YOU SHOULD BE SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR 👀 

Loved seeing this video! We switched to floor beds a year ago and there is no looking back. I feel better in the morning, and I love the boho minimalist aesthetic it gives my room. It's also much safer when babies are in bed, as there is no risk of falling off the bed. I love love love the floor bed. We also do a Japanese table because this mama decided wiping down and sweeping under chairs is for the birds 😅

Our friends lived in Japan for four years and they enjoyed their Japanese futons as well. I’m glad you found something that makes you happy.

It's a dream for me to sleep on the floor, but not for my husband 😆 And our families allready say I am crazy, this will be the cherry on the top 🤪

Kia Ora Sarah, so awesome! We are Maori and it is part of mine and my husbands culture to sleep on the floor, especially when staying at a marae here in NZ. When our bed busted we decided to sleep on the floor, what we call marae style, we did this for a year. Then we got a bed but missed sleeping on the floor so went back to sleeping on the floor for three years. We even considered talking to our dear friends (a couple) about investing in a futon as she is Japanese, he is Irish, when my husband who has had severe arthritis since 1992 started to have trouble get up during flare ups, so back to a bed we went. That's not saying there isn't a knack to getting up when sleeping this way, it was only difficult during flareups. I to have issues with sciatica and find it is always more painful when sleeping in a bed then on the floor. We miss the earthiness of it and that feeling of being connected to papatuanuku aka earth mother. We have a single mattress in the lounge to have naps on or for our children and grandchildren to park up or nap on, so that compensates a bit. Good on you and your husband. Enjoy! It's a great way to have a snuggle with the whole whanau/family. Thanks to our culture and marae being in every town and city, it is fairly accepted by non Maori. love your video's and try to watch them all. From Noel(ine)

I did this six years ago! Started out with a camping mat for six months after moving into a new place. I always had back issues, I got a futon and have never had a problem since!

I'm super excited to see you transition to floor sleeping too! Most of my family (except for 1 person), sleep on the floor. We love it! I find it gives me a better quality of sleep than a bed. I also have sciatica, and it actually flares at times when I go sleep in a bed somewhere. I think it may help people stay more limber in old age, I've lived in many Asian countries, and have noticed this personally. That being said, it isn't for everyone...my one family member who sleeps in a bed hurts much worse on the floor, due to a health issue. For me, moving to a futon has been an absolute blessing!

Great video. It makes me want to switch back to a traditional Japanese futon. When I took my parents to Japan almost 20 years ago they were worried they wouldn't be able to sleep well on a futon. They ended up having the best sleeps ever. They loved it.

I love this Sarah! We're in the season for a new mattress, and my man often stretches out on the floor for his bad back. This appeals to me 100% ! The morning and evening reset for sleeping and packing up for the day, may be a challenge for me, but deep down, I imagine we would get used to it. This video has very much inspired me, considering I just started reading the book, Goodbye things by Fumio Sasaki, The New Japanese Minimalism. I listened to the whole audio already, and I truly love the whole Japanese Minimalism concept. From watching your videos for a long time now, I picture you and your loved ones already as adopted Japanese Minimalists. Very inspiring for us. Christian greetings to you and your family. 🙏😊

Hey Sarah, this is so interesting. I do feel like I'm getting too old to get up off the floor every morning haha! I also really like clear spaces - and it looks really nice the way you have it set up! Thanks for sharing!💗

This was really great to see. I too looked into this a year ago, but living in Australia i wasnt sure about buying online/quality. That shop in your area was meant to be!!

Wow. I sure learned a lot and will consider this. So happy it works well for you! ❤

Great video - love the "yoga" 😂 Futons are a great option for renters. Foldable furniture are a renters best option for moving homes. I have recently moved so I am sleeping on my landlord bed. I was thinking about getting a sofa bed for guests until I saw this video - now I am getting a japanese futon. I may sleep on a futon in my next home. I work from home so I love the idea of folding my bed(room) away and turning the room into an office. Just need a folding desk to hide away the office once work is over. I currently use the dining table as my office. Well done Caleb for putting Sarah health first. I love your channel. Keep inspiring people. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪.

