About Us
John Buster in the Bedworks showroom circa 1983.
In 1975 John Buster, an ex-US DOJ civil rights trial attorney, began making platform beds for neighbors and friends. First, in a basement in mid-Cambridge, then in a third floor loft above Mass. Ave. in Central Square. And Bedworks was born. Seven years later, Bedworks began handcrafting futon frames and futons.
If you've lived in an old house or apartment in town, you might have faced a predicament: how to squeeze a queen box spring or sleep sofa around an impossible staircase or tight doorjamb. Bedworks built the answer: modular platform beds and futon sofa beds that disassembled to always fit.
Both designs became incredibly popular with students and apartment dwellers because they were comfortable, versatile, and mobile. And Bedworks was the place in Cambridge to get them.
At the corner of Western Ave. and Green Street since 1982.
So here we are, three decades later, and Bedworks is still the place to go for platform beds and futons. Why? Because Bedworks offers furniture with lifetime warranties. And because Bedworks still offers the best value and selection of quality platform beds and futon sofa beds.
Lifetime Guarantee
Stand on it, sit on the edge, our platform bed can take it!
We guarantee our platform beds, made by us, for as long as you own them. Try finding that at any other store. Bedworks' woodworkers build our solid platform beds in our own woodshop. We offer them in 4 different species of hardwoods: Black Cherry [Prunus serotina], Red Oak [Quercus rubra], Hard Maple [Acer saccharum] and Bubinga [Guibourtia demeusei].
We also handcraft hardwood desks and office furniture as well as dining room table sets. All come with our lifetime guarantee as well
You'll find a lot of our Bedworks' staff sleeps on our platform beds and sofa beds. So, we won't sleep well unless you sleep well. Come vist our Cambridge showroom and woodshop to try out our lifetime warranty platform beds.
Futon Quality
A craftsman in our Central Square woodshop.
Twenty-five years ago in the United States, only Bedworks, New Moon and Shinera made and sold futons and futon frames. Now dozens of mattress companies make futon mattresses, while American, European and Indonesian woodworkers build futon frames. The futon sofa bed's world-wide popularity allows us to provide much greater quality and comfort than ever before!
We select the most comfortable futons and the strongest futon frames - from unfinished to the most luxurious and every style in between - to bring you great value and comfort at fair prices.
Our 34 years of handcraft experience is what makes Bedworks unique. We're a master furniture maker that ensures our customers take home great beds at reasonable prices -- even if we don't make them ourselves. We always insist the beds we offer meet your expectations for comfort, quality and value.
Visit our Central Square Workshop/Showroom. Browse through our broad selection. Ask lots of questions. We'll give you straight answers. You'll find the right solution for you. Guaranteed.
- The Olsens, Dorchester, MA