Futon Mattress Slippage

Your futon has finally arrived! You’ve assembled the frame, unpacked your futon mattress and added your custom futon cover. For the first time you place your futon in to the sofa position.

As you take a seat with iced tea in one hand and the remote control in the other, you begin to notice that you and your futon mattress are in a free-fall, slipping off your futon frame. Next thing you know you’re on your floor with iced tea all over your new shirt and and upset at your futon frame.

Futon slippage affects millions of new American futon owners each year. Futon slippage occurs when the seat and back decks of futon frames are so smooth that they don’t have enough traction to hold your mattress in place when moving your futon from the sofa to bed position. But don’t be discouraged, futon slippage can be solved with an innovative product available at your favorite futon boutique:

For this problem, Otis designed Gripper Strips. This high-friction material comes in a pair. You simply place one roll on to the front of the seat deck, and another roll on the top of the back deck. Your futon is ready to go. Otis futon mattresses are one of the most luxurious premium futon mattresses in America. Because Otis futon mattresses are so plump and thick, they tend to enjoy staying more flat than wanting to fold in the sofa position. This product was created to solve this very dilemma.

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Rug Stopper

Another solution is to purchase rug stopper, a specialty material used to keep area rugs in place on tile and hardwood floors. This is just simple rug stopper material that you can get at any department store or furniture store. While not as effective as gripper strips, rug stopper is an immediate solution that you can buy from a local brick-and-mortar store.

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No matter which solution that you choose, your futon frame and futon mattress will behave like it should regardless of thickness.