Sleeper sofa - yay or nay

With all the metal mechanisms to make the sleeper work, the sofa is heavy as hell to move around.

I've only slept on them for short times twice in my lifetime and they are pretty damn uncomfortable since the mattresses are fairly thin to make it work as a sofa. I could easily feel the metal cross bracing under the mattress laying down on it.

Perhaps they've gotten better with time, but I wouldn't count on it.

We had one in the living room when we lived in a 2BR townhouse and it would get used a few times a year when we had guest/family staying over, it had a memory foam mattress so it was comfortable enough to get by. Like mentioned they're heavy but it's not like you're moving furniture around often, though I wouldn't want to deal with having to get one up to a second floor. We moved and ended up selling it as we replaced it with a sectional without a sleeper.

I think it really depends on your living situation. We used it for sleepovers a lot back in the day. Grandparents staying over also used the bedroom and we would move one of us to the pullout mattress. It's a pretty hefty sectional. I wouldn't recommend getting one if you have to put it on the second floor of a building. They're damn heavy. The sectional itself is good quality as well.

Do you actually NEED one? If not, you're just forcing yourself to get something you don't necessarily plan to use. It is definitely convenient when needed, but if you've got plenty of living space for guests to stay over, it's not really worth it.

Maybe consider getting a sectional with a matching ottoman that is cushioned.

Murphy beds are so much more comfortable (if you get the right one) if you're looking for a tucked away sleep option.

We are about to buy a Lori Bed for our guest room so we can make it a playroom when guests aren't at the house.

Some sectionals have pull out beds on essentially a drawer that raises to matche the sofa level. Kind of like the old trundle bed. There are no bars in the middle to jack up your back. However it's very much like pushing 2 mattresses together where there's a small gap between the sofa section and the pull out section.



I tried it in the showroom and would have gone with it but it wouldn't fit the turn up the stairs.

Like someone else posted, it really depends on your life situation. If it saves a couple of hotel rooms over its life, it pays for itself.

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Wife and I will be looking at some furniture this weekend and we are set on picking up a sectional but I was wondering if we should get one that has a sleeper built-in or just skip that altogether. What are the downsides of having a sleeper built into the sofa?

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When we bought furniture for our new house, that was a consideration for our small den. We only have 3 bedrooms at our home and honestly need 4 since my autistic child lives with us. Only 1 bedroom for company.

WE opted for the Murphy bed style due to how much the sofa beds suck. It's way more comfy and fold up into a cabinet. It's very comfortable and folds out into a queen. Had drawers for all the bedding and pillows. Ended up being a great purchase. Not cheap though.

Some sleeper sofas do both jobs well. But you will have to pay dearly for one like that and there is no getting around the weight.