We’ve all heard the advice to not watch TV before bed, avoid scrolling through Facebook and pick up a book instead—especially if you’re having trouble sleeping. As a literature graduate, it’s always been a habit for me to reach for the paperback instead of my mobile phone when I’m tucked up in bed at night, … Read more
You’re supposed to feel comfortable in bed and you shouldn’t have to worry about your new frame or mattress not being able to support your weight. But do beds or mattresses have a weight limit? What can you do if you exceed the recommended weight limit for a bed or mattress? And what types of … Read more
Finding the perfect pillow is so important to your sleep wellness and can be even more difficult than choosing a bed. The purpose of a pillow is to raise your head slightly, so your neck and spine are aligned, keeping your airways open. So, how many pillows should you be sleeping with? One pillow is … Read more
Sometimes the most complicated part of buying a bed is working out what size you have. Just to make things even more tricky, beds are sized differently depending on where you are in the world and a king size means something different in every country. If you do have a frame in a European or … Read more
The last thing you want when you hit the hay is to be sliding across the middle of the bedroom as if the feet of your bed have been replaced with ice skates. This can be a big problem for those who have wooden floors, particularly if your bed is on wheels. So, what can … Read more
So, you’ve gone and got yourself a Tempur mattress, but now you want some sheets that are cut from the same cloth. If you’re finding your sheets itchy, you’re waking up drenched in sweat or they’re slipping off the bed in the middle of the night, then you might be using the wrong sheets for … Read more
If you’ve ever had to sleep on a divan bed that squeaks, you’ll know how maddening it is. You lie there motionless, in case the noise happens again, and you can lose countless hours of sleep because of it. And it can be downright embarrassing if it happens during other (ahem) night-time activities… When the … Read more
Nothing quite beats the feeling of going to sleep in a bed that has freshly laundered sheets. But is this feeling of pure bliss marred because your sheets are always creased? Or worse still, do you find it uncomfortable or just downright annoying to lie directly on a sheet with a crease? The good news … Read more
Buying a mattress is not the kind of thing you do every day. Many people don’t buy a new mattress until they move out of their family home, whilst others are passed down second-hand mattresses for years until they finally decide they can no longer put up with waking up with aches and pains. It’s … Read more
There are lots of reasons you might end up with a nasty stain on your memory foam mattress. Perhaps you’ve spilt coffee on it while having breakfast in bed; maybe your puppy had an ‘accident’ on it; or your kids jumped all over it with their muddy shoes on. But cleaning a memory foam mattress … Read more