When your parents or grandparents bought a mattress, it likely came as a set with a box spring. But box springs have become far less common in the last two decades. With the innovations in mattresses ...

Once upon a time you couldn't purchase a mattress without a box spring. Today, box springs are all but obsolete, reserved ...

You're probably familiar with a box spring, the simple wood frame with springs that acts as a support base under older mattresses. It's not a highly technical piece of equipment like a smart bed (or a ...

We thought we were buying a brand-new bed, but somehow we ended up purchasing The Matterhorn. After months of careful shopping and trying out a wide range of mattress sets at various stores, my ...

Buying a new mattress can be difficult enough as it is, but the prospect of purchasing a bed-in-a-box online—often sight unseen—can make it a more daunting prospect. On the other hand, spending an ...

We tried Real Sleep by Real Simple, a new mattress in a box, to see if it could really replace a spring mattress Maria Mercedes Lara is the Senior Director of Digital Content Operations for PEOPLE.

I’ve used this mattress with and without a box spring, and I’ve felt supported night after night. Its firm feel is highly appreciated since I know that mattresses-in-a-box can get a bad rap for being ...

Let’s get something out of the way — if you have a bedbug infestation, a mattress cover is not going to get rid of it. Anti-bedbug mattress encasements are a protective measure. Ideally, you’ll place ...