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 ...

Once upon a time you couldn't purchase a mattress without a box spring. Today, box springs are all but obsolete, reserved only for a small niche of users. But if you’re of a certain age you might be ...

Our expert staff answers frequently asked questions in their areas of expertise and defines common terms so you can be a smarter shopper. Read more here. If you’re a millennial or older, you likely ...

A huge donation of mattresses facilitated by the Davis Love Foundation and RSM Classic is a blessing for Operation Bed Spread, but it’s also put a little pressure on the ...

Which platform bed frames are best? Once upon a time, you had to have both a bed frame and a box spring to sit underneath your mattress, but platform bed frames cut out the need for a box spring. This ...

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 ...

Take a minute to think about how many years you’ve had your current mattress. Now multiply that number by 480, the average number of minutes people need to sleep per night. Can you really afford to ...

Buying a bed used to be a whole adventure: visiting stores, testing out dozens of mattresses, and bouncing on them in public ...