cant make my mind up on a bed

Tim_Deegan

The Airsprung Bewley is a budget bed. You can get better quality for less on line.

If you go for the Malm, then try and get a UK made mattress. Many manufacturers will make them to continental sizes. The Ikea ones are poor quality.

Someone mentioned metal beds squeeking. The trick is to assemble the bed, then after 4 or 4 nights re-tighten the bolts. If it still squeeks then it is probably a poor quality bed.

Someone mentioned Warren Evans...........very expensive:eek:

want2bmortgage3

hey tim have you got any links for online shops i may be able to get one cheaper? as you said ikea is cheap and i like the bed style but i may be disappointed with a cheap mattress.

would you go for foam or sprung by the way?

Tim_Deegan

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

hey tim have you got any links for online shops i may be able to get one cheaper? as you said ikea is cheap and i like the bed style but i may be disappointed with a cheap mattress.

would you go for foam or sprung by the way?

I'm not allowed to recommend anything on MSE, I can only give general advice I'm afraid.

If you find an independent seller, they should be able to put you in touch with an independent manufacturer, who should be happy to do a continental size.

I'd personally go for sprung. However if your budget allows then sprung with memory foam on top is the best option.

hayleythedaisy

If you can wait for your mattress then we got a great one from the argos january sales last year, it was a £450 one for £200. I think its silent night or something. I'd go for sprung everytime. And I wouldn't go for ikea mattresses or bedding, I found the bedding didnt wash anywhere near as well as some that was cheaper from BHS, Rosebys and Tesