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5 Best Mattresses on Amazon (2023): Leesa, Linenspa, Zinus
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5 Best Mattresses on Amazon (2023): Leesa, Linenspa, Zinus

Buying a mattress online is easy and efficient. A box comes to you with no need for a truck or professional movers. Just lug the bed-in-a-box inside, crack the cardboard, slash open the plastic wrap, and watch the mattress spring into shape. Want it extra fast, without having to make a new account? Order a mattress on Amazon! With Prime taking over the world, you can buy a relatively cheap mattress today and sleep on it tomorrow night.The drawback to online shopping is you can't test a showroom of mattresses until you find the perfect fit. Add in the fact that Amazon reviews can be gamed by bad actors, and it's hard to know what's worth your time and what's not. WIRED has done the work for you, spending at least a week if not longer sleeping on some of the best-rated mattresses on Amazon—...
Best Bed Frames (2023): Easy Assembly, Fabric, Wood, and Metal
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Best Bed Frames (2023): Easy Assembly, Fabric, Wood, and Metal

I've owned Thuma's The Bed for three years now, and it feels as good as new. You don't need a single tool to assemble this wooden bed frame. The company uses traditional Japanese joinery techniques, and it took me about 15 minutes to put the whole thing together. That means disassembly and reassembly when I had to move was so easy—there are but two thumb screws at the top and bottom edges of the frame, which you can hand-screw in once everything else is in place.More surprising is how sturdy it is. I've gone through so many bed frames before the Thuma, and after a year or two, there's usually a broken slat or bent metal rod here and there. Or the slats keep falling down, so you have to do that thing where you pull the mattress over your head as you try to shove them back in place (just me...
11 Best Organic Mattresses, Toppers, Bedding (2023): Nontoxic and Natural
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11 Best Organic Mattresses, Toppers, Bedding (2023): Nontoxic and Natural

You’re going to be sleeping for roughly 23 years of your life on average, so it makes sense to give some thought to what you’re lying on. Unfortunately, mattresses often have questionable materials in them. Everything from formaldehyde and TCEP (a flame retardant) to phthalates can end up in nonorganic mattresses. How much these substances impact you isn't scientifically settled, but one way to avoid possible harm is to get a mattress made from natural, organic materials. As a bonus, these mattresses are usually less ecologically harmful. Most ecofriendly mattresses are made of a combination of wool, natural latex, and cotton. The construction is similar to conventional mattresses but without the chemicals.Members of the WIRED Gear team have been testing mattresses for several years, and ...