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Sofa bed flexibility – from living room to extra bedroom

Even if you live in a smaller space, you can still invite your near and dear overnight. Think multiuse furniture – sofa beds, clever storage and handy extras – and it’s easy to turn your living room into a generous family bedroom.

Two LYCKSELE LÖVÅS sofa beds with grey bedding and patterned pillows, white/aspen shelving units and white clothes racks.
Two LYCKSELE LÖVÅS sofa beds with grey bedding and patterned pillows, white/aspen shelving units and white clothes racks.

A living room with hidden assets

Before this living room is made over, there’s not much that gives away that it can host a whole family overnight. Everything is set for socialising in comfortable sofas by a low table. But there’s more than meets the eye.

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A living room with two LYCKSELE LÖVÅS sofa beds on a jute rug, a white VIHALS coffee table and a white/aspen shelving unit.
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Easy bedtime transformation

Folding down the two sofa beds side by side makes one mega-size family bed – ready to dress with comfy bedding. A few clothes racks around the bed help create a room in the room, giving your guests a little more privacy.

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Two LYCKSELE LÖVÅS sofa beds with grey bedding and patterned pillows, plus a white coffee table and white clothes racks.
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Five tips for living room sleepovers

  • A coffee table can be used as luggage bench or nightstand
  • Clothes racks make great room dividers for more privacy
  • Block-out blinds darken the room to let guests sleep well
  • Clamp spotlights are ideal to get instant bedside lamps
  • Soft storage bags are handy for keeping extra bedding in
A white VIHALS coffee table on castors with a suitcase on it, plus a woven bamboo box and various books on top and inside.

The right light to get comfortable

Let your guests settle in with a handy clamp spotlight at arm’s length. As LED light sources don’t get hot, you can even leave it on as a night light. A few empty sockets for phone chargers by the bed is also a nice gesture.

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A white NÄVLINGE LED clamp spotlight on a white/aspen open shelving unit beside a sofa bed with grey and patterned pillows.
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A woman packing a pillow with white/rainbow TAPETMAL pillowcase into a DIMPA transparent storage bag on a sofa bed.
Soft storage bags are perfect for keeping extra bedding ready to go. Stow them away under a bed or on top of a wardrobe – handy and dust-free.

Emma ParkinsonInterior Designer