If you're looking for new furniture for your living room, consider futons as the most functional choices. Many people only use futons as couches and sitting areas while others use them primarily as beds. It's just great to know that you have the option of either sitting or sleeping on your futon.
Don't fear that futons won't offer the same level of comfort as traditional beds. Futon mattresses are some of the most comfortable out there. They are made from high quality foam to offer the best in support and softness.
Futons For Every Room
Polished wood designs and curvy iron frames, futons can offer sophisticated and tasteful looks. Let futons add style and comfort to any room in your house.
In the early years of the American futon industry (1968 to 1974) most futon mattresses were hand-made by cottage industry entrepreneurs. Today the hand-made variety are still available but most futon mattresses are made in manufacturing facilities that are able to produce hundreds and even thousands of units per day. Also, many traditional innerspring mattress manufacturers have begun to make futons, and their products are excellent.
The basic futon mattress is a simple cotton mattress that is flexible and easy to folded. The word futon is the English spelling of the Japanese word which describes their bedding system. This system includes the "shikibuton" (floor cushion) on which a person sleeps and the "kakebuton" (duvet/comforter) which covers the sleeping person. The floor mat (shikibuton) is the part of the system which has been transformed into the American futon mattress/sofa-bed concept.
By using various filling materials like cotton, wool, polyester, foam, latex, and even innerspring units you can get levels of futon mattress comfort that range from firm to plush.
Frames that will sleep two can be under 5 feet wide or over 7 feet wide. Many convert into a lounge position for watching TV or reading. Frames are available in oak, mahogany, cherry, pine, maple, teak, and metal. Finishes and colors abound from contemporary to traditional, and some frames can even be upholstered in your choice of fabric.
Easily delivered into the smallest of rooms, efficiently assembled with as few as 8 screws, set up and ready to use before the company arrives. Futon Furniture is a versatile, functional, dual-purpose value.
You can buy an entire matching living room set in the same finish. It's all about making the right choices for YOU, your home and your sleeping needs.
Futon mattress covers are a fashion statement that conforms to your personal home decor. The futon covers today are made from some of the finest upholstery fabrics produced in the home furnishings industry here and abroad. These covers allow you the unique opportunity to change your room decor in a matter of minutes by merely changing the futon cover.
Although many Japanese sleep in beds in these days, it is still common to sleep on a futon mattress spread on the floor. Westerners call the small couch which turns into a bed a futon, but that is very different from the traditional Japanese futon. A traditional Japanese futon set includes shikibuton (under futon), kakebuton (comforters), and makura (pillow).
Shikibuton is usually stuffed with cotton batting and are wrapped in shikifu (sheets). Japanese uses different types of futon depending on the season, such as light ones in summer and heavy ones in PRES14. Futon made from down feathers is light and comfortable but is most expensive. Kakebuton is covered by kakebuton cover. The traditional Japanese pillow (makura) is filled with red beans, or buckwheat chaff.
Futon is usually put away during the day in the closet called oshiire.
