The Worlds Biggest Dog Enjoys His Nights on a Mattress

The Guinness World Record holder as the largest dog, George, needs a lot in life due to his size. Not only does the giant dog get to enjoy 180 pounds of food a month, he also gets to relax and enjoy a night’s sleep on his very own king size mattress.

Take a Mattress for a Test Nap

Only in New York would a shop selling memory foam mattresses have a bedroom set up for customers to have a nap on the products they sell to see if they like them.

Mattress Accident in Florida

When looking for mattress related news stories its shocking how many crazy or sad articles come up. This is a sad and shocking one from America about a man who has walking down the street when he was hit in the head by a bed frame and queen size mattress.

Celebrity Bed Shopping With...Kim Kardashian

Tomorrow is International Pillow Fight Day!

No matter where you are in the world tomorrow is the day when you have to grab the pillow from off your memory foam mattress and arm yourself ready for International Pillow Fight Day!

Funny Memory Foam Mattress Video

If you want to find out how comfy a memory foam mattress is, have a look at Cosy Mattress.

A Mattress, a Baby and a Loaded Gun: The Sequel

The other week I wrote about how police officers in America raided a house and found a baby sat on a mattress with a gun underneath. Well unfortunately there has been another one.

The incident happened in Chicago when a 5 year old girl was bouncing on a bed that had two mattresses on it when the gun that was hidden between them went off. Sadly the girl was shot in the ankle from the gun going off but is now in good condition. It turns out the gun was registered as stolen but the person who had the gun under the bed turned himself into police and said he found it in an alleyway.

It’s a shame to read about how young children are getting injured because of guns being stored under a mattress. They should be kept in gun cabinets and locked away so that they can’t cause any accidental harm.

I hope there isn’t any more stories like this next time I Google ‘mattress’ or 'memory foam mattresses' stories.

Celebrity Bed Shopping With...1D’s Harry Styles

Going to the Mattresses

The other night I watched The Godfather for the first time and chuckled when the character of Clemenza delivered the line "That Sonny's runnin' wild. He's thinkin'a going to the mattresses already. We gotta find a spot over on the West Side" so though I'd look into what the phrase "going to the mattresses" means.

A Mattress, a Baby and a Loaded Gun

Some of the stories that a simple Google news search for the keyword “mattress” can return are quite shocking and this story from America is one such example.

Mattress Advice From the MoneySavingExpert

The MoneySavingExpert website is a great place for advice on all things money related and one tip stood out on last week’s MoneySaving email.

The Princess and the Pea Statue

Here is a statue from a park in Denmark showing the The Princess and the Pea.

The Princess and The Pea Sky Advert

Following on from yesterdays post about the story of The Princess and The Pea, a colleague reminded me of a recent advertising campaign ran by Sky which retold various fairy tales to advertise their broadband services. If you haven't guessed by now, one of these was the story of a prince, a princess, a pile of mattresses and a pea.

Once Upon A Mattress/The Princess and the Pea

Once Upon a Time in America, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. These are all stories I’ve heard of with “Once Upon a...” in the title. Once I’d never heard of until recently is that of Once Upon A Mattress. After doing a little research I found that the story is based on the old fairytale, The Princess and the Pea.

Ikea Campaign Fit for a Princess

Ikea have recruited a real life princess to help them advertise their new mattress guide that aims to help anyone “sleep like a princess”.

Rihanna Demands a King Size Bed On New Video Shoot

If you work within the bedding or memory foam mattress industry then the urge to just have a quick lie down whilst working might be very tempting. But if you’re pop superstar Rihanna all that working and partying can be too much. The solution? Simple.

Funny and Unique Beds

Have you ever thought that your bed is a little boring? Fancy something a little different? Maybe changing from a spring mattress to a memory foam mattress isn't enough. Maybe you want more of a change than simple new bedding. Well have a look at these unique and odd yet strangely brilliant beds.

How to Dispose of an Old Mattress

There comes a time in its life when a mattress no longer provides you with a comfy nights sleep and the only thing to do so that you can get that needed shut eye is to get a new one. You might go for a like for like change or decide to upgrade and get yourself a memory foam mattress, but what becomes of the old mattress? Here are some options on what to do with it.

Could an NFL Star be Swayed by a Comfy Mattress?

Following on from the story about an American police officer who was caught transporting a mattress on the roof of their patrol car, I’d like to bring to your attention another mattress related story from across the pond. American Football is huge in the USA and when NFL players are free to move teams, its big news.

Summon the Police and Get....a Mattress??!?!

You may be familiar with the Miami-Dade police department (MDPD) if you are a fan of the TV show CSI: Miami but an officer from the real MDPD made the news this week. The officer in question, who is due to retire next week, was caught on camera transporting two mattresses on the roof of a patrol car with a passer-by snapping the moment on the camera phones.

Where to Buy Mattresses

If you are looking to buy a new bed, a new headboard for an existing bed or are looking to try out a memory foam mattress then there are many places on the web and also many stores where you can buy these products from. Here’s some links to some of the online options when it comes to buying anything bed related.

World Human Mattress Dominoes Broken!

That’s right the previous record of 550 has recently been shattered by a New Orleans mattress shop with a mattress domino chain of 850!

Dreams, Mattresses and Talking Dogs

Whilst thinking about old children’s TV shows from the early 1990s I vaguely remembered a program about some children that went to a place in their dreams and there was a talking dog and a flying mattress. After not being able to remember the name of the program I turned to Google, Wikipedia and YouTube for some help, so ladies and gentlemen I present to you...

More Sounds for Helping You to Sleep

Last week I posted about how certain songs can help people fall asleep and I thought I’d follow up with a different style of soothing sounds that people use to help them drift off to dreamland when they are all cosy in bed.

Advertising Decision is Sofa King Crazy

Whilst this blog is about sleep advice, places to buy a cheap memory foam mattress and bedroom decor advice, I had to post this news story that has appeared over the last few days about a sofa company in Northampton that has come under fire from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Music to Drift Off To

For some people, falling asleep can be very challenging and they find it very hard to relax, stop thinking and drift off to sleep. No matter whether you are snug and cosy on your own cheap memory foam mattress or spending the night at a travel lodge different people have different ways of helping them to drift off.

Funny Mattress Videos

Mattresses are integral to a good night's sleep for most people and even a cheap memory foam mattress can make a huge difference to the quality of sleep that you get. This isn't to say that they can't be entertaining as well. The collection of videos below show some ways people have used mattresses to comical effect. We wouldn't however recommend trying any of these things at home!

A Memory Foam Mattress Can Create Bed and Breakfast Comfort

If you have recently opened a bed and breakfast or thinking of opening up a guest houses there are a few things that you need to consider in order to make it a success or at least know the challenges ahead that you might face.

Power Naps

A power nap is short sleep which ends before deep sleep in order to quickly rejuvenate the person. The power nap is most commonly used to compliment normal sleep, especially when a sleep deficit has been accumulated by a lack of proper sleep every night. Power naps can improve alertness, reactions and other cognitive skills whilst also reducing irritability and other effects of tiredness.

Spring Clean and Include Your Memory Foam Mattress

A new year often means a new start and people think about spring cleaning and de-cluttering before returning to work. If you are taking down the Christmas decorations why not declutter at the same time. Think about re-arranging the bedroom and clear out your wardrobe of things you have not worn for several years. If you re-arrange the bedroom furniture think about flipping the mattress over or consider buying a memory foam mattress.