Selecting your Hästens is an experience in itself Climate & Clean Energy Notes from the Panther Lounge What's off-gassing in your bedroom? Off-gassing in the bedroom is not cool. Does your mattress contain eco-friendlier ingredients? (Credit: kobiz7 via Flickr) February is "Bedroom Month" where I dish on all things bedroom-y! Week 3: Birth control Week 4: Clothing storage Fart jokes aside (for now), nighttime gas in the bedroom is not cool. Especially volatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing from polyurethane foam! Avoid nightmares about VOCs, fire retardants, antibacterial protection (some made with nanosilver particles) and stain-resistant finishes. Conventional mattresses tackle these with chemical treatments and toxic compounds, but wool naturally repels dust mites and natural latex foam is fire-resistant. Remember s — synthetic chemicals added as fire retardants? They're not produced in Canada, but imported by manufacturers and in consumer products (e.g., televisions, furniture and carpets).
Subscribe to the Queen of Green digest Mattresses made in Canada generally do not contain these flame retardants, but it's always good to ask. Also avoid additives used to repel stains and water. Although natural fibres are better — wool, organic cotton, hemp and natural rubber — you'll need a separate savings account. Petroleum-based contents are what make regular mattresses affordable (i.e., cheap). Note: Natural rubber is natural latex but latex/rubber can also be synthetic! Short on (wallet) green? Choose a mattress protector made from wool or organic cotton to create a barrier between you and that polyurethane foam mattress! And prioritize a natural crib mattress for babies (see a few options below). Some eco-friendlier mattresses (claims and products not tested, ranked or rated): Essentia (made in Montreal) with natural rubber or latex and a 20-year warranty! Majestic Sit & Sleep made in Canada from 100 per cent certified organic Dunlop latex (with three per cent unnatural binding agent), wool and organic cotton.
Obasan made from natural rubber, organic wool and organic cotton — and can be customized. Organic Lifestyle uses wool, natural rubber (made in Canada) and innerspring with organic cotton (from the USA). Shepherd's Dream made from wool. What are your reviews of natural options? Comment on this blog to win pajamas for your little one from My Little Green Shop (draw date March 10th, 2014)! Lindsay Coulter, a fellow Queen of GreenWorking with the best natural non-toxic materials we customize each of our mattress models to meet your unique sleeping needs. We are a small team that manufactures, sells and delivers our Black Sheep mattresses. This fact allows us to offer competitive manufacturer direct pricing and provide personalized customer care.We work together with each and every one of our customers to design the best possible sleeping experience! Our mattresses can be made softer or firmer, cooler or warmer, and even split profile when your partners needs differ.
To complement your Black Sheep mattress we offer wool and latex mattress toppers, wool protectors, foundations, bases and a wide range of natural latex pillows.Our workshop and showroom is based in Calgary, Alberta and we ship across Canada. We're a different kind of mattress companyAt Black Sheep Mattress we believe there is a different, and better, way to make and sell mattresses than the industry norm. Our flock thinks everyone deserves to wake refreshed on a healthy mattress designed for their body and sleeping style. Each of our custom mattresses are handcrafted using the best natural materials available to meet each of our clients’ unique sleeping needs. We're passionate about quality workmanship, sustainability and providing the best sleep on a healthy mattress. We value hard work, investing in the local Calgary community and building something we're proud to put our name on. Each Black Sheep mattress is individually designed and hand crafted with the customer’s specific needs in mind.
Here’s what we do:We listen to and understand your sleeping style, body type and other unique needs. From there, we create the best combination of natural materials and build a bed you’re going to love.We wouldn’t let anything out of our door we wouldn’t sleep on ourselves. For this reason, each mattress is handcrafted with only the best natural materials available. Black Sheep will personally deliver your new mattress anywhere in Calgary. We’ll even walk it up your 20 flights of stairs. It’s what we do. And your old mattress we can take to be recycled. Unless you’d rather keep it. We also ship out mattresses across Canada! If you live outside of the Calgary area, we work closely with our shipping partners to ensure your custom mattress makes its way to your door without any hassle.Each mattress has a 10 year warranty*. Plus, because we have our hands in every aspect of the business, from sales to delivery, we can ensure your mattress and service are up to our Black Sheep standards.
We are a small team of four people and each of us truly care about the quality of our work. We guarantee our work.*Under normal sleeping and mattress wear conditions. (No big sheep jumping on the bed)We have a background in environmental studies and care deeply about sustainability and personal health. At Black Sheep we believe that everyone should be able to sleep on a healthy mattress that is absolutely free of harmful chemicals and off-gassing materials. Our cotton, wool and other sustainable materials are sourced carefully. We ensure that our natural materials are of the highest standard before considering using them in a Black Sheep Mattress. Our wool is from west coast mills which source and process wool with the highest regard for the environment as well as your health.We use only 100% natural Talalay latex that comes from the sap of a rubber tree, not the synthetic kind found in your kitchen gloves. The latex helps support every contour of your body in a way that is difficult to recreate using only cotton or wool.
SpringsWe source the very best springs based on a Bonnell design, first used in the high society horse drawn carriages of the early 19th century. Their modified hourglass shape provides more resistance to the areas of your body that need it most. The result is a sleep experience in which every area feels equally supported. All of our springs are durable and of the highest quality. We are proud of our customer reviews and work hard every day to build the best mattresses and provide service to match. Our Black Sheep flock is a small team of four people who care deeply about what we make and how we make it. At Black Sheep, we are the first to admit that we are not error free, but when a mistake is made, we work doubly hard to recover. It's our ingrained commitment to quality that has translated into our near perfect reviews online. We invite you to explore our Google and HomeStar reviews. "From the moment we began working with Black Sheep Mattress, we've had a phenomenal experience."