Ok, we’ll let you in on a little semi-gross secret. Our master bedroom mattress was method way old. Hugh Hefner old. as well as it was a hand-me-down. In fact, John’s sibling graciously contributed it to us when we transferred to Richmond three years back (after decades of utilize with it herself). They state mattresses get stiffer with age as well as we can definitely vouch for that fact. Ours was as tough as a brick as well as about as comfortable as one too. however it definitely did the task over the past three years as well as we weren’t in any type of location to purchase a new one off the bat as we embarked on our extreme house makeover one space at a time. Paint, primer, other furnishings as well as accessories- even a kitchen area remodel- came first. as well as every night we retreated to bed sore as well as tired as well as woke up more achy than the night before. right here are John as well as Burger demonstrating exactly how not fun our old mattress was. look at those unfortunate faces.
But three glorious years later, the time lastly came for us to quote a wonderful we-won’t-miss-you-at-all farewell to our ancient mattress as well as welcome a new sleeping buddy into our lives. now we won’t go to bed with just anything these days, my obsession with all things eco made me yearn for a pure as well as organic mattress free of fireproofing chemicals as well as made of 100% natural materials that are just as great for the world as they are for people.
After hours of googling I discovered a fantastic bit organic mattress comparison site, which led me directly to the arms of our new bedroom companion: the organic Serenity natural Dunlop Latex Mattress By smart Rest. It was the top placed mattress as well as it was really the most inexpensive one also (other than the much lower rated as well as thinner one at the bottom of the page).
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At $1999 for a queen mattress, it’s barely a decrease in the bucket. In truth it’s pricier than every piece of furniture in the entire house. however when you believe about exactly how much time you spend on a mattress, as well as exactly how this infant is warrantied for a full 20 years, it truly breaks down to pennies a day as well as the added truth that it’s so great for the world as well as our bodies truly was a selling point for us- even if it upped the cost a bit. So after a few months of saving (we actually had a “mattress fund” in our cost savings account) our new bedmate shown up in three different boxes. as well as indeed I did that squealing as well as clapping thing that I do when I’m excited.
Possibly one of the most outstanding features of the organic Serenity Mattress is that you get to personalize the firmness. It’s made up of three three-inch layers of natural latex encased in a licensed organic cotton & wool cover so each layer came in its own box (another added reward is that it shipped from close-by Chrlottesvile, Virginia so it didn’t have to travel many miles to our door- hooray for buying “local”). Here’s one of the layers together with the organic cotton as well as wool cover:
The fun began about a week earlier when we got to personally choose each layer’s density on the internet during the ordering process (choosing between soft, medium, or firm) so we might produce the perfect personalized mattress just for us. You can even split each layer up the middle so if John liked a soft mattress as well as I liked a difficult one, we might have selected different latex densities on either side of the mattress for an individualized result. since we both like a moderately firm mattress (not brick-firm like our former one, just not as well soft since we’re back as well as belly sleepers) we chatted with one of the phone consultants as well as ended up going with one layer of “medium” complied with by a second layer of “medium” as well as a layer of “soft.” as well as needless to state when those three layers shown up in their own boxes we couldn’t wait to put whatever together. You understand we like diy jobs around here! very first we cleared out our old mattress (which we Freecycled by the way):
Then we complied with the so-simple-Burger-could-do-it directions that came in one of the boxes. very first we laid out the bottom part of the organic cotton & wool cover:
Then we took out the layer of natural latex marked “bottom, medium” as well as stuck it into the cover, wiggling it around like we were shaking out a rug up until it was centered as well as even across the bottom of the cover. even with just one 3″ layer of hole-riddled latex our bed was eons more comfortable than our old inner spring antique.
Then we put the “middle, medium” layer of latex on top of the“bottom, medium” one as well as complied with that with the “top, soft” layer, which you can see John adjusting below:
Once each layer was stacked evenly as well as aligned in the cover, it was time to bring in the top of the cover as well as zip it around all three pieces of latex to hold them in location for the long haul (20+ years according to the warranty).
John worked his method around the whole mattress, zipping as he went, as well as before we understood it we had a completely working new mattress to phone call home. as well as since each layer is 3″ thick plus there’s the quilted organic wool & cotton cover, our new mattress is a decadent 11″ thick (as opposed to our crochety old 6″ inner spring variety). Words can’t reveal exactly how much we like our 2 year anniversary present to every other (cotton’s supposed to be the 2-year anniversary theme, as well as by golly the cover is really pure organic cotton!). look exactly how great life is when you have a new mattress. You begin posing like they perform in those commercials with the wine glass on the bed:
So that’s the story of aching backs, researching, ordering, as well as assembling which resulted in sleeping like infants ever since (no more pinned featherbed required). Our actual anniversary isn’t up until July 7th however we sure are happy we saved our pennies for something that we’ll appreciate for many years (and years) to come. as well as speaking of the passage of time, look who was still hanging out on our new mattress hours after we assembled it as well as retreated to the den to watch some tube. Yup, Burger was offered from day one.
How about you guys. Are any type of of you in requirement of a new mattress or one more home essential like a couch? any type of wedding event anniversaries coming up with cotton (or something else) on the agenda? Do tell.
Psst- looking for an update on exactly how we like our mattress? inspect out this follow-up publish where we detail exactly how we feel about our huge mattress switcheroo after a great amount of use.
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