It seems like everyone, at one point or another in their lives, has owned a futon bed. Oddly enough, not that many people are aware that futon is a Japanese term, and refers to an item very similar to the one we know in western cultures. In Japan, a futon is a mattress and quilt [...]
Shopping for a guest bed requires some research and some foresight, maybe more so than for the bed that you sleep in each night. That is because, and this may come as a surprise, people tend to have guest beds for twice as long as they do the beds they sleep in each night. It’s [...]
Now, this review is only about fifteen years great, but it’s never too late to talk about a good shopping experience. Especially in the arena of mattress shopping, which is sort of notorious for the opposite. When I lived in the bay area in the 90s, I was just out of college, and shopping to [...]
For as long as I can remember, wooden bed frames have been the most popular type of this item by a wide margin. I have no doubt that this is still the case. However, in recent years, metal beds have become increasingly popular for a number of reasons. The first, and probably most important of [...]
If there is one thing I remember about my bedroom growing up, it is the bed I slept in each and every night. I had a single bed, of course, with a foam rubber mattress. But underneath was a large drawer that pulled out and featured another, equally uncomfortable mattress. But it was very cool. [...]