Target has done it again. This $5 Sofa Buddy over at Bullseye’s Playground is the missing piece in your living room set-up. Once you have it, you’ll wonder how you lived without it for so long.
“I’ve been wanting one of these, but didn’t want to spend $20 or more for one online,” says one review. For this price, you can spare to get a few for every room, too. The Sofa Buddy is only available in-store, though.
How to Use the Sofa Buddy
It’s called the Sofa Buddy, but it makes itself at home anywhere you need a hand. Use it on your couch, bed, car, or even in your coffee corner as an espresso knock box and coffee cup holder.
It’s a two-piece rectangular set made of wood with a durable plastic insert, and features a space for cups, remotes, smartphones, and a tray where you can hold books, popcorn, and other lounging essentials.
“We don’t have a coffee table (welcome to a house with 4 wild boys!), so we never have a good place to set our drinks on the couch. This is PERFECT,” raved one reviewer.
“No more lip balm or phone falling down the cracks of the couches,” gushes another reviewer.
One TikTok video showed a user stocking it with a complete McDonald’s meal: a soft drink, a large fry container, a Big Mac, sauces, and napkins.
At 12-inches long and 8-inches wide, it’s small enough to fit in tight spaces and large enough to store just what you need for your movie night marathon.
It’s also easy enough to clean. Remove the insert to give it a good scrub, and then spot or wipe clean the wooden frame.
How to Customize Your Couch Caddy
This sleek and practical cup-and-tray holder can fit seamlessly into most decor, but there are plenty of other ways to customize it to match your furniture and color schemes. And it’s pretty cheap and easy to do so.
Several TikTok users have found supplies at Dollar Tree to upgrade their sofa caddies. You can buy a small paint bottle and paint the wood portion to give it a pop of color.
If you’re feeling a bit more creative, attach some wooden squares with glue to the bottom of the tray to make a DIY armrest holder. This keeps your tray in place over your armrest instead of directly on the cushions.
