Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But, like bean bag chairs, futons have gone all adult on us in the last decade. We’re talking high-brow designs with plush velvet ...

Which futon bed is best? Futon mattresses are a traditional form of bedding in Japan, going back as far as records began, but Western-style futon beds are a more popular choice in the United States.

FUTONS WERE—and are—staple furniture of broke college kids everywhere. The old-school wood-slat frames and heavy, lumpy mattresses were designed entirely with versatility in mind: Couch by day, bed by ...