Sofa Bed
Sofa Bed from Sebastian Handley
Sofa Bed

This is my eco sofa bed. every element is a rectangle, and every element is reusable, recyclable, repairable and replaceable. I call it the 'rude sofa bed' because anyone could make it with rudimentary skills, tools and materials.
I've put a video on Youtube showing how to make it in more detail.
https://youtu.be/eSKmd2e1Fz4
Basically it all fits together like meccano, there are no mortice and tennon joints or dovetail joints.
With a normal sofa if any part breaks then the whole lot will soon end up in a landfill site. But with this every element is pretty much unbreakable, and even if anything did break it would just be a few minutes work to replace it at very low cost. So it will last forever. It would be a pretty simple project for any skilled carpenter to copy. If you have a go making one for yourself let me know how you get on and email me if you get stuck. Good luck!

This is it in bed mode. The backrest is right at the corner.
This is it as a bed with the cushions removed.
This is it in 'sofa mode' with the back rest flipped away from the corner.
Bed frame
With the back rest away from the corner - sofa mode.
Bed mode. Her the back rest is flipped around so it goes to the corner so it can be used as a bed.
As a bed.
Hafele brackets.

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Sofa Bed

This is my eco sofa bed. every element is a rectangle, and every element is reusable, recyclable, repairable and replaceable. I call it the 'rude sofa bed' because anyone could make it with rudimentary skills, tools and materials.
I've put a video on Youtube showing how to make it in more detail.
https://youtu.be/eSKmd2e1Fz4
Basically it all fits together like meccano, there are no mortice and tennon joints or dovetail joints.
With a normal sofa if any part breaks then the whole lot will soon end up in a landfill site. But with this every element is pretty much unbreakable, and even if anything did break it would just be a few minutes work to replace it at very low cost. So it will last forever. It would be a pretty simple project for any skilled carpenter to copy. If you have a go making one for yourself let me know how you get on and email me if you get stuck. Good luck!

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Freelance, Full-time, Moonlighting
Sebastian Handley
Brighton, United Kingdom