mattress

Spaldin's Soy Beds

Filed under: Decor, Green

If you live in the NYC area, as I do, you are bombarded with radio and TV ads for Sleepy's, "the mattress professionals." Their never-ending self-promotion and "one-day sales" (until the next one, tomorrow) get on my last nerve. So why am I mentioning them? Because when I walked past a Sleepy's store last week I saw an ad in the window for the Spaldin Soy Bed. A soy bed? Really? I was intrigued.

Turns out that Spaldin, a Spanish company, makes its soy mattresses in four types: Aircell-Soy, Biocell-Soy, Sensitex-Soy, and Memory-Soy. All are made from biodegradable materials that are cultivated without pesticides and processed without harmful chemicals. Read more here.

Quality rest and environmental peace of mind are not inexpensive, however. While prices are not listed on the Spaldin site, this page at, ahem, Sleepy's, gives an idea of the price range of Spaldin beds. Original prices run from $1,400 - $5,000. As of this writing, Sleepy's has all four models on sale. Alas, green costs now but saves the planet for later.

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Select Foam Grandis Mattress

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

The Select Foam Grandis mattress is not the most expensive mattress we have seen but it does have some luxury features including a suede and a cashmere-wool blend cover. The Grandis is created from plush memory foam and talalay latex foam. The channel quilted, Cashmere pillow top of the Grandis is three inches thick and has two layers of memory foam. It sells for $2199 to $3899 depending on size.

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Mattress-less Bed Promises Pricey Snore Relief

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

If you are living with a snorer the best solution may just be a bed with no mattress. The Ammique body suspension system does away with the traditional mattress using a suspension system of thousands of small capsules to support you instead. The system provides a bed free of allergens and is said to be the cleanest bed in the world.

The bed sells for around $30,000 but if you are interested in trying it out there are two hotels, The Bath Priory Hotel and the Cotswold House Hotel, that have Ammique suites so you can spend a night or two before committing.

[via The Daily Record]

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Gucci Dog Mattress

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Pets

There are almost too many ways to pamper a pet these days, but while not everyone will want a wig or a little outfit for their pooch, some standards remain. A comfortable pet bed is always on a pet owner's must-have list. Gucci's Dog Mattress has a simple design, but bears the distinctive Gucci logo fabric for an all-over print. Available in Black and Beige, the mattress has a removable, washable inside cushion. Gucci's website says that the mattress is only offered in medium (28" x 19"), though based on the fact that they clearly show two sizes in the picture, perhaps they'll be expanding the size availability soon. Price: $380.