Design & Home | Here’s How You Can Get the Same High-End Mattresses Hotels Have One way to pick the right mattress: Figure out what kind you were sleeping on at a hotel where you had a particularly restful night. Here’s what guests sleep on at five local luxury hotels. The Fairmont Stearns & Foster Plush Luxury Pillowtop for Fairmont Gold guests has layers of “SuperSoft Flawless” foam. Others sleep on the Fairmont Posturepedic Luxury Plush Pillowtop. Made with GelTouch foam that absorbs body heat. Guests choose from three toppers ranging from firm to plush. Call 202-342-0444 to purchase; $1,649 to $2,249 (including a topper). Kimpton Bed by Sealy. The no-flip mattress used in all Kimpton properties has layers of insulation and keeps you from noticing when your partner moves. Simmons Beautyrest Eminence Recharge Plush. Mandarin’s mattresses have built-in ventilation to keep you cool. W Plush Top and W Pillow Top. The plush top gives firmer support, while the W touts the pillow top as akin to “sleeping on a cloud.”
This article appears in the March 2016 issue of Washingtonian. More from Design & Home Your Splurge and Save Guide to Decorating Your Nursery Check Out This Gorgeous Transformation of a Dusty Attic Room 5 DC Staircases That Are Just Begging to Be in Your Instagram Feed See the Holiday Decorations That Are Crushing It in DC A Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Art The Surprising Material You May See More of in DC Architecture This Guy Built His Own Backyard Art Gallery Out of a Shipping Container These Perfectly Styled Bar Carts Will Make Your Guests Jealous Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Spotted at Rasika West End March 2017: 50 Great Places to Work Restaurant Hangs “You Need A Boyfriend” Sign Amid Feud With Neighbors The Three Best Open Houses This Weekend: March 4-5 DC Lobbyist Will Hire Actors to Reenact Seth Rich’s MurderA saggy mattress that sinks in various spots isn’t just an indicator that your mattress is old or in need of repair.
A sinking mattress also means that you’re in for a world of discomfort, back pain and backaches, and sleep problems. To be clear, the best option is to replace a mattress that sags with a new one. However, if you don't want to buy a brand new mattress on the sole basis of a little sagging on your otherwise usable one, you can repair it instead. Even though traditional mattresses require more complex repair than something like an air mattress, which you can buy repair kits for, there are still ways you can check your current mattress and make small fixes to breathe some life back in to it. When tackling issues that may cause a mattress to sag, check for the following situations under your mattress. In many cases, adding a new piece or simply replacing an old piece can fix sunken in mattresses. If the mattress set you have includes box springs, check them. Many times, if the box springs are worn out, replacing them will fix the sag in the top mattress. Buying replacement box springs is less expensive than buying a whole mattress set.
Measure the mattress and cut a sheet of ½ inch thick plywood the same size. You may have to use two pieces, depending on the size of the mattress. Place the plywood between the box spring and the mattress, assuming you have a box spring. Check the slats in the frame under the box springs. Replace them if they are warped. Add one or two more for extra support, especially where the sag is. You might consider replacing 1x4s, the usual width of bed slats, with 1x6s or 1x8s to provide even more support. Put a piece of memory foam between the mattress and the box springs where the mattress dips. There is also a type of bladder, or inflatable pouch, available that pumps up like an air mattress that can be placed between the mattress and box springs where the sag is. These bladders come in different sizes for different sized beds. There are several types of mattress toppers that can help with a sagging mattress. Some are less expensive than replacing a whole mattress set.
Options include: a memory foam mattress topper, air mattresses, or down mattress toppers, which can be up to 3 inches thick. Keep in mind prices will vary depending on the thread count of the cotton, the amount of stuffing in the topper, and its size. Something else you can use above the mattress to make an impact are body pillows that are filled with down or polyester. They contour to your body and provide extra support for any sleep position. As with most things, prevention is easier than the cure. Here are some things you can do to help prevent your mattress from sagging in the first place. Unless you have a no-turn mattress, shift the mattress in three cycles on a regular basis. The first cycle entails rotating the mattress (without flipping it over) so that you swap the position of the head of the bed and the foot of the bed. The second cycle is flipping the mattress over, but don’t do any rotating this time. The third cycle is rotating the head to the foot again, but this one differs from the first cycle since this time it will be on the opposite side of the mattress.
Check both the box springs and the slats of the frame on a regular basis to make sure everything is still in good shape. The springs should have a fair amount of give but still be springy and the slats should not show signs of warping. Maintaining this strong foundation prevents sagging in the top mattress.What to expect when your new bed arrives. At first your new Sleepyhead bed may feel different from the mattress you have been sleeping on. Don’t worry, your body may take a little time to adjust to the extra comfort and support your new bed provides. The mattress may also feel slightly different to the mattress you tried in-store. This is natural as your new mattress will take several weeks to wear in, similar to how a new pair of shoes takes some time to break in. It is also natural for your new bed to develop body impressions over time as the extra comfort layers in the mattress begin to settle and contour to your body shape. This is a completely normal occurrence and helps ensure the mattress is perfectly contoured for maximum comfort.
On a pillowtop mattress approximately 35mm height adjustment is considered normal, and on a non-pillowtop mattress approximately 25mm height adjustment is considered normal. This is an indicative guide and depending on the mattress and the user greater body impressions may occur. If you are having any concern, the retailer where you purchased the bed will be able to advise whether body contouring is conforming to normal expectations. You may be asked to measure the level of contouring on your mattress. This is measured by removing all of the bedding, including mattress protectors and electric blankets, and placing a straight edge such as a broom handle across the mattress and then measuring the gap between the handle and the surface of the mattress. If the gap is less than 35mm then the mattress is contouring to your body to normal expectations. To avoid damage to the mattress or the risk of personal injury, do not attempt to rotate the mattress by yourself. To help equalise body impressions, please rotate your mattress as part of the maintenance of the product.