A futon bed is meant to be low to the ground. If you raise it up, it won't be a futon.
futons are great, u can fist urself without hurting urself if u accidentally fall =)
I have a futon bed, and it is very low to the ground. I hate it like that. I don't want to buy a new bed. Should I make a stage that is the same length and width of the futon. I set the futon on it, and put a skirt around the wood so it doesn't show. Would this work?