Cheap Futon Covers – Check Customer Reviews!
1 Aug
I have to tell you, I have a futon in my guest bedroom and after learning all of this info on futons I am completely disappointed in what I have, lol!
It’s too small and kind of lumpy and way too firm. I think the real reason I don’t like it is because I had no input during the purchase (otherwise it would be larger, not lumpy, and softer).
My husband bought it and he didn’t do any of the research that I would have done had I been the purchasing party. He bought our futon and mattress before we were married. I’m not even sure I knew him at the time he bought it.
I’m more of a ‘research it to death’ sort of person. I work hard for every dollar I make and with two kids in diapers, it seems as though cash just flies out the door. Don’t get me wrong, my husband works really hard too, but he just is not into researching. I would have definitely checked customer reviews!
After we married I purchased the futon cover and did all the research, checking reviews, fabrics, warranties, etc. I am very happy with the mattress cover and coordinating futon pillows! It’s gorgeous and machine washable. My nephew had an ‘accident’ on it and it was no problem to simply machine wash and hang-to-dry at all! The one point I was really concerned about was shrinking. I just followed the directions on the small tag; absolutely no problem. I stretched the fabric some to loosen it up before putting it back on – fit like a dream.
I started looking at mattress covers that were on sale. To my surprise, a few cheap futon covers were stain-resistant and machine-washable. But none had that designer look I needed to make our guest room snap and pop. With two small-ones crawling around it simply had to be machine-washable and stain-resistant. I fell in love with a designer tapestry fabric which also met every one of my list criteria. It cost about $190.00. Of course, I had to also look at matching futon pillows which are the same washable tapestry fabric. The pillows cost about $38.00 each.
Our futon is a double bed, bi-fold, and there is plenty of room underneath for storage, but as I mention, I have two little ones who tend to get into everything, so I never purchased the under futon bed storage boxes. In the future, I am thinking about purchasing the storage boxes that fit underneath and look really nice. They would be great for guests to use when they visit us.
Learn your lesson the easy way (by learning from my mistake) and really do your research so you are happy with what you purchase! Even though I don’t like it, I know we are going to have this cheap futon cover for a long time; and my only solace is a gorgeous mattress cover which is also very, very practical!
For that designer look, you don’t have to abandon that idea of a CHEAP futon cover, because there are alternatives! I got a futon cover that was actually very similar to silk in appearance, but it was made from, believe it or not, acetate material blended with other fibres. It looks fantastic, and was cheap compared to a silk futon. Check it out.
Ha, I used to be a ‘research it to death’ type person, I used to learn everything about a product before a purchase, and then once I had it I would be like a kid on Christmas morning with it.
These days though I have less time on my hands, less time to research and less time to properly check out new purchases – unfortunate this has caused me issues, especially with cheap futon covers.
So if like me you have less time to research, just make sure you ask the assistant about stain resistance and fading issues with your potential cheap futon purchase!
I’m the exact opposite. I don’t do that much research. I’m more into referrals. If a friend says it’s good, I’m willing to try it out. But yeah, I’ve been disappointed in the past because I didn’t do my research so I recognize the benefits of doing research. Although it seems that I’ve struck gold with my 3rd futon.
I’m a total research person, that’s why i’m here, lol!