Other than the fact that several of us in the House & Garden team own and use a range of great quality sofa beds in our own homes, we also have a wealth of testing and reviewing experience between us that mean we know what to look for in a sofa bed that balances beautiful and practical design. From the designer showrooms on Pimlico Road to the high street, where possible we've been to see and try out these sofa beds in the flesh, considering the design, construction, price, material choice, comfort as both a sofa and a bed, and the mechanism to go between sofa and bed. Best sofa bed made in the UK: Egerton Sofa Bed from OKA