What is a platform bed mattress? Where do I find one? Without a foundation do I still have a warranty?

Serta revolutionary Cool Action™ Gel Memory Foam is the next step in the evolution of memory foam for it incorperates superior pressure relief and more support where you need it. While many people perfer a traditional memory foam mattress there are others that feel it sleeps too hot or you sink in too deeply to turn over making it difficult to adjust positions at night. The new Cool Action™ Gel Memory Foam Gel by Serta is designed to give more targeted support with a cooler feel. These mattresses are made to go on either a platform bed, their own matching foundations or the new Motion Adjustable Foundation.

Here are some helpful hints in keeping your new Serta bed or futon mattress in excellent condition.

Why do mattresses seem to be shrinking? We delivered a platform bed and mattress to a customer last week to find out the mattress was too small for the bed. Mattresses are being delivered to customers with beds that look too big for the mattress all the time. What's going on? Over the past few years cheaper or really well priced low end mattresses have become smaller in overall size from many of the mattresses makers in order to save money.

When looking for a good choice for our large selection of platform beds we found Serta Mattresses. They are well made, have excellent prices and work well with our selection of beds. For 75 years they have made a consistent, high quality product. And many of their new specialty lines were a great match.

Everyone loves a bargain but trying to save money on some items, like a good bed or futon mattress can actually cost you. There are 5 items worth the splurge. These items are Interior Paint, Estate Planning, Mattresses, Kitchen Knives and Running shoes. This article is based on one I read in USAA Magazine Summer of 2011.

Paula Deen has made a personal commitment to provide bed mattresses with excellent comfort and good support within a price point most people can afford. She wanted all of this with American made earth friendly materials. She went to Serta to produce the perfect compliment to her other home products within her specifications.

"Platform beds are beds whose base consists of a raised, flat, hard, horizontal surface meant to support just a mattress. Platform beds provide firm cushioning and with the support of slats or solid paneling, they eliminate the need for a box-spring or a mattress foundation; they give adequate support for a mattress by itself."
- Wikipedia

What about it: Foam, air, water, latex or springs? Maybe a futon? Which is best for you? These days you can even get one of the four elements of classical mythology in a mattress.

Retailers sell stuff and they want you to buy their stuff. But is that what you want? Especially when you buy a new mattress it is important to decide your budget and life style. Do you prefer innerspring mattresses, memory foam, latex, air or a combination? Each has their pros and cons. Learn about the properties of each and think about your current mattress. Have you been happy with it until now or do you want a different feel?