Sleep or Sofa

Rochester Sleeper Sofa in Lagoon Performance Velvet

West Elm, $1189

(What is 'Performance Velvet' anyway?)

Hoping to convince our respective families to spend Christmas at our house this year--with visions of a real tree propped in the front window and a giant dinner around the new dining table dancing in our heads--we are now on the hunt for a sleeper sofa for the downstairs den. Admittedly sofa beds have a well-deserved reputation; typically too stiff for sitting on as sofas, too uncomfortable for sleeping on as beds. So I'm hoping to overcome the stereotype by finding one that our guests practically fight over when they come to visit---that is also affordable. Impossible, you say? Well, I've consulted the authorities and having gagged at most of the price tags, struck out on my own and found SALES! We're planning to roll around on some in person this weekend, but in the meantime, what do you think about these contenders?

Paidge Sleeper Sofa in Licorice Marled Microfiber

West Elm, $1316

Henry Sleeper Sofa in Aegean Blue Pebble Weave

West Elm, $1359

Davis Sleeper Sofa in Graphite

Crate and Barrel, $1444.15

- Cathleen