The Retro sofa bed is comfortable, stylish and ideal for everyday use.

We already have a beautiful range of sofa beds.  Metro, Cambio, Classic and London all look great, feel fantastic and are extremely comfortable and practical as sofas and beds. But we felt there was room for something a little more retro – and so Retro was born.

Retro was inspired by the 1960s. It has the sense of fun and freedom that came with those times too. Its low seat invites you to sit down and the high quality materials and attention to detail will ensure your comfort for many an hour. Like all of our sofa beds the Retro has been made for everyday use. It’s ideal as your everyday sofa – and even your everyday bed too.

The Retro is built around a strong mechanism that makes the sofa bed open and close extremely easily. Whichever size you choose – and Retro is available in everything from a chair bed to an extra large five seater –  it will open and close easily time and time again. That’s probably not something that sofa beds from sixties could boast!

Something else we’ve come to expect in slightly more recent times is comfort. And Sofa Bed Company sofa beds are all comfortable. Retro has a 12cm thick pocket sprung mattress so feels as good as any bed.

The sixties was a decade of colours. Often bright and clashing colours in fact.  We like you to have you sofa beds just as you want them so offer a large range of leathers and fabrics (which can be seen on the Fabrics page). But with the Retro there’s the chance to go even further by, for example, having the buttons make from a contrasting fabric. We think that would look great…

We’re very excited about the Retro, and hope you will be too. If you’d like to come and see it (or any of our other models of course) you’re welcome to visit us at our workshops just outside Nottingham. We can be here any time but simply ask that you Contact Us first to make an appointment. In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments about the Retro we’d love to hear from you.

Extra large sofa beds are great as your everyday sofa.

If you have the space then why compromise? An extra large sofa bed clearly offers you a large sofa by day and then an enormous bed for the night. In fact the bed on one of our extra large sofa beds opens out to measure 180cm x 200cm, which is the equivalent of a super-king-sized bed.

Have you looked at extra large sofa beds on the high street? We have and they have a number of things in common. Firstly they’re uncomfortable (but that applies to most sofa beds of all sizes) and secondly they have a certain fragility to them. Ours couldn’t be more different.

When we had the idea of selling sofa beds, many moons ago now, one thing was incredibly important to us. And that was that our sofa beds were comfortable. We wanted them to feel great to sit on and then as great as any normal bed to sleep on. And so it was that we spent hours and hours developing ours so they were up to our standards and expectations. The result is a range of sofas – Classic, Metro, Cambio and London – that feel and look fantastic.

One of the things that makes our sofa beds comfortable is the mechanism. It provides a strong and supportive base for the mattress – all ours are proper mattresses not floppy pieces of foam – which makes them feel like a normal bed. That’s not all though….

The mechanism (the details are on the Mechanims tab on the sofa beds pages) is also at the heart of the sofa and determines its strength and integrity. Ours are extremely strong so there is no flex or loss of strength on an extra large sofa bed. They open and close easily too, which is something important to consider when you’re looking at a large piece of furniture. Struggling with something small is one thing, but with something as large as big sofa bed, it’s a quite different matter.

An extra large sofa bed from The Sofa Bed Company would make an ideal everyday sofa. Not only are they comfortable and easy to open and close, they’re hard wearing too (each one comes with a five year guarantee).

If you are wanting your sofa bed as your main couch, then the colour and fabric choice will be important. We have a large range – have a look at our Fabrics page to see them all for yourself. There will be something to tone in with your existing furniture or decor, but if you have your heart set on something in particular we can help with that too through our Bespoke service. Simply Contact Us for more details.

The Sofa Bed Company offers five fantastic sofa bed models in a range of sizes – there’s everything from the chair bed up to a huge five seater. In many ways though one of the most versatile of the collection is the Chair bed.

Our chair beds are – like all of our sofa beds – comfortable as a chair and as a bed. They have proper mattresses (see the Mattresses tab within the sofa bed pages for more info) which are of the same quality as those found on any regular bed. That’s unusual in a sofa bed and one of the reasons that ours are the market leaders for comfort and quality.

Many chair beds are bought for children’s bedrooms, for their friends to sleep on when they’re staying for a sleep over. And the majority we’ve seen simply involve the foam unfurling to become a mattresses that rests on the floor. This will never be particularly comfortable, or hard wearing. Ours are different. They have the same high quality Mechamisms (for more details click on the mechanism tab on the sofa bed pages) as all of our sofa beds which means they’re easy to open and close time and time again, are at normal bed height and are even strong enough to support someone sitting on the end.

Chair beds still very much have their place though once the children have flown the next. In fact just last week two of ours went to customers who were buying them specifically for when their offspring returned home for visits. With them settled in their own homes, the parents had decided to downsize, yet still wanted comfortable beds and sufficient decent seating for when they were home.  Our Chair Beds were perfect in every way.

Remember too that our chair beds look great so would be a welcome addition to any living room. We offer them in a wide range of Fabrics and Leather so choosing one to tone in with your existing furniture would be simple. Or if you want it to be a precise match we offer a bespoke service so are more than happy to upholster yours in your own fabric (as long as it complies with the safety regulations of course). Simply Contact Us to find out more.

