Futons

Remember the FUTONS? How '70s, or was it 1980s? I can never remember. Anyway I thought these were well out of fashion, perhaps they're making a comeback. If you are like me, you probably think that futons are nothing more than old pallets thrown on the floor, covered with your Granny's old eiderdown, it's time we looked at some modern info. According to the famous Wilkpedia, a Futon is a kind of mattress that makes up a Japanese bed. These are sold in Japan at special stores called futon-ya and also at department stores. Japanese Futons are flat, and about 2 inches thick, with a fabric exterior stuffed with cotton or synthetic batting. They are ...  Read the complete review

I have three futons in my house and no normal mattresses. I love them. I have one futon on a normal bed base, one on a nice sofa bed base, and one on a cheap sofa bed base. The cost of the bases varied from about 50 pounds to 200 pounds, but that has no relevance to the comfort of the bed once you are lying on it. The only differences in them are; 1) How nice does it look 2) How easy it is to get on to (my mother in law can not lie down on the low sofa bed ones, so can not stay with us). 3) How well constructed are they - i.e. how often can you put the sofa bed up and down before it breaks. Obviously, in general you get what you pay ...  Read the complete review

When I moved into my most recent student house the beds left something to be desired. The mattresses were all encased in plastic, and it wasn’t the type of cover you could remove. I admit this saved the landlord money in the long run as he didn’t have to buy new beds every year. It was bed mite free and very clean (probably hosed down!), but I like most people my age don’t wet the bed, so the precaution wasn’t entirely necessary. The main problem was that this bed made noises, some dodgier than others. Also bed sheets and undercovers slipped off really easily in the middle of the night so I stuck to the bed, not especially pleasant. ...  Read the complete review

Fabulous futons. A sofa bed. We have a Futon in The spare bedroom, used to be my daughters room (still is really) She is grown and married now has own house. It is a double Futon about 9 years old. We bought it new from a local bed shop for about 80 pounds. We bought it because we decided Sleepydormouse had outgrown her cabin bed .We bought a double as we sometimes have guests to stay and thought a double would be more useful. Also we thought it would not be many years before sleepydormouse found a bedmate. We also thought if she needed the space in her bedroom she could always fold it up. The futon we bought is a pine base one, it ...  Read the complete review

I have the smallest bedroom in my house, and being a student, need a desk and bookcase, and other such furniture, which leaves very little space. My mum had a good idea, to get a futon, something that could be used as a bed at night, and as a chair in the day, leaving space in my room, and it was small enough to fit round furniture. This was a very good idea, and has proved successful, except for being incredibly lazy, and not putting the futon back up during the day!! The futon i own is a single one, and is meant for occasional use. Therefore it is not overly comfortable. The "mattress" is very heavy, and i have no idea what it is made of, but it ...  Read the complete review