I sleep on a japanese futon with tatami mats.We fold it most days, and on the days we don’t it looks ugly, but because of the tatami mats, the space in front of the bed is unusable.

Sofa beds can be really easy to fold up because of springs/mechanism built into the frame. My only concern would the quality of the mattress, because they can sometimes be really soft and unsupportive. I did a week vacation where we folded up the couch every day and it was easier and less awkward than dealing with the futon. Ultimately if you need the space it should force you to do the chore!

the other downside of sofa beds is that they are heavy and large. i live in an apartment where a regular sofa and a queen mattress would not fit up the stairs.

how old are you? I slept on a Target futon, the black kind that folds in half, that had a dead spring in it, for months when I was 20. i swear as long as you exercise enough you can sleep like a log on any surface, especially if you’re a young person.

I am actually thinking of getting a bed frame for my futon to improve air circulation below the tatamis, because i’m tired of folding and having a pile of bedding on the floor instead of just a bed. Would love to know if anyone does that or has horror stories of their bed frame not being able to support the weight of the tatamis.