent beech and embedded in a painted steel structure.
The Mattress
The mattress must be suitable for a sofa bed and therefore never exceed 10 cm; otherwise, it may not close as it is too bulky. It is also important to evaluate the model of the mattress. Usually, for the sofa bed, the models are in polyurethane, a material obtained from the chemical reaction of various elements, whose volume is in the form of foam. They have the advantage of not deforming. The mattresses can also be in latex, very comfortable, and flexible.
The Upholstery of the Sofa Bed
The choice of the covering material must be dictated by aesthetic preferences and practicality issues linked to ease of maintenance. It can be in leather, which is more expensive but easier to clean, in microfiber, in fabric, and Alcantara.…
