Speaking of mattresses...

6 years ago

What is a good mid priced brand? The last mattress I bought for myself was great at first. Bought it online through Wayfair but it is dipping and don't want to go that route again. I did love that it came rolled up in the mail and came with a frame that was easy to put together. This time I just might go local and have it delivered. I need a double this time. I'm hosting 2 exchange students next school year and need to bring my son's old double bed into the house. All I have is the frame rails and headboard. (Will be moving the one single bed into the bigger room so that the kids can share that room when my son comes for visits he will be able to use the double bed.) Anyway, I have no clue what brands are good and I don't want to spend a lot but don't want to get something dirt cheap and uncomfortable.

Oh, by-the way, remember my kitchen remodel post? I got my tentative quote back from the cabinetmaker: $11,094 for all cabinets, including island and a tall set of cabinets (pantry-like), with a built in seating bench. This doesn't include taking out all the old cabinets or new countertops. The only problem is the pictures he sent don't have a lot of drawers I asked about or the upper lighted cabinets on the very top, so will have to ask about that. I am thinking of having them do my closet later this year. I want built in drawers and shelving in my small walk in closet so I can get rid of my dresser and the towel cabinet that is taking up room in my bedroom now. I'll be able to see how the work goes too before taking on a bigger project with the kitchen.

Featured Answer

OutsidePlaying

6 years ago

Look at Zenhaven online. They are latex and get really good reviews.

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (22)

morz8 - Washington Coast
6 years ago
I don't buy mattresses frequently, but still do it the old fashioned way. I go into a store, lay down, roll around on one ;0) Then, check reviews. The last one I bought for a guest room felt good to me and I haven't had complaints about it - not used often. Mid range price, and it was either SpringAir or Sealy, I'd have to unmake the bed to know for sure now.

