Guides
When to Replace Your Mattress (And When Not To)
The eight-year rule is a sales line. Here are the actual tests, and the cases where a topper, a new base or a different pillow fixes it for a fract...
choosingChoosing a Mattress for Side Sleepers
Side sleeping puts everything through the shoulder and the hip. What the mattress has to do about that, what firmness to aim for, and how to tell w...
choosingMemory Foam vs Pocket Sprung vs Latex vs Natural Fillings
Four ways to build a mattress, what each is genuinely good at, and the trade-off each one makes. No marketing words.
choosingFirm vs Medium vs Soft: Choosing a Mattress Firmness
Firmness is not support, and firm is not better for your back. How the 1-10 scale works, what your sleeping position and weight actually change, an...
toppersMattress Topper vs Mattress Pad vs Protector
Three products, three different jobs, and only one of them changes how the bed feels. What each does, what none of them can fix, and which to buy.
made-to-measureMattresses for Antique, French and Victorian Beds
Old frames were built before standard sizes existed. What to measure on a Victorian half-tester, a French lit bateau or a cast-iron bedstead, and w...
sizesShort and Long Mattress Sizes: When 190 cm Is Not Enough
Standard UK length is 190 cm, which suits people up to about 180 cm tall. What to do if you are taller than the bed, or if the room is shorter than...
sizesEU and IKEA Mattress Sizes Converted to UK
Continental and IKEA beds are 200 cm long and metric-round in width. UK mattresses are 190 cm and imperial-derived. Here is what pairs with what, a...
made-to-measureHow to Measure Your Bed for a Custom Mattress
Ten minutes with a tape measure, and the four numbers we need. Includes what to do with sloping walls, cut corners and frames that are out of square.
hubUK Mattress Size Guide: Every Size in cm and Inches
Every UK mattress size in centimetres and imperial feet, why UK beds are 190 cm long when European ones are 200 cm, and how to check what you actua...