What To Keep in Mind When Buying a New Mattress

Are you having trouble getting a good night’s sleep? Do you wake up feeling achy and stiff? It might be time for a new mattress. Before you head for the mattress store, know that mattresses come in a variety of styles, materials, and levels of firmness. Be prepared to pick the right one for you and your body’s needs. Here’s what to keep in mind when buying a new mattress.

Ask Your Doctor

If you’re consistently having trouble sleeping, talk to your doctor or other providers about it. It might be a sign of a larger issue. On the other hand, it might also be a simple fix, say, with a new mattress. Describe your physical symptoms and sleep patterns, and your healthcare provider can suggest the specific type of mattress you’ll need. They may recommend materials such as memory foam, latex, or even an adjustable bed. Keep their recommendations in your back pocket when you start shopping!

What Sort of Material?

There’s no single mattress type, especially where inner and outer materials are concerned. You have several choices. Innerspring mattresses are the old-fashioned type equipped with metal springs for bounce and support. Latex mattresses provide even more bounciness and support and avoid the harder metallic feeling offered by springs. Memory foam adjusts and matches your shape, putting less pressure on certain spots of your body. Hybrid mattresses, as you might guess, mix up the above three materials to providing different levels of support. Air mattresses are inflatable, with fancier models adjusting the pressure levels on either side of the bed. Naturally, keep your allergies in mind when picking a material. We offer a wide selection of brands, especially Tempurpedic, that offer the mattress styles and formats mentioned above.

Measure Twice, Buy Once

Who doesn’t entertain the fantasy of buying a massive king-sized bed to leap into and sprawl over every night? Sadly, your first night’s sleep might be stymied if you can’t fit your new mattress into the bedroom. Measure your bed frame and bedroom and decide on the proper mattress size that’s big and comfortable enough but which also allows you to move freely in the bedroom. Learn the names of the various sizes—king, queen, full, and twin—and their dimensions. Incidentally, a California king mattress isn’t bigger than a king-sized one. It’s just a little bit longer.

Test Them Out

Once you decide what to keep in mind when buying a new mattress, the only way to properly pick one is to test it out. Sadly, you can’t borrow a Tempurpedic mattress overnight for a test sleep. However, you can visit our store, SuperNova Furniture, located in Houston, TX, and try out the different mattresses and other bedding materials we have available! You can only know which mattress is right for you by feeling it yourself. We offer a fine selection of Tempurpedic and other mattress brands that provide the comfort, support, firmness, and affordability you’re looking for. For more information, visit our store or contact us here.