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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 multipurpose 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 isn't much that gives away that it can host an entire whole family overnight. Everything is set for socializing 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 within 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 a luggage bench or nightstand
  • Clothes racks make great room dividers for more privacy
  • Black-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 casters 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. Since LED light sources don’t get hot, you can 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.
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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.
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Emma ParkinsonInterior Designer