I may not be a Princess, but I want a comfortable Mattress.
Nov 10 '00
Like the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", if I am uncomfortable on a mattress, I just can't sleep well. I have found the mattress of my dreams, and it was a process of waiting, yet was worth it.
When deciding to "pitch" my waterbed because of repeated backaches, I used my OLD queen-size King Koil Chiropractic mattress. I only could use it a couple years, because part of the box springs were broken. I had bought it originally to replace a mattress I left with my ex in another town (just didn't want that one, you know how that goes). My dad, being a chiropractor, recommended a firm and chiropractic mattress. So that is how I bought the King Koil. I was very happy with it, and it was FIRM to say the least.
One year I fell down the stairs from top to bottom in my house, and hurt my back. I thought a water bed would do the trick at easing my back pain. And, I thought the warmth of the water would be great. I was right on the warmth factor. It was so cozy on a cold winter's night to climb in an already warm bed. But the backaches progressively got worse. I used that waterbed for 7 years. Finally, I had to go back to a mattress, which was the old King Koil I had stored upstairs meanwhile. It just wasn't helping my back anymore either, with a broken box spring. So I went mattress shopping.
I went everywhere, Sears, and other major furniture stores that carried various lines of mattresses. I finally decided to try out a Sterling Mattress Factory. This was a place about 25 miles from here that MADE the mattresses on site. You could order your mattress practically any way you wanted it.
I laid down on every mattress in the store's showroom. I tried them all out multiple times. Some features I liked about several of them, but I just didn't find the exact one for me. When I discussed this with the owner, he said I could add or subtract features from any model to create the mattress I wanted. Wow! How more personal could it be?
We sat down to discuss the features I liked, I showed him the mattresses and why I liked those particular ones. Together with his advice, I designed my own mattress.
Here is what I chose: #1) I wanted a queen size, since my bedroom is not huge, but I am tall and needed the length. #2) I wanted a firm mattress for my back problems, yet not a hard top. To do that I was able to get a firmness panel built in, yet with a soft pillow-like top. #3) I wanted handles so I could easily flip and turn the mattress on my own. #4) I wanted a thick mattress to accommodate the "deeper" sheets. #5) I wanted substantial innersprings for support and, #6) I wanted extra edge firmness to provide support when sitting on the edge of the bed.
All of these features were made to order and could be incorporated into any mattress I wanted. I could have gotten the most luxurious covering, and the fluffiest pillow top they made, but I didn't feel I had to go for the "looks" of the brocade fabric. This has a very pretty soft brocade, that would be pretty enough to leave uncovered, but who does?
The owner showed me a mattress in progress of being made. I was impressed to see the inside, with the "stuffing" and springs and firmness panels. He actually sews the fabric on when finished, himself. He uses an edging machine to put the piping on.
It took about three weeks to get my finished mattress. I had him take away my tired and broken King Koil set. I could hardly wait to try out my new mattress set. It has given me three years of wonderful sleep. I am very pleased with the workmanship in this product.
If you are anywhere near a mattress "factory" that is owned by a family type business, try it out. I do not know if you would get the same service at all, but it was my answer to creating the mattress for me.
This was called "Sterling Mattress Factory". It was not that expensive really for the quality I received. The set was nearly $500.00. There are many mattress sets out there you would pay twice to four times as much for, without getting the personal service of creating your own.
I rarely have back pain when I wake up in the morning now. Before I got this mattress, I often was very stiff in the morning and by afternoon I would be nearly hobbling around.
When choosing YOUR mattress, you need, of course, to consider your specific needs and requirements for a mattress to make you comfortable. I was able to do exactly that with my personally created mattress design and features.
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