Shopping for a new mattress for your sleigh bed is a big decision, but it can be a lot of fun when you are well-informed and prepared to make your purchase. For better sleep, and ultimately better living, find the right sleigh bed mattress for you!
Prepare for your mattress shopping experience with the following sleigh bed mattress buying tips.
Sleigh Bed Mattress Size
Before buying your sleigh bed, you will want to decide how large you want the mattress to be. You will want to find one that allows you enough room to move around. If you are sleeping with another person, remember that a full-size sleigh bed only leaves each of you the sleeping space that is available in a baby's crib! A queen sleigh bed mattress is the most popular size, but if you have the room, a king size mattress for your sleigh bed will provide both you and another person plenty of space.
Mattress Firmness
The mattress material will affect its rigidity or softness. For example, the pillow top mattress, currently one of the most popular trends in mattresses, includes an extra layer of soft cushioning.
The ideal density of a mattress is, for the most part, a matter of personal preference. As long as the mattress has adequate support, the ideal level of firmness is what makes you comfortable. The new soft mattresses have very good support. The inner coils or other support features are what provide the support, not the level of softness or rigidity.
To Turn or Not to Turn?
Although it may be tempting to buy a dual-sided mattress for your sleigh bed and rotate it once every season, there are now many single-sided mattresses that are specially constructed to last longer on one side. It is a traditional idea to flip your mattress, but the single-sided mattress is a new and convenient way to save yourself the trouble.
Mattress Materials
The innerspring is the most popular, and probably the most reliable way, to provide adequate support in your mattress. Because there are different types of coils, you should ask a salesperson about the different types of coils within the mattresses that you are looking at.
The foam, airbed, and waterbed do not come as highly recommended as the inner coil bed because they do not provide the same support, but they all serve their purposes as well.
Personally Tested
The number one way to find the perfect sleigh bed mattress for you and the person who you sleep with is to go shopping. (Bring your partner, if that is the case, to help you choose an appropriate mattress for both of you.) Try each mattress out while you are in the store and ask the salesperson a lot of questions. No matter which brand or what price you choose for your sleigh bed mattress, be sure to buy the best that you can afford. This will save you a lot of time, money, and sleep!
