Take a pew — Koala’s comfiest 3-seater sofa beds
Ordinary couch by day, badass bed by night — the sofa bed is the mother of all multitaskers. Whether it’s a crash pad for your guest room, a landing pad for your home office or a day bed for the kids, we know sofas, and we know comfort. So why go any further than Koala?
We’ve been getting bums on seats for years now, so we know our way around a solid piece of furniture when we see one. If you want the comfiest 3-seater sofa bed or 2-seater sofa bed you’ll ever sit (or sleep) on, grab your kombucha, your kimchi kale chips and a copy of this guide, and let’s get busy in the sack.
Choosing the best sofa bed
Sofas and beds are the best pleasure pods we’ll ever know. Full stop. Now think of the person that first combined the two and invented the unassuming sofa bed all those years ago. Bloody genius.
While we still need our sofa beds to be bum and kip friendly, we need just a tad more from them these days. Because not only is storage a must in our modern lives, but it now also takes a lot for a sofa bed to be a worthy spare bed. And with home offices and home studios here to stay, we need furniture smart enough to handle work and play.
How does Koala’s sofa bed range differ from the pack? Two things — all of the good looks, none of the traditional mechanics. Why? Design Manager Adam Harrigan explains.
“With all of our sofa beds, it was all about removing complexity from a complex product. All our sofa beds, to a large extent, have zero mechanics to unfold, which was a pain point that we wanted to address. That’s why all of our sofa beds go from sit to sleep in seconds.”
In this guide, we’ll take you through how to choose the very best sofa bed for you. And while we’re geeking out over all of our design innovations, we’ll keep things nice and luxe for those that just want a sexy centrepiece in their homes.
Koala sofa beds: capturing the hearts (and backs) of Aussies everywhere
Here at Koala, we’ve made quite the name for ourselves with our mattresses. Our commitment to quality and cutting-edge sleep technology has made us the go-to choice for good sleep and good science around good sleep. So when we eventually made our mark in the bedroom, we took everything we’d learnt from our mattresses and poured it into our sofa beds.
We wanted size without the bulk, function without the complexity and comfort without the cost. And Adam understood the assignment.
“Apartment living is a big area that we wanted to address, especially apartments that were built in the ’50s and ’60s,” he says. “They don’t have elevators, and they’ve got very tight staircases. So we wanted to fulfil size, proportion, comfort and functionality, but we wanted it to break down so that you could get it through your door.”
Looking for a sofa bed with storage? Want something similar to what we have in our award-winning sofa range? Wanna go from sit to sleep in seconds without having to magic up the toolbox from god knows where? Allow us to introduce you to the three most loved members of our family, the most comfortable sofa beds your tush and sweet noggin will ever know.
Our noble firstborn: the Koala Sofa Bed
Meet our OG sofa bed. Reliable, layered and supportive as hell, this sofa bed is what got us noticed all those years ago and nabbed us the 2023 Product Review Award with a 4.7-star rating. Oh, our beautiful, noble firstborn.
With this baby, you’ll forever be able to say goodbye to the lumps and bumps of old. This sofa bed is designed to give you maximum comfort and to go from squishy sofa to bomb-ass bed in one simple step — pronto.
Don’t believe us? Try it out for yourself. The next time you need to call it a night quicksmart or pack it away in the morning in a jiffy, this is the one you’ll wish you had.
You can find the Koala Sofa Bed in the following sizes:
🐨 Single 1.5-seater
🐨 Double 2.5-seater
🐨 Queen 3-seater
Key features include:
🛋️ Sit to sleep in 4 seconds
🛋️ Tool-free assembly
🛋️ Made with durable and exclusive Koala fabrics
🛋️ Award-winning original design
🛋️ 5-year warranty
🛋️ Fast and flexible delivery
🛋️ 120-night trial
Our snazzy icon: the Cushy Sofa Bed
Next up is our Cushy Sofa Bed — our little Aussie charmer. With colourways to choose from, this sure-fire crowd-pleaser will be what you and your mates will wanna recline on at home. The Cushy scored a 4.8-star rating on Product Review — our customers love it and we’re confident you will too.