Sarah... I think this is wonderful! If my bed frame wasn't literally built-in to my bedroom, I would absolutely do this in a second! Most people sleep terrible when they go camping, but my husband and I sleep on a futon when we camp, and we always sleep way better than at home! We always say we wish we could sleep on the floor in our bedroom. Not to mention the space you gain! I personally love this!!! ❤️ Can't wait to see the kids rooms once they transition over as well.

I think this is brilliant! A bit different from the “futon” beds we had as teenagers, there was no way anyone was dragging those out to air every few days! And so much space for activities! 🌱

This looks awesome! I've always wondered about these and now feel a bit more informed😊 thanks for sharing Sarah 👍

I definitely keep my bed. But I love seeing how much joy this solution gives you. Fascinating point about social acceptance of the concept, I would not have thought about that.

Very interesting Sarah! I didn't see this coming! I actually like this. ❤️

My sleeping situation is a bit off off the wall. About 4 years ago, each night I would leave the cushy mattress every single night to sleep on the floor. Like you, Sarah, I have Siatica as well, and it is helped alot by a firm surface. My back pain is much less. So what I sleep on now is a frame with a blanket folded in half. It is so comfy. People don't believe me when I say I truly prefer sleeping on a hard surface. Nice video!

I think it's cool you sleep on the floor- forget what other people think! I'm looking into it, and your video was super helpful

I was very curious as to why you would switch out your bed. But after you explain the health benefits, it makes total sense. I understand wanting a firmer surface to sleep on. I used to have a super soft mattress, and I thought it was the greatest thing ever in my 20s. Not so nice the older I got. Now I have a much firmer mattress and my back loves me for it. I’m happy you found a sleeping situation that works for you 💙

My kids used a traditional Japanese futon with the cotton fill for over a year. I loved the space that it gave them! However, their new obsession is having a bunkbed and since we still had their twin mattresses we gave in and let them go back to a traditional bed. Now we use their futons when we travel. My husband and I actually sleep on them now when we stay with his family.

Hey Sarah! The bed is so pretty the way you have it folded up. Love the pillows! Looks so nice. I will stick with my bed but what an awesome thing to learn about. I had never heard of this. Much love from the 🇺🇸

This is so fascinating! I don’t think it would work to air it out as often with the four seasons of the Midwest. Our bedroom is also on the second floor so that would be quite the haul to get it outside. Let’s be real, as a homeschool mom of five kids, I wouldn’t take the time for that step even if I lived in Australia in a single story home 😂

We are minimalists and baby is with us in our bedroom... We are currently on a big floor bed situation but am definitely getting futons soon for everyone. I also love open space and being able to clean easy and fold up is something I love. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for introducing this to me! We just got my daughter a twin bed, and it makes her room so small. This would be a great way to give her more play space.

Wow, yay. Sooo glad it is helping you. Love it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

We used to have futons for us and our kids and we all loved it. But since moving to the tropics we have bought standard beds as its way to humid and to many insects for floor sleeping. Enjoy your new space it looks so zen .

Hi Sarah! We are floor sleepers too! I heard about floor sleeping from Katy Bowman, a biomechanist who’s big on keeping your body mobile. All that getting down on the floor and rolling it up is really good for keeping you able to get up and down from the floor! I couldn’t find a local futon option, so I actually got mattress toppers that are a couple inches thick and filled with wool.

I'd love to try a futon, especially since we have recently divided our bedroom to make space for our youngest and he would most definitely profit from us making more space for him. Unfortunately my husband is not on board and our apartment is on the ground level, so our floors are super cold. I'd be afraid of mould because of that... that said, I love the daybed look you opted for. It looks great and neat. :)

I put casters on a piece of plywood, then a mattress on top of that for my son. Futons would have been great, and I'll bet the kids would have loved it, except here in Phoenix...scorpions. Current house doesn't have that issue, we got lucky, but I'm afraid my husband and I would need a winch to get out of bed in the morning. I adore what you've done. It looks so clean and streamlined. I wish you many decades of happy sleeping. Can't wait to see what the kids' rooms look like.

I can totally see this in my future❤️ I have thought about it often.

Where you live is nice and warm. In the Blue Mountains, NSW it's freezing in Winter so we love being higher up.

