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New Classics: The Twilight Sleeper Sofa
This versatile daybed transforms from modern sofa to queen or twin beds in two easy moves
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We're living smaller and smarter these days, so we need hardworking, multifunctional furniture to help us out. Don't fret; hardworking and sexy are not mutually exclusive. One piece on the market that's irresistibly stylish and superfunctional is the Twilight Sleeper Sofa.
When you're scaling down, you don't dedicate an entire room to the two weekends a year that you put up out-of town guests. The Twilight will help your office transform into a guest room at the flip of a bolster. Take a minute or two to sink into one and see if it's for you.
When you're scaling down, you don't dedicate an entire room to the two weekends a year that you put up out-of town guests. The Twilight will help your office transform into a guest room at the flip of a bolster. Take a minute or two to sink into one and see if it's for you.
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The Twilight was the winning entry in a furniture competition at the Århus School of Architecture in Denmark in 1999. As you know, most furniture scores extra cool points just for being Danish.
The designers channeled a midcentury modern way of thinking: The sofa's form is made up of a simple long cylinder bolster and a rectangular base/mattress.
The designers channeled a midcentury modern way of thinking: The sofa's form is made up of a simple long cylinder bolster and a rectangular base/mattress.
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| This sleeper sofa has multiple functions. To transform it from sofa to bed, simply pull back the bolster. At that point you have a single bed. Pull the top mattress off and place it next to the base to create a bed that's somewhere between queen and king size (cover it with king-size sheets). Separate the two to create twin beds. |
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As for aesthetics beyond the geometry, the piping details add depth, emphasize the modern lines and give the sofa a more tailored look.
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| The sofa has its own spot between classic midcentury pieces such as a Noguchi Coffee Table and more contemporary pieces like the Louis Ghost Chairs. Its style on the modern-contemporary slide rule falls somewhere between the two. |
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It can take on a more luxe look upholstered in charcoal gray (this is the sexy I spoke of earlier).
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| If you're considering a Twilight Sleeper Sofa, one thing you should keep in mind is whether or not you can live without sofa arms. Some people find an armless sofa very uncomfortable and therefore not appropriate for their main sofa. |
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The sofa also is a good pick for bedrooms. In a child's or teenager's room, it's the perfect extra bed for sleepovers. It serves as a cozy spot for reading, napping or chatting on the phone during the other 29 sleepover-less days of the month.
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Ideabook published on Aug. 14, 2012.
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What concerns me about this one (though I love the look) is that the base doesn't look very supportive as a mattress - so one guest would have a more comfortable half-bed than the other guest.
There are two other daybeds/sofas I know of that you don't have to pull away from the wall. One is the Blue Dot "One Night Stand Sleeper Sofa" (which becomes a double bed) and the other is the Ricci Modern Sofa Bed.
We need to replace an old double bed in a small guest room. I think we're going to a standard day bed with a roll-out, pop-up trundle. Won't take up much room when all is tucked away, but will offer a more real-life bed for guests who won't have to get on their knees to get into bed.
We looked at many, including the twilight, but for the grandparents" comfort, we went with the American Upholstery/American Leather version. It's amazingly comfortable, with no bar across the back. The mattress is actually 3 memory foam portions that pack away in a zig-zag formation.
You can check out a few versions at Room & Board or Crate & Barrel, or order custom. Have fun!
Thanks to Becky Harris, too. We used to have a pop up trundle when the kids were young. Never had a problem with it, but knew people, in later years, who experienced the problem you mentioned. Maybe they made them better in the "old days".
Here is the one we bought. It's a "queen plus", we use King sheets on it.
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=2699&catalog=filter&menuCatalog=room&menuCategory=201&menuSubcategory=196
I found another twin loveseat in aqua at a consignment shop in town, so we can fit a family of 3 or 4 in that room now. Here's the company's site:
http://www.americanleather.com/
The number of custom style and fabric combinations was too much for me, so I just bought the one from R&B because they have it in stock.
Everyone who has slept on it has raved about the comfort. I didn't go the trundle route because I'm always the one stuck on the wall-side bed, trying to get up in the middle of the night.
Good luck-