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•Choosing Futons For Style and Function•
Choosing A Metal Futon Frame
It used to be that a metal futon frame was a stark and boring necessity that held your futon mattress. But today's frames are sleek and stylish turning that old, boring futon into a functional and decorative piece of furniture.
Today's metal frames run the gamut from having a minimalist appeal to supporting a wonderful retro style futon. There are frames for bunk beds, sofas and chairs in many styles and even colors of metal. You can get black, shiny chrome, brushed or metallic finish - most anything to sue your style.
With all these choices, futons can be a good alternative to a standard sofa and way to make great use of your space if you live in a dorm, studio apartment or loft. They come in handy for other things too, if you haven't always have a lot of guests dropping by and not enough room for them to sleep then having futons instead of regular sofas will open up a lot of sleeping space without taking up any of your living space.
Choosing a metal futon frame is the way to go if you have modern style decor. There's a wide variety of sleek modern styles and futons today including ones with great retro appeal and others with the frame is minimal for more contemporary style. You can also buy fabulous fabrics for your mattress covers to match your interior decorating scheme.
When it comes to futons, style is important but function is equally important. You want to be sure to get a good solid frame that works properly and is easy for you to convert the futon from a sofa to a bed and vice versa. They're a couple of different types of frames and you might choose one over the other depending on the space you have. A trifold frame folds three ways and uses the shorter side of the futon mattress as the seating area, so it presents a shorter loveseat style couch. A bifold frame just fold in the middle and uses the long side of the mattress so it is a longer couch. They are also convertible sofas which work much like the futon but look more like high-end furniture.
You can buy a metal futon frame to suit just about any budget. Yes, you can still get those basic futons that every college dorm seems to have, but you can also get a very high-end pieces that are the equals of fine furniture from a fancy furniture store.
Today's metal frames run the gamut from having a minimalist appeal to supporting a wonderful retro style futon. There are frames for bunk beds, sofas and chairs in many styles and even colors of metal. You can get black, shiny chrome, brushed or metallic finish - most anything to sue your style.
With all these choices, futons can be a good alternative to a standard sofa and way to make great use of your space if you live in a dorm, studio apartment or loft. They come in handy for other things too, if you haven't always have a lot of guests dropping by and not enough room for them to sleep then having futons instead of regular sofas will open up a lot of sleeping space without taking up any of your living space.
Choosing a metal futon frame is the way to go if you have modern style decor. There's a wide variety of sleek modern styles and futons today including ones with great retro appeal and others with the frame is minimal for more contemporary style. You can also buy fabulous fabrics for your mattress covers to match your interior decorating scheme.
When it comes to futons, style is important but function is equally important. You want to be sure to get a good solid frame that works properly and is easy for you to convert the futon from a sofa to a bed and vice versa. They're a couple of different types of frames and you might choose one over the other depending on the space you have. A trifold frame folds three ways and uses the shorter side of the futon mattress as the seating area, so it presents a shorter loveseat style couch. A bifold frame just fold in the middle and uses the long side of the mattress so it is a longer couch. They are also convertible sofas which work much like the futon but look more like high-end furniture.
You can buy a metal futon frame to suit just about any budget. Yes, you can still get those basic futons that every college dorm seems to have, but you can also get a very high-end pieces that are the equals of fine furniture from a fancy furniture store.