The word Futon originates from Japan; it actually means a complete bed unit ( shikibuton, futon and kakibuton.)
Many Eastern cultures sleep lower to the ground, while the Japanese named this style of bedding, the Futon. The Japanese sleep with a tatami mat or flooring, giving their cotton as well as cotton and wool mattresses breathing ability, their futons are thin so they can roll them up and store the futon in the closet during the day. The western cultures in the 70’s picked up this eastern tradition of sleeping on all natural fibers.
The Futon Shop’s history marks key points following the era of the Futon Frame time line. In 1980, William Brower a Boston architect who enjoyed working in wood, designed a beautiful black walnut hardwood futon frame that folded in three parts. This futon frame was displayed in the Arts and Craft museum next to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

This was the start of westernizing the futon from a mattress into a comfortable functional couch, with all natural fibers inside. When you walk into one of our showrooms, many customers come in and say, “wow! Futons have come a long way!” It is true. Futons essentially are mattresses to sleep on, but The Futon Shop is the leading company in the nation with manufacturing and distributing the highest quality and newest designs in the futon frame and futon field. The Futon Shop carries futon mattresses as just futon mattresses for their platform bed line, as well as for their futon couches. Over the past few years, companies have offered one piece click clack modern sofa beds or sofa sleepers and have called them futons, when actually they are not. Here is a futon sofa bed and a click clak sofa bed.

The Futon Shop has been specializing in futon mattresses since 1976. Their futon mattresses all have the main ingredient, cotton. You may pick from medium grade cotton, staple cotton, or organic cotton.

Then there are other options all depending on your comfort style. We have firm, medium, and soft soy foams, springs, and individually pocketed coils, and latex and wool.

The Futon Shop has eight categories:
1) Organic (Organic cotton with different ingredients from our other categories)
2) Egyptian Cotton (futon mattresses with mainly cotton as the ingredient)
3) Comfort Care Collection ( futon mattresses with springs)
4) The Essence Collection (futon mattresses with wool and latex)
5) Royal Contour Soybean collection (futon mattresses with a lighter soybean foam feel)
6) Life enhancement Collection( futon mattresses with memory soyfoam)
7) Organic baby crib collection ( baby crib mattresses with 100% certified organic cotton)
8) Customize your mattress

Futons have come a long way. Ten to fifteen years ago, futon mattresses did not have any foam core and the cotton options were limited. Most shops selling futon mattresses presently do not know what kind of cotton is inside their mattresses, and they just sell low price futon mattresses. You get the mattress home and within a few months your mattress has slid half way down your frame, has a huge dip where you have been sitting or laying, and your futon mattress is lumpy around the whole futon.

The Futon Shop has been specializing in manufacturing futon mattresses since 1976, and they have improved their futon mattresses, by finding the best green and organic fibers to give you the best quality in your futon mattress and for your platform bed.

The Futon Shop has found Staple cotton to be the best quality cotton to avoid lumpiness for their futon mattresses. Low-grade cotton has short fibers, which do not hold the moisture for very long and tend to break and become a lumpy futon mattress. Top grade Staple cotton has the strongest strands taken from the top of the cotton plant. 100% staple cotton futons therefore resist forming balls or lumps and give futons a longer life expectancy.

The Futon Shop uses the best quality long fiber staple cotton for 90% of their futon mattresses. You can choose from over 15 futon mattresses with Wool, Latex , Organic , Soy foam, Soy memory foam Latex and for your platform bed or futon sofa sleeper frame.

The Futon Shop adds Virgin Wool to our futon mattresses for a cushier, softer feel; the light fluffy wool fiber has a crimped construction that acts like a spring. We use naturally long crimp wool grown in the United States that does not have to be artificially crimped. Also, wool wicks away moisture resulting in a longer lasting futon mattress. Wool fibers are naturally long and crimped adding softness and spring to the mattress. Wool blended futons are considered a higher quality futon for 3 main reasons:

1. Wool fibers don’t hold moisture the way cotton does, the moisture is instead wicked away.
2. The longer fibers, when blended with cotton, result is a stronger, more comfortable, and more durable futon.
3. A wool futon, with proper ventilation, will help to regulate temperature.
Examples:
Serenity Futon Mattress
Orthosupport Futon Mattress
Eternity Futon Mattress
Crown Contour Futon Mattress
and the Organic Selection (all mattresses with organic cotton)
Perfect Comfort Futon Mattress
Pure Comfort Futon Mattress

If you have ever slept or sat on anything memory foam, you will know right away why our memory foam mattresses have been our hottest items. These memory foam futon mattresses cradle your back while you sit and while you rest on your futon couch.

