I think I've found the chicest 'couch bed' on Amazon – it's affordable, customizable, and perfect for quickly turning a living room into a guest bedroom

A few months ago, everyone and their mother was talking about the 'boneless' couch – that cloudlike, frame-free furniture trend that ships vacuum-sealed and expands on arrival like a memory foam mattress. I’ll admit, I initially wrote the whole category off. It’s not that they weren’t cute – they just leaned a little too minimal for my taste. So what I wanted wasn't more style per se, but more detail. More… personality.

And then I came across the 'couch bed.'

Made by WOWMAX (the same brand behind that viral tufted headboard pillow), this is a name that knows its way around a cushion. What looks like an oversized button-tufted floor pillow is actually a modular seating system – one that you can piece together to create a loveseat, a full-length couch, a sectional, or even a sleeper sofa.

The building possibilities, quite literally, are endless. As are the uses. It’s called a ‘couch bed’ because not only is it plush enough to sit on, but the skin-friendly fabric and supportive polyester fill (which, thanks to clever nine-button tufting, doesn’t slide or lose its shape) make it suitable for sleep too.

It’s the perfect solution for overnight guests, movie marathons, or a guest bedroom where space is tight and flexibility is key. Essentially, it’s couch by day, bed by night – like a futon, but chicer.

Now, one caveat: since there’s no metal frame, each backrest does need to lean against a wall for support. But there’s a sort of freedom in that – these boneless cushions are light enough to move around but sturdy enough to hold their own. Hosting? Rearrange in minutes. Reconfiguring your space? No problem. Want to get playful? Mix and match colors.

This 'couch bed' concept is the one I'd personally choose – partly because I’m a WOWMAX devotee, but also a sucker for the lace-like tufting and charming ruching details. Its design looks intentional, which is more than I can say for most furniture-in-a-bag situations.

That said, I’ve rounded up a few more pillow-adjacent, boneless couch beds that are making me rethink my stance on the overly minimal thing altogether. You’d never guess any of these arrived deflated.

Going into hosting season, I am on the lookout for ways to make my home easier to accommodate overnight guests, and since my space isn't blessed with lots of square footage, I think a flexible couch bed might be the game-changing piece of furniture I am after.