The futon bed back in my day was incredibly simple. It was merely a mattress the could be folded and put away in daylight hours. The one my parents had was a minimal brown foam padding that folded in thirds. As a kid, we sat on them like large cushions, but that was about as sophisticated as we got. It’s incredible to walk into a furniture store nowadays, when futon beds come in more forms than any Japanese grandmother would have imagined; bunk beds and loft beds. In fact, she might be horrified. But I guess that’s all part of the progress of Western society! I must agree with her, though. I like my simple mattress that triple folds into a silly lopsided chair cushion.
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