With an average lifespan of ten years, the mattress is clearly part of the furniture at home.
So much so that when the time comes to change, it's hard to know how to choose well: the last time you had to buy a mattress, you were younger, perhaps less prone to back pain, and above all you don't really remember your criteria of choice at the time!
If you need a little help choosing, let us guide you with five essential points for choosing your new mattress.
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The 4 main tips for choosing the right mattress:
Define the support and reception of the desired mattress
Find a mattress that suits your bed base
Choose the right mattress size
And of course, try it before you buy!
Take an interest in support and hospitality
In the world of mattresses, support and reception are two concepts that are often mentioned, but which may seem vague.
However, understanding them well is already an excellent start for choosing the ideal mattress.
The support corresponds to the upper part of the mattress, that is to say the one that supports your head and your back.
Its firmness varies: balanced, firm, very firm or even extra-firm, the choice is there.
If a person of normal weight tends to favor a balanced, even firm reception, heavy people sometimes need a very firm reception to feel good.
The welcome concerns the sensation you feel when you lie down on the mattress: soft, very soft or on the contrary tonic, it is often synonymous with well-being and confidence.
It should not be neglected at the time of purchase.
Adapt to your box spring
If you have not planned to change the bed base at the same time as the mattress, it is important to check what type of bed base you have to choose a suitable mattress.
With a box spring, you either need to buy a spring mattress or a latex mattress, ideally natural latex.
Attention, additional subtlety: a pocket spring bed base must be associated with a pocket spring mattress, and a biconical spring bed base must be associated with a biconical spring mattress.
Otherwise, comfort may suffer!
With a slatted base, you are more free: memory foam mattress, foam mattress, synthetic or natural latex mattress, the choice is yours.
The slatted base is however to be avoided accompanied by a spring mattress.
This applies to both upholstered and non-upholstered mattresses.
Size matters!
Ten years ago, the standard mattress size for a double bed was 140 x 190 cm.
Today, sleepers tend to favor the 160 x 190 cm or even 160 x 200 cm format, which corresponds to the queen size: this allows for more space, better sleeping independence, and therefore to go from best nights!
It's a choice to consider when changing mattresses, but if you decide to think big, you may also need to change your box spring, because it must always be the same size as the mattress.
Try your mattress before you buy (even if you order it!)
As it is clearly complicated to adopt a mattress without trying it first, the ideal is to go to a store to test different models in order to find the support and reception that suits you.
Note that when you order a mattress online,
especially at Emma, you benefit from 100 free trial nights.
This means that from the day you receive your mattress at home, you have approximately three months to test it and determine whether it is right for you or not.
Generally, a few nights are enough to get an idea.
If you find that you sleep poorly, you can request a return of the mattress and get a full refund.
It is worth trying.
Our selection of the 3 best deals of the moment on mattresses:
Emma O2 160x200 mattress at €45552 instead of €949
Luxury mattress Zen bedding 140x190 at 189€90 instead of 399€
Hypnia Ultimate Hybrid Mattress 160x200 at €669 instead of €745
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