Daybeds and methods for converting daybeds

A method for converting a daybed between a first configuration suitable for use as a sofa and a second configuration suitable for use as a bed, the method comprising:

• converting the daybed from the first configuration to the second configuration, including:
• moving a support member having an upper support surface from underneath an upper support surface of a bed platform of the daybed such that the upper support surface of the support member is oriented in a generally common plane with the upper support surface of the bed platform of the daybed;
• positioning a mattress over at least part of the upper support surface of the bed platform and over at least part of the upper support surface of the support member,
• wherein moving the support member having the upper support surface includes moving the support member having the upper support surface from a back end of a storage container to a front end of the storage container such that the movable support member changes elevation when the support member is moved from the back end of the storage container to the front end of the storage container.

A daybed convertible between a first configuration suitable for use as a sofa, and a second configuration suitable for use as a bed, the daybed comprising:

• a frame;
• a mattress positioned at least partly on the frame;
• a support member movable relative to the frame, the mattress being positioned at least partly on the support member when the daybed is in the second configuration, and
• a storage container under the bed platform,
• wherein the storage container includes a first end and a second end, and the movable support member being configured to move between the first end and the second end, the storage container being configured so that the movable support member changes elevation as the movable support member is moved from the first end to the second end so that a top surface of the movable support member and an upper support surface of the bed platform generally lie in a common plane when the movable support member is moved to the second end.