Great video. For the Australian's I'd like to give a shout out to Zentai Living who sell an Australian made futon, manufactured near Byron Bay. Looking at yours when you hang it out, and they're very similar design wise, with the Zentai model being slightly thicker (10cm). I've combined their double bed sized cotton (no additional wool layer) with an Ikea zip cover and it's perfect.

We are a family of 5 in the UK and we Don't own any beds ..we all floor sleep and my bad back has never felt better

We love our Japanese style futon too! I'm really happy to see another Aussie who doesn't mind sleeping on the floor (we have confused and confounded real estate agents during inspections on a few occasions...lol....especially when we had enough wardrobe space to pop it away in there before their inspection). We've been using our futon for coming up on 7 years, and if we have to stay overnight at family's house or a hotel etc. we can totally feel the difference in our backs...my hubby has been known to discreetly sleep on a family members floor beside the bed and then pop the pillow and sheet back on the bed in the morning ;). We loved our futons so much that when we were moving back home to Australia from Europe we actually folded our futons up and put them in a large suitcase as checked luggage (totally worth giving up some of our family of 5's baggage allowance for!). Our futon was made in the UK (where we were living) and uses all natural fibres - layers of wool and cotton. Not sure if RU-vid will flag me for sharing a link, but anyone in the UK looking for a locally made, reasonably priced futon made from natural fibres do a quick search for the 'Monk Futon Bed Roll' made in Devon by futons247. We've had this futon for over 6 years and it's still going strong. The downside for me is that moving the double futon out into the sunshine can be a bit exhausting, I have Fibromyalgia and on a bad day it feels like a mammoth task getting it out there. I find folding the futon in half and then quarters, hoisting it into my arms, carrying it outside and then unfolding onto the railing I'm sunning it on is the best way to manage this slightly cumbersome package. Of course my hubby doesn't struggle to move the futon out at all (being a foot taller than I), so that's always an option too. A quick note on kids and futons. Unfortunately we have lost two futons over the years (same monk futon but in the single size) because the kids weren't careful to roll it up every morning, and didn't keep up with hanging it out to sun and air when needed. They were teenagers at the time, and I've never been as good at keeping on top of house work and daily routines as you Sarah, so I'm sure you and your kids won't have this problem :) Just thought I'd mention it in case there are other Mums that are a bit more chaotic who will find it super stressful having to remember to get the kids to hang out their futons every few days. Additionally, teen boys sweat more than younger ones, lol....so I guess we were already at a disadvantage there! In our humid sub tropical weather here in QLD mould can get into anything so easily as you know....so once the mould was in the kids futons, they had to be thrown out (heartbreaking!). Oh and I'm sure it's obvious, but thought I'd mention it anyways, but if there's a sickness going through the house, in particular a fever breaking and causing people to sweat more than usual, then the futon can get visibly soggy (or any mattress...but might just not be as obvious on a traditional western bed).

Thank you for the video and you're calm demeanor it's very nice to listen to you you're very soothing and clear. A little freaked out about dust mites being on the floor. Do you know about this? Also, how do you know what kind of thickness to get?

This could be the solution we need for my 2 girls sharing a room. Thanks for the idea!

Looks great! I want to do the same if only hubby would agree. Do you have a specific washable cover for the futon?

Wow this looks SO fun!! I am all for getting a bed that helps with pain and sleeping! I think it looks so lovely too!! If I did not have to have my bedroom be my office as well I would prob try this ! LOL

Thanks for this insightful video. I’m super keen to try this especially in the kids room. We live in a small 2 bedroom granny flat and having the extra space would be such a perk. The only thing that concerns me is if a roach crawls on my in my sleep…. But then again, roaches can climb up beds too haha. (Not that we have a lot of roaches in our house, but it’s Sydney so they are common here).

I love the idea about sleeping in futons on the floor. When I was a toddler I used to fall out from the bed, this don't happen anymore but having more space to sleep is so wonderful. If my bed is on the wall side, I'll always hurt myself. I think after moving out I will definitely buy a futon probably 2mx2m and later one extra 2mx1m for guest. If placed togehter I could have 2m for myself and my partner 1m. I like the idea of having more space while sleeping since I like to roll around in the bed.

It looks lovely...I had a futon in my younger years but it had a low wooden base...now I am too fat and old to get up off the floor..lol..I thought the price you paid was very good.. Glad your siatica has resolved/improved. Who cares what anyone else says or does...what works for you is your choice

I couldn't do it because of health problems I wouldn't always be able to get up. Your room looks so nice and spacious.

