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In Los Angeles there is one traditional style futon business that I know of called Sleep Exquisite. They make thin cotton mats and high density foam that goes under the cotton shikibuton. To mcomplete futon they make a beautiful kakebuton that is your top comforter and for which you choose a decorative center piece of material from their swatches and then a solid border.

They also offer cleaning and restuffing of their shikis's with new cotton or their foam mat can be cleaned and restuffed with new foam. I bought my futon from them in 1983 and am still using it after getting it restuffed every 7 to 8 years or so.

Located at 11727 Gateway Blvd. (same street as Ocean Park Blvd. when it runs through Santa Monica) in West Los Angeles (310) 478 3800. They have a rudimentary web site at www.sleepexquisite.com which shows a bit of what they offer.