Mattress foundationsDo you prefer a bed that stands higher from the floor – to make it easier to get in and out of, for example? Then a mattress base with legs (sold separately) may be your ideal option. Our mattress bases match our mattresses in color and come in a flat pack. IKEA FAMILY products & offers Mattress basesDo you prefer a bed that stands higher from the floor – to make it easier to get in and out of, for example? Our mattress bases match our mattresses in colour and come in a flat pack. FOAM & LATEX MATTRESSESIf you want your mattress to mold to the contours of your body and give you personalized support, then foam and latex are for you. Both materials absorb movement, so are ideal if you share the bed with a fidgety sleeper. Plus, these soft, flexible, resilient mattresses are long lasting because they can be turned regularly. All our foam and latex mattresses come with stretchable, knitted ticking on top that boosts point-elasticity, relieving stress on your hips, shoulders and neck.
Try it for 365 days. Enjoy it for 25 years We’re sure you’ll love your new mattress. But just in case, you have 365 days to exchange it and try another. Once you’ve found the perfect one for you, we provide a 25 year limited warranty. Learn more about our 'Love it or exchange it' policy. Learn more about the 25-year limited warranty Foam & latex mattresses Slatted bed basesCombine our slatted bed bases with your spring, memory foam or latex mattress and a bed frame. It extends the lifetime and comfort of your mattress by absorbing most of the stress and weight on your bed. With some bases you can adjust the slats for firmness. We even have a base with adjustable foot and head sections, so that you can get comfy when sitting up in bed, for example. Ikea Slatted Bed Bases: Have You Upgraded? On our last quick trip to Ikea Stoughton, we were walking though the bed section and noticed a large display advertising a variety of bed slat bases. We've bought a couple Ikea beds in our life and always got the basic $20 Sultan Lade pine slats and never thought twice about it — having no idea there were other, higher quality options.
We've wanted to get a new mattress for a while, seeing as ours is a hand- me- down and a little too small, but we can't swing it financially right now since a new mattress also means purchasing a new bed, new sheets, you get the picture... We're wondering if upgrading our bed slats may be a smart alternative to get more comfort from our mattress, akin to upgrading the suspension on a car... Some of the bed slats were marked as new but many aren't, so we were wondering how long they have had them and how many of you out there have splurged on Ikea's higher quality slats. The range is from $50 to about $120 for the basic models and about 16 to 39 slats with multiple comfort zones and adjustable areas. They are made from laminated beech and seem to have more active support than the simple pine slats. Is this marketing or can you really feel the difference? We are definitely going to carve out some time on our next trip to Ikea to test them and see if it may be a cheap upgrade that will give us a better night's sleep.
It's hard to tell the difference online and our search of the greater internet returned no additional information outside people with broken slat issues which we've never had a problem with. So anyone with experience, can you feel the difference and is it worth it to upgrade?Thanks for the a2a. My experience is with the Malm storage bed:MALM Storage bed, white And I do love it! This bed is great for readily accessible storage of off season clothing, suitcase, Emergency Go Bag, etc. Not difficult to open.The recommendation is to use only certain mattresses with it however I suspect it has to do with weight and turning axis when opening. I chose one of the recommended IKEA mattresses in medium firm and use a memory foam topper. My guess would be that a very heavy 18″ mattress plus humans could prove too heavy for slats, causing failure.My IKEA mattress has fit USA sheets and dust mite cover exactly so I've found no discrepancy there.Also, to your point: I did use my very good condition regular mattress on the bed before giving it away due to weight.
(Excessive stuff and excessive weight in belongings is unattractive anymore.)BestWhere our store is located, we've got an Ikea nearby so, we've seen a lot of situations with their beds. You would have to judge based on how far apart the slats are from each other as, they've got a lot of different variations. If the slats are three inches or less apart from one another, you don't need a box spring. If they exceed that amount, you'll need to get one. I'm not sure where you are but we sell queen box springs (separately) for $105. It won't be a big expense. You can even do a bunkie board which is a 2 inch thick version of a box spring. Sidenote: Be sure that you have a STANDARD size bed from Ikea. I've seen some weird European sizes that they use so that you HAVE to buy your mattress from them. As far as I know, Ikea sells a full range of mattresses of every quality and every price, and they do not give any kind of warning regarding the use of which on their beds (apart some generic recommendations) - so I suppose there would be no problem to put another kind of mattress at their place.
And I am pretty sure that not every Ikea-branded mattress is built with a box spring.So, if the mattress is sufficiently padded and sturdy, it shouldn’t give you any kind of problem. If you are still in doubt, there is a trick that people used in old times (when the bedframes were old and not supportive enough): buy a sheet of real wood (that is, flexible enough), and put it between the slats and the mattress.The Base Foam Layer The base foam is a critical part of your memory foam mattress. No matter how luxurious the memory foam top layer, cutting corners on the base layer will produce an unsupportive and uncomfortable bed. There are a huge variety of foam base layers you could use. Most manufacturers use polyurethane foam in the base layer, so this discussion is limited to that product. I would be interested to hear from people who have used other foams, especially latex. Be careful of exceptionally good deals – the foam could be low density, or a cheaper layered construction.
We’re looking for one giant chunk of foam. If there is a foam supplier in your area, this is usually your best option. This was discussed extensively in differences between memory foam, so I’ll keep it short here. Typically, high end memory foam beds will use 2.2 lb/cf polyurethane open-cell foam as the base layer. Luckily enough, this is one of the most common foams used for basic foam mattresses! So, all we need to do is buy a foam mattress which meets or exceeds these specifications. Look for a minimum of 2.2 lb/cf, and a firmness rating of at least “medium”. This is the major load bearing part of the bed. The memory foam distributes the pressure evenly, but the base layer distributes the load to the bedframe. Without a quality base layer, the mattress will sink and sag – no good! I used a Sultan Fangebo foam mattress from IKEA. This mattress is a solid chunk of 3.5 lb/cf foam, and is found to be medium to firm by most reviewers. There’s just one problem – IKEA appears to have discontinued this model.