If you don’t have the luxury of a guest bedroom then  sofa bed are the perfect alternative.

However, it’s important to pick one that is right for your needs, so here are a few tips to help you choose.

Your first priority is to make sure the sofa bed fits in with the design of the room it will be going in.

This means getting the colour and material right, whilst also keeping size into consideration as you don’t want one that will take up too much space, or is not big enough for someone to sleep on comfortably.

It’s important to make sure that your sofa bed is easy to set up to avoid hassle. Most modern sofa beds now have quality mattresses so are easy to fold away in to the sofa so your guests should still get a quality night sleep.

Choose a colour that will contrast with the walls of the room, so if you have a neutral tone on your walls, then choose a bold colour for your sofa bed.

When it comes to materials there are two main options.

Leather is a very popular choice, as it’s easy to maintain as well as being comfy. A simply dusting once a week will make sure that it’s a place that your guests look forward to sleeping in.

Fabric is also a hard wearing material but this is more difficult to keep clean as it is susceptible to staining. To avoid wearing and fading of the fabric, regularly go over the sofa bed with a soft brush and this will keep it looking as good as new.

Then if you choose pillows and cushions that match the material they can have a dual purpose serving as cushions when as a sofa and then as pillows when it is a bed at night.

Blankets hung over the back of the sofa bed will mean that you can quickly turn your living room furniture to place where your guests can get a good night’s rest.

There are several water-repellent fabrics made specially for sofas and chairs . Here are some examples of fabrics stain resistant , produced by Italian companies:

fabric Emi of Completely removable
One of fabrics stain resistant and water repellent is that proposed by Completely removable and is called Emi. This fabric was made with texture type flax very strongFor a elegant effect and pleasant to the touch, as well as Breathable. Not only does this type of tissue responds to the full human ecological requirements required by the European standards for products in direct contact with skin.

Fabric Ditre Italy
Even the well-known brand Ditre Italy has resulted in a significant tissue stain.
This fabric allows Remove stains with ease. E ‘ was tested for its resistance to stains from coffee, wine, soft and oily substances . Liquids can be removed without leaving any sign, even after several hours. Furthermore, the fabric appears to be also hypoallergenic , antibacterial and breathable.

Obviously fabrics water-repellent and stain resistant there are several , usually every company is proposing a type, so if you want really a sofa with this type of fabric is good to ask explicitly your retailer before purchasing . One caveat: make sure that the product is CE marked (European Community) and that above is not an imitation of the original patented by companies.

A sofa with a tea table in front of it, is most common but very easy. It’s suitable for the small-size living room. After your add another furniture in your living room, the room will be full. So, you could choose the furniture with nice pattern in order to make your room freshable.

Double sofa + side table

It’s also a very common sofa. However, together with the side table and other items such as cushion and special background, it shall be a perfect combination.

Long sofa + other items

It’s to neatly for combinating a long sofa with a tea table. As a result, you could choose footrest and armchair in place of the tea table.

When sofa combined with music player, what will it bring to us?

When furniture is fused with high tech kit the results are often about as comfortable and stylish as sandpaper g-string. But the new Music Sofa by designer Giongkun Wuqiongkun defies the norm with its charmingly curvaceous lines and comfy interior cushion, which sent us from nought to napping in only a few seconds… until we were suddenly awoken by some beefy rock riffs. See, this sofa contains a stonking wireless speaker set-up. Plus with a built in CD player it should be music to your ears.