Anonymous wrote:We are thinking about moving from a queen to a king-size bed. I have several questions:
1. DH does a lot of moving around/tossing and turning at night. Could we buy two XL twin mattresses rather than a king, given that the measurements work out to be the same? I would love to be on a different surface, yet sleep together.
2. If we buy a platform-type bed (from e.g. World Market), and use two twins, then do we need a box spring? And if we do need a box spring, then would we buy a king box spring for the two twins?
3. Where do people shop for mattresses nowadays? Is casper.com a good source? Costco?
4. Is there someplace like DCUM where people congregate to talk about mattresses?
Thanks!
1. If you spend more, you can get a mattress that doesn't transfer motion. We have a Serta I Series that is great for this and had a Stearns and Foster before. Mattresses with this feature are around twice as much as those without-plan on spending around $2k or more.
2. You do not need a box spring for a platform bed. King box springs are typically split, so two XL twins anyhow, otherwise you'll never get them into your bedroom.
3. Go to a mattress store so you can test them out. They all price match, so find the store you like best and the price you like best and tell them how much you want to pay. I know some say Costco has good prices, but I've never seen the beds set up there, so not sure how you test them out.
4. I don't know this one.
5. Not that you asked, but switching to King is magical. We upgraded not too long ago and I LOVE it.