In fact Contact Us is a good place to start if you would like to come and see our Sofa Beds. We encourage visitors (by appointment though please)  as we’re proud of our products and want you to love them as much as we do!

So what makes a bachelor pad different to any other flat or home? Apart from being occupied by men they’re often smaller and sparsely furnished. And that is why there is no better piece of furniture for them than a fantastic, high-quality sofa bed that is comfortable as a bed and as a sofa.

Sofa bed company sofa beds fit the bill in every way. They really do feel great (ideal for an afternoon watching the rugby or football!) and are super practical too. The strong mechanisms open and close extremely easily to create a proper bed in seconds. They’ve been designed for everyday use too, so could even be the main bed in the place.

Strong, practical sofa beds designed for everyday use.

Colour may not be something confirmed bachelors think is important. And the chances are there is a lot of gray and black around in the average bachelor pad. Why not change that and go for your sofa bed in something eyecatching. We have lots of different colour options in fabric and leather – including beautiful greys and stunning black leather. Have a look at the Fabrics page to see them all.

So come on chaps, order your sofa bed today!

“Heavy duty sofa bed” could conjure up an image of something encased in rubber or made from heavy-duty fabric. In the case of Sofa Bed Company sofa beds that perception couldn’t be more wrong. Our sofa beds are extremely strong and high quality yet they look lovely too. There’s one to suit every taste and room – have a look at our four different models on the sofa beds pages and browse the vast range of fabrics and finishes on the Fabrics page.

Our sofa beds are strong and have been built to last.

With our sofa beds the heavy duty refers to the fact that they’ve been designed and built for everyday use and will last for years and years. The mechanisms are the best money can buy. They open and close easily time and time again. Click on the Mechanisms tab on the sofa bed pages for more information.

For a sofabed to last the fabric needs to be hard wearing of course. The durability of a fabric is determined by the Martindale Rub test. It’s the industry standard (there’s more information on our Fabrics and Leather page). The normal score for fabric that’s going to be used in a home is 30 000. All of ours are at least this, with many scoring much higher. Rosslyn for example has a rub test score of 60 000.

As a mark of our confidence in the strength and durability of our sofabeds they’re all supplied with a full five year guarantee. We expect them to last much longer though of course. To us that’s a sign that something that, while it may not look heavy duty, is indeed hard wearing.

Our sofa beds really are great quality and extremely strong. Don’t just take our word for it though, have a look at what our customers have said on the Testimonials page.

If we can help you at all when you’re choosing your Sofa Bed Company sofa bed, please do not hesitate to get in touch, either by phone or through the Contact Us page. We’re always here.

To us a great value sofa bed is so much more than something that doesn’t cost very much. In fact a cut price sofa bed is unlikely to be good value at all.

Our sofa beds are high quality and great value for money.

For us a great value sofa bed is one that is well built using high quality materials. The price should then be fair – not too cheap and certainly not too expensive. The old adage that you get what you pay for stands true.

Sofa Bed Company sofa beds certainly aren’t the cheapest you’ll find, but they are excellent quality. We can be sure of that because we make each and every one ourselves at our workshops in Nottingham. And that to us is good value.

Not only do we offer well made sofa beds, we also offer lots of choice. Aside from the four models of sofa bed – Metro, Cambio, Classic and London – we also offer a huge range of fabrics and leathers so yours can be perfect for you.

Whatever you buy will never be good value if it’s not actually what you really want. (If this is the case it’s more likely you’ll cast your eye around in search of a replacement before long so ultimately will spend more).

Another feature of our sofabeds if that they’ve been built to last. That’s why we offer a full 5 year guarantee (even though we anticipate them lasting far longer than that).

So it really is worth spending a few pennies more to get something that really is good value, both for now and in the future.

High quality sofa beds can be brilliant space savers.

Just imagine how much extra space there would be in the room if the bed wasn’t there. Now clearly taking the bed away isn’t a practical suggestion. But replacing it with a sofa bed that is two pieces of furniture in one and therefore takes up far less space most certainly is.

At the Sofa Bed Company we’re well aware that most sofa beds are uncomfortabe. And we mean to sit and sleep on. So given that you wouldn’t want to sleep on one every night. Our sofa beds are different though. They’ve been designed for sitting on every day and sleeping on every night – and they really are ideal for both.

Take the bed first. It’s comfortable because we’ve carefully designed the sofa bed frame to be an excellent supporting base to the mattress. And speaking of mattresses we know how important they are in dictating how a bed feels. So, we offer a choice of three – Coil Sprung, Pocket sprung and Memory foam. They’re all a full 14 cm deep too  - which is a thickness rarely found on a sofa bed. The mechanisms are excellent quality too so the bed opens and closes easily time and time again. For information on mattresses and mechanisms click on the tabs on the sofa beds pages.

When it came to designing the sofa, we didn’t compromise either. We tweaked and modified until each of our four models (Cambio, Metro, London and Classic) was perfect in every way. In fact the most common comment we have from visitors looking at and sitting on them at our workshops in Nottingham is, “The sofas are lovely but where are the sofa beds?”.

