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Sofa that turns into a bed. Futon???? NO! SOFA/COUCH, remove pillows pull out bed...?

Working on a new couch/sofa decor in my living room (Macy's) and I do need the feature of it opening into a bed so i can place a guest in there... However i am NOT looking for a futon... Any ideas how I would find out if the cushions come out and you just pull it out? Some description? Anyone dealt with this before?

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They're called sofa beds. Tons of places have them.
Think carefully about buying this, they can be very expensive, not used often and extremely uncomfortable. They are heavy as elephants to move for cleaning and vacuuming as well. We did purchase one when we finally had an extra bedroom that we used as an office with a loveseat (that pulled out). Another option you really might consider is a really good inflatable bed, elevated, with the velour top and slight pillows. We purchased one in queen size on sale for less than $100, it fits in a corner of a closet, has a compressor, inflates in under 5 minutes and is very comfortable. I have a terrible back. When we moved I had to what three months for our furniture in another state and slept on the inflatable bed. It was fabulous? I thought I would have booku back problems but serious did not. This is a really good option, inexpensive, you can use it outside of your home as well, they DO NOT leak (we've had our for ten years) and use regular blankets and sheets. Worth considering.
You can't have been looking into this very seriously so far since EVERY furniture store I have ever been in has multiple options for pull out sofa beds. Just go to any furniture store and they will demonstrate how the various models work and you can lay on them and test the comfort. But, as others have pointed out, unless you pay a lot of money for a really good model, the beds themselves tend to not be very comfortable (matresses have to be thin to fold into the couch and often the frames can be felt through the bedding). If you can afford it, look at sofa beds from Arhaus or West Elm -- they are a bit more pricey than the department store brands but should be more stylish and sleepable. Or do the inflatable bed options. I agree those inflatables are extremely comfortable and a hell of a lot easier to move. If you plan on moving any time in the future you will HATE the sofa bed -- they weigh twice what a normal couch does.
There are many sofa/beds to choose from out there. They're regular sofas the you remove cushions and pull out the bed. Take a look around at different furniture stores and I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. If they have furniture department at Macy's then they should have what you're looking for. You want to look for good construction, especially the mattress. You don't want your guests to feel lumps and bumps. Some mattresses in pull out sofas can be very uncomfortable if not of better grade. If you see one you like, try it out. Have personnel at the store pull out the mattress and lay down on the pull out mattress so you can get a better grasp on how your guests will feel when they go ZZZ for the night. Some pull out sofa mattresses have buttons like futons. If no good quality you quests will feel those buttons. So check around for quality not only with the sofa but also the mattress.

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