Make Your Own Futon Mattress

An instructable for constructing a cotton latex buckwheat mattress.

Make your own futon mattress.

One way you can ensure that you achieve the best futon possible is by using an old garden bench for example. Combine three foam blocks about 21 square feet of fabric and your personal sewing skills and you can make a shikibuton aka a foldable futon by sherrie hughart garcia rill march april 1981. Step 3 acquire the right type of mattress cover. Most removable covers are machine washable.

Determine the size of your mattress stick to a standard size unless you are customizing for an unusual space. How to make a futon mattress. Measure the width of the mattress next. To make caring for your futon or mattress as easy as possible choose a customized cover.

By layering in this way we slowly worked our way up to a healthy comfortable bed without compromising quality. These hand crafted covers are a great choice for protecting your futon mattress from spills dirt and wetness while adding personality. The comments on this post are great so be sure to read them if you re researching this subject. Futons are heavy and hard but for a child they are an affordable alternative to a truly natural mattress.

How to make your own futon mattress step 1. How to make a futon cover step 1. Stack the batting 4. Once you ve completely cleaned and stripped the bench right back to its original state you can make a start on transforming it into a usable futon.

A homemade straw mattress to sit on a cob platform. Using your measuring tape measure the length of the mattress first. Before you go out and buy your materials you need to measure your futon s frame in order to. A place that sells kits to make your own buckwheat hull bed.

Take your mattress off of the futon and lay it in the middle of the floor. We eventually softened her bed up with a wool bed topper. Make sure you can get to all four. Lay out sheets of cotton batting in the size that corresponds to the size of your mattress.

Use an upholstery needle and sturdy thread to keep the batting from shifting during use and draw the thread through all the layers about every six to nine inches and knot it off underneath. This will be a great place to start for your own diy futon project. These people are hardcore.