I don't think it's something I'd order online. Delivery and set up was free and they offered to pick up any reasonable condition and clean used mattress to give to the displaced women's shelter. There may have been a take-away fee otherwise? Mine went for free, I always keep a mattress pad and box spring cover on beds. They may no longer be all that comfortable, but they do look clean ;0)
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
I have a mattress guy, he has them custom made. I want no memory foam at all. I want a layer of latex. I want individually wrapped and tied springs for no movement when any one moves on the bed. I want it zoned for more support in certain areas. I want a very strong bumper all around the edge of the bed for support. If I sit on the edge of the bed it will not collapse or drop down at all. That is extremely important to me. I learned a lot about mattress construction from the guy I buy from. It was a very worthwhile investment of my time to learn this. I highly recommend doing the research and learn about the construction methods. A mattress that comes rolled up in a box is not going to have long lasting support and shape. Laying on mattress options is a much better way to assess your needs.
Related Discussions
Do you speak Texan???
Q
Comments (9)
Thanks Linda and Tally, great stuff for big laughs! Do any of y'all know who I mean by Mattress Mac? I have never in my life heard anyone with a Texas accent who talked so fast. I can't hear that fast! A couple of the professors in Waco and Dallas on north to Wichita Falls, I've heard talk something like that, but never close to Mac's speed. My favorite Texas talker is a grand white lady I know up north in the Piney Woods. I don't want to say exactly where because if I do, every professional photographer is gonna go to her directly and offer her lots of money for her help. She's more pro than they could ever be, I guarantee! Since the days of Polaroids - heckfire, maybe since the days of Tin Type! - she's never been one to get smiles by exhorting: "Say Cheese!" She always got right to business and still today, 90 something years old, lines up with us for family photos and gets a smile on every face, every time, with a perfectly timed alternative: "All right now, ever-body...saaaay f#%@!"
...See More
Watching Bernake speak about housing
Q
Comments (63)
Here are some of the greedy, stupid and irresponsible investors in the Madoff fund, and Madoff was a past chairman of the board of directors of the Nasdaq Stock Market as well as a member of the board of governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers and a member of numerous committees of the organization, according to his firm's Web site. That said, I am still waiting for the rants and raves from those who still want to believe that this economic tsunami was all about "stupid, greedy, irresponsible" mortgage borrowers. (foot tapping) Notice how all of these wealthy, highly educated folks did not understand they were being scammed. Where is the outrage on THEIR lack of due diligence. Hmmmm? "...New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon, GMAC LLC Chairman J. Ezra Merkin and former Philadelphia Eagles owner Norman Braman were among the dozens of seemingly sophisticated investors who placed money on what could prove to be history's largest financial scam. Giant French bank BNP Paribas, Tokyo-based Nomura Holdings Inc. and Neue Privat Bank in Zurich are also exposed, according to people familiar with the matter. And at least three funds of hedge funds -- which raise money from investors and farm it out to hedge funds -- may have significant losses. Fairfield Greenwich Group and Tremont Capital Management of New York placed hundreds of millions of their investors' dollars into funds overseen by Mr. Madoff. On Friday, Maxam Capital Management LLC reported a combined loss of $280 million on funds they had invested with Mr. Madoff. "I'm wiped out," said Sandra Manzke, Maxam's founder and chairman. The Darien, Conn., fund of hedge funds will have to close as a result of the losses, she said..... .....The alleged fraud has "swept up some of the most prominent and wealthy Americans, along with many people who thought they were embarking on a comfortable retirement and have now been left destitute," says Brad Friedman, a lawyer at Milberg LLP, which with Seeger Weiss LLP represents more than 30 investors with losses they believe could total more than $1 billion...... .....Details emerged Friday of how Mr. Madoff ran the alleged scam, fostering a veneer of exclusivity and creating an A-list of investors that became his most powerful marketing tool. From New York and Florida to Minnesota and Texas, the money manager became an insider's choice among well-heeled investors seeking steady returns. By hiring unofficial agents, tapping into elite country clubs and creating "invitation only" policies for investors, he recruited a steady stream of new clients. During golf-course and cocktail-party banter, Mr. Madoff's name frequently surfaced as a money manager who could consistently deliver high returns. Older, Jewish investors called Mr. Madoff " 'the Jewish bond,' " says Ken Phillips, head of a Boulder, Colo., investment firm. "It paid 8% to 12%, every year, no matter what." As his reputation grew, Mr. Madoff gained the trust of prominent businessmen, including ex-Eagles owner Mr. Braman, who owns a chain of Florida auto dealers. A voicemail message left with Mr. Braman's office was not immediately returned. Mets owner Mr. Wilpon, who also owns real-estate investor Sterling Equities, often raved about Mr. Madoff's investment prowess and invested tens of millions of dollars of both his own money and the team's with his company, say financiers who have worked with him. Mr. Madoff handled investments for the Judy & Fred Wilpon Family Foundation, which distributed about $1 million a year in 2005 and 2006 to charities, according to its most recent federal tax returns..... .....Mr. Merkin, the chairman of former General Motors Corp. financing arm GMAC, is also a money manager at Ascot Partners LLC in New York. Ascot, which had $1.8 billion under management as of Sept. 30, had substantially all of its assets invested with Mr. Madoff, according to a letter to Mr. Merkin sent to clients Thursday night. Mr. Merkin said as one of the largest investors in Ascot, he believed he had personally "suffered major losses from this catastrophe." Mr. Merkin could not be reached for comment. Mr. Madoff tapped social networks in Dallas, Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis. In Minnesota, he attracted investors from Hillcrest Golf Club of St. Paul and Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins, investors say. One of them estimated that investors from the two clubs may have invested more than $100 million combined. One of the largest clusters of Madoff investors was in Florida, where losses could be substantial. Mr. Madoff relied on a network of friends, family and business colleagues to attract investors. According to investors and agents, some of these agents were paid commissions for harvesting investors. Others had separate, lucrative business relationships with Mr. Madoff. "If you were eating lunch at the club or golfing, everyone was always talking about how Madoff was making them all this money," one investor says. "Everyone wanted to sign up." Jeff Fischer, a top divorce attorney in Palm Beach, says many of his clients were also Mr. Madoff's clients. "Every big divorce that came through my office had portfolio positions with Madoff," he says. Two of his investors said that among his clients, Mr. Madoff was considered a money-management legend; they would joke that if Mr. Madoff was a fraud, he'd take down half the world with him.... ...Richard Spring, a Boca Raton resident and former securities analyst, says he had about $11 million -- or 95% of his net worth -- invested with Mr. Madoff. "That's how much I believed in him," Mr. Spring said.
...See More
Speaking of demons....
Q
Comments (9)
Thank you, again everyone. An afternoon of fresh air and picking up an early b-day pressie for DH perked my mood up. And coming home after just breathing has helped. Your continued support means the world to me. I am trying to be a better person. I can't right every wrong but I can make my actions now be more positive. Besides, if I don't treat her with respect, how could I ever ask for it back? LOL to all of you. Thank you for holding my hand. Peggy Oh yea, on the other challenge, after the emails I told DH I really felt like a beer so it was time to go do something. I got a wee bit upset letting it get to me like that so the walk did me good in that aspect and admitting to DH how I felt was another step forward.
...See More
Help design gurus. What to do? Bedroom Too bland? French Country?
Q
Comments (9)
I'll start with a disclaimer that I'm not a guru there. with this out of the way, I'd say that your moodboard seems great to me, and your plans sound nice as well. Seeing the room itself though-or at least the rough plan-would be really helpful. Dark antique nightstands-I haven't seen them(again, maybe you can attach a photo?), but if you already have them-I'd try to make them part of the overall design, before trying newer furniture, even though OKL is a good site, generally speaking. Your mattress should be very good and you should try it in a store before buying. The frame..I guess one can get lucky with online (and I was, couple times), but the mattress is different. But you might already have the one you use and love. Upholstered pieces like armchair and bench..do you own them already, or you plan to buy them online? These, should be comfortable, and can be hit or miss, because chairs are very personal, if one can say so. Depends on one's height etc-what's great for one person isn't great at all for another. If you still decide to risk it-check a shop's return policy really well..try it right when they deliver, more upscale shops will allow you to return on the spot(or so I heard. lol). Which is of course much easier than to schedule them once again etc. Check also whether they charge restocking fees. Make sure all your dimensions are known, measure everything. With rugs, pay attention not only to colors and patterns, but whether they serve your needs. Low traffic, high traffic? Make sure they're the type that doesn't move much-you don't want tripping hazard in your bedroom, and make sure you buy a good rug pad as well. Your painting is beautiful, and if you have physical space to put it in your bedroom, and would rather enjoy it on your bedroom-I don't see any reason why not. I for one can have strong albeit illogical opinions about where art X or art Y should go, and I stick to them. If my feelings will change down the road-well then I'll act accordingly. (of course one's family sometimes dictates things. Say I have a beloved portrait of a clown, and my daughter expressed very strong desire to never see it in living areas because it freaks her out. I find him being very kind clown, but oh well. I have him next to my bed, all the better for me)) No, one doesn't decorate around the painting, not really, but one can get deeply inspired by it)) It's amazing what simple reframing of whatever we try to say, can do. Especially with your subdued, warmer colors-I don't see any need for you to make particular efforts to decorate around the painting. The painting will do just fine, as I see it. It's great enough to hold its own. Just decide where you want it-more personal space, more public space..maybe you decide you want it be the one and only painting in the room. maybe you decide it'll do fine with companions..look at it as if it was alive(and it is to some degree, to you)..consult it:) Play with it a bit..put it here, there..lean it on the floor first in different places, if you're not deadly sure where it goes. Soon you'll feel where it wants to be and where you want it to be. The dialogue should be between you and your painting, first of all. She speaks to you(she speaks to me too)-she won't stay silent:) It will be just fine. As for the exact placement-again, here we could be more useful if we knew dimensions of your space or see photos of it. But from sheer dimensions of it, narrow wall might be too narrow. Again, we don't know what's narrow. Maybe narrow is wide enough. But it needs not to feel squished. Congratulations on what sounds like a very exciting journey!
...See More
Kathsgrdn
Original Author
6 years ago
Laying on a mattress in a store doesn't work. It may be comfortable in the store but what about 3 or 6 months later? Reason I asked about brands.
gadgets
6 years ago
What was important to me was to get a mattress that was flippable. Not one that only has padding, etc, on ONE side.
Kathsgrdn thanked gadgets
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
ok but how does ordering one online that comes rolled up in a box help you know about 3 or 6 months later? Actually trying it personally will tell you how it is right now and if you have a problem they are local for trouble shooting. Have you considered going to the mattress makers and having custom made for you ? It is no more expensive, in fact for me it was cheaper and I have a great quality mattress and if I find I need something adjusted they will take it in and do adjustments. Many people don't know that option is available. But it is,

