At Natural Bed Company we love the simple, bold and calm aesthetic of the Orient. Clean lines and strong shapes, a restrained colour palette and lack of unnecessary decoration. It’s the perfect recipe for a contemporary, restful bedroom.
Inspired by this look we designed a collection of Japanese style futons, sofa-beds, and bed-bases. Ideal to help you recreate this look at home.

Our Japanese Style Futon Mattresses

Although we no longer make futon mattresses ourselves, we like to acknowledge our history of hand crafting deep, comfortable futon mattresses using the finest quality fillings. Of course, we still make a range of low beds that would work perfectly with your existing Japanese futon mattress. We also carry a range of Sofa Beds and Day Beds for the same flexibility that futon sofa beds offer.

Oriental Look Futon Sofa Beds

The Kyoto Day bed is the perfect choice for your Eastern inspired spare bedroom or lounge. It is ideal, should you need a stylish sofa that becomes an extra occasional bed. The frames for the Kyoto Day Bed is constructed using your choice of solid hardwood timber and our comfortable beech sprung slats. Select pale Maple or a dark Walnut for a bold, Japanese look.

These sofa-beds come with a soft and supportive sprung, upholstered mattress. You can emphasise your Oriental look by choosing a dark and bold colour such as Kenya Dark Warm Grey or a natural shade like Mixed Dance Warm Grey.

We also offer the Mid-Century Style Sofa Bed and the Cosy Compact Sofa Bed – if you are looking for a more classic sofa-bed style.

The Kyoto Collection of Bed Frames

Our Kyoto collection includes the Kyoto, Kumo and Kobe bed frames – they are classic Japanese style beds available with or without a headboard.  The first bed we designed was the Kumo, a low bed that took its name from a Japanese word for cloud due to the ‘floating’ appearance. The inset leg disappears beneath the mattress frame.

These beds are available in a range of timbers from sanded pine to solid walnut. Any of the timbers from our collection can be used within an Oriental bedroom scheme. We would recommend that you keep the bedding simple and stick to a limited number of colours e.g. black, cream and crimson, or beige and dark brown. Complete the look with a futon mattress – some customers have paired the Kyoto without a headboard with a futon mattress. When not dressed it makes a stylish day-bed, when dressed with bedding – a comfortable and elegant bed.

We also offer a range of platform beds that suit the Japanese style, take a look at the Ki, Kulu and Oregon beds. For more inspiration take a look at our Japanese Beds & Bedroom Design page.

Found this blog helpful? We’d recommend also reading our Solid Wood Futon Base – Beds and Sofa Beds for more futon bed base options.

2 comments on “Japanese style futons, sofa-beds and bed bases – a taste of the Orient!”

  1. I need a thick replacement mattress for a sofa bed, so it can bend in the middle and become a sofa and pull out flat for a mattress.I have the wooden frame already,it need to be 180cm long, by 120 cm width and quite deep s labour 15 cm but can bend to make the sofa along its length.
    Do you have such a product?

    1. Hi Sue,

      Thank you for your message.
      Yes we do! Our 7 Layer Futon is what we would recommend for everyday use (it is around 16cm thick) and can be made to 120x180cm. Please see the link below for more information and prices of this product:
      https://naturalbedcompany.co.uk/shop/mattresses/futon-mattresses/
      All of our futons are made to order on around a 3 week lead time, as soon as it is ready we would give you a call to arrange a suitable delivery date with you.
      If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to get in touch via phone (01142721984) or email ([email protected]).

      Kind Regards,

      Beth

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