While purchasing a futon bed mattress, you have to take into consideration several factors such as weight, form, rigidity, flexibility and the make. The main reason why so many families are opting for futon bed mattresses in large numbers is because these types of mattresses can be folded up during the daytime and transformed into a two seater or three seater sofas and when night falls, you can pull out and spread out the futon bed mattress and use it as your bed.
In short, it is a multi purpose home furniture that helps you to save a lot of space and is ideal for small apartments and small houses where space is a big issue. This is the reason why you need to look at the factor called flexibility or ease of transformation.
Everyday, you will be spreading out the mattress at night and roll it up during the day, so it should fold easily. The bi fold frame of futon bed mattress is rather heavy and this one will be rather difficult to fold. In that case, you can choose the tri fold variety which is easier to fold and will occupy less space.
Whatever process the futon bed mattress might adopt, it has to be simple enough. And since the ladies will be pulling and pushing and rolling up the futon bed mattress more than the men in the family, it should be easy enough for women and user friendly. Go for metal or wood frames which are durable and strong.
Also you must keep your measurements handy while shopping around for futon bed mattress. The 3 sizes in which futon bed mattresses are available are double futon, small double futon and single futon. You have to maximize the utilization of space and the bed must fit into the space that has been allocated for it. Well, you need not worry because futon beds nowadays have become really innovative and are making use of creative ideas to create more space.