I have been buying from the mattress makers for years and in different states. Often time they are the same manufacturer that is making the name brand mattresses. One run goes through with the name brand tag the next goes through with the mattress makers tag. But you pay half the price for the tag.
ldstarr
6 years ago
We have a Leesa mattress that is 6 years old and as good as the day we got it. It comes compressed in a box and expands when you "let it out" of the packaging. Both my DH and I used to wake up with sore/stiff backs, but not since we bought this. It is somewhat warmer to sleep on that a conventional mattress.
Kathsgrdn thanked ldstarr
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
https://www.thesleepjudge.com/roundup/best-firm-mattress-reviews/

might be helpful
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
This cut away shows the wrapped and tied coils inside plus the 3inch encased edge support, that is extremely important so you can sit on the side and it will not collapse and will aid in keeping the mattress from sagging. I have a layer of latex as the plush foam, NOmemory foam. and mine has a bamboo fabric top. It breathes beautifully. You can have a soft top but with core firm support. That equals a mattress that supports you firmly but is not like a board when you lay on it.
Kathsgrdn thanked ravencajun Zone 8b TX
Elmer J Fudd
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Did you notice that the SleepJudge site linked to above is a site that gets a commission if you click-through to buy the products they recommend?

That hardly makes for objective assessments. Just for a start, their "recommendations" wouldn't include any products that don't pay them a click-through commission.
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
6 years ago
I ordered a Saatva mattress for my daughter. She absolutely loves it, but she had been in the rainforest for 6 month before, so who knows, a piece of plywood might have done it :) They had great reviews though and from my just trying it out for a few minutes it was very comfortable. They delivered it for free and did take the old mattress with them.
Kathsgrdn thanked Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
Michael
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
A mattress for us isn't the mattress for you. The best way to
select a mattress for purchase is through education about materials and
construction. Then a trial period (laying on a mattress) while being
observed by someone who knows how to fit you to a mattress of your own. Ask them what they know about mattresses. What do they know about sleep? Qualify them before going beyond looking.