It features dangerously soft cushions, a perfectly angled backrest and a matching opt-in ottoman for those in need of some clever storage. We’ve also made the mattress a standard size so you can roll around in your sleep (whatever that means for you), and we’ve quilted the surface for added snuggliness. Like everything we do, we’ve also kept the shenanigans to a minimum, meaning you can go from sit to sleep in seconds and enjoy your late-night cuppa without spilling a drop.
Just like its sibling, the Cushy Sofa Bed has collected a few awards along the way, winning Product of the Year and the Product Review 2023 Award for Best Sofa Bed. Not bad for a homegrown gem.
You can find the Cushy Sofa Bed in the following sizes:
🐨 Single 1.5-seater
🐨 Double 2.5-seater
🐨 Queen 3-seater
Key features include:
🛋️ Sit to sleep in seconds in 4 seconds
🛋️ Tool-free assembly
🛋️ Matching ottoman available for added storage
🛋️ Exclusive Koala fabrics including luxe boucle edition for an elevated look
🛋️ Quilted surface for great sleep
🛋️ Small footprint to fit in spare rooms or limited spaces
🛋️ Comfy and moveable cushions
🛋️ 5-year warranty
🛋️ Fast and flexible delivery
🛋️ 120-night trial
Our elevated sleeping beauty: the Stunner Sofa Bed
Get ready, people — this is the 3-seater sofa bed you fold out for your in-laws. This is luxe living exactly what the doctor ordered, turning any old Sunday laze-about into an instant trip to the Whitsundays. And the best part? With a platform that pulls out, you’ll be sleeping so high you’ll mistake the humble home furnishing for a high-tech hotel bed.
It’s our fullest-bodied beauty to date, which is why it only comes as a 3-seater. But like the rest of its siblings, its bones and body make it versatile, stylish and oh-so comfortable. Plus, it boasts a 4.4-star Product Review rating.
Going from sit to sleep takes seconds, where all you have to do is pull out the drawers, toss aside the cushions, and flip the bed. Done. And if you’re worried that it’ll be too big and beautiful for a more compact or functional space, think again. Like all our other pieces, this sofa bed has been designed with a small footprint, meaning it’ll fit into even the most modest of rooms despite its generous proportions. A true stunner, if ever we saw one.
You can find the Stunner Sofa Bed in the following sizes:
🐨 Double 3-seater
Key features include:
🛋️ Sit to sleep in 4 seconds
🛋️ Tool-free assembly
🛋️ Available in exclusive Koala fabrics containing recycled fibres
🛋️ Fully integrated storage with gas-lift lids
🛋️ Small footprint to fit into spare rooms or limited spaces
🛋️ 5-year warranty
🛋️ Fast and flexible delivery
🛋️ 120-night trial
Find your sofa bed a perfect mate
Okay, so you’ve got your new sofa bed, it’s sitting pretty in the best spot in the room, but you can’t shake the feeling that it’s looking a little in need of company. Yeah, we know that look.
Cushions, throws, rugs and ottomans can go a long way in creating harmony and ambience in any given space. And if you wanna bring the landscape into your home with your interior design, check out the pieces in our homewares range that take inspiration from the Aussie bush. You’ll find a wide variety of shapes, colours and textures to browse through to bring home the perfect companion for your sofa bed.
Trust us — sofa beds are worth it
Like, REALLY — sofa beds are worth it. Sorry, we had to say it twice for effect, but it really is true. An extra crash pad around the house has never gone unclaimed when introduced to the family, and a spare bed for a spare mate has never gone unloved when offered up at the last minute (Hazza, we’re lookin’ straight at you).
To put it simply, we take the faff out of traditionally complicated furniture. That’s it. That’s us. If that suits you to a T, come say hello.
