Some of life’s most important purchases are also some of the most difficult to make because of their infrequency. Compare buying a home to buying food. Getting enough to eat is essential to survival, but at the same time, grocery shopping is something we do almost every day. We know what we do and do not like, and when we do try something new, if it’s not tasty, it doesn’t get purchased again. Buying a house on the other ... (Read More)
Category: Mattresses
Buy Foam Confidently by Knowing the Differences in Quality
As you prepare to purchase your next comfort product or start a new DIY project, there’s a good chance you’ll have to decide what type of foam you will want to use. To the average person, there isn’t much difference between conventional foam materials. After all, three foam cubes can be placed side-by-side with the same dimensions, appearance, feel, and firmness. But even with those similarities, these blocks can each have three distinctly different levels of quality. Foam suppliers ... (Read More)
Tailor Your Pillow to Your Individual Sleep Preferences
Practically everyone has had nights when no matter how tired they were or how badly they wanted to, they could not fall asleep. Other times, we get to sleep just fine but wake up stiff and uncomfortable. Given the importance of restful sleep, both of these situations directly detract from our ability to lead enjoyable, successful lives. As we try to pinpoint the reasons we can’t sleep or wake up achey, we go through hundreds of possibilities. One potential ... (Read More)
Minimize Mattress Motion Transfer With Memory Foam
Open-cell polyurethane foam, visco-elastic memory foam in particular, has received well-deserved praise for its uses in the comfort and support industry. Bedding is one of the best uses for these materials, as people switch every day from traditional mattress materials to the custom comfort and support that foam pillows, mattresses, and mattress toppers provide. Comfort for the individual is where most attention is directed with bedding products, and it should be. Recognizing the benefits foam and memory foam can offer ... (Read More)
Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part 5: It’s Uncomfortable
The fifth and final entry in our series on identifying when it’s time to finally replace your mattress comes down to one of the most basic, but overlooked effects of a poor mattress: Discomfort. Previous posts in this series: When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part I: It’s too Old! When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part II: It’s too Hard to Move! When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part ... (Read More)
Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part 4: Allergies
The fourth entry in our five-part series aimed at helping identify when it’s time to get a new mattress is about your own personal sensitivities and how your bed may be impacting your health. Previous posts in this series: When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part I: It’s too Old! When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part II: It’s too Hard to Move! When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part ... (Read More)
Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part 3: Trust Your Eyes
The third entry in our five-part series aimed at helping you identify when it’s time to get a new mattress revolves around a good, old-fashioned eyeball test. Previous posts in this series: When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part I: It’s too Old! When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part II: It’s too Hard to Move! — Tip #3. It Looks Worn Out This tip is fairly interconnected to your ability to move ... (Read More)
Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part 2: It Won’t Move!
The second entry in our five-part series aimed at helping you identify when it’s time to get a new mattress deals with its ins and outs, but we aren’t talking about details. For the first post in this series, click here: When is it Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part I: It’s too Old! — Tip #2. It’s Difficult to Move in Bed Unless your idea of a dream bed is a free-form bean bag chair, people generally ... (Read More)
Time to Replace Your Mattress? – Part 1: It’s too Old!
With 30-plus years of experience in the foam industry, more than half of that spent manufacturing and providing high-quality bedding materials, Foam Factory knows one or two things about how to get a good night’s sleep. We know that no two people are the same, and what one person wants in a mattress may be the absolute opposite of what another wants. What’s more, as people grow and age, their comfort and sleeping preferences change as well. And just ... (Read More)
Make Two Beds Into One With Foam Bed Bridges!
As anyone who has upgraded from their first twin-sizebed to a queen or king-size bed knows, the experience of relaxing with the extra room that larger sizes provide can be a revelation. Some people don’t even realize what they’re missing out on by sleeping on their smaller mattresses. But in situations where space isn’t the factor keeping someone from getting a larger mattress, money often is. To get the comfort of a king-size mattress without the king-size cost, Foam ... (Read More)
