Shikibutons, Shiki Futons and Butons
If you’re wondering about the difference between a shikibuton and a shiki futon (they’re actually the same thing), let’s begin with a bit of history about the Japanese style futon. Customers often ask...
View Article7 Reasons for Sleeping on a Shikibuton
The Shikibuton is the name for the authentic Japanese style futon. Used for centuries in Japan, the Shikibuton is quickly becoming popular in the United States as the ultimate minimalist piece of...
View ArticleRoll up the Guest Bed
It’s always great to entertain house guests, but it’s not always fun when the time comes to ask those guests to sleep on a rollaway cot. Most rollaway cots are too short, rickety and cumbersome. Plus...
View ArticleBest Bed for College
There are many schools of thought (ouch!) on the best bed for college, especially for cramped dorm rooms or for those closet-sized studio apartments off campus. Traditionally, students moving into a...
View ArticleThe Best Folding Bed: Japanese Futon
The best folding bed for your guests may not be the standard rollaway bed at all, but a Shikibuton or traditional Japanese futon. The Shikibuton folds, but it’s very lightweight and unlike a folding...
View ArticleSafest Bed for Kids
As parents, we are vitally concerned about the safety of our children. Our concerns not only apply to school, sports and other outside activities but to our home environments as well. It is...
View ArticleHas Anyone Seen My Gold Mattress?
I was once at a dinner party, seated next to a woman, who admitted she was going through a “rocky” period with her job and her marriage. She confessed that she had gone out and purchased a mattress for...
View ArticleWould Grandpa Have Slept on a Shikibuton?
I am visiting my mother more frequently these days even though she lives two states away. She is 94, and although her mind and spirit are crystalline, her body is beginning to fail. I talk to her about...
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