Futons Reviews

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. ...  Read the complete review

I bought a double futon from Ikea about six years ago. I had just re-decorated the lounge and decided that futons instead of a couch was the way to go, that modern look! Well they looked great, but try and get comfy on one to sit and watch tv at night, forget it. We would spend the whole night moving from one position to another to try and get ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review