5 Easy Ways Of Making A Futon Feel Like A Couch
Futons are known for their unique as well as a convenient way to add an extra sleeping room for the guests, but they can look out of place when they are not in use as a bed. There are a number of ways for making a futon feel like a couch and some of the easy ways are mentioned below:
Way 1: Structure
- Before the user can start to make futon feel like a couch, they need to make sure that it must function comfortably the same way a Couch does. One thing that the futons do, that the couch doesn't, is to slip out from under the user.
- Place the futon grippers on the mattress as well as on the frame to keep the futon mattress in place once they are folded up. These are usually available in many forms, but the most versatile as well as the attractive are the strips of foam having the self-stick adhesive on one side. This adhesive sticks with the frame and the foam will create the friction so that the mattress cannot slide.
- A pair of the futon arm pillows will help to create the comfort and the support of couch arms. Simply position a futon wedge or the two under the mattress so that it will not slope down towards the back of the futon. Properly leveling the seat will help to make the futons more look like a couch. To avoid the sagging of the frame cut out the piece of plywood which will fit the futon seat and then place it under the mattress.
Way 2: Placement
Look at the room and then figure out where a couch would go. It is tempting to place a futon off in a corner to give the guests a bit of privacy, but the owner may bring out a folding screen to hide off the futon when it is open. Placing the futon as the way of the couch as the central focal seating of the room can reinforce the visual idea of it as a Couch.
Way 3: Tables
Most of the couches are not placed alone in an unused side of the area. Surround the futon with a beautiful pair of side tables as well as a coffee table which must be light enough to be easily moved, this will help to open the futon when needed easily. It is not important that the side and the coffee table have to match each other perfectly, but to pull the arrangement together, both tables have to coordinate well with each other as well as with the futon.
Way 4: Lighting
Most of the couches also have nearby lighting in order to facilitate the reading, laptop activities, or board games. Simply place a table lamps on the side tables, or the user can also set a standing lamp nearby. If the room has the overhead lighting, then place the futon in the same way as a couch to take full advantage of it.
Way 5: Accessories
The tip is to dress the futon in the same way as a couch. The user needs to tuck the extra pillows, sheets as well as the blankets away in a nearby closet or simply in a trunk doing the double duty as a coffee table. Also, purchase or make a futon cover with a little bit of padding as this will help to conceal the mattress and making it much more comfortable to sit on. Place a handful of small pillows that will coordinate with the futon and will also complement the rest of the room with the back of the futon same as the way as they line up on a couch. Place a soft and warm throw draped on the back of the futon.