The second most important component is the pillow. Without the proper pillow, a "perfect" mattress won't work for you. It won't be the soft squishy pillow at WalMart for $6.99.

Ignore online reviews unless your body is built exactly like those reviewers and sleep in the same position.

As for affiliate commissions, those have been in practice for many years
and are disclosed by many review sites like CNET, PCMAG,Digital Trends,
Techradar, etc. Those affiliate commissions help support their testing
facilities.

If you decide on a product and you don't want the reviewer to receive a fee, buy elsewhere.
raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
6 years ago
If you were buying for yourself, you should have some idea what you need in a mattress. For example, I know that memory foam (I've never tried latex) or a too cushy pillow top will have me waking up in pain. If this mattress will primarily be used by your son, ask him if he has a preference.

I have a Serta brand model that I got at Macy's Furniture clearance store about 10 years ago. It wasn't one of the rock bottom models, but one of their less expensive ones. I need a rather firm, stable mattress and I looked at Macy's website, where it listed the coil count for each model of mattress. I looked for the models that had the highest count for my price range. It is still comfortable to me.

I previously had a Sealy that was comfortable (seriously, I would go to bed and sigh in contentment) far beyond the currently recommended life span -- but I doubt that any of the mattresses that would be in the comparable price tier are built with the same quality now.

The last time I bought, I also found that going to the mattress department and lying on the various mattresses (for 10-15 minutes at a time) was indeed very helpful. I was able to rule some out immediately since I could tell that they were too soft, or not supportive enough in the right places. I found 2 that seemed good - but one did stand out as just right, and that is the one I still have.
Kathsgrdn
Original Author
6 years ago
The mattress will be for other people, not me.
Elmer J Fudd
6 years ago
"As for affiliate commissions, those have been in practice for many years
and are disclosed by many review sites like CNET, PCMAG,Digital Trends,
Techradar, etc. Those affiliate commissions help support their testing
facilities."

michael, I hope you can see the difference between sites that exist ONLY for click through commissions and those that have something more to offer and more integrity. The sites you cite have been around a long time (decades for some), existed long before commissions were paid, and have far more content than just reviews. And also REVIEW PRODUCTS NOT SOLD ONLINE FOR WHICH THEY CAN'T BE COMPENSATED.

The mattress "review" site linked above? No Sealy? No Beautyrest? No brands sold in Macy' or mattress stores? Integrity? Sure, it would like like this: "Here are the best firm mattresses we get paid to recommend". Don't look for that anytime soon.
Michael
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
The mattress "review" site linked above? No Sealy? No Beautyrest? No brands sold in Macy' or mattress stores?

Elmer, informed, educated buyers don't purchase Sealy, Serta, Simmons, Beautyrest, Macy', etc. They buy custom mattresses.
Elmer J Fudd
6 years ago
Oh, so it's for high brows only? I never realized what an uneducated slob I am.
fran1523
6 years ago
I highly recommend Satva Mattress Company You can order on line in soft, medium or firm. I have the medium which is just about right. All organic cotton material and very reasonably priced.
Kathsgrdn thanked fran1523
Sherry8aNorthAL
6 years ago
My favorite mattress is a Sealy that I bought at Big Lots for $99. I love it and sleep on it every night. It is a firm coil mattress with a soft top. (Not a pillow top.)
Kathsgrdn thanked Sherry8aNorthAL
two25acres
6 years ago
We need a "bickering" forum so that your nit picking can be done elsewhere. Really.
Sherry8aNorthAL
6 years ago
There is a selection for "I just don't like it" in the flagging that removes it from your view, but doesn't really flag it as spam or abusive. It is great for those posts that you really don't care to see over and over and over until you barf.

Speaking of mattresses...

OutsidePlaying

Comments (22)

morz8 - Washington Coast

ravencajun Zone 8b TX

Related Discussions

Kathsgrdn
Original Author

gadgets

ravencajun Zone 8b TX

ldstarr

ravencajun Zone 8b TX

ravencajun Zone 8b TX

ravencajun Zone 8b TX

Elmer J Fudd

Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)

Michael

raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio

Kathsgrdn
Original Author

Elmer J Fudd

Michael

Elmer J Fudd

fran1523

Sherry8aNorthAL

two25acres

Sherry8aNorthAL

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

Speaking of mattresses...

Comments (22)

Related Discussions

KathsgrdnOriginal Author

KathsgrdnOriginal Author

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

Kathsgrdn
Original Author

Kathsgrdn
Original Author