In my weekly pursuit of finding a great sleeper sofa, it is impossible to ignore the varied options from IKEA. With a price point under $1,000 the TYLOSAND sofa bed is one of IKEA's more popular options and is part of a larger TYLOSAND family of seating. I played around with a floor model at the Red Hook IKEA for this report.
Perhaps it's the fate of any IKEA floor model, but my first impression of the TYLOSAND was depressing. Designed around individual, modular cushions supported in a metal frame — a weak interpretation of Le Corbusier's LC seating — the TYLOSAND has a disheveled appearance. This is one sofa that takes some extra effort to look nice.
After I fluffed some cushions and made the sofa bed more presentable, I started taking photos and attempted to figure out the transition process from sofa to bed — this proved much more difficult than it appears! There are lots of moving parts and it took a lot of effort to transform the sofa in a way that resulted in a balanced and un-rickety bed.
The transformation would have been much easier with two people — it takes effort to yank and pull on the parts without moving the entire piece of furniture. This does not behave like a sofa bed designed for regular transitions. Also the site mentions that TYLOSAND has built-in storage for extra pillows and comforters, but I didn't even notice this during the transition process.
The TYLOSAND series includes ottomans that can be added to a sofa bed for the look of a sectional. and TYLOSAND is currently available with 6 slipcover options. The basic model in a "sand" 100% polyester slipcover is $799. The 5 other slipcovers are a combination of cotton, rayon, polyester (and some include linen), these are all priced at $899.
MANUFACTURER IKEA
PRICE $799 (as shown in sand ) other colors/slipcovers $899
DESIGNERS C. Ojerstam & M. Eleback
DIMENSIONS 30"H x 94.5"W x 36/78.75"D Mattress height 12.25''
TRANSITION EASE D
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I am thinking about buying an Ikea Beddinge sleeper. Anyone have any experience with these?
Ikea is great for a lot of things, but I wouldn't even consider to get any furniture besides some bookcases or similar. In sofas and sofa beds, usually low price equals bad quality.
Plus this sofa is plain ugly.
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While shopping for a sofabed for my den a couple years back, I briefly considered IKEA sofabeds - but I couldn't get over the fact that it appears that their innards are falling out and clearly visible beneath the raised sofa base...
...then of course there's the crease at the front of the cushion where it unfolds - just a bad design.
Bad news, I was thinking about building a sectional out of Tylosand pieces. Anyone know of a similarly priced modular sofa that doesn't look as bedraggled? If the people shooting the catalog can't get the slipcovers to look straight along the base, god knows I can't.
Is a "price point" different than a price? Why is the "price point" decribed as less than one thousand dollars rather than less than nine hundred dollars?
I bought a tylosand sofa a few years back (not the sofa bed but still) and I ended up completely hating it. I actually gave it away to a friend and bought the Petrie apartment sofa from Crate and Barrel. The tylosand's cushions do not stay put. You will be sitting on them and you realize you are sliding closer and closer to the edge of the frame and then all of a sudden you are on the floor. The couch is so deep that I had no chance of my feet reaching the floor. One of the support beams underneath broke in half. We are not heavy or rambunctious people. We weren't bounding off the furniture or trying to practice our trampoline skills or anything. It just broke. The cushions became uncomfortable very quickly. Apparently my cat hated it too because he absolutely shredded the arms, much to my dismay.
I thought it was cute and the orange color was fun, but beauty is only skin deep apparently.
"Is a "price point" different than a price? Why is the "price point" decribed as less than one thousand dollars rather than less than nine hundred dollars?"
Pricepoint:
The retail price of a product, usually when viewed as one of a series of possible competitive prices - ie: "expected to release the software below the $50 price point."
While I adore my kipplin sofas (I know many on this site hate them... but they've held-up well for us over the years, and are super-comfy to sleep on while the baby is in the swing at 5am!), I would avoid ikea sofa beds. They look super cheap... like the other poster said, like the guts are coming out. I've also read reviews that they're not comfy.
Above all else, the company with the consistently best sofabed reviews I discovered is crate and barrel.... inexpensive, heck no.... then again, they're also much less than designer sofas, that also don't look comfy when the 'bed' is open.
Price points are prices at which demand for a given product stays relatively high.
It's essentially the highest sellers can go before people stop paying for it.
