Anyone have an Ikea sofa bed?

[robinb]

I have an ancient futon and cheap pine frame in my TV room (3rd bedroom) that I would like to replace with a sofa bed. I am thinking about getting a Beddinge or a Lycksele sofa bed. It would mainly be used as a couch but also by my DD for sleepovers and for house guests. I would also use it occasionally when my DH keeps me awake with his snoring. I was thinking about paying the extra $50 for the Murbo mattress over the Lovas.

Do you have one? Is it comfortable?

 

[Juliegirl1]

I bought the Lycksele chair bed for my office. Although I personally haven't slept on it I have had several friends use it and they said it was comfortable. I don't know if I would want to sleep on it for long periods of time but I did buy the nicer mattress for it just in case I had house guests for a longer period of time.

 

[Juliegirl1]

Oh and I don't know if the Beddinge one has arms but it might be more comfortable - the Lycksele doesn't have arms which is okay for a chair but if it was bigger I would want someplace to rest my elbow if I was using it as a couch. Right now my chair doesn't get sat in a whole a lot.

 

[JCMHutch]

We bought one 2 years ago for our spare room. I think it is the Beddinge Lovas. I will sit on it and watch tv. I have also slept on it when DH is sick (I refuse to get a cold!) It is very firm but comfy. I have a cranky back and I have never been uncomfortable on it. My friends have also slept on it and they said that it was firm but they slept well.

 

[brergnat]

We have the Lycksele Murbo sofa bed combination. I still think the "mattress" is extremely hard and uncomfortable. So, I bought a memory foam topper from costco ("full bed" size). It cost me about $120. WELL worth it! My mother in law was visiting over the summer for a month, so I wanted her to be comfy. She slept like a baby on the bed with the topper. When she was ready to go home, I rolled up the topper and put it back in its box, until next time.

For one or two nights, I think most people would find it pretty comfortable. However, I sleep on a Tempurpedic bed and extremely firm beds aggravate my back/neck and lead to migraines. I also get sore hips. I lay down on the sofa occasionally, and my hips get sore. I do like it for sitting up and reading, though. Lots of good support and the back is at a nice high level (reaches up just past my shoulders). I use a Poang footstool with the sofa and it's the perfect height.

I would suggest buying the cheapest mattress Ikea offers, and then splurging on a memory foam topper for it when guests will be using it long term.

My favorite thing about this is how easy it is to set up as a bed. Also, I love the removable (WASHABLE) cover. Worth its weight in gold!