Sofa Bed Slipcovers

I've just got back from a few days visiting with some good friends of mine, Richard and Danielle.  I had a great time catching up with their news and generally relaxing.  I sure feel in a summer mood now.  I hope this warm weather continues over the weekend. 

Anyway, my trip away was the inspiration for this post.  You see, Rich and Danielle have quite a small house, which means they don't actually have a designated guest room.  I found this out on the evening I arrived when they apologetically announced I was to sleep in the living room on their old sofa bed!

Looking at the faded upholstery and the worn out patches on the arms, I of course thought "this sofa's crying out to be slipcovered!"  So, I tactfully suggested to Danielle that a new slipcover could make her sofa bed look fantastic.  She agreed, but said she didn't think anyone made slipcovers for sofa beds, and if they did she'd never seen them for sale anywhere.

I pointed out that actually most of the time they use their sofa bed as a regular couch, and there's no reason why a regular sized furniture slipcover wouldn't fit it.  I know several people who use sofa or loveseat slipcovers on double or queen-sized sofa beds.  You just have to remove it when you want to open up the bed.  Or if you get a cover with a straight skirt you can just lift up the skirt to pull the bed out.

Hopefully I've inspired Danielle and Richard to give their sofa bed a makeover and I look forward to seeing it's new look next time I visit!