Hi Sarah,

I think in most cases, removing buttons from the quilting on the mattress would void the warranty for major name brands. If you were to remove a button but accidentally break the stitch that holds the quilting down, your foam layers underneath may become loose and move, lump, or bunch up. Be sure you are just taking off a button and not undoing what is holding your quilting together.

If you didn't remove anything, you could try a mattress pad(2" of Fiber Fill) or something to go in between you and the buttons. Convoluted foam layers(egg crates) are fairly inexpensive too and will pad the buttons. Beyond that, just sleeping to avoid them is the no cost to you way to deal with it as well.

Sarah, the buttons ARE what is holding the quilting in place, they are not for decoration. If you pull them off, there is a thread attached to the back of the button that will come undone. Don't remove the buttons or you will lessen the life of your mattress by ruining the construction, voiding the warranty. If you want to make it feel flatter, consider adding a thin pad or topper. You can see those in my store at www.NestBedding.com

i asked the same question and bought a good memory foam mattress topper but this still sunk in where the buttons are

The buttons on my Expensive tufted mattress are leaving marks on my back. I’ve had the mattress for about 6 years. A topper may not help as the other poster mentioned

Poor Sarah! Buy a mattress topper? For a futon? It sort of defeats the whole purpose of why you got a futon in the first place, doesn't it? I mean, you got it to save space, right? And a big, thick matress topper, which is what you would need because those buttons are brutal, would never fold into your futon. Also, you still would not have solved the problem of the craters around the buttons. If you really, really hate your guests, make them sleep on a futon! I have company in from out-of-town, and I would hate myself if I made her sleep on that miserable thing in there. It is not good hospitality, that's for sure, having a good nights sleep while your friend is suffering and getting up sore, tired, and cranky. What to do with these freaking buttons? I'm pulling them off, that's it. Worst case scenario is I'll ruin the darn thing. As far as I'm concerned it was already "ruined" the day I bought it because nobody can sleep on it. At least there is a slight chance it could be tolerable after I "customize" it! So long, torturous buttons! Cheerio!