Cozey Neptune Sofa Bed Review: Firm But Flexible
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$2,300 at Cozey (3-Seat Sectional, Full Bed)
$1,795 at Cozey (3-Seat, Full Bed)
$335 at Cozey (Sleep Kit, Full Bed)
Rating:
7/10
WIRED
Lots of size and layout options; modular design can easily be reconfigured. Becomes a bed within minutes. Sturdy construction with machine-washable upholstery. Handy storage under seats. Tool-free assembly. Ships promptly in boxes via FedEx.
TIRED
Couch is very firm. Detached lumbar pillows are mandatory for the correct seating angle. Not as many color and fabric options as other brands. Bed is available only in twin and full sizes and is extremely firm, even with topper. Topper costs extra.
If the words “sleeper sofa” still conjure images of a musty, squeaky, lumpy pull-out mattress with the thickness and support of a peanut butter sandwich, you may want to take a look at what’s been going on in the world of convertible furniture lately.
Modern-day sleeper sofas now come with luxe, real mattresses, the Tempur-Pedic in Joybird’s Eliot, or offer multiple sitting and sleeping configurations, the Koala Wanda. The Neptune, from Montreal-based, direct-to-consumer home goods brand Cozey, aims for something entirely different: a couch with modular components that can be moved or added to, along with seats that pull out to make either a twin- or full-sized bed, depending on couch size. Add on storage underneath each seat and machine-washable fabric, and you’ve got a truly versatile setup that’s ideal for guest rooms and living rooms a. That is, as long as you things firm.
Build-a-Bed
Cozey offers a variety of Neptune packages, from chairs and loveseats to five-seat sectionals and everything in between. Bed size options include twin or full, with optional storage ottomans, arms, and headrests. For testing, I selected a four-seat sectional with a full-sized bed, in Performance Slate upholstery. It looks almost a charcoal color online, but turned out to be a lighter medium gray with a sturdy woven texture. There are four other Performance colors available (green, two beiges, and gray) and four basic neutrals in Aquaforte, Cozey’s proprietary water- and stain-repellent fabric—a pretty small selection compared with other brands, but that’s the price one pays for having inventory available for immediate shipping.
The last couch I tested, from Interior Define, took almost four months to arrive, but a couple of months is pretty typical for made-to-order furniture. Mercifully, the Neptune—which I’ve now been testing for almost six weeks—arrived in four days via free FedEx shipping, in 13 unwieldy boxes. An average-sized, 5’6″ woman, I had no problem carrying each box around the house, but struggled to take some of the heavier ones upstairs by myself.
Photograph: Kat Merck
The boxes are labeled, but extracting the components and figuring out what goes where admittedly took a couple of hours, though no tools were required for assembly. Connectors on both the seats and backrests slide the pieces together in whichever configuration you prefer. This means it’s easy to add and remove pieces in the future if you decide your three-seat sectional needs to be a four-seater, say, or you’d a right sectional to become a left sectional.
Photograph: Kat Merck
To create the bed, remove the seat cushion(s), pull the base out, place the lumbar pillow in the compartment underneath, and plop the backrest cushion on top. That’s it. Each seat has a max weight capacity of 330 pounds and contains about 1.5 cubic feet of storage space in a box under the cushion, which is perfect for bedding, including the optional, Oeko-Tex certifiedCozey Sleep Kit ($335 for full), which includes everything you need for an overnight guest, including bamboo sheets, a comforter, two pillows and pillowcases, and a memory foam mattress topper to soften the firm cushions and smooth out the lines in between them.
Hip to Be Square
Aesthetically, the Neptune is boxy. It’s also quite firm to sit on and comes lined with loose, individual lumbar pillows, which I assumed were decorative until I tried to sit on the couch without them and found myself pitched back at an odd angle. Two of the pillows are also required in compartments beneath the pull-out seats to provide stability for the cushions when they’re made into the bed. I tried to imagine living in a house with dogs and small children and having to search for and/or reposition these pillows multiple times a day, and I admit I could not.
Photograph: Kat Merck
As for the bed itself, there’s no getting around it: It’s Firm, with a capital F. Not sleeping-on-a-concrete-pad firm, but it wasn’t exactly out of the ballpark. I’m an extremely light and finicky sleeper and was not in a place to sacrifice a full night of sleep, so I enlisted my husband and my teen son, both of whom slept on the Neptune bed for one night each. Both agreed it was a fine experience; better than an old pull-out, but still noticeably firm, even with the Sleep Kit’s mattress topper. On the plus side, the couch’s angular lines make for smaller gaps in between the cushions when it’s pulled out as a bed, so you won’t need rails or inserts you might for more curved sofas. Without the topper, the grooves between the cushions are much more noticeable, but I d that the sleeping surface was higher up off the ground than a pull-out—about 17 inches, as tall as a regular bed.
Photograph: Kat Merck
In keeping with its overall versatility, the Neptune could live in many places. The cushion covers are removable, easy to spot-clean, and machine washable. The plywood frame is clearly sturdy, and the couch keeps its structure when sat on. The look is clean, crisp, and neutral—perfect for a guest room or an Airbnb—but Cozey’s Ciello (see review), it won’t wow anyone. (One fellow WIRED staffer, who shall remain nameless, went so far as to call it cheugy.) Still, given its simplicity, storage, and sturdiness, the Neptune would be my first choice for a guest room, vacation home, or even a studio apartment, presuming the cushions soften over time. If you want to give it a try but aren’t sure you want to commit, Cozey offers a risk-free 30-day trial—just make sure you keep the boxes it came in, as it will need to be disassembled and sent back the same way.
$2,300 at Cozey (3-Seat Sectional, Full Bed)
$1,795 at Cozey (3-Seat, Full Bed)
$335 at Cozey (Sleep Kit, Full Bed)
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