It's an actual economics term, but people like to bandy it about as if it meant price...
http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/words-we-love-too-much-2/
I have never liked the look of this sofa... The bits on the side look cheap and flimsy to me.
We have a tylosand sofa for about 2 years now. While what lizziepeony said is somewhat true that the cushions don't exactly stay put, we have not had it move more than an inch or two out in a period of a week or two, and nothing so drastic as completely falling off the sofa. Granted it's not the best constructed sofa, to me it looks pretty alright and for under $1k what do you really expect?
i am looking for stylish comfy sofa bed-- so thanks for this post! is this the first in the series?
I have a Tylosand right chaise and a left chaise, pushed up against each other....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/124/l_070fb93816740096f5d087cfb9020d6f.jpg
I'm not amused with it, really. Sure, it makes a handy guest bed, esp. with the two footstools I got with them, but the extreme perpendicular angles of the cushions make it a really uncomfortable thing for reclining, and even just sitting in. The cushions do have this overstuffed look to them, too.
I am glad I didn't pay full price.
Syllogi, I have the Ikea Beddinge with the Murbo mattress. It's cheap as hell (especially with the Ransta slipcovers) and so far it's held up just fine for my purposes.
The Murbo mattress is really comfy, for sitting and sleeping. It's pretty deep when in "sofa mode" so I bought a couple of big cushions for it (it only comes with two tiny ones).
I like the click-clack mechanism it uses. You can change the angle of the back in about five seconds. The slip cover is really easy to take off and put on as well.
It's not the most stylish, I admit, so you probably won't get getting props from anyone on AT, but it's definitely functional.
I have an Angby (now discontinued but seems to be related to the Ektorp) sofa bed and think it's fantastic. Makes a great loveseat and for a sofa bed, is pretty comfortable to sleep on (which we've had to do on many occasions). We've had it for almost 10 years now and it's in perfect condition.
Lizziepeony et. al:
Ikea has good warranties for its products so make sure you keep the receipt in the future, if anything breaks or doesn't work as intended, you can have it fixed or exchanged or even get a full refund even after several years of use.
We bought a Tylosand sofa bed about two months ago, and have had several visitors compliment us on the comfort of the mattress! (My 6'4" 250 pound father AND my 5'9" 140 pound friend both really liked it) It's pretty firm, but that's much better than 'so squishy you can feel the springs' with other sofa beds.
I have no problem pulling out the slats and flipping over the cushions to make the bed myself.
There is a storage space - if you look at the fifth picture in this post - flip up the wood slats, and there is space to store at least the 4 small pillows, if not more.
We were really happy with how easy this was to put together. It looks great (we got the 'dark brown', which is more like a dark grey) in our second bedroom/office/guest bedroom and didn't break the bank.
I have had a beddinge for about 8 years, and after quite a while, it just turns into sleeping on a slab - if you get one, plan on replacing the mattress eventually, especially if you use it as a primary bed.
I think the attractiveness and comfort of the TYLOSAND is a matter of personal taste. I suffered for years with back pain on inner-spring mattresses (and not cheap ones, either) and this issue, combined with a lack of space in our 350 sf studio, led my finacee and I to replace our bed and a loveseat with the TYLOSAND over a year ago. The cushions never slip, btw. The modern lines of the couch, as well as the colour (we got the beige) fit perfectly into our space, and the foam is very comfortable to sleep on, not to mention the affordability of the darn thing. Of course, we invested into a thicker mattress pad as well, since the couch is really too thin for every night sleep. And as a bonus, the back and arm cushions, when arranged on the floor, make a wonderful and comfy double guest bed, as enjoyed by 6 separate house guests in the past year.
i have the Tylosand sofa (not sleeper) and i love it and so does every one else who sits on it. it is extremely comfortable if you are the loungy/ throw your legs up on the couch kinda person. it NEVER slipped off. and the covers are washable. my only complaint is that it seems to be sinking in where i sit. but i think if i fluff it out, it'll be ok. it looks really nice in my living room too. but like someone mentioned, it might be a matter of personal taste. plus, i think its the longest couch they carry and thats what i needed- just incase someone needs to crash on it. yes, it is long enough for most people (or most of my shorty friends). i always end up passing out on it :)
tylosand sofa itself to me is wide enough to use as a single bed. We purchased 2 of them and push them together to use as a full size bed when we have extra guests. Same price of a sofa bed. We have a tylosand sofa review too if anyone is interested.