I have a posting with pictures elsewhere in the forum about this. We ordered a duplicate of the seat cushion cover from FR and went to a local foam shop to get a piece of foam cut to size. They even did the stuffing of the foam into the cover for us, no small chore.
I had a piece of cabinet grade plywood that we had moved to two other addresses through the years. Not necessary to use quite that high quality, but in the end, it looks pretty good and with staining, almost matches the other wood trim.
I took aluminum L-angle and made tracks, mostly just to eliminate the ends of the plywood rubbing against the walls. They are attached only with gorilla glue and have held up well for two years now.
Then we got folding TV tables from Target to replace that quirky table, which is now in storage. The corner cushions are with it, but the smaller flat cushions make good armrests when watching TV or reading. And if we want a table outside, those tables are a LOT easier to move than that original thing,
The new cushion is interchangeable with the original, so it doesn't make any difference which ends up as the seat or the back. When used as a couch/dining area, the new cushion does stick up some, blocking the view a bit. That's none too good to start with, but we live with it. We think that's the only real compromise.
There is about 3/4" of difference in height vs the original bed height when the plywood and cushion are out, but I have a couple of short pieces of 1x8s that we stick in place on top of those hassock-type gizmos. So far, everything has stayed in place overnight.
Fairly simple changes, and the improvement in sleeping comfort is hard to overstate.
When traveling, the TV tables and 1x8s stow on the floor between those two hassocks.
Fairly simple changes, but the result is good.
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