Yours is made in the fabric you choose.
Emma Sedac Epona Roll Out Action Sofa Bed
Roll out action sofa bed on the Sedac Epona mechanism. Hand built in Britain.
Will it open in your room?
Measure from the wall the sofa will sit against to whatever is opposite it. Move the slider to that number and see the bed open to scale.
What happens after you order
Nothing about your Emma exists until you choose it. This is how it gets from our workshop to your room.
- Today
You choose
Size, mattress and fabric. You can amend the order within 24 hours.
- In the workshop
Frame built
Solid hardwood, cut and jointed for your size.
- In the workshop
Upholstered by hand
Your fabric is cut, pattern matched and fitted to the frame.
- In the workshop
Mechanism fitted
The mechanism and your mattress go in, then the bed is opened and closed before it leaves.
- In about 25 Days working days
Delivered
Drop off, or two man installation if you chose it.
Pull the seat. The bed lays flat.
Two cushions on a clean square frame. Pull. Bed.
The Emma is a sofa bed engineered to disappear as a sofa bed. The seat and back cushions are fully attached to the frame, no loose parts to wrestle with, so the conversion takes three seconds and one hand. Pull the seat forward, the back rolls down, the bed lays flat. Reverse it the same way. No tucking, no aligning, no swearing.
The shape is deliberately simple. Square arms, low square back, two seat cushions, two back cushions, all upholstered as one continuous piece. The frame sits low on a small dark plinth base. No skirts, no piping, no studs. Clean enough to read as a contemporary sofa, not a piece of guest-room compromise furniture.
Inside is the Sedac Epona roll-out action, the mechanism we held UK distribution rights for from 1962 to 2020. It's the action other British sofa beds quietly aspire to, engineered in France for daily use rather than occasional guests. It sleeps as well as it sits because the mechanism doesn't fold the mattress in half.
This is the sofa bed for a small living room that needs to do double duty without looking like it. A snug, a study, a city flat, a holiday let. Pulls open as a proper bed, closes back as a proper sofa.
Crafted not assembled. Handmade to order in our British workshop. Solid hardwood frame. FSC-certified timbers. Sedac Epona action, the same mechanism we distributed exclusively in the UK for nearly sixty years, paired with our own upholstery and frame engineering. White glove delivery and assembly anywhere in mainland UK.
Guaranteed for 15 years. The whole sofa bed, mechanism and pocket sprung mattress included, not just the frame. Most sofa bed guarantees cover the frame for life, the one part that never breaks. Ours covers the parts that do the work.
Made your way. Choose from over 100 fabrics across velvets, linens, bouclés and weaves.
Want to see it first? Free swatches before you commit. The image shows a warm rust weave, but the same shape carries deep heritage tones, navy, espresso, oat, cream linen.
Emma. One-handed conversion, Sedac Epona action, made in Britain.
Gee Golisz, Founder
Pocket springs. The right choice for guests a few times a year.
A memory layer over pocket springs, for a bed that gets slept in every week.
A latex layer over pocket springs. Springier underneath you and sleeps cooler than memory.
Not sure you chose the right one? The 90-Night Comfort Exchange covers it.
My family has made sofa beds since 1962. Every one we make looks like a sofa, and when it opens it is a real bed.Gee Golisz, Founder
Need it sooner?
Two ways to have a sofa bed in your home within a fortnight.
Fast Track your Emma
Built ahead of the queue and delivered within 2 weeks. Mainland UK addresses only. £300.
Already made, ready to go
A close match in shape, waiting at our Brierley Hill warehouse. Around 10 days. From £1,399.
Questions people ask before ordering
Will it fit through my door and up my stairs?
Your sofa bed arrives fully assembled, so first check your narrowest doorway and stair turn against the overall depth and height in the size guide. If it will not go through, our drivers can take it apart: the arms and back come off and the seat and bed action separate, then they put it back together in your room. The largest part is then the seat, so the seat width and depth are the figures to check. If access is tight, email sales@thesleepco.com with a photo before you order.
How long does it take?
About 25 working days from order. With Fast Track Production it is delivered within 2 weeks, for mainland UK addresses.
What if the mattress is not right for us?
Every sofa bed is covered by our 90-Night Comfort Exchange.
Can I change my order?
Yes, within 24 hours of ordering. After that your fabric is cut and the build has started.
How do samples work?
Pick up to 8 fabrics from any range and order them before you commit. Use them in your own light.
Can I spread the cost?
Pay in full or choose a flexible payment plan with Shop Pay Installments. Shop Pay Installments offers credit with Affirm as lender. Learn more.
Sizes and dimensions
All measurements in centimetres. Mattress sizes are the mattress supplied with the sofa bed.
| Love Seat | 2 Seater | Large 2 Seater | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall width | 140 | 180 | 200 |
| Overall depth | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| Overall height | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Frame height | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Arm to floor | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Seat to floor | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Seat width | 100 | 140 | 160 |
| Seat depth | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Length with bed open | 216 | 216 | 216 |
| Mattress (width x length x depth) | 80 x 198 x 14 | 120 x 198 x 14 | 140 x 198 x 14 |
Getting it into your room
Your sofa bed arrives fully assembled, so check your doorways, stairs and turns against the overall depth and height above. If it will not go through, our drivers can take it apart, and the largest part is then the seat:
- Love Seat seat100 cm wide x 56 cm deep
- 2 Seater seat140 cm wide x 56 cm deep
- Large 2 Seater seat160 cm wide x 56 cm deep
- Our drivers can take off the arms and back and separate the seat and the bed action, then put it back together in your room.
- Tight stairs? Send a photo of your staircase, landing and doorway to sales@thesleepco.com and we will check before you order.