The Futon Shop is the only futon retailer in California that manufactures memory foam as well as all their foams in any of our mattresses with the least amount of polyurethane.

These futon mattresses also support your spine as you sleep, leaving you with a rested feel when you wake up in the morning. The memory foam has been proven to be best suited for side sleepers because these kind of sleepers need extra support for their hips and shoulders. It also supports side sleepers because it is the most supportive for your spine as you lie all your weight on your futon mattress. The memory foam slowly compresses and then slowly bounces back to its original shape, while gently comforting your joints and muscles as you sleep. The Futon Shop uses the highest and thickest memory foam, 5lb density memory foam. The memory foam is essential for side sleepers because they need more support for their shoulders and hips.

There is no single mattress style or type that works for all people back. Although any mattress that helps someone sleep without pain and stiffness is the best mattress for that individual. A good mattress should provide back support for the natural curves and alignment of the spine. The right amount of back support also helps you avoid muscle soreness in the morning. While there is not much clinical data about mattresses, one study found that medium-firm mattresses usually provide more back pain relief than firm mattresses.

Overall comfort while sleeping on the mattress is equally important as sufficient back support. Sleeping on a mattress that is too firm can cause aches and pains on pressure points. A medium-firm mattress may be more comfortable because it allows the shoulder and hips to sink in slightly.

If an old mattress sags visibly in the middle or is no longer comfortable, it is probably time to purchase a new one. Putting boards under a sagging mattress to keep it from sagging in the middle is only a short-term fix for the sagging; a new mattress is still needed.

The Futon Shop suggests you come in a lie down on our mattresses before you choose one at any of our California locations.

Or call 1-800-44-FUTON to speak to any one of our Futon Specialists. Take your time, lie on your side, back and stomach.Take you time and choose the right mattress for your body type.

Comfort is different for everyone. Some love a soft bed or futon mattress, while others can’t sleep on anything harder than a brick. But what is constant among all ingredients: Staple cotton and latex.
These are the two ingredients you should have in your mattress for the longest lasting effect. We have plenty of futon mattresses that are firm and soft, but through and through Latex is the most durable core you can put in your mattress. And Staple cotton, whether it is organic or not will help your futon mattress avoid lumping, breaking, or dipping.

Heaven futon mattress | Natural Plus futon mattress | Eternity futon mattress | Organic latex futon mattress | Comfort Rest futon mattress | Serenity futon mattress | Serenity Topper futon mattress

We offer 5 great organic mattresses with no foam, but are all firm as well. Try the: Organic Futon Mattress | Organic latex futon mattress | Comfort Rest futon mattress | Serenity futon mattress | Serenity futon mattress

That would not be advisable. Futon mattresses have cotton as their main ingredient and they all need slatted bed frames or futon frames. This also applies with no flat wood or use of your futon mattress on the floor. If you do lay your futon mattress on the above, mold will occur inside your mattress.

And your futon mattress will get very heavy from moisture not being released, leaving your futon mattress left with moisture soaking in the cotton and breaking your cotton fibers decreasing the lifespan of your futon mattress.

Any of our quality mattresses will support week end guests. For longer term guests or every night sleep, we stand behind all our futon mattresses. For more information please call 1-800-44-FUTON and speak to one of our futon specialist or come on in.

When we tack the mattress occaasionally the tacking needle gets rejected resulting in an occasional minor hole in the mattress. This will not affect the life or use of the mattres whats-so-ever. If the mattress has numerous (7 or more that is a defect and we can repair it for you).

Cotton sometimes has a fresh field odor. We do not treat our cotton with anything nor do we bleach or wash it it is organic from the field. Also if a cotton futon is in a bag it needs to be aired out a few days to get the petro-chemical odor from the plastic bag. Also some people are sensitive to the sizing of the outside fabrics. If so you need to use a mattress pad.

We publish our care instructions on-line at http://www.thefutonshop.com/documents/Mattress-Warranty.pdf . Cotton needs to be rotated quaterly. When a mattress is new it should be rotated every time you change your sheets for the first 3 months than quarterly after that. Every customer received a email mail of their invoice with a link to our mattress care instructions at the time of purchase.

Every futon needs to be on a slatted frame not on the floor or on a plywood frame see http://www.thefutonshop.com/documents/Mattress-Warranty.pdf for more information. Every customer received a email mail of their invoice with a link to our mattress care instructions at the time of purchase.

We use a borax in our cotton or a cotton sock soaked in sodium on our latex and memory foams and folding foam beds. We would happily make your mattress without borax or a sock with a Dr. note.

