I found out they are called Studio Couch...

but still no luck finding them in a retail store...

They are called "Trundle Beds". I had one with hideous metal springs that came apart and snapped everytime you pulled out the bottom twin bed. They also could be used to make one super king sized super bed by snapping the bottom bed into place to be even with the top one.

These were very popular in bachelor one room apartments. Ikea probably makes something similar now.

Holy Smoke! I thought I was the only one who remembered those! I shared one originally with my sister, but when I got my own apartment, it came with me and acted as my first sofa set. Mine had a stereo unit in the corner table, with a turn table and a radio. The bottom portion was solid - probably pressboard and it was covered with black vinyl. Whooo Hooo! The mattress portion was foam, so it didn't sink in like a mattress and made it nice for my living room at that time. It had wedge bolsters so you had something to lean up against. I think there were two of them. We always shoved one of the beds all the way under the table so that it was more like a chair. It had a fitted cover in some sort of blue and green seventies type fabric and it wore like iron. Shoot I kept that darn thing until I had kids of my own and it never wore out. I had it in my kids' playroom. I have picture of it somewhere. I'm gonna have to dig them up now. I wish I hadn't gotten rid of it because I could sure use it for my spare bedroom now. Now if somebody was really smart, they'd bring that thing back because I'll bet a lot of people would use something like that.

Rooms 2 Go kids has a set complete with comforters and all. It is made by the Cindy Crawford line. It was quite the find. unfortunately it does not have the built in stereo as the 70's had but it is still great.

i've been looking for some time now. i found one at this site:

www.alfadinettes.com/modern_...sets.htm

still waiting for them to reply to my request for price.

Jen.

I have one! It 's green plaid and very much the worse for wear,
but the daybeds, platforms, and (icky) mattresses are in my garage.

Got is as a hand-me down from my grandmother, and it was my main couch for at least ten years.
LOVED IT!! And always got lots of compliments. Very comfortable, many bands crashed on it in the 80's and 90's.
Unfortunately the table with the am radio was left out in the rain and was destroyed.
Would love to find another, have been looking for years and just saw your post.

If you want photos I can try to dig some up, or at least give you the specs.

Maybe we should start manufacturing them!! Brilliant design.

Wow ,
good luck finding one .If I were you I'd just build it.
Hell you could start a whole new career building them.
Maybe sell the thing to Ikia or something