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Finally A Futon Mattress Worth Sleeping On

Posted by whaleadmin in Home Decorating on July 17th, 2009

Jackie Martinez #26556
Creative Commons License photo credit: mark sebastian

It has been a long time since college.  And, for most, that is when they had their first experience with a futon mattress.  Whether they had one themselves or bought one for their child in college, that is when the affordable futon usually makes its first appearance.  Now, times have changed.  A futon today is much more than a cheap way to crash at night after a long evening of ‘socializing’ shall we say.  There are still very affordable options with regard to the materials that make up a futon, but there are also more creature comforts as well.

Getting the more luxurious additions, like memory foam or coiled springs, even natural latex futon mattresses are now ever more popular and abundant.  The futon still doesn’t grace the covers of the finer home magazines, but for comfort reasons it easily could.  These more ‘upscale’ features have made the futon on par with the more traditional style of mattress choices.  Now, even ‘adults’ can enjoy sleeping on the new styles of futon mattresses.

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Futon Bed Frames

Posted by whaleadmin in Home Decorating on July 2nd, 2009

Depending upon where you live on the globe, you will have very different ideas regarding the futon beds frame that you are sleeping on.  The type we are used to have armrests, storage, shelving and even headboards.  These are not like the traditional Japanese futon mattress frames.

In Japan, the futon mattress consists of two parts that are placed on the floor on tatami mats.  These mats are made of rice straw, traditionally, but now can be found with compressed wood and Styrofoam.  This is hardly the futon frame you know here.  But, with differing needs come different uses.  We use our futons for both sleeping – mostly guests – whereas in Japan, the futon is used as a primary sleeping arrangement.  Sure, you can find a more sturdy and ‘permanent’ bed frame in Japan.  However, what you will find is that these bed frames are usually much more simple in design with the frame being essentially flat and made of unfinished wood.  The wood will be finely sanded and crafted, but not typically painted.  The traditional look would be of a cedar or other locally harvested wood source.

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