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FUTONS & SOFA BEDS

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All our futon prices include VAT and Free Delivery - the price you see is the price you pay. Your futon will be delivered by courier either next working day or in approx 7 days. Please let us know a suitable delivery date (weekdays only) when ordering.

We offer a reliable, professional service for the delivery of your futon.

All our futons are made in the UK and are comforatble, robust and durable - we do not sell cheap imports from China and the Far East.

All our futon covers are removable for washing and cleaning.

Looking After Your Futon Mattress
Your futon mattress will be delivered to you in a sealed plastic wrapping which protects the mattress during transportation. Use a knife or scissors to open the plastic wrapping, being very careful that you to not cut into the futon fabric or yourself!

Then unroll your futon mattress and leave for 15 to 20 minutes while the mattress regains its full shape after transportation. Its is reported that you lose approximately 1.5 litres of moisture each night so its very important that the futon mattress is allowed to breathe after use, so please remove all bedding and sheets for 30 minutes each day.

What is a futon?
A futon mattress comes in two main variations 'traditional' and 'western'

The Traditional Futon
The original futon comes from Japan. It would be laid on the floor as a thin mattress only (unlike our western version which is normally thicker and comes with some sort of wooden or metal futon sofa frame) and then in the morning it would be rolled up and placed in a cupboard or closet. The futon normally included three pieces, a Shikibuton, Kakebuton and a Makura. It consists of a combination of cotton, wool and man made materials.

The traditional futon mattress would also be taken outside on a regular basis to be beaten with a stick and to be aired and dried to stop deterioration of the mattress.

Traditional futons are still used in Japan with specialist futon shops available in most towns and cities but the western sprung bed and mattress and even the western style futon are making in roads into the Japanese market.

The Western Futon
The western futon really first appeared as just the traditional futon from Japan, in fact you could say it was a carbon copy , but then people begun to play around with the design of the mattress. In Japan the futon is quite thin but the western version of the futon began to have extra layers of filling added to it which gave the extra comfort that those in the west were looking for. The drawback to this was unlike the Japanese futon that was folded up each morning and placed in storage the large futon could not be folded and stored as easy.

So people began to design beds and sofas that have the mattress sitting on them all the time, the sofa that did this became known as the 'Futon Sofa' It became a piece of furniture for your home during the day and if required converted into a bed at night.

During the last two decades quality futon mattresses were sold by layers for example you could have a 4 layer up to a 9 layer or beyond. Unfortunately there was no one to regulate this market so each manufacturer would decide on the thickness of each layer and the materials used. This bought great confusion to the customer because some manufacturers were taken advantage of there being no regulation and advertising 9 layer futons that were in fact no better then a quality 6 layer futon.

So most manufacturers are moving away from this system of grading mattresses and are now talking more about the quality of the fillings. For example emphasising the wool and cotton fillings and talking more about the choice of a Trifold (5 to 6 layer) and Bifold mattresses (7 to 9 layer)

It would be worth mentioning here that at the cheap end of the market you can obtain what looks like a futon mattress but it is in fact full of crumb foam and can not be compared with either the traditional or western futon. It offers no comfort and support like a normal futon mattress and will not last or give value for money.

Copyright - Glenn Khan

Health Benefits of Sleeping on a Futon
They may be hard to get used to but the Japanese futon has many health benefits. Unlike a soft mattress, the futon does not allow your joints to become unsupported and sag. Osteopaths say that if your joints sag too much, they can become overstretched during the course of sleep and contribute to back ache.

'If stretched for too long during sleep, the collagen fibres which protect the ligaments of our joints can become too lengthened and lead to a cricked neck or bad back,' says osteopath Richard Blacklaw-Jones.

A futon has other benefits too. Unlike a traditional divan bed, the mattress of a futon is placed on a wooden slatted base. This can be helpful in several ways. When we sleep, each person loses half a pint of moisture a night. A mattress placed on a slatted base allows greater circulation of air to reach the mattress. This can help to reduce sweating during the night.
Believe it or not, each person loses a pound of skin scales a year into their mattress, making mattresses a breeding ground for dust mites and bad news for asthma sufferers. However, greater air circulation from a wooden slatter base helps keep dust mite levels down which can help reduce asthma.

Some man-made mattresses can be contaminated with toxins which can exacerbate asthma. However, the wadding of futons are made from natural fibres, making it a healthier choice.
Research shows buying a new bed is more effective than sleeping pills and can improve a night's sleep by 42 minutes. The good news is futons come in different grades of mattress - so you can choose a softer version, rather than the hard rock versions associated with Japan!

Extract from Daily Mail Online

Futon History
Futons gained popularity in the US in the 1970's - derived from the original Japanese futon, the "shikibuton". Western futons are based on the Japanese original. The futon mattress is often placed on a configurable frame for dual use as a bed and a chair or sofa. Typically, the frame folds in the middle allowing the futon to be used as a sofa and flattens to be used as a bed.

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