Buying a mattress for most customers is like buying a car. There are so many options, customers always want to get the best deal, customers always feel like they are getting ripped off… In fact most customers put off mattress shopping until the mattress is finally dead.
Here, I am focusing more on children’s mattresses but you can hopefully use some of this info when shopping for your own mattress.
Mattresses should really be purchased with the end user in mind. Whether it is a child or an adult, the weight, body type, shape, preference in softness should all be considered. For example, in Europe, most childrens mattresses are either 12cm or 16cm. This is fairly thin compared to US standards but this is really all you need. You can see a picture of one of these European mattresses below. The mattress below is a mattress from Flexa, a company from Denmark.
Flexa Latex Mattress
The Flexa latex mattress shown above was a 12cm mattress with a zippered cover. This company is no longer in the USA but they made some excellent mattresses for children. The advantage of using a thinner mattress is that when used on a bunk bed or loft bed, you get maximum guard rail spacing for safety. Plus, children really do not need anything thicker for proper support and comfort. These mattresses in my opinion are great up to about 125lbs. More than 125lbs, the mattress will begin to bottom out and the person will feel the the wooden support slats underneath.
Although Flexa is no longer in the USA, there is a new company called Maxtrix that is making thinner mattresses for children using high quality materials. Please see photo below.
Maxtrix Latex Mattress Core view (without organic cotton cover)
The Maxtrix latex mattress above is the actual core material that goes inside their mattress. Maxtrix uses an organic cotton cover over these cores. You can see the full selection of Maxtrix mattresses at: www.MaxtrixOnline.com/Mattresses_c_20.html.
by JP on December 10, 2010
I added this as a separate post since I didn’t want to put too many pictures on the Berg Bunk Bed and Loft Bed post.
Some of the features that make Berg furniture great is:
- Laminate construction makes it easy to clean and very durable
- Metal roller glides on all drawers
- Deep drawers to hold more stuff
- One of the best hinges on their doors
- Small details like the slip proof tape on the stairs
Berg Stairs - Slip proof tape on the steps
All of these features make Berg one of the most unique beds available on the market. Now, I know a lot of customers object to presswood or MDF as it is more commonly called but what a lot of people don’t realize is that MDF is eco-friendly. The reason why is that instead of just burning off or discarding the wood waste from the saw mills, the powdered wood is used to make [click to continue…]
I really like Berg furniture. Berg is one of the last manufacturers that actually manufacture here in the USA. Their products are made in Southern New Jersey. Berg has been around for a long time now and their product range has expanded quite a bit over the years.
Shown below is the Berg Play and Study Loft Bed. This unique loft bed offers a desk, drawers on either side of the desk, shelf, and a bonus storage area with two doors behind the desk shown on the second picture. Also, it features the Berg stairs instead of a ladder which makes this bed really safe for children. This is a twin size loft bed.
The Play and Study is one of the most popular twin loft beds but Berg also [click to continue…]
We all have to admit that we would have loved to have a bed like this when we were growing up. I remember when having a nice headboard on a metal frame was WOW back then but theses days, there are so many more options for children’s furniture.
You can get car beds, princess coach beds, plastic beds, doll house beds and so forth. The choice these days is endless.
Now, even with so many fun beds out there in the market place, traditional furniture still makes up the bulk of kids furniture sales. Almost all of us look at these beds and say, no way I’m getting something like that and spending my money on something that they are only going to use for a little while.
That’s why I really like Maxtrix furniture that is pictured above. You can have the fun, exciting bed with a slide and tent and curtains and when the child gets older, you can convert it to a more practical bed. [click to continue…]
The case for the Dollhouse Loft Bed.
This bed is all over the internet and a lot of vendors sell this item but I wanted to put in my two cents about this bed. When customers see this bed online, they all say wow and they fall in love with it and place orders for it without really looking at the bed. Unfortunately a lot of local dealers do not carry this company and do not stock this item so it is a hard bed to find at the local furniture store. Where I worked, 
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