Natural Bed Company makes a range of solid wooden beds, bedroom furniture and bedding. We also have a range of mattresses and accessories including organic towels and slippers. Our beds are Made in Sheffield and built to last, we pride ourselves on original design and high quality materials and finishes. Our wooden beds are made from solid timbers, no veneers.
Here you’ll find blogs about our futon mattresses and sofa bed collection. We make futon mattresses at our Sheffield workshops in a range of sizes, in 4 layer or 7 layer options. We also make futon covers, sofa beds with a futon mattress and futon bed bases.
Here you find product information, care instructions, reviews and interior design ideas.
Futons and Sofa Bed Bases have come a long way from the days of staying on your auntie’s old pull out mattress or crashing on a friend’s cheap futon on the floor after a night out. Natural Bed Company have been making futon mattresses for over 30 years and we believe our current method produces […]
We have a great deal of experience making futon mattresses here at the Natural Bed Company, having manufactured futons in our Sheffield workshop for over 30 years. In fact, when we began, we weren’t actually Natural Bed Company, but The Futon Shop! Our name may have changed over the years, but our commitment to making […]
Over the last couple of months here at Natural Bed Company, we’ve noticed a dramatic increase in orders of our Panama sofa bed base, so now seems like the perfect opportunity to take a look at the reasons for its popularity. Looking at the Panama, it’s easy to see why this base has become such […]
We’ve been making futons for a long time here at Natural Bed Company, over 30 years in fact, each one made to measure for our customers. It is that individual service that makes our futon mattresses stand out from the crowd, leaving you safe in the knowledge that your mattress was made with care, to […]
At natural bed company we make a wide range of sizes of futon mattress in two depth options: a slim version – for children or very light-weight adults wanting a slim mattress for occasional use (or layer two – one on top of the other – of these slim mattresses for heavier weight adults wanting […]
A Short History of Futons in the UK What is a futon? A futon is a traditional Japanese mattress with a cotton cover originally filled with layers of cotton fibres.In 1983 when we started making futons that’s how all futons were being made, but over the last 30 years there’ve been several changes. The first […]
What changes can be made to a Natural Bed Company bed or futon mattress? Looking for a bespoke bed? As all our solid wooden beds are made to order we can be more accommodating than most companies when our customers require alterations to be made to the design of the base. Below you will see […]
At the Natural Bed Company we love the pared down simplicity of Japanese interior design. This love of the harmonious, minimalist style has inspired our Kyoto collection. We are long-time fans of low beds, and our Oregon, Nevada and Sonora beds also suit this style. With this in mind we thought we’d share a few […]
Our sofa beds are always a hit with our customers. They offer style and flexibility when changing your room from one purpose to another. Or, as a perfect space for guests to stay the night. With this in mind, we thought we’d explore all our sofa bed options. We no longer make our own sofa […]
Please note that, unfortunately, we are no longer making futon mattresses. We hope the following information will still be of use if you have an existing futon from us, but we won’t be making them any more. Our futon mattresses are a modern version of the traditional Japanese mattress. We have over 20 years experience […]