So bed space need not be dead space if you have a decent sofa bed. Contact Us to arrange an appointment to come and see them, or look at the Fabrics pages to choose your finish or order free samples.

Top quality sofa beds look and feel great.

The Sofa Bed Company started making sofa beds on the premise that they should be great in every respect. We’d slept and sat on too many bad ones to know they weren’t for us. So first we sourced the best mechanisms money can buy and then set about designing around them.

Our mechanisms are extremely easy to open and close time and time again. In fact they’ve been designed for everyday use and will never need servicing or oiling. They’re also made to ensure that when it’s open the bed is at the height of the average normal bed , so you or your guests won’t have a sense they’re sleeping on the floor.  They’re super sturdy too – so much so that you can sit on the end of the bed without any fear of it tipping, flexing or collapsing.

So with the mechanism as a great base, we were off to a good start. Another vital ingredient of a top quality sofa bed is a great quality mattress. Our sofa beds are available with a choice of mattresses – Coil Sprung, Pocket Sprung and Memory Foam – and they’re all 14 cm think (which is twice the thickness of the mattresses on most high street sofa beds). Have a look under the Mattresses tab on the sofa bed pages.

To make our sofa beds comfortable to sit on, we’ve carefully designed the frame to be at just the right angles and then covered them with the very best quality foam. The foam we use has been specifically chosen to feel great and then spring back into shape as soon as you get up so the sofa bed will always look perfect too.

As you can see a lot goes into making a top quality sofa bed. Ours are all carefully put together and then upholstered by our own experts for a finish and feel that is second to none.

Oh and don’t forget to look at the fabrics and leathers we have available on our Fabrics page.

There are four sofa beds in our range – Cambio, Metro, London and Classic. They all look great and feel fabulous to sit and sleep on. We’re an internet retailer so you won’t find our products on the high street, but we do still encourage you to come and see and try before you buy. Simply Contact Us to arrange an appointment.

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions – and we think if there’s one thing you do in 2012 it should be treat yourself to a high quality sofa bed that’s truly comfortable.

It's what's inside a sofa bed that makes it comfortable.

Perhaps you already have a sofa bed that your guests slept on over Christmas? But did you really feel you were giving them the best? If your guests were honest with you they may even have told you that the mattress was thin, the mechanism rickety?

Or maybe you were the “victims” and had to sleep on an uncomfortable sofa bed at someone else’s house? How was it?

Either way we want you to know that there is an alternative to the uncomfortable sofa bed. Sofa Bed Company sofa beds really are comfortable – both as a bed and as a sofa. We use proper mattresses (there’s even a choice so you can have exactly the type you like) and they’re all a full 14cm thick – that’s a thickness rarely seen on sofa beds. Click on the Mattresses tab on the Sofa Beds pages for more information.

But a decent mattress isn’t enough – what it rests on is equally important. The sofa bed mechanism (more details are on the sofa beds pages) provides the base for the bed and ours are strong and sturdy. They’ve been built for everyday use and are supremely easy to use. They also ensure the bed is at a normal height, and you can even sit on the end without any fear it will tip.

When it comes to how they feel as a sofa, we’ve put hours and hours into designing them to feel great. We use the very best quality foam that has just the right amount of spring to feel comfortable yet pings back into place once you stand up to ensure your sofa bed always looks great.

Looks are important too of course. We have four different models of sofa bed (Metro, Cambio, Classic and London) and they’re all available in a wide range of fabulous fabrics and leathers. Have a look at the Fabrics page to see them all for yourself and order fabric samples.

Back to the comfort of our sofa beds though. I don’t want you to just take my word for it that they feel great. Why not come and see and try them for yourself at our workshops just outside Nottingham. You”ll be made very welcome and given all the time you need to try our sofa beds and ask any questions you have. Simply Contact Us first to make an appointment.

High quality sofa beds can go anywhere!

We pleased to say we have many happy customers. Most are in the UK, but not all. We know that our sofa beds have made it as far as mainland Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Some we’ve sent and others have moved with our customers when they’ve relocated. This week though I despatched a sofa bed to Singapore – the reason it’s headed where it is pleased me enormously. A customer had bought himself one of our fabulous, high quality sofa beds – and then loved it so much he bought another to send to his son in Singapore so he could sleep on it when he visited over Christmas.

Sofa Bed Company sofa beds are different in just about every way to sofa beds available on the high street. They’re strong (built around a super-strong mechanism), easy to use (the mechanisms are maintenance free and open and close easily time and time again) but above all they’re comfortable. And by that I mean comfortable as a bed and as a sofa. They’ve also been designed and built to be slept on every day. Oh and of course they look beautiful too. We offer four styles – Cambio, Metro, London and Classic – in a range of leathers and fabrics that can all be seen on the Fabrics page.

If you’re overseas though you’ll want to know how your beautiful sofa bed will get to you. We have a range of standard delivery options that can be seen on the Delivery page. But if you don’t see your location there, don’t worry. Where there’s a will there’s a way. Simply Contact Us to talk through the options. Our customer service is as good as our sofa beds so we will be delighted to help.