How to Take Care of Your Futon Mattress

Futon mattress can be used as a primary bed or basically as a guest bed.
Some homeowners purchase this so they can have an extra mattress their guests can use or a mattress they can use themselves if their primary bed proves to be too uncomfortable to sleep on.
To keep it comfortable for long years, it is nice to take care of your futon mattress regularly.
Here are some tips on how you can do that: 1.
Purchase a mattress protector or a mattress cover for it.
This will serve as the shield of the mattress from common problems such as molds, dust, dust mites, stains and pet odor.
You can also significantly cut down your cleaning work if you have something to prevent the mattress from getting dirty or smelly.
2.
Some owners air this mattress out every single day.
Why? This is to reduce the likelihood of the mattress accumulating molds inside.
While doing your daily cleaning work, you can put this on a platform in front of your garage and let the sun beat down on it and remove any micro organisms that might be thriving inside.
If everyday proves to be too much work for you, you can opt to do this during weekends only.
If it is too heavy for you, you can always vacuum it and just air it out once a month.
3.
If it starts to smell funny, which is usually the case for a mattress cooped up indoors on a gloomy day, you can try diffusing the smell through baking soda.
Just sprinkle baking soda on the mattress surface and let it sit there for about an hour before vacuuming it off.
It will automatically absorb the odor.
4.
For stains, you can try spot cleaning it with a mixture of vinegar and water.
Mix one part of vinegar with one part of water and then put it on the stained area.
Allow it to dry for about an hour and then use a damp cloth to remove the stains further and the vinegar solution.
If the smell of vinegar irks you, you can always sprinkle baking soda after in order to remove the acid smell.
These are some of the most effective tips on how to take care of your futon mattress and how you can prolong its life.
It is better to keep it in top shape all the time just in case you have guests coming over unexpectedly.