Bedding Down Your Holiday Guests

2007-10-30 Word Count: 418 Category: Interior Design

The holidays are just around the corner, and it may be your turn to host the holiday celebrations. Chances are, you will be busy shopping, cleaning, cooking and -- well, trying to figure out where your guests will sleep.

If you have limited space and several guests are planning on sleeping over for one or two nights, you might consider getting a short term rental or hotel room near your home for all the extra people. Or, you might treat yourself an early holiday gift and invest in a futon or two that will last for many special occasions to come.

Compared with other contemporary furniture designs, futons are relatively inexpensive. You can purchase for about $200 a metal frame and standard mattress. Many of the cheaper futon mattresses come in a standard black or white color. To spice them up, there is a wealth of inexpensive covers available in all colors and patterns. It is easy to install futon covers. Usually, they have a 3-sided zipper. You place the mattress inside the cover, zip it up, and you have created a futon design that matches your decor. Because they zip over the futon mattress, the cover will not slide off of the mattress. Most futon covers are machine washable so accidental spills are not a big deal. Because futon covers are available in so many solid colors or print designs, you can easily mix or match or futon covers to fit any interior decorating scheme. Compliment your futon with some colorful throw pillows and you have created a good looking, yet versatile piece of furniture.

Unless you are purchasing a high-end futon featuring a wicker or log frame, the metal futons do not take up a lot of room. You can tuck them into an alcove, maybe at the end of a hall, or in an empty corner of the living room. You can even put one in your home office without losing a lot of office space. When guests arrive, simply flip the futons out into comfortable double, queen or king-sized beds. By night they are comfortable to sleep on and by day, are easily folded back into futon sofas that do not take up a lot of room.

After the holidays, you have attractive futons for your everyday life. And if you have to host another event next year, you'll be shopping, cleaning and busy in the kitchen - but you won't need to worry about where your guests will sleep.

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Visit www.FutonHeaven.com to see all the great futon designs available these days. Deck your halls this season with some festive futon covers available in a variety of colors and prints.