I'm a sleep editor and these are the 3 things I wish I'd known before buying a sofa bed

A white sofa in a living room with a black accent chair with burnt orange cushions and a circular black coffee table.

Since I started working at Ideal Home, I've been lucky enough to test out some of the best sofa beds on the market for our buying guide, so I now know plenty about how to choose the right sofa bed for your needs, and the common sofa bed buying mistakes to avoid.

However, when I bought my first sofa bed, I knew very little about what to look for when I shopped, or what to expect from the sofa bed buying process.