Building a Prop Couch for Stage or Studio

We needed a couch for our studio as a prop, but the one we had was too heavy and difficult to more or store. So we ripped out the insides, added wheels and made it usable and convenient.

This is pretty common with props, taking all the heavy parts out and creating something that can be easily moved on and off state or studio set.

Now it is quite easy to convert our small studio from a bedroom to a living room by rolling out the bed and rolling in the couch. Switch out a few props and your done.

While our main studio is quite small, by having easily accessible set decorations we can transform it quickly from an interior to a DNA lab to a military bunker or many other designs.

In this demonstration video, we show how we built a frame inside the couch replacing the steel famed sofa bed with cheap light weight solid 2x4 studs.