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Advice: Origins Comfort or Origins Pocket 1500

Hello Mrs Pinch,   Thank you for your enquiry.   With your particular body weight, we would suggest that a medium spring tension/feel mattress is most appropriate for you. Both the Origins Comfort 1000 and the Origins Pocket 1500 have a standard medium tension… Read More

Joining single beds / Zip link

Hi John Thank you for your question. What you are looking for are zip link mattresses and bases. These are the mattresses that have a zip down the middle to zip together and make one larger mattress, or split to make two smaller mattresses. The… Read More

Measures

Hi Rui,   Thank you for your enquiry.   The platform topped base in the picture is 14 inches (38cm) deep, including 2 inches (5cm) for the feet.   If you did not require drawers, the bases can be made in 2 inch increments from… Read More

Which is firmest mattress topper?

Hi Lisa, Thank you for your enquiry. Mattress toppers are used primarily to provide an extra comfort layer, to soften the feel of a mattress and cannot be used to firm one up. If you need to make your current mattress feel firmer, we would suggest placing some board on… Read More

Mattress advice for two different weight sleepers

Hi Geoff, Thank you for your enquiry. The Sealy Brisbane you refer to is what is known as a pillow top, which would not advise buying for the reasons outlined in this link. With your particular body weights, we would suggest a split spring tension,… Read More

Big weight diff/sleeping partners (9st). Heavy one 22 st

Hi there, Thank you for your enquiry. With your particular weight differential, we would advise a split spring tension, firm for you and soft for your partner. Such mattresses are only available in our Artisan range and in a zip and link set. The mattresses in this range… Read More

Choice of three mattresses to use on solid base

Hi Sarah, Thank you for your enquiry. The Vi-Spring Wembury is made exclusively for John Lewis and the published details of construction and upholstery in terms of GSM (grams per square metre) are limited, making any direct comparison impossible. The same applies to the Hypnos product, although we do… Read More

Mattress suitability for us

Hi David, Thank you for your enquiry. The Origins Pocket Reflex 1000 is the mattress that we regularly sell to B&Bs and Guesthouse, because it is suitable for a wide range of body weights when used on an occasional basis, but may not suit for use by people of… Read More

Mattress for 4yr old with eczema, asthma and a dust mite allergy

Hi Shehla, Thank you for your enquiry. Our cot mattresses are exactly what they say they are cot mattresses and we do not make larger size constructed in the same way. We would suggest that if your son does have allergies and asthma, that whatever mattress you do buy, you… Read More

Re: your Artisan Naturals

Hello Elisabeth, The Artisan Naturals also contains a layer of polycotton comprising the other 15% of the upholstery. If using this mattress on a slatted base, we would always advocate placing some form of barrier, usually thin (3-5mm) MDF boarding over the base to provide the mattress with… Read More