We use no fire retardant in our foams but our cotton has borax or boric acid. Borax is orderless white powder that we sprinkle on our cotton. Just give us a Dr. note and we will make you mattress with no Borate.

No our foam is soy-based foam and poured without fire retardants.

Borax (boric acid) in our cotton or a cotton sock that is soaked in a flame proof sodium.

Borate is Borax orderless and white powder minded from the earth in the Mohave desert. Here is the fact sheet on borate http://www.thefutonshop.com/images/BoricAcidDataSheet.pdf

A mattress can mold if it gets no air circulation. You must not use your mattress on the floor or on a solid piece of wood. The moisture from your body and air gets absorbed into the top of the mattress and it it can not be released than it will stay in the cotton as cotton absorbs moisture and could mold. That is why we offer futon and platform beds with slats.

A mattress needs to be broken in and bend especially when it is new. Put some muscle into it. After a few weeks it will settle into a bent shape without any help.

If you never sun dried, rotated or flipped your mattress it can develop a sink hole where you sleep. Simply put it in the sun for a day on each side and it should fluff back up to some extent. see our warranty mattress care sheet you got as a link on your invoice http://www.thefutonshop.com/documents/Mattress-Warranty.pdf.

Two styles:
1) Space savers/loveseats (less than 66” of wall space) Space savers- these save space along your wall. If you have less than 66 inches along your wall and 75” into your room, this size will be sufficient. Space savers are also called loveseats. They not only save space along your wall, but when you pull it out into your room, you have a chaise lounge effect. The futon sofa has three positions: a small space saving sofa, a lounger with an ottoman, and a bed. These styles come in twin, double and queen.

Spring has been a great-added feature to futons in the last 10 years. What people like about our Futon mattresses at The Futon Shop is that they are not all that extremely firm futon from the 70’s. We still have the extremely firm futon mattresses, but for the consumers who like the plusher feel, springs have become our most popular item. Also, try our Royal Contour Collection. These futon mattresses have light weight soybean foam with a spongy feel. Most customers like this mattress because you can sit back into your mattress and they say it feels just like sitting on a cloud.

This is not the best for sleeping every night, but as a everyday couch, this just might be the best solution for someone looking for a soft couch. Try out these futon Mattresses: The New Relaxer | The Merlin ( meant for occasional use only) | Crown Contour ( a special two sided mattress) | Natural rest (Organic Selection same as the Merlin, but with Organic cotton)

Strata provides our wall hugger selection. Their finishes come in maple, Black Walnut, Black, Cherry, Mahogany.
Lifestyle Solutions our non- wall hugger frames: Dark Cherry, Oak, White, Cappuccino.

We have one Black Metal tubular frame in double size.
One single frame that comes in black or silver.
We have an array of bunk beds and loftbeds in metals and hardwood with finishes such as: Oak, Cherry, White, Java, Maple, Pine.

The Futon Shop has two styles of futon frames:
All frames from the Futon Shop are hard wood, front loaders, and use sustainable wood. All the woods in our futon frame collections are grown using Sustainable Forest Management to provide you with the best quality product and also care for our environment.

1) Strata- Wall Huggers
When you put your futon converter against the wall, this style Frame does not need to be moved away from the wall, while opening the couch into a bed. You avoid scratching your floor, you save space in your room, and you bypass hurting your back while moving the frame to convert into a bed. This style of frame is efficient for futon users who will be opening the frame every day and for users who want the easiest mechanism for their furniture. Also, this frame sits a little more deep and flat in the seat than any of our other frame styles.

2) Lifestyle Solution- non wall hugger
If you need to open the frame, you will need to move the frame away from the wall about 8 inches away to make into a bed. This frame needs a little more effort to open, but the advantage is that you can add drawers and it has a recline position.

Full or queen futon frames and futon mattresses will support the weight of two average people.

Hardwood and wall hugger futon frames are under a 5 year limited warranty. We do not up sell warranties it comes with your purchase. We email you your warranty information at the time of purchase. Take a picture of the broken futon frame and email it to warranty with your name phone number and invoice number.

Sometimes the hardware is hidden in the zipper underneath the frame. If you are missing hardware just let us know and we will replace it for you.

Your frame has to be in a locked position for it to stay in position. Check under the seat section to ensure that the wedges that hold the hardwood or wallhugger frame in place are intact and haven't fallen off.

You should tighten your frame every year at least. Keep the allen wrench that came with the frame to tighten once a year depending on usage.

