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    Ridiculous in decision about sofa in TV room


    We have a small TV room that is ready for furniture. I want it to have an upholstered piece of furniture that can sleep one person. No daybed. Those are not comfortable for watching tv.

    It doesn’t have to be a sofa bed that pulls out from a sofa. It could be an actual sofa that is 65-70” inches long. I myself do not mind sleeping on the sofa.

    I would like something stylish, but that seems impossible in sleeper sofas. So maybe I should get a regular sofa with some style and just assume that myself or whoever is going to stay overnight on it won’t hate sleeping on it.

    In this purchase, I’m also picky about color so not every sofa on the market will fit my color scheme. I’m not going to buy an expensive sofa because this is a small room, small sofa needed, nothing fancy so it needs to be under $3000.

    I am stupidly stuck on this purchase, and I don’t know why. Usually I spend a lot of time researching upholstered pieces, and then I go forward and buy them, and never look back.

    do you all have any thoughts about this dilemma.?
    I would like something stylish, but that seems impossible in sleeper sofas. So maybe I should get a regular sofa with some style and just assume that myself or whoever is going to stay overnight on it won’t hate sleeping on it.
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    I agree that traditional sleeper sofas are usually very uncomfortable.

    We used to have a sofa that had very comfortable cushions, and loose back cushions, so they could be removed. When they were removed, the sofa was wide to sleep on and it was very comfortable. My dog especially loved it, but it was suitable for humans, trust me.

    Here is a sofa my daughter bought for a spare room she has on a floor that separates her from the rest of the family (3 y.o. son and her dh). She fixed this room up as her "resting room" for when she needs peace and quiet to recover from chemo. The sofa she chose was this one, and it's really comfortable, although I'm guessing it's not your style. But it is versatile and cheap and very easy to turn into a bed.

    https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pd...112707264.html
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    What about a futon?
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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    I agree that traditional sleeper sofas are usually very uncomfortable.

    We used to have a sofa that had very comfortable cushions, and loose back cushions, so they could be removed. When they were removed, the sofa was wide to sleep on and it was very comfortable. My dog especially loved it, but it was suitable for humans, trust me.

    Here is a sofa my daughter bought for a spare room she has on a floor that separates her from the rest of the family (3 y.o. son and her dh). She fixed this room up as her "resting room" for when she needs peace and quiet to recover from chemo. The sofa she chose was this one, and it's really comfortable, although I'm guessing it's not your style. But it is versatile and cheap and very easy to turn into a bed.

    https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pd...112707264.html
    I appreciate you saying sleeping on a sofa, one that has removable pillows isn’t bad. That is sort of how I am leaning. I sleep on the sofa at our condo when DH stay there because the bed is a single bed. I even sleep on the sofa with a 65 pound dog and it’s still not bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KayLR View Post
    What about a futon?
    I dont think DH finds futons comfortable for tv watching and I think they are unattractive. But thanks!

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    I’ve been dithering over something MCM or a huge stately Chesterfield for my TV room for about 2 years now. I feel your pain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
    I’ve been dithering over something MCM or a huge stately Chesterfield for my TV room for about 2 years now. I feel your pain.
    I like Chesterfields and think they’re handsome, but anything with button tufting is a no in our house because cat hair accumulates around the buttons. Been there done that, won’t ever do that again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    I like Chesterfields and think they’re handsome, but anything with button tufting is a no in our house because cat hair accumulates around the buttons. Been there done that, won’t ever do that again.
    The maybe-reasonable supplier I have looked at (Rising Tide, https://therisingtide.com/collection...fas-headboards ) offers both button-tufted seats and more pillow-style, though the arms and back of both are tufted. Does the fur only collect on the seating surface, mostly?

    I never would have thought of that issue! My Bloodhound sheds a Pomeranian-sized mound of undercoat a day, it seems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    I agree that traditional sleeper sofas are usually very uncomfortable.

    We used to have a sofa that had very comfortable cushions, and loose back cushions, so they could be removed. When they were removed, the sofa was wide to sleep on and it was very comfortable. My dog especially loved it, but it was suitable for humans, trust me.

    Here is a sofa my daughter bought for a spare room she has on a floor that separates her from the rest of the family (3 y.o. son and her dh). She fixed this room up as her "resting room" for when she needs peace and quiet to recover from chemo. The sofa she chose was this one, and it's really comfortable, although I'm guessing it's not your style. But it is versatile and cheap and very easy to turn into a bed.

    https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pd...112707264.html
    I think that's actually quite cute, although limited color options and the sides just beg to be destroyed by cat claws!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rosarugosa View Post
    I think that's actually quite cute, although limited color options and the sides just beg to be destroyed by cat claws!
    I also like this one a lot and need the same sort of sofa in my living room so that if the power fails, we can sleep in there in front of the woodstove.

    But four years here and still getting by on two wooden rocking chairs, so doubtful I will actually do something about this.

    I've never understood how to sleep on a Chesterfield because of those arms--it would have to be longer than your body, right?

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