bed technology question

[rm]

We're looking at getting this bed: http://www.target.com/Black-Bed-Frame-Queen/dp/B00160LE8U/qid=1222873889/ref=br_1_8/601-0852730-7904930?ie=UTF8&node=368295011&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

Currently we have a futon mattress that we'd like to hang onto for now (or even replace with another futon mattress).

I'm realizing that the way the bed is designed won't really support the futon. Is there something weird and random we can do to make a futon work in this thing? I keep thinking about those slats they have in some Ikea beds, the measurements look wrong. Thoughts?

Comments

[drfardook.livejournal.com]

I'd second the plywood (probably cut into halves to fit it in your door) as I priced out the slats from Ikea and they're pretty stupidly spendy if I'm remembering correctly.

The most cost conscious choice would probably be to go for the platform bed on the same page as the frame you linked.