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The Best Sleeper Sofas with a Chaise

A chaise is the most comfortable seat in any small living room and the most expensive thing you can do to its floor plan. Here is the trade, in inches.

A sofa bed opened out flat as a sleeping surface in a contemporary apartment

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At a glance

Quick picks

Tap any row to jump to the full write-up. Scores are our own, from the rubric on how we choose — not customer ratings. They score each product across the whole site, so the order here reflects how well a pick answers this page’s question, which is not always the same as the highest score.

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01
A low-profile upholstered sofa in a small, sparsely furnished roomIllustrative

DHP Emily Futon with Chaise Lounger

The armless Emily plus a matching chaise, which lets you build a sectional one piece at a time instead of buying 111 inches of sofa at once.

—7.8
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02
A sofa bed opened out flat as a sleeping surface in a contemporary apartmentIllustrative

COPIAE 80" Convertible Sectional with Reversible Storage Chaise

80 inches wide with a chaise you can put on either side and a storage cavity inside it measuring 55.1 by 26 by 17.3 inches.

A chaise in a small room7.5
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03
A narrow living room with a sectional couch and a coffee table close in front of itIllustrative

Novogratz Brittany Sectional Futon

The Brittany with a chaise bolted on: 88 inches of sofa that turns into an 88 by 66 inch sleeping platform without a pull-out mechanism.

—7.2
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04
A bright open-plan living area with wooden flooring and a large windowIllustrative

HONBAY U-Shape Sleeper Sectional with Storage Chaise

A six-seat U-shaped sectional with a pull-out bed in the middle section and a storage chaise, rated 400 lb per seat.

—7.2
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How we picked

Ranked on closed depth first, because a chaise is depth you commit to permanently and it is the figure that decides whether the room works. Then whether the chaise does a second job — storage inside it, or reversibility so it can sit on either side. Anything that does not publish an open dimension drops down the list, because you cannot plan a floor plan from a listing that omits it.

01Top pick

DHP Emily Futon with Chaise Lounger

DHP

A low-profile upholstered sofa in a small, sparsely furnished roomIllustrative — category photo, not this unit

The armless Emily plus a matching chaise, which lets you build a sectional one piece at a time instead of buying 111 inches of sofa at once.

What it's bad at

The chaise is sold separately and is rated 350 lb against the futon's 600 lb, so the two halves of the same sectional do not carry the same load. Buying both also costs more than most one-piece sectionals.

Our score — 7.8 / 10

Footprint8
Mattress6
Mechanism8
Renter fit10
Value7
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Specifications

Folded footprint
Futon 71 in. L x 34 in. W x 32 in. H (chaise sold separately)
Open footprint
71 in. L x 43 in. W x 16 in. H
Clearance in front
The futon opens 9 in. deeper than it sits (34 in. to 43 in.). The chaise does not fold and holds its own depth permanently. No walkway figure stated.
Doorway minimum
NOT STATED BY MANUFACTURER
Sleep surface
71 x 43 in. on the futon section
Mattress
Tufted foam over a wood frame. Depth not stated separately.
Fold mechanism
Split-back fold-down, with a fixed modular chaise alongside
Weight capacity
600 lb on the futon; 350 lb on the chaise lounger
Assembly
Legs only on the futon. 70.5 lb net.
Renter-safe?
Yes — freestanding
Price
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Source: Brand listing via Walmart.com and Amazon.com product pages, recorded 27 Sep 2026. Any field the listing does not state is marked as such rather than estimated.

02A chaise in a small room

COPIAE 80" Convertible Sectional with Reversible Storage Chaise

COPIAE

A sofa bed opened out flat as a sleeping surface in a contemporary apartmentIllustrative — category photo, not this unit

80 inches wide with a chaise you can put on either side and a storage cavity inside it measuring 55.1 by 26 by 17.3 inches.

What it's bad at

55.1 inches deep before the bed comes out, which is deeper closed than most convertibles on this site are open. No weight capacity is published either.

