I’ve seen many smaller rooms converted into home offices and inevitably when you do that the bed has to go. That’s fine, until you want to put a friend up for the night. Then you realise you could really have used the sleeping space!

The StudyBed is a nice solution to this problem. It looks like a regular desk holding a regular PC monitor (or laptop, or whatever). What you don’t see is the bed built into the unit, which pulls down in an instant to turn the office into a sleeping space.

The shelf holding your office equipment stays flat during the transition so you don’t need to make any special arrangements to turn the desk into a bed; all you do is pull the bed down and the shelf goes down with it.

The beds are sturdy – they claim sturdy enough for regular rather than occasional use – and sizes go from single all the way up to king. You can also get a variety of wooden and painted finishes to match your decor.

Prices start from £1150 for a single, going up to £1395 for the king. Expensive perhaps, but cheaper than a loft conversion!