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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Rebecca Knight

Should you have a sofa bed or an actual bed in a spare room? Help us settle the debate

A yellow sofa bed dressed with white bed linen in a room with a large window and potted plant.

When I first moved in with my partner, we were adamant that we needed two bedrooms, so we had a spare room for a home office/extra wardrobe space/guests. The size and multi-purpose nature of the room meant it was a no-brainer to opt for a sofa bed over an actual bed.

However, three years later, I've moved into a flat with a more spacious spare room, and a lot more guests to put up. So it got me wondering if the time has come to upgrade my guest bedroom ideas with an actual bed?

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