No, not the kind that pulls out when you visit grandma and has a terrible mattress that sinks to the middle. Sofa meets bed as in it looks and feels just like a bed even though it's really just a sofa. IMHO a couch should be just as comfortable as a bed. No scratchy krylon, sweaty leather, or beige faux microsuede models will work for me. Make mine cotton, down-filled, white and loaded up with pillows and bed linens!
From a previous post you know that one of my worst decorating decisions ever was buying a yellow denim sofa that I immediately had re-covered in white twill slipcovers. Aside from the fact that I can wash the slipcovers whenever they get dirty, I love white slipcovers because they keep the room so weightless and they allow me to change my throw pillows any time I feel like it. One of my favorite ways to "decorate" the couch is to think of it just like bed. I like to add a couple of fluffy down bed pillows covered in pillowcases I'm not using and then use an old blanket or duvet cover as a comfy throw. I've even been known to use a sheet to cover the seat cushions just for a little change.
Right now (see photo above), I'm using my old Simply Shabby Chic Kids pillowcases and a SSC white duvet cover that's supersoft from tons of use and washing. Tell me that's not the perfect place to take a quick summer nap or catch a totally juicy episode of HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me. " Or, whatever... Next week, if I feel like it, I'll change the pillowcases to an old peach floral set I have and pull out a well-worn peach patchwork quilt to match. So many possibilities...so little time to nap.
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