Whether you sleep on it, or have house guests who make it their bed, a futon is a wonderful piece of furniture.
It can act as both a couch and a bed and doesn't take up a lot of room.
Whether you have it in the couch position or the bed position, having a quality mattress on it makes a big difference in comfort.
Many people have turned to a memory foam futon mattress because of the extreme comfort it offers and the durability factor.
The right memory foam futon mattress can make a huge difference in how comfortable sleeping or sitting on the futon is.
Originally developed by NASA scientists, memory foam is much denser and heavier than traditional foam.
The advantage it has over regular foam in the making of a mattress is because of its makeup, it has the ability to form to your body as you sit or lay on it.
It gives you the feeling of being completely supported without feeling to soft or too hard.
The best futon style memory foam mattresses will be made of a thinner foam than regular bed units are made of.
This allows the mattress itself to fold and bend at the joint area without losing its support qualities.
Also, since most futons are used as sofas, it is important to make sure that the unit you buy is vented.
A vented mattress will not hold on to body heat.
Units that are not vented tend to become hot very quickly, and make sitting or laying on them very uncomfortable.