Buying Guides
Practical, no-nonsense guides to choosing, measuring and looking after a sofa or sofa bed in Australia.
Choosing the right sofa bed
Sofa beds for small spaces: how to choose one you will use every dayHow to choose a sofa bed for a small space: everyday vs occasional use, measuring, mechanism or foam, washable covers and what under $1,000 gets you.
Sofa bed vs guest bed: which suits your spare room?Sofa bed or guest bed? Five questions that decide it – nights per year, room use, floor space, guests and budget – plus Australian bed sizes.
Corner sofa beds: sizes, left vs right, and how to measure your roomLeft-hand or right-hand corner sofa? Open or closed? Common corner sofa sizes in cm, how to measure your room, and what to check in a corner sofa bed.
Modular and corner sofa layouts: how to plan your living roomHow to plan a corner or modular sofa layout: four layouts with real measurements, left vs right, space for the bed, colour and getting it through the door.
Colour, fabric and care
Choosing a corduroy sofa colour: 17 shades and how to pickOur 17 corduroy sofa colours grouped by mood – neutrals, browns, greens, blues and more – with what each is like to live with and how light changes it.
Corduroy sofas: are they durable, and how do you clean them?Is corduroy a good sofa fabric? What to expect from a corduroy couch, how durable it is, how to clean it and how to choose a colour.
- Removable sofa covers: why they matter and how to wash them
Why zip-off sofa covers make a sofa last longer, what to check before you buy, and a step-by-step guide to washing and refitting them without patchy colour.
Delivery and setting up
How to measure doorways, stairs and lifts before your sofa arrivesWill your sofa fit through the door? Step-by-step: measuring doorways, hallway turns, stairs and lifts, comparing with sofa sizes, plus a printable checklist.
What is a compressed sofa? Unboxing and expansion explainedWhat a compressed sofa is, why it suits apartments and stairs, how to unbox it step by step and how long the foam takes to expand.
- Buying a sofa bed in Melbourne: delivery times, apartments and what to expect
Buying a sofa bed in Melbourne: dispatch and transit times, apartment lifts and terrace hallways, unboxing a compressed sofa, and what is in stock now.
Buying a sofa bed in Sydney: delivery times, strata and small spacesBuying a sofa bed in Sydney: delivery times from Melbourne, strata rules and lift bookings, walk-up stairs, small apartments and humid-summer care.
Buying a sofa bed in Brisbane: delivery, stairs and humid weatherBuying a sofa bed in Brisbane: delivery times from Melbourne, Queenslander stairs, storm-season deliveries and keeping a fabric sofa fresh in humid weather.