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

[billijean.livejournal.com]

I put a futon mattress on a regular bed. The place I got the futon from sold bases just for that. It was, essentially, like a box spring, but without springs. More a pine and plywood box. It was fairly inexpensive as I recall and worked wonderfully. I used it for years and years, replacing the futon at least once. I also moved it several times. In the end, I gave it away and heard years later that it was still in use. It also added some height so that when you were on the futon, you didn't risk bruising your face or other body parts on the bedframe.