| Looking for a mattress? | | | | The standard sizes of mattresses are: |
| It is the most time consuming thing to purchase. | | | | TWIN: 39 wide, 75 long |
| There are many available in the market but which | | | | TWIN EXTRA LONG: 38 wide; 80 long |
| one is the best for you and your family? | | | | DOUBLE/FULL: 54 wide, 75 long |
| Here in this article given are few tips that you should | | | | QUEEN: 60 wide, 80 long |
| know before buying the mattress. When you take | | | | KING: 76 wide, 80 long |
| into consideration these seven factors you sure will | | | | CALIFORNIA KING: 72 wide, 84 long. |
| have a long-lasting and a comfortable mattress with | | | | 3) Test. Test. Test |
| you. | | | | Well, seeing is to believe, lie down on some |
| 1) Decide on a budget | | | | mattresses around different stores and see how you |
| When you visit the markets the prices are very high | | | | feel. |
| these days. You have to allocate a budget for your | | | | 4) Don t be too worried about words like, firm, extra |
| mattress buying. There are many mattresses of | | | | firm, etc |
| different qualities and materials used in them differ in | | | | Manufactures tend to exhibit their mattresses in |
| quality. That is the reason of the pricing difference in | | | | every way they can, so see for yourself test them |
| the mattress. But you have to look for the best in | | | | and not believe them, you might ask a friend or a |
| the market. | | | | family member before buying one. |
| So to get the best quality you have to spend a bit | | | | 5) Warranty |
| more for the comfort of you and your family. | | | | This is the most important thing to consider. If you |
| 2) Decide the size of the mattress you are going to | | | | get a mattress with a 25 years of warranty, |
| buy | | | | that’s just great even more better if there is a |
| There are many designs of mattresses available | | | | life time guarantee. |
| today with different coloring and designs on them. | | | | 6) Get familiar with the following terms: |
| But the size maters, it depends on the size you | | | | “Innerspring” these are the most common |
| choose, the quality and price both depend on the size | | | | ones. It is made up of steel coils layered in cushions. |
| of the mattress. | | | | “Box spring” (also called the foundation).has |
| What I recommend to you is to choose a large size | | | | an old box spring on which the mattress is put. |
| mattress if you have room to fit it in. think of it like | | | | 7) Make your own choices, see what you have. |
| this, you roll over sometime during the night and fall | | | | There are many other options than spring or box |
| down, how does that go? | | | | spring mattresses such as foam mattress, airbeds, |
| That’s why I myself use large, king-size | | | | futons and waterbeds. |
| mattresses. | | | | |