The Futon Essence
by:Dan Noyes
Space is at premium. Isn’t it? – A food for thought!
A futon is popular in Japan because, even in homes, space is at a premium. This means that many rooms are used for different tasks, at different times of the day. So, in a two or three room Japanese home, the same space can be used as a sitting room in the daytime and a bedroom at night. How is this possible? Unlike the West, where beds are popular, the Japanese use a mattress and quilt, which they spread on the mats in the room. The mattress forms the bed, on which the sleeper lies, and the quilt is thrown over the sleeper. In the daytime, both the mattress and the quilt are rolled away, and the room is used as a sitting room or a dining room.
In the West, futons have become popular as more and more people have moved out of houses and have started to live in two-room or single-room apartments instead. Furniture designers have created sofas, ottomans, and love seats that can be used for seating during the day and transformed into beds with a few discreet pulls and pushes at night. This is very useful for a single person or a young couple, who need to put up guests for the night, and do not have a spare bedroom.
Both in Japan and in the West, futon is a useful, space-saving item of furniture. However, there is one difference between Western and Japanese design. Instead of performing different tasks in the same space, as the Japanese do, the Western designer gets the furniture to do the multitasking.
Futon Covers USA provides wide range of covers, which you can use for sofas, chairs, ottomans, and love seats. We provide a wide range of covers in abstracts, animal prints, Asian and South West US designs, floral and retro prints, stripes and plaids, and solid colored covers. You name it and we have it. We can also provide covers with the leather or suede look, and theme prints of various kinds. Our covers can fit futons elegantly that are 6 inches to 10 inches in thickness.
We at Futon Covers USA, supply you directly from US-based manufacturers, which make us the lowest priced futon covers seller, whether you buy from us online or from our stores. If you live in the continental United States and place an order with us, you will receive your order within 10 days, and moreover will not have to pay any shipping charge. If unsatisfied with your purchase, return the purchase within 14 days of receipt and get a full refund. If your cover should be defective, you return it to us within a year of its purchase - you will be given a full refund.
Whether joint or nuclear families, if you have a futon at home & are looking for a colorful and stylish cover, why not check us out at Futon Cover USA?
About The Author
Dan Noyes is a very well known author who writes articles on various topics including various categories of products like futons!
This article was posted on April 20, 2005
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