You need a stop slip. IT is a thin pad like under a carpet that keeps the mattress from slipping off the frame. http://www.thefutonshop.com/Futon-Stop-Slip-the-essential-Accessory-for-your-Futon-Mattress/p/691/3384

Wool sometimes has a fresh odor. Also if a wool futon is in a bag it needs to be aired out a few days to get the petro-chemical odor from the plastic bag. Sometimes it could take up to a week for the smell to dissipate. We also recommend allowing the mattress exposure to the sun to help the process.

It really varies from one platform bed to another. Most beds are sold hardwood, but some of the platforms with large headboards have a veneer wood on engineered wood. See platform bed details.
We also offer metal platform beds with solid hardwood headboards.

Yes…..we have a multitude of matching dressers that add to your bedroom set.

The Futon Shop premium mattresses are all in standard sizes. There would be no problem matching any of our futon mattresses with any standard platform beds.

Contact http://www.thefutonshop.com/contact.aspx go to Warranty / Claim(s) / RMA Please provide the invoice number if applicable. NO Warranty Claim will be processed until you fill out this online FORM. See our WARRANTY for more information We will contact you within 48 hours upon receipt of your email.

If your support leg was not properly installed it could break with a lot of use. Pelase tighten you support legs once a year. if you need a replacement see above answer.

Legs can break if they are slid across a floor. We are not the manufacturer of the click clak so we can only submit your claim to the manufacture for replacement under the warranty period . Warranty / Claim(s) / RMA Please provide the invoice number if applicable. NO Warranty Claim will be processed until you fill out this online FORM. See our WARRANTY for more information We will contact you within 48 hours upon receipt of your email.

If you pull or push to hard you the click clack can get stuck. Try to push and pull it to release the click or clack. If it is under warranty we will try to replace it for you Warranty / Claim(s) / RMA. Please provide the invoice number if applicable. NO Warranty Claim will be processed until you fill out this online FORM. See our WARRANTY for more information We will contact you within 48 hours upon receipt of your email.

If you pull or push to hard you the click clack can get stuck. Try to push and pull it to release the click or clack. If it is under warranty we will try to replace it for you Warranty / Claim(s) / RMA Please provide the invoice number if applicable. NO Warranty Claim will be processed until you fill out this online FORM. See our WARRANTY for more information We will contact you within 48 hours upon receipt of your email. If you jump on your click clack it can break the springs underneath the seat section. If a spring comes loose you can try to repair it yourself generally not under warranty.

If the extention leg was fine when you assembled your frame it broke because it was pulled on to hard. Try to handle your extention legs with care.If it was a manufactures defect we will replace it for you Warranty / Claim(s) / RMA Please provide the invoice number if applicable. NO Warranty Claim will be processed until you fill out this online FORM. See our WARRANTY for more information We will contact you within 48 hours upon receipt of your email.

The frame of the click clack can only break if it is jumped on very hard or dropped. Generally it is not a manufacturers defect but general misuse.

A manufactures defect is Frailty or shortcoming in a product resulting from a departure from its design specifications during production.

Of course it depends what you are allergic to? IF you choose a washable cover you should have no problems. Sometimes the finishing on fabric can cause allergic reactions, but if you can wash your futon cover you should have no problems.

Absolutely. We have unlimited amount of fabrics, from microfibers in textures of suede, velvet, and ribbed. We have patterns in fun designs, and if you like a more traditional look we have plenty of patterns in that style as well. We have 100% cotton, Organic, and Bamboo futon covers for the green conscious buyer as well.
And lastly you can purchase our outdura futon covers for a patio room with a lot of sun or for you outside patio furniture. What is great about buying a futon is if you ruin your cover or get bored or move or want to redecorate a room, you can just take your cover and purchase a new one, and at the same time keeping up with what is in style as the years go by.

Yes. 90% of our futon cover can be put in any washer and dryer. We recommend: cool wash and tumble dry in a cool dryer.

Using our GOTS Certified Organic Cotton mattress protectors will add extra softness and pure protection that you deserve.
The Futon Shop also has a whole line of certified Organic and fair trade bedding products including sheets, comforters, mattress pads, and protectors.

The color online and the actual fabric color may differ slightly due to your monitor and color settings. You may request a swatch of fabric (provided free of charge) be mailed to you prior to purchasing.

Your slipcover comes with a lifetime warranty on seams & zippers. Just ship it back to our factory warehouse and we will repair it for you. You will be responsible for the shipping/handling fees. This excludes floor model covers

See the washing instructions on the fabric tag of your slipcover.

You should always use cold water on cotton or any other slip cover. Never a hot dryer see the care instructions on your slip cover.

Your slipcover must be in its original condition and packaging to be eligible for return. With the exception of custom ordered items, which are non-returnable, all eligible items must be returned to our factory warehouse. Include your invoice number and reason for return.

