futons

Here you’ll find blogs about our futons. We used to make futon mattresses at our Sheffield workshops in a range of sizes, in 4 layer or 7 layer options.
We also used to make futon covers, sofa beds with a futon mattress and futon bed bases. You will also find product information, care instructions, reviews and interior design ideas.

Panama solid wood futon sofa bed showing futon with a charcoal wool removable cover

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 […]

Our Oak Panama sofa-bed showing it folded out for a bed with Futon mattress

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, […]

The Panama Sofa Bed in Oak supplied with futon mattress for sitting and sleeping

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 […]

Made in Britain by us our futon mattresses can be made in a choice of sizes and cover colours

Please note, this blog post contains out of date information. We no longer make futon mattresses. If you were interested in browsing our range of made-to-order bed bases – many of which are suitable for futon mattresses – you can find them just here. We’ve been making futons for a […]

Panama futon sofa-bed in Oak with futon mattress optionally supplied with a wool removable cover

Please note, this blog contains out of date information, as we are no longer making futon mattresses or covers. You can find find our current range of sofa beds and day beds just here. At Natural Bed Company we make a wide range of sizes of futon mattress in two […]

Our Oak Cuba Sofa bed folded out as a bed using the futon mattress supplied

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 […]