Our score — 7.5 / 10

Footprint5
Mattress6
Mechanism8
Renter fit10
Value8
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Specifications

Folded footprint
80 in. W x 55.1 in. D (height not stated)
Open footprint
Pull-out trundle-style bed; open dimensions not stated by the manufacturer
Clearance in front
Cannot be calculated — no open depth is published. The 55.1 in. closed depth is what the room has to give up permanently; add the pull-out travel plus a walkway and confirm with the seller.
Doorway minimum
NOT STATED BY MANUFACTURER
Sleep surface
NOT STATED BY MANUFACTURER
Mattress
Faux leather over foam; no separate mattress stated
Fold mechanism
Pull-out bed with a reversible lift-top storage chaise (left or right)
Weight capacity
NOT STATED BY MANUFACTURER
Assembly
Required; removable armrest
Renter-safe?
Yes — freestanding
Price
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Source: Amazon.com product listing, recorded 29 Sep 2026. Any field the listing does not state is marked as such rather than estimated.

03

Novogratz Brittany Sectional Futon

Novogratz

A narrow living room with a sectional couch and a coffee table close in front of itIllustrative — category photo, not this unit

The Brittany with a chaise bolted on: 88 inches of sofa that turns into an 88 by 66 inch sleeping platform without a pull-out mechanism.

What it's bad at

At 55.5 inches deep before you open it, this is a big piece of furniture. It eats more floor closed than most sleeper sofas do open, which defeats the point in a genuinely small room.

Our score — 7.2 / 10

Footprint5
Mattress6
Mechanism8
Renter fit10
Value7
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Specifications

Folded footprint
88 in. W x 55.5 in. D x 31.5 in. H (chaise section 55.5 x 25 x 31.5 in.)
Open footprint
88 in. W x 66 in. D (31.5 in. high)
Clearance in front
Opens 10.5 in. deeper than it sits (55.5 in. to 66 in.). No walkway figure is stated.
Doorway minimum
NOT STATED BY MANUFACTURER
Sleep surface
88 x 66 in. — wider than a queen, shorter than one
Mattress
Polyester and foam fill over a wood frame. Depth not stated.
Fold mechanism
Multi-position split back plus fixed chaise
Weight capacity
600 lb
Assembly
No tools required. 110.5 lb assembled — a two-person carry.
Renter-safe?
Yes — freestanding
Price
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Source: Manufacturer listing, shopthenovogratz.com, recorded 27 Sep 2026. Any field the listing does not state is marked as such rather than estimated.

04

HONBAY U-Shape Sleeper Sectional with Storage Chaise

HONBAY

A bright open-plan living area with wooden flooring and a large windowIllustrative — category photo, not this unit

A six-seat U-shaped sectional with a pull-out bed in the middle section and a storage chaise, rated 400 lb per seat.

What it's bad at

111.4 inches wide and 85.8 inches deep before you open anything. This is a large-room sofa wearing a small-space listing, and in most of the rooms this site is about it simply will not go in.

Our score — 7.2 / 10

Footprint2
Mattress7
Mechanism8
Renter fit10
Value7
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Specifications

Folded footprint
111.4 in. W x 85.8 in. D x 35.0 in. H
Open footprint
Pull-out bed 97.6 in. W x 44.9 in. D
Clearance in front
The bed pulls out of the middle section rather than adding depth to the whole sofa, so the 85.8 in. sofa depth is the figure that governs the room. Manufacturer states no walkway figure.
Doorway minimum
NOT STATED BY MANUFACTURER
Sleep surface
97.6 x 44.9 in. — wider than a king, shorter than a twin is long
Mattress
Sprung seat construction; no separate mattress stated
Fold mechanism
Pull-out bed in the centre seat, plus a lift-top storage chaise
Weight capacity
400 lb per seat
Assembly
Required; modular pieces
Renter-safe?
Yes — freestanding
Price
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Source: Amazon.com product listing, recorded 29 Sep 2026. Any field the listing does not state is marked as such rather than estimated.