How do you keep it fresh in winter when its raining and you cant air it out ?

Look up “the burrito method” to getting duvets into their covers - I’ll bet that will work for you for getting your futon cover onto your futon, and the process will be much easier and quicker :)

Are u still on futon ? which one did u buy ? I'm looking into it.

Ahhh I was trying to work out how to get rid of our bed but I couldn't think of a good alternative. We have thought maybe just a mattress on the floor but this is way better! We bed share with toddlers and for day naps I would love to be able to feed her in bed and let her just nap there without having to worry about falling out of bed. This would be excellent for that! I could get rid of the cot too! Also, can you get king size? We are in NZ. 💖😊

Great channel. Just subscribed. May I ask if no shoes is part of minimalism or just for comfort. Because I go without shoes most of the time

Hey Sarah! Do you know if this is a good idea in a city with high humidity? I live in SF which is 80% humidity year round.

I know you have lots of comments on this video, so if you don’t get to mine, I am not offended :) We are pregnant with baby number 3, I have always put the baby/ toddler’s mattresses on the floor. That way I can lay next to them and nurse and then just slip away back to my bed without having to try and lay them down. I am intrigued by the futon mattress because it is thin, and would be easier for a baby to get on and off of. I haven’t found a local place that I can go lay on a futon mattress and feel it, so my question is: do you feel like it is breathable enough for it to be safe for a baby? In the US our mattresses have springs in them, so there is lots of airflow in the mattress. Do you feel like a futon mattress would be a suffocation hazard for a baby?

I just got one of these 😁 have chronic pain and get vertigo regularly. I am hoping this floor sleeping helps ❤

Looks like a cool bed

It would be a great option for my guests as I currently use a mattress for them but wonder if the futon would be more comfortable. I take it cotton filled ones are more comfortable than other types?

I love how the room looks with the wide open empty space. My only worry would be bugs being able to get to me easier. Has that been an issue?

I love the idea of a floor bed, we even kept our mattress on the floor for a while. But where I live we have brown recluse spiders and they love hiding in things on the floor so for now we're sticking with a traditional bed.

Is that a 3” or 5” futon? Thank you.

I love the aesthetic of Japanese bedrooms. I would consider it, but I don't think my hubby is down with that. I wonder if your hips hurt when you lie on your side because it goes through the mattress to the hard floor?

Yeah I tried it but I got way too hot. Cotton conducts heat.

We have dust/dust mite/dust mite dung allergies so being down on the floor with these 3 things won't work for our family. I guess the Japense don't have carpet which may help.

I can 100% see the appeal - particularly for kids' rooms. But... I think I'm too old and fat for floor sleeping. lol Love ya work! x Mel

I think it looks great. Not for me, but I love it for you.

What I would be worried is the weight to pick it up to air it out. I am not allowed to pickup more than 10 pounds or 5 if repeating.

Is it more comfortable that way?

We used one of these for awhile and so did our kids. I wish I could go back to one but my husband didn’t really care for it. Maybe my kids would though 🤔

The nice lamps... where from ?

I hope your health is doing well. You have lost a lot of weight. I love your channel.

How was it getting your husband on board? Also, does it get compressed a lot, does it keep it’s loft?

Why is it so expensive though :(

How has Caleb found the chnage? Do you think you guys will move house in the near future? 🤔

Having just a night light would look so much better

Doesn’t it hurt a back? And I’m mid 40’s I think it would be hard to get up off the ground. Haha

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We slept on a shikibuton for a while. The problem is that here in Canada in the winter, the floor and lower portion of the room is cold. Unless you have in-floor heating. We have forced air, gas heat, so the heat rises in the room and the bottom couple of feet are too cold for me. Good luck with your sleeping adventure! Do you get very many floor crawling insects?

Are you still sleeping on the same futon ? are u happy with it ?

30 seconds!

Couldn't you just put a fitted sheet over the mattress cover?

I don’t think this is for me, but kudos to you for trying something new 👍 How does your husband like it? And who cares what people think?! Unless they’re paying your bills, they have no say in how you live your life 🤪

Forget the bed frames I'm putting my mattress on the floor

More Yoga please 🤣