This IKEA Day Bed Is an Ingenious Solution for Hosting Guests in Small Spaces

When you have limited space, carving out an overnight guest area is no easy feat. Small-space guest bed options like a pull-out couch or a blow-up mattress can get the job done, but IKEA has something even better. 

The new VIHALS Day-Bed is a modern spin on the classic daybed. Unassuming at first, this twin-sized bed can serve as a multipurpose piece of furniture thanks to its high-sided design. Fill it with throw pillows and you can treat it like a sofa during the day. Then use it as a guest bed when visitors come to stay (because, TBH, a real mattress beats a blow-up one any day). It’s also a great option if you’re looking for a small day bed for a nursery or a comfortable lounge area for a book nook. 

With its sleek design, the VIHALS Day-Bed has a Donald Judd-like silhouette in the same white finish of many other IKEA furniture pieces, making it easy to pair with other pieces you may already own. However, its super-simple style means it’s also versatile enough to mix and match with other furniture and decorative items, whether you prefer a more modern look or lean into eclectic style.

The VIHALS is designed with ample space underneath the mattress. So you can slide storage bins or use decorative IKEA baskets for a more visual storage moment (peep how IKEA styled it in some of their product shots below). 

This isn’t the only space-saving guest bed at IKEA. In addition to the VIHALS Day-Bed, the retailer also has several other furniture pieces that moonlight as guest beds — including the KIVIK one-seat sleeper sofa, which looks like a regular accent chair for your living room, but fully pulls out into a small single-person bed for guests.

You can also find stylish sleeper sofas in petite sizes for your office or living room at IKEA, such as the LINDÅKRA Sleeper Sofa, which also boasts a sneaky storage solution, and the brilliant UTÅKER Stackable Twin Bed, which comes with two stacking beds for under $150.

This article originally published on Apartment Therapy. See it there: This IKEA Day Bed Is an Ingenious Solution for Hosting Guests in Small Spaces