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Posted by smiles22 (My Page) on Tue, May 3, 05 at 9:14
we would like to put a sofa bed in our new family/guest room. Any suggestions for good sleeping, comfortable mattresses for elderly guests? or "bigger" guests?
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| I like my Stickley sofabed... really comfy. Don't rule out AeroBeds either.... they can be nice for everyone BUT the elderly (too close to the ground). My kids and their friends use ours a lot! |
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| I'm looking for a sofabed but want it to be comfortable and accesible too. if found the following website but haven't purchased the sofa. http://www.americanleather.com/Products/Sleepers.asp it's very pricey so I'm still looking but it seems to have alot of good features. Hope this helps. ntcmj |
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| We purchased a LazyBoy and are very unhappy. The couch and half a chair are torn at the top and the mattress is uncomfortable. I would not recommend these products. |
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| I don't have anything wildly helpful to add, as I'm facing the same decision. My parents are leaving Massachusetts, where I live, to retire -- yes, that's right, retire -- to Ohio! (No slam against Ohio -- I grew up there & love it...but surely they must be among the only people to pick the snowbelt for retirement!) So...how to keep them coming back for nice long visits?! We're torn between two options right now. One is an Overnight Sofa Company sleeper sofa we saw which has what they call a ComfortCloud (or something along those lines) mattress. It's a regular (thinish) sleeper mattress with an attached aero mattress on top. In theory, a great idea, since you can customize the firmness by blowing it up to your taste. But...it felt a little shakey to us. I don't know if anyone has any experience with this type of mattress -- but it was interesting. A queen, 79'W sofa, runs just shy of $1K. Incidentally, if size is not a concern (as it is for us) Rowe makes sleeper sofas with the same type of mattress. The other choice is an AU Furniture sleeper. AU is an American Leather company, and like the ones ntcmj was looking at, they have a really cool design in which you get a really huge sturdy foam mattress on a sofa with a reasonable footprint. We tried out the mattress in the showroom and it seemed pretty nice -- firm but comfy. Didn't spend the night there, though...they get a little touchy about that... The AU ones have nice clean lines, and come in this great microsuede with a hip array of colors. The guest room will be doubling as a playroom, so the microsuede & the funky colors are very appealing -- it's also a fairly small room, and AU has one style with a Queen mattress that's only 69' wide. The catch (and the reason I'm hesitating)? It's more like $2K. So...a couple more options to throw into the pot!
Good luck.
Karen, who will also be experiencing sleeper sofas in Ohio soon ;) |
Here is a link that might be useful: AU Furniture
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I'm sorry, but i thought i posted a reply awhile back. anyway, I just want to thank everyone's tips & advice & tried & loved the AU line. It was very comfortable & easy to use. The blow-up ones seemed like more work than we wanted.
I hope to receive it in a few weeks & will report back to let you know. Thanks again. |
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| smiles 22, where did you get yours? I checked the AU website thanks for the kind poeple in this forum. Some AU line only exclusively sold at Macy's. Which line did you buy? And did you pay full list price as listed on their website? thanks,
ac |
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| We ordered the Marie from one of their dealer stores at their $1999 listed price. The dealer claimed this was 1 brand that they could not discount. Unfortunately, we could not find a better priced sleeper that gave the same comfort & efficiency. |
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| I've got one of the sofabeds with an inflatable mattress and it's fabulous. It's one of the SlumberAIr mattresses from LazyBoy, and it inflates in less than 2 minutes with a plug-in pump. Both my 83 year old mother and some good friends with orthopedic issues were very comfortable in it. Unlike the previous poster, I have no complaints with our LazyBoy, and would do it again in a heartbeat (I was skeptical at first, as we had a Murphy bed with an orthopedic mattress in our last house, but this seems equally comfortable and much more functional when not in use (our guest room doubles as my daughter's playroom). I think Flexsteel makes a similar product. |
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| Another vote for the inflatable mattress thing - my sister has a pullout with such a mattress, and it is absolutely terrific. |
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| I am a Design Consultant at Circle Furniture in Hanover MA. We sell Norwalk, Lee, American Leather/AU sleepers. AU is the best sleeper you can get for the money. American Leather has a patent on their sleeper, which all the finer hotels in the world put in their rooms. AL only uses leather and "UltraSuede" which makes for high price. So they came us with less expensive, but excellent generic microfiber, selected a couple of their lifetime guaranteed frames, and now offer their fabulous sleeper at less expensive price. You can get a queen sleeper sofa for $1999. There are no metal bars. the mattress is made from unique foam that is very comfortable. no metal at foot of bed to bang your legs in the dark. We sell tradtional and aerobed sleepers as well, but none are as comfortable. The aerobed would not allow you to keep the bed made while in the sofa mode. For those with very limited space, the AU's Natalie is very small because of the narrow arms. You can get a queen sleeper in a 69" sofa. If anyone is interested in coming into our store, or contacting me at the store (we ship all over the world), email me at hanover@circlefurniture.com and type "Reyes" in the subject line. |
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| Don't get Rowe. Not well made at all. |
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| Check out the Ethan Allen sleeper sofa. I have one with the air cushion in the mattress. The biggest problem with it is that it might be too comfortable for guests if you know what I mean. |
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| Don't get Flexsteel. A lot of posters to this forum recommended them enthusiastically, as did Consumer Reports, but we've had a very bad experience. The mattress is uncomfortable, and the upholstery is already fraying after only 2 years of moderate use. Low-quality cushions which we are constantly fluffing and refilling. Either we got a lemon or Flexsteels stink! |
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| I just went on the world tour of sleeper sofas. I love Mitchell Gold sofas and was set on getting one of theirs when I tracked down an AU dealer. He was a hard sell, but dude, that sofa kicks all the others' butts. With a down mattress top put on that thing, I'm afraid my Mom will stay too long :) Seriously it is nice and I'm goiing to order one. |
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Hi- I've purchased a a used sofa bed. I would have loved to buy a new one w/ a great mattress but this was more economical. However, now I need to get a much better mattress, if anyone has any feedback on any of the type of mattresses featured on the 2 web pages listed below,it would be greatly appreciated. There are 3 to choose from. I'm leaning towards the memory foam, but as it seems that a lot of people in the garden liked the air ones, I'm definitely considering that as well. They both seem good that's why I'm confused.It seems like you wouldn't be able to keep the sheets on w/ the air mattress, but really comfort and good back support are the leading criteria, this is something I sleep on almost every night.
