We're starting the New Year off right by catching up on our rest. Below are our 10 favorite mattresses; we'd love to hear your preferences, too (let us know in the comments section). Above: "The tomboy in me has always envied couples who are so similar in size that they can share clothes," Christine says. "It makes bed sharing easier too. As my husband is significantly taller and somewhat denser than I am, we have always disagreed about how firm a bed should be. The memory foam Tempurpedic means we can share our bed even if we can't share our clothes. For added comfort, we put a feather topper on top our mattress. Some claim it's the most comfortable bed they have ever slept in (just ask Julie)." Photo by Kristin Perers via Christine's House: Small Living in London. Above: Alexa's resolution this year is to outfit her bed entirely with organic fire-retardant-free bedding. To start, she's been admiring Swedish company Carpe Diem's Exclusive Top Mattress, filled with purely natural materials (soft cotton on the summer side and New Zealand wool on the winter side).
The line is Nordic Ecolabel approved; for more, visit Carpe Diem Beds. Above: Other than Christine's mattress, Julie has been admiring the Bliss Supreme Triple Layer Natural Latex Mattress made from a mix of natural latex from the Brazilian rubber tree and organically farmed wool from Sonoma County. Made in the USA, the mattress is $3,295 and the wood foundation is $395 from Earthsake. Above: Michelle likes the Sonno Prima Medium Mattress, a combination of visco-elastic memory foam and a CoolMax ventilating fabric. Available in firm and medium, free of metal coils, and $1,700 for a queen size from Design Within Reach. Above: Sarah says, "I profess to loving a hard mattress, but if I had to buy a new one, I would get a king size version of the ones I bought my children several years ago. Made by a small company in Nebraska, the eco Meadow Mattress from Land and Sky is made from layered latex with a wool cover and is supremely comfortable." Contact Land and Sky for pricing and availability.
Photograph via Maillard Ville Manor. Above: Janet's favorite mattress is handmade by 112-year-old San Francisco company McRoskey. Available in Classic, Basic, and McRoskey by Design. Above: Justine says, "When my ship comes in I long to sleep like the Swedish royal family on a Hastens Bed. I used to go to their showroom at ABC Carpet and Home just to take a little rest. Lying on these handmade mattresses was like getting a massage. Above: Meredith likes the Aireloom Luxe Top Mattress. Made from natural components (Talalaly latex, Reflex luxury bio-foams, Oeko-tex certified organic cotton, bamboo-derived viscose rayon, sustainable forest lumber), the mattress is built with pressure-relieving construction. Visit Aireloom for dealership locations. In addition to the Aireloom mattress, Meredith likes LinenSpa's Memory Foam Mattress as a budget option for $269 from Amazon. Above: Izabella, our resident Scandinavian, loves a Duxiana Bed. "My parents sleep on these in Sweden, and when I visit home I make sure to jump in bed with my mom to gosa (cuddle).
My parents love their mattress." Above: Francesca sleuthed mattresses from European Sleep Works for all her bedding needs; they're made in the US and are chemical free, with prices ranging from $1,150 to $2,770. Read more at Bedroom: European Sleep Works. N.B.: For more lists like this one see 163 of our 10 Easy Pieces posts in our archive. Top to bottom, side to side and head to toe: We reinvented how a mattress should provide for the firmness and comfort of each sleeper... yet remain adjustable. The milk of the rubber tree has natural qualities that make for the ideal sleep surface. 100% Natural Latex provides the best comfort and support for your individual sleep. And real latex foam rubber does not break down like the regular materials used in mattresses today (polyurethane, memory foam and who-knows-what super-secret material promoted like the snake-oil of yesteryear;) FloBeds Natural Latex: Good for you... good for the whole world! FloBeds All-Natural Latex Mattress
The FloBed Latex Mattress Cover: Made with organic cotton EuroKnit quilted to 1" Comfort Layer: 2" Talalay latex convoluted for pressure relief, comfort and air flow. vZone Layer: 3" Talalay zones to provide targeted shoulder and hip pressure relief. In cotton sleeve with zippers for ease in adjusting zone firmness. Core Layer: 3" Talalay latex Soft, Medium, Firm, X-Firm or SuperFirm. Each sleeper gets a Just Right firmness. Euro Slat Foundation: Contouring bent beech slats from Europe to provide both give and rotation, responding to the shifting planes of your body. 100 Day Money Back Guarantee - Satisfaction Guaranteed If your body is not completley happy with your FloBed latex mattress, we will refund your purchase price. You only pay shipping. Goldilocks Guarantee - Make Sure Your Mattress is always Just Right Change your firmness anytime for the 20 life of your new mattress. Only $75 for the first five years.
Life happens... make sure your mattress can change with you! Look far and wide... you won't find a company that takes care of its customers sleep needs better than FloBeds. Ask around... it's our claim to fame, after makig the best latex mattress possible. (That, and building the best nights sleep you ever dreamt of:). And we will be here when you need us. ... and a B-Corp too! Along the lines of treating customers like we would like to be treated: Last year FloBeds decided to take our company to the next corporate level, joining other companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. Back in the 1990s, we were shipping common carrier. We worked hard to make it possible to ship our latex mattress and quality foundation via UPS by 1998. And we never lost sight of the importance of having the right support for each person. We knew that people of different age, weight, height and sleeping positions deserve a mattress that is built for them.