Regular readers of ES Best’s home section will know we’re crazy for two things: storage and pieces of furniture that can do more than one thing. After all, living in space-squeezed London serves up a unique set of parameters when it comes to shopping for furniture.
If we had our way, all sofas would be sofa beds. Who wouldn’t find an extra bed to sleep guests handy at some point in the year? But if it can’t be a sofa bed then a sofa with storage is the next up on our dream shopping list.
Living rooms can be magnets for clutter, whether that’s kid’s toys, magazines and books or just somewhere to dump the stuff you’ve accumulated throughout the day: newspapers, coats, work bags and so on. Finding storage that works double duty is an excellent way to streamline your home without adding in anything unnecessary.
Storage sofas look and feel just like regular sofas, available in corner designs as well as two- and three-seaters. Typically, the seats swing up to reveal a pleasing cavern of space underneath to store everything from blankets and toys to out-of-season clothing and bedding.
We’ve found the nicest looking options available right now to have delivered to your door.
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Esprit Fabric Corner Chaise with Storage
Whether you live in a large or small home, this corner sofa is the ideal living room centrepiece. Not only does the fully supportive look offer storage under the chaise unit, but a double bed pulls out of the seat too, giving you so many more options for use when you’re not sitting on it.
Choose from three feet colour types and right or left facing for the chaise position. Around 11 weeks for delivery.
Buy now £1345.00, Furniture Village
M&S Copenhagen Large 2 Seater Storage Sofa
This small two-seater sofa works hard for a place in your home, with the entire seat area lifting up to reveal storage space underneath. Fabric choices include plenty of coloured leather, cord, brushed herringbone, chenille, plush velvet and tartan check, and you can change the leg colours too. Delivery time can take up to 10 weeks; something to keep in mind if you need seating in a hurry.
Buy now £1399.00, M&S
Snug The Cloud Sundae
Turn an unloved corner into your top lounging spot with the help of Snug’s supremely comfortable chaise corner sofa. The long seat pulls up like an ottoman bed to reveal a box of extra space inside and while this design only features a 1.5 seater on the other end, there are options for a two or three seater if you’ve got the room.
Buy now £2107.00, Snug
Homary Modern Light Grey Cotton Linen Upholstered Convertible Sofa Bed with Storage
The three-seater sofa bed with an extra trick up its sleeve, this design unfolds like a concertina into a flat bed with the bottom section able to lift up to reveal a roomy compartment to store clothes, pillows, books and shoes. Plus there’s extra storage in the side pockets on each end of the arm rest.
The upholstery is available in a light or dark grey as well as khaki and blue, and you can make monthly payment installations thanks to Klarna if the RRP is too much to fork out in one go.
An ideal option for a spare room or study as well as the living room.
Buy now £979.99, Homary
Furl Duette corner sofa bed with storage
Furl has a range of furniture options that all revolve around the same thing: multifunctionality. So while it offers sofa beds, it doesn’t stop there - there are sofa beds with storage too, maximising your options and giving real bang for your buck.
The Duette comes in five real bed sizes and at the same height as a regular bed, making it an incredibly comfortable option for overnight guests. Handmade in the UK and available in hundreds of colours and textures choose storage arms to keep duvets, pillows and bedding right where it needs to be. Each one of Furl’s sofa beds come with the option for storage arms, so if this design doesn’t quite do it for you, there are others on the list that probably will.
From £1470.
Buy now £1470.00, Furl