Thank you. https://sofatopia.securesites.com/index.htm http://www.seatingsystem.com/
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| We have a La-Z-Boy sofa and are waiting for the queen size SlumberAir mattress to come in. We bought La-Z-Boy for our lake house because we wanted the quality and comfort for a reasonable price. This SlumberAir is great and will make for a very comfortable bed. Our daughter is married and they entertain friends on weekends there----always a full house. Soon grandchildren will come along and it will be great knowing they'll have a comfy mattress when there's a full house of kids OR if we sleep on it ourselves! |
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| I have a Lee Industries queen sleeper that is very comfortable. Due to circumstances that have nothing to do with the sofa, I'm selling it for $1700, or best offer (I paid $3400 for it less than six months ago). Email me at bartmarq@comcast.net if you're interested... |
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| Its a little late but.. Upon reading this thread, I checked out American Leather/AU Sleepers at a retailer in Toronto, Canada.
They are sturdy, comfortable, and a little expensive at a minimum of 2,300 CDN + 15% tax and a 3 month wait. I want a unit that does not use the spring-contraption but at a more reasonable price. Any ideas??? I've found a few sofa beds that don't use the spring-contraption but they are made in the UK & in NY and don't have Canadian distrbutors.
ie: at http://www.johnlewis.com "Scoop" sofa bed.
ie: http://www.sofasleep.com/brian.htm - is great (in UK). I don't really understand why designs similar to AU's are not more readily available. It only makes sense. Can good sofa beds not be made at a reasonable price? I'd love to see the one from sofasleep.com here in Toronto.
No springs and gadgets - would be cheaper I think. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. |
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| I have heard that Mitchell Gold makes a good sleeper sofa. |
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| Carolinachair.com makes a great sleeper sofa. They are the manufacturer. |
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| In Canada you can easily get Jaymar. Their upgraded beds are great, our customers love them. Good Luck! |
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| I have just ordered a Lee Super queen sofa bed and I can tell you .....IT IS COMFY!!! My neice ordered one and after having sat on hers, and not realizing it was a sofa bed...i was sold right there!! We opened the bed and it was as if I were sleeping on a regular bed!! Very impressive! privatejoker... I am Canadian as well and you can purchase at Rousseau's Fine Furniture, in Whitby, Ontario. 30 miles east of Toronto...good luck!! Enjoy....this store is amazing... |
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| I bought a sofabed from this company, the SB52, http://www.wiederusa.com and it is fabulous! Very comfortable to sit and sleep on (orthopaedic mattress) and the bed pulls out without having to take the pillows off. What's more the sofa's fabric can be switched quite easily (hidden velcro fasteners) to completely change the look of your room. I don't work for this company, I just think they have great stuff...! Kind of expensive, but great modern design, and super functionality make it worth it - absolutely! |
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Are you worried about the lack of space and comfort? Considering the compact spacing and the growing influx of new ideally designed rooms, people need to free up some space in their bedroom to accommodate and adhere towards the changing fashion and times.
People have turned towards the new breed of sofa beds for solutions. Wieder leads the call for such innovation and these modern sofa beds may perhaps be the answer most people are looking for.http://www.wiederusa.com |
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Check out www.furniturenyc.net
I purchased sofa bed and platform bed from them.I think they have the best prices in New York. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://furniturenyc.net/
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| Check out this sofa bed...it's got a 2m 6'6 14cm pocket sprung or memory foam mattress and it's got really clever storage, just where and when you need it! TheSofaBed.com |
Here is a link that might be useful: A great sofa bed you'll love to sleep on!
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I would highly recommend a Murphy bed instead of a Sofa Bed. In my experience Sofa bed mattresses are just not as comfortable and tend to be thinner and wear out over time faster.
A good friend of ours suggested a Murphy bed from Old Creek Wall Bed Factory a few months ago, we have been happier with our choice, and so have our guests who sleep on it. We were able to use a 11 inch mattress with memory foam on the top for better comfort. http://www.wallbedfactory.com/inspiration I pulled this from their webpage, its a lot of beautiful pictures of their different models. We purchased the second from the top in a Walnut stain. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Old Creek Wall Bed Factory
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| Hi - one of the better brands we supply are from Gainsborough - each sofabed is hand finished and can be supplied with mattress widths of 115 / 132/ 142cm as required. Mattress quality is superb as Gainsborough only use luxury fully sprung units on their sofa beds. Prices from £650 GBP |
Here is a link that might be useful: sofa beds uk online store
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