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Futons

Futons are modern sofa beds that compliment modern living by offering versatility in both function and style. High quality futons bring their owners many years of pleasure as both sofa and bed. Futon Planet reinforces the benefits and features of our futons while providing you with straight forward, no nonsense information about the products we list. With easy to understand terminology and quality photographs, you will find it easy to find the perfect futon for your home.
We welcome your questions and interest in learning more about futons and our other futon furniture products. Feel free to call, email or use our live chat feature to get quick answers to your questions.

A Futon Mattress - The pad that you use to sit or sleep on
A Futon Cover - The covering that goes over the mattress to protect and decorate it

When you shop for futons, you select each of these three components to make your own customized futon sofa. Online, you do this by adding each of the futon components to your shopping cart. We have provided you with navigation and recommended items to help you along your way.
Futon Frames - Foundations / Mechanism
When you scroll through pages of futon frames, it is important to keep in mind that the mattress and cover are sold separately. Futon Planet displays a complete futon on the "frame only" pages to help you get an idea of what your futon frame choice might look like. At the same time, you might not want to focus so much on the overall appearance of a futon displayed in the futon frames section because the cover is sold separately. If you do not like a particular cover, you could overlook a frame style that might otherwise appeal to you. In the same sense, you might be attracted to a futon frame without noticing that the cover is what you really love.
The fun of buying a futon comes from your ability to custom design and create your own personalized futon sofa. Once you pick your futon frame, mattress and cover, just sit back and let us take care of the rest.
The Futon Mattress - The Essential Component
Saying that futon mattresses are more important than futon frames or covers is more a matter of opinion than fact. However, it is meaningful that the origins of modern day futons really began with the futon mattress. Still many shoppers will opt to save money on their futon mattress for a variety of reasons. We encourage you to consider making as large an investment on your futon mattress as possible. When you do, you will find you will love your futon so much more in the end.
The Futon Cover - Removable / Interchangeable
Down the road, you may decide to buy a replacement cover to give your futon a new look. Often people will have several covers and switch between them with the changing seasons. When a cover gets dirty, you can take it off and wash it. Try any of these things with the old, painful sleep sofa of yester-year.
Complete Futon Packages
Complete futons combine tried-and-true recommended products to simplify your purchasing process.Complete futon packages enable you to easily build a futon from a recommended set of products. This makes ordering your complete futon package easy by creating a limited selection from which to choose. For those who dread trudging through hundreds of futons, the complete futon package is the perfection solution.

If you are the type of person that prefers total and a wide variety, the custom futon building option is the right option for you. In this instance, you will order each component separately and combine them all by adding each item to your shopping cart. Pick your futon frame from the futon frames collection, pick your futon mattress from the futon mattresses selection, and find a cover from our cover collection. Add each item to your cart and you are well on your way to enjoying a truly customized futon!

Check Your Space - Measure to make sure your futon will fit
Buy a Better Mattress - Learn how investing a little extra on your futon mattress pays
Order Fabric Swatches - Fabric swatches help you see your fabric under your home's lighting conditions
Buy Ahead of Time - Order your futon well in advance to ensure you get it before your guests arrive
Live Help - Use our LIVE CHAT service or call us Toll FREE to get answers to your questions

Futons Are Comfortable
When you are shopping for futons, spend a little extra time researching your futon mattress. As a general rule, a little extra investment on a futon mattress will go a long way.
If you really want to enjoy your new futon, take some time to read these quick tips before you buy.
Buy The Best Futon Mattress You Can Afford
When shopping for futons, invest as much as you can in your futon mattress. The futon mattress is often the most overlooked part of a futon purchase. People will spend far longer finding the right cover and frame, while opting for the least expensive mattress. When possible, consider investing a little extra in the futon mattress as this will pay dividends in the end. People who buy the cheapest mattress often do so thinking that their futon will get little use. The reality is that a quality futon mattress will outlast a cheaper futon mattress and will look and act better under various conditions.

Futon Cover Swatches
Ordering swatches of the materials you are interested in helps you determine how certain futon covers will look in your room. Get the perfect futon cover by using Futon Planet's Swatch Selector. Order your swatches now with the Swatch Selector Tool.
Flash Cover Viewer
We offer you the chance to see what some of your favorite futon covers would look like on a futon frame with our Flash Cover Viewer. This viewer displays about 20% of our total selection, but many people have found this tool to be extremely helpful in picking out their futon covers.

Futon Frames Ship Free
Futon frames are delivered to your curbside at no additional charge. In some cases futon frames can be shipped quicker than standard shipping for an extra fee. Most futons arrive within two weeks or less unless otherwise stated.
Futon Mattresses Ship Free
Futon mattresses ship for free as well. Most futon mattresses are shipped via FedEx, UPS or DHL. Expect most mattresses to ship out within three to five business days. General shipping time is usually about 3-4 days.
Futon Covers Ship for FREE
Most futon covers ship out in 3-6 business days. In some cases some covers will ship out the next day and take only 2-3 days to arrive. If you are curious about shipping time, please contact us. Shipping on futon covers is FREE.

Warranties vary from one product to another. We include warranty information on every product we sell. If you run across a product that is missing warranty information, or if you want more details about a given warranty, please contact us. We will be glad to provide you with the information you need.

Assembling Your Futon
Nearly all futons need to be assembled. Wooden futon frames generally have six major parts with a dozen or so minor parts and hardware. Most futons can be assembled within 45 minutes. Each of our futons are shipped with instructions that will walk you through the process. While we are sure you will find your futon is easy to assemble, remember that we are always available to help.

Informational videos about the futons we sell will help you to better understand the design and features of a futon you are considering. We hope you will take some time to watch these videos and learn more about futons in general. We work hard to keep our futon videos as short as possible. We also do our best to control file size so that they do not take very long to download.
Go to our futon videos section now.

Many of our futon products are returnable within 30 days. We encourage you to read our terms and conditions to find out which products can be returned and what type of refund you can expect. Futon mattresses, various futon covers, parts, custom orders, and items we do not regularly stock are not returnable. Please read our terms and conditions to learn more about returns.

Two Great Ways to Buy: Complete Futons or Custom Futons
At Futon Planet, you get two different ways to order your futon. You can order a complete futon package which brings you a preset number of components or you can build your own futon and customize your order to suit your unique sense of style.