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Splitting Headboards on a Super King Size bed: for a zip and link mattress

Hi Julio, Many thanks for your comment on headboards suitable for zip and link beds. Zip and links mattresses are becoming increasingly popular as they offer the sleeper far more benefits. Such as a reduction in transferences (movement from other sleepers next to them), easier monthly turning and less… Read More

Cheapest mattress make and type?

Hi Brenda, Thanks for getting in touch enquiring about mattress types. You’ve certainly come to the right place. We have spent the past 15 years exposing all the mattress tricks of the trade to help buyers save themselves money and choose better quality mattresses. Your caravan/trailer… Read More

Simba mattress uncomfortable as can’t move easily in the night with its foam?

Hi Helena, Sorry to hear you’re struggling so much at night with your recent mattress purchases online with Simba and your ultra firm mattress. No one wants to be buying a new mattress every few years and it sounds like you’ve jumped from one extreme to the other with… Read More

Brooke & Wilde Elite Mattress too soft & showing issues of sagging already

Hi Andrew, Thanks for getting in touch and we’re sorry to hear you’re struggling with your Brooke & Wilde Hybrid foam boxed one-sided mattress. We get this complaint a lot about all the boxed foam one-sided mattresses. Let’s take a look beneath the covers to see what’s inside this… Read More

Do bed frames & solid based change the feel of mattresses?

Hi Sandra, Many thanks for your question about bed frames and mattresses. A solid top bedframe or platform top divan will firm up the feel of any mattress. But it is only marginal. It’s not going to take the comfort of a medium feel… Read More

Pocket Spring Height Explained: What height/length should mattress springs be?

Hi Ira, Thanks for your question on pocket springs, its a really good one. There is a lot of marketing spin placed on mattress spring units. In fact, many retailers and mattress makers use the spring count to market and provide a point of difference between the thousands of… Read More

Brook & Wilde Elite Mattress too soft and showing issues already

Hi Andrew, Thanks for getting in touch and we’re sorry to hear you’re struggling with your Brooke & Wilde Hybrid foam boxed one-sided mattress. We get this complaint a lot about all the boxed foam one-sided mattresses. Let’s take a look beneath the covers to see what’s inside this… Read More

Do John Ryan make Headboard for mattress bases?

Hi Margaret, Thanks for your comment about headboards for mattress bases. Yes we do make headboards for our range of hand made divan bases and bedframes here at John Ryan By Design. They come in a variety of fabric choices depending on your style or preference. We offer… Read More

Multi tension mattresses for sleepers of different weights?

Morning Maxi, Thanks for getting in touch about split tension and zip and link mattresses. You’re right to seek advice as many people who are buying a new mattress choose, by mistake or misadvice, the wrong spring tension. Spring tensions are based purely on your bodyweights whereas comfort… Read More

Which mattress is the coolest to avoid memory foams heat?

Hi Ravi, Many thanks for your question about the coolest mattress types and fibres. It’s a really good one we get asked a lot! You’re right to point out that memory foam and associated gel foam mattresses, like many of the boxed rolled mattresses, are incredibly heat retentive. Most… Read More