A chaise is the seat everyone wants and the one a small room can least afford, because unlike a fold-out bed it is there all day. A convertible sofa is 33 to 35 inches deep and gains nine inches at night. A sofa with a chaise is 55 inches deep permanently, before anything opens.

That is the entire decision, and it is worth making with the numbers in front of you rather than in a showroom. What makes a chaise worth it in a small room is when it does a second job: storage inside the chaise base, or a reversible design so you can put it on whichever side the room allows.

The depth cost, stated plainly

Closed depth — what you give up permanently

Serta Rane (no chaise)
33.1 in.
Novogratz Brittany (no chaise)
34.5 in.
DHP Emily futon + separate chaise
34 in. on the futon; chaise adds its own run
COPIAE 80 in. sectional
55.1 in.
Novogratz Brittany Sectional
55.5 in.
HONBAY U-shape sectional
85.8 in.

Fifty-five inches is deeper closed than any convertible on this site is open. So if your clear depth is under about seven feet, a chaise sectional will fit the room and leave you nowhere to walk — and the walkway standard we use across the site is 30 to 36 inches, from the ADA accessible-route minimum of 36 inches of clear width.

Measure before you shop, not after: how to measure for a sleeper sofa.

Reversible is the feature that matters in a small room

A fixed left-hand chaise is a gamble on your floor plan surviving your next move. A reversible one is the same sofa in either orientation, and in a small apartment where the sofa has exactly one possible wall, it is the difference between usable and not.

The COPIAE puts its chaise on either side and hides storage inside it — 55.1 by 26 by 17.3 inches of cavity, accessed by lifting the seat. The HONBAY is modular, so the chaise moves too, at the cost of being 111 inches wide.

The Brittany Sectional’s chaise is fixed at 55.5 by 25 by 31.5 inches. It is the best-documented sofa here — 88 by 66 inches of sleeping surface and a 600 lb rating — and you are committing to the layout.

The modular route: buy the chaise later

The DHP Emily takes a different approach, and it suits a small room better than the specification sheet suggests. You buy the 71-inch armless futon, and the matching chaise is a separate purchase you can add when you know the room works.

That means you can start at 34 inches of depth and decide about the chaise later, which is genuinely useful in a first apartment. Two honest catches: buying both pieces usually costs more than one fixed sectional, and the chaise is rated 350 lb against the futon’s 600 — the two halves of the same sectional do not carry the same load.

What the chaise does to the bed

Usually nothing, and that surprises people. On the Brittany Sectional the chaise is fixed and the split-back opens to 88 by 66 inches — wider than a queen, shorter than one. The chaise is seating, not sleeping.

On the pull-out designs, the bed comes out of the main body and the chaise stays put, so the sleeping surface is unrelated to the chaise entirely. The HONBAY pulls a 97.6 by 44.9 inch bed out of its centre section.

If the sleeping surface is what you actually care about, a chaise is not the feature to pay for — the most comfortable sleeper sofas ranks on what is under the sleeper instead.

Answers

Common questions

How much deeper is a sleeper sofa with a chaise?
About twenty inches, permanently. A convertible without a chaise is 33 to 35 inches deep closed; the chaise sectionals here are 55.1 to 55.5 inches, and the U-shaped HONBAY is 85.8. That is depth you commit to all day, unlike a fold-out bed.
Do sleeper sofas with a chaise have storage?
The better ones do. The COPIAE hides a 55.1 by 26 by 17.3 inch cavity inside its chaise, accessed by lifting the seat, and the HONBAY has a lift-top storage chaise too. The Novogratz Brittany Sectional's chaise is seating only.
Should I get a reversible chaise?
In a small apartment, yes. A fixed left-hand chaise is a bet on your floor plan, and a reversible one is the same sofa in either orientation. It costs nothing extra on most models and it survives a move.
Does the chaise make the bed bigger?
No. On split-back sectionals the chaise is fixed and only the main body folds flat; on pull-outs the bed comes out of the centre section and the chaise stays where it is. Buy a chaise for the seating, not for the sleeping surface.

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