Arricca SanSone is a home and lifestyle writer. When your parents or grandparents bought a mattress, it likely came as a set with a box spring. But box springs have become far less common in the last ...

Nobody can dispute the benefits of a good night's rest on your physical, mental, and emotional health, and optimizing your sleep starts with a quality mattress. But given the cost of a high-quality ...

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There are many mattresses on the market, including some that can be shipped to you in a box far smaller than you’d believe possible for a mattress. A box spring, on the other hand, with its metal or ...

When it comes to buying a new mattress, there's a long checklist of choices to make. Aside from type, firmness rating, and size, you may be wondering whether or not you need a box spring. Before ...

Though they’re less common today than in the past, many people still use a box spring between their mattress and bed frame. Back when innerspring mattresses were the norm, box springs were used for ...

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Box springs have been a bedroom staple for decades, providing height, support, and comfort for a restful night's sleep. However, as bed technology and design trends evolve, many are questioning ...

If you've ever stayed at a rustic cabin or roadside motel, do you remember the sound the mattress made? It's somewhere between a high-pitched squeak and a creak, and it didn't take much to generate it ...