All about the sectional sofa bed

When someone hears of Sectional Sofa Beds they think of a bulky L shaped couch. However, this is not true anymore. One can choose the number of pieces as per the size and layout of the room. These come in a variety of styles, materials, designs and décor. Some of these are equipped with other functional uses as well. These uses could be storage, cup holders or depending on the user’s requirements, they can be tailor-made and configured accordingly.

The History

Sectional Sofa Beds started in Victorian times and it was made by pushing together two sofas so that the couch could be lengthened. In the 1950s de to the popularity of minimalistic styles as well as bold geometric shapes, furniture started to be made which did not need separate pieces of furniture. It is around this time that sofa beds, in-built storage, cup holders, refrigeration drawers and the like started to be introduced.

The Present

Sectional sofa beds are normally with three back and seat cushions and have two arms or no arm or even one arm in each the left arm facing and right arm facing configuration. There are varied styles which have rolled arms, bun feet or reclining seats with chaise style footrest or double padded seat cushions

The Need

People find them convenient when unexpected guests or more number of guests than can be accommodated stay over. They also are used when the style of the living room is such that single pieces either do not match or are not in line with the rest of the décor.