Tips for Eliminating Bed Bugs
This year a number of hotel guests have had to deal with unwanted roommates with bedbugs lurking between mattress fibers and nipping at heels and ankles. It’s enough to deal with this inconvenience while away, but the last thing you want to do is bring any home as souvenirs! Once bedbugs get into your home, they can be a pain to completely eliminate, therefore it’s important to take thorough measures in cleaning your house so it remains pest-free. As with getting rid of lice, bedbug hunting will require planning and timely execution, so if you need help remember these...
Read MoreHow Long Should Mattresses Last?
The purchase of a new mattress is important in that you likely intend to keep what you buy for a number of years. Some people consider a mattress furniture rather than a component of bedroom furniture, and as such it represents a serious investment. Depending on what you get, you could spend anywhere from five hundred to over a thousand dollars on where you sleep at night, so not only do you want to get it right the first time, you want your mattress to last! So, how long should a mattress stay on your bed? Search the Internet for answers, and you will discover that answers range from five to...
Read MoreFinding the Right Mattress Can Make All the Difference
Thanks to the growth of social media, we probably have learned more about our friends and family in one week than we have in our entire lives. Every mundane feeling and announcement is relayed in short status updates, and inevitably somebody will comment on the lousy night of sleep he endured. The upside to social media is that you have the immediate opportunity to suggest that maybe his nighttime habits – which can contribute to sleep deprivation – are not the whole problem. You can recommend a change of mattress, because the right mattress can make all the difference...
Read MoreKnow Your Latex Mattress and Its Components
You really have to watch labels these days. Seems with everything you eat and buy, there is a label attached that is supposed to disclose all ingredients and/or cautions. If you are in the market for a new mattress and want to try something organic, you naturally want to make sure what you are buying is authentic. For anything to be known as organic – whether it’s food or housewares – the products must go through a strict evaluation. If you aren’t familiar with the process when it comes to buying bedding, here are some things you should know about what ...
Read MoreTips for a Good Night’s Sleep
There’s nothing worse than waking up and feeling like you want to go back to bed. You look longingly at your latex mattress and know that’s where you want to be. Where you need to be. Because you didn’t get enough sleep. As you settle back down on your latex mattress and snuggle under the covers, consider this: one-third of Americans do not sleep the recommended seven to nine hours every night, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. Even if you have the most comfortable latex mattress that conforms to your body, you may be sabotaging your sleep...
Read MoreThe Difference in Organic Cotton On Bedding
As you shop for new bedding – be it a mattress or pillows, sheets and toppers – you’ll find an array of different materials used to help create your sleeping environment. Cotton is especially a popular material as it is easily grown and harvested, and because cotton is a prime resource in the United States people may be more inclined to buy products made of it. Check labels, and you’ll find some products made of organic cotton. Some may suspect, though, that the organic label is slapped on just about everything to convince people to buy the products. Others...
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