Also ordered the futon (1mx2m) from the Futon Centre in London. They appear to be the only sensible people who sell them separate from the silly wooden frame things. Seems like lots of money - £125, but I priced up a 1mx2mx10cm chunk of foam - £133!! And it doesn't come with any cover, I'd have to make one. Boring. And I'd have to cut it to fit the fold-up bed part. So the 6-layer one it is, in Forest Green 'cos it won't look too crap after a few years in a van! Interestingly, the bird who answers the 'phone and calls you up when you order online has a Japanese accent, so maybe that's why they're such sensible futon people.
Even fitted some wood over the bulkhead window to hold coat hooks and a curtain or blind of some sort when I get it organised. This is good, I'm always really pissed off when there's nowhere to hang stuff!
AND... I think I want a sort of wooden box, like a blanket box, behind the bulkhead, to sit on, put stuff in, and stand on to get into bed. Looked around, B&Q do one for £15, Ikea (where are they?!) do something for £8... Tempting to make one myself out of chunky 2x2 and some plywood. It would also be the size I wanted it - the ones I've seen have all been too skinny, low and, well, too small basically.
Talking of beds, I also added another bit of hold-up rope on the other side of the fold-up bit, so it's not so creaky - works great. Can't believe how effective that simple thing is. Simple things eh?
But this is all noise, ancillary stuff, distractions, from the MAIN EVENT!!