The quotes are just they they say quotes, they do not measure for odd shapes that are not rectangular or straight edges. Also if it is latex or soy-foam we must cut an entire core for the smaller piece you may want and we would have a charge you for the entire core or bun. If you add cotton or wool to your cushion or mattress it does not calculate the permanent cover under the slip cover.

Please check your invoice it is typed and printed on every invoice.

The length of the warranty is listed on our web site and given to you through an email invoice when you make your purchase.

It is on your invoice and a link is given to the web site in which to register it.

No unfortunately if you did not flip or rotate your mattress it voids your warranty.

No unfortunately if you did not sun dry your mattress it voids your warranty.

Only if there are no stains on your mattress can your mattress be warrantied.

A part can become available immediately or take as long as 3 weeks.

Your new part will be available to pick up oar shipment from our warehouse or closest retail store.

You can pay for delivery and assembly of any new part you need.

A manufactures defect is Frailty or shortcoming in a product resulting from a departure from its design specifications during production.

We respect our customer's time and attempt to accomodate all of our customers within our two time windows. Sometimes our drivers may be held up longer than expected for any number of reasons, some of which may be out of our control. This may cause our drives to arrive late in certain instances. If a delivery appointment is missed you will be contacted by our customer service department to reschedule.

Shipments generally take 10-15 business days from the date of purchase to ship.

We have several phases of inspection prior to you receiving your merchandise. Sometimes damage does occur. In the event that you have received visibly damaged merchandise you must make specific notes of what the damage is on your delivery receipt at the time of the delivery. If you notice the damage after the delivery driver has left, immediately contact the shipping company to report the damage and email 'customerservice@thefutonshop.com' with pictures of the damage.

Sometimes we can not control the freight companies or container shipping lines and sometimes product take longer then we expected. If it is an especially long wait we often have loaner merchandise we can give you please ask.

see above

The removal of items is available to our local customers at the rate of $60.00 per item removed. The furniture to be removed should be placed in the front entrance way; we are not responsible for any disassembly of furniture.

call 415-920-6800 and ask for Cesar

You will get a call from customer service.

same as above

Once your item(s) have been released the average time in transit is 5-7 business days to arrive to you.

It can be as small as 20.00 for a cover or pillow 50-190 for folding beds 50-240 for dressers 190 for futons frames or platform bed 240.

Yes call 1-800-44-futon for a quote or chat on line.

If you have multiple charges it could be that you ordered on line and your address did not match your billing address or a zip code was wrong. The amount is not really charged but sitting in a holding account and released the next day or 2.

Function:
1. A futon sofa is not only a sofa, but also a bed. When you need a sofa that is also used as bed for overnight guests, our futons offer you twin, full, and queen sizes in standard sofa sizes or loveseat sofa bed sizes.
2. Our loveseat futon sofa sleepers save you wall space while our full length futon sofa sleeper saves you floor space.
3. Your futon mattress can be customized with the highest quality ingredients in the bedding industry.
4. With The Futon Shop futon sofa beds, you will never feel a bar or springs in your back.
5. Easy two steps to open your futon sofa.
7. Lighter weight than a traditional sofa bed, easy to move into different rooms.
8. Easy to clean with removable and washable futon slipcovers in hundreds of patterns, colors, and textures.
9. Organic Options for your futon mattress and sofa bed.

The Futon Shop is like no other company that sells futons. We control what goes into our mattresses because we make all of our 33 green and organic futon mattresses. We have been specializing in manufacturing futons since 1976. The Futon Shop mattresses are all made locally in San Francisco. Locally made and all our products are fair Trade Certified.

All the cotton used in our organic line of futon mattresses as well as our organic futon covers and organic pillows consist of organic fibers certified by the USDA. When it comes to organics, we believe in total quality, and that's why we only carry cotton certified by the definitive source of agricultural excellence. The cotton that we use in all our futon mattresses has certified Organic cotton as a main ingredient. The Futon Shop mattresses Organic cotton has no chemicals or pesticides.

The Futon Shop has three mattresses for customers who are on a tight budget or the mattress which can be used just a few times a year or for a temporary basis.
The economy cotton in these three mattresses (Merlin, Ramses3, Stratus ) are made from the residue fibers and dust particles that collect in the flue. It is less able to hold its shape, adds weight, and is prone to breakage.
We also have dorm room specials that include a frame, futon mattress, and futon cover with free shipping.

We have washable covers so your covers will be saved, but the mattress will need to be replaced. All the futon mattresses are tacked, so you will not be able to unzip and replace the cotton.