The Great Room – If you’ve got yourself a home that measures under 1,000 square feet of indoor living space then chances are you’ve also got yourself what is knows as a “great room.” The great room is a combination living and dining room. The ottoman sofa bed is the perfect furnishing for this area. Use it as a coffee table or extra seating by day and then quickly and effortlessly flip it open at night for an easy transformation into sleeping space. If you’ve got even less than a great room but instead – an efficiency or studio apartment then you simply must have an ottoman sofa bed. It’s the essential décor element for the smaller condominium or apartment.
The Dorm Room – There’s hardly space for the college student in a traditional dorm room and if there’s a roommate involved then there’s no space for anyone! Cramming an overnight BFF into one of those extra long (extra skinny!) twin beds means an uncomfortable night for everyone. Wondering how to make it easier on the dorm room overnight guest? The ottoman sofa bed is the ideal answer. Place it in the middle of the room or against a wall as a seat or table (which is perfect for roommates to study or watch television on) and then flip it open when your buddy or Bettie wants to spend the night after hours of cramming for tomorrow’s exam. After all, doesn’t he or she deserve a good night’s rest too?
The Teen or Child’s Room – Slumber party? Sleepover? No problem! The ottoman sofa bed looks terrific at the foot of a regular bed. Toss a throw blanket on it or some throw pillows and it’s excellent seating for friends. Add a tray on top and it’s now a safe and sturdy area for kids to place their snacks and drinks on (which is much better than having them spill over on the carpet!) At night it’s ready to serve as extra sleeping space and best of all, it’s easy enough for a child to open (just be sure they’re old enough not to get their fingers caught in any mechanisms or for small children, choose the foam ottoman bed styles which do not contain any moving metal parts.)
The ottoman sofa bed has it’s place in any home and with it comes a place for your overnight guests to have a comfortable night at your place. A great idea to make it even more convenient is to wash, dry and fold up the sheets inside after every use so that when you open it, it’s ready to go! To keep the sheets smelling freshly washed in between uses, try throwing in a fragrance dry sheet before closing up the bed.
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