September 29, 2020

A New Mattress! (So Exciting, I Know)

I'm going to keep this super short because I'd like to spend some time replying to email tonight. I hate that I let myself get so far behind! I love reading emails from readers, but I take forever to reply--and I apologize for that!--so I'm going to take the time to reply to some tonight.

There is no photo for this post, so I'll just post a picture of the new mattress Jerry and I got! We've had the same mattress (a Tempurpedic--the original, when they had the commercial of someone jumping on the bed with a glass of wine in the corner! Haha) for about 15 years. Lately, since Jerry and I have been so achey and sore, we've decided that it's our mattress and not the fact that we're getting old ;)

This is our new Saatva mattress...


Holy smokes, I had NO IDEA just how difficult it would be to buy a new mattress! Jerry was into it more than I was. We were looking at mattresses online, and some of them were $4500! I said that there are people all over the world who sleep on the ground, so we can certainly sleep on a 15-year old mattress... but I eventually agreed, we should get a new one. 

We decided on a hybrid mattress, after lots of "research" online. A hybrid mattress has a memory foam layer on top with an innerspring layer below. We chose one that was 14.5 inches, and compared to our 10-inch Tempurpedic, I had no idea just how tall this was going to be! Hahaha. (Our previous mattress went up to the bottom of the headboard I made.)

I have to say, the new mattress is AH-MAZING. As soon as it was delivered, Jerry and I laid on it and were thrilled. I love how it forms to my body, and Jerry loves how "bouncy" it is *eyeroll*. I am actually excited to go to bed tonight! ;) 


I even bought a new set of my beloved Brooklinen sheets for the new mattress. (I wrote not too long ago about buying some linen sheets from them, and sadly, I ended up returning them. As comfy as they were, they were just not pet-friendly--the kittens' nails snagged them like crazy. So I ended up returning them.)

We've had their Luxe Sateen sheets for a long time, and I LOVE THEM, but this time, I bought their Classic Percale. Jerry and I have been SO HOT while we sleep, even though the thermostat is ridiculously low, and the Percale sheets feel so cool against your skin (I had some pillow cases in the Classic Percale).

(Here is a link for the Brooklinen sheets--if you use it, you and I each get $25 off! Please use it :) I always want more sheets!)


I got the sheets a week ago or so, but I hadn't even opened the box until today (knowing the mattress would be delivered today). I threw the sheets in the washer and when the mattress was delivered, I made up the bed. I am thrilled with the mattress and with the sheets! I will report later, after I've slept on them, but I'm glad that Jerry talked me into getting the new mattress.


I really cannot believe how much of a difference the extra four inches of mattress makes, but I do like having a higher bed. 

Anyways, I'm going to write some emails now and then go sleep on my new sheets/mattress :) 

9 comments:

  1. Katie Is that price only for the mattress? I am looking into buying a new one and am used to the mattress and box spring combo when buying, which we put on top of a steel frame. (The cheapo kind we got for 50.00 like 20 years ago!) But I am confused if the price is only for a mattress or if it comes with a box spring?. I don't understand what they mean by foundation.

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    1. We bought only the mattress, and it was $1200. I have a platform bed that I bought on Amazon (which was relatively cheap, but I really like it!). The mattress can sit right on the platform, so you don't need a box spring. I've discovered that's how most mattresses are designed now! I'm not sure what the "foundation" is that the website refers to--I image something like the platform bed that I have?

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    2. Foundation is the new term for box spring!

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  2. We just got a new mattress as well right before COVID and yes it is a process! Our previous mattress was the first purchase my husband and I made together 8 years ago was and super cheap. I also got Brooklinen sheets and I love how they feel but do yours fall off at night? Maybe our mattress is shallower so the seem to slip off and it annoys the heck out of me! I hope you sleep well!

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    1. I've never had a problem with the sheets falling off! I was worried about that happening with our new, very thick mattress (the fitted sheet BARELY fits around it) but last night it stayed in place. With our previous mattress, the sheets would get a little saggy in the center because our mattress was only 10" so there was a lot of excess fabric. I know you can buy little elastic clips for fitted sheets to hold them in place--I've seen them at Walmart and places like that. Maybe try those?

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  3. we have the same mattress and it is AWESOME! - although a little hot in the summer - but so good for my back!!!

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    1. That's so good to know! I was nervous to buy one online without seeing it in a store first, but I was so tired of reading about mattresses that we finally agreed to try that one. It had a lot of good reviews.

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  4. Did you sleep well? It could help your back a bit. I changed pillow to a thinner one and started getting occasion neck pain which kept getting worse untill I got a better supporting thicker pillow again. I love my bed. The only problem is going on holiday, it never as good.

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  5. Thank you so much for the link to the sheets! We really need new ones...the corners of ours tend to split because we have such a deep mattress (14") and I'm also not thrilled with the last set we bought. So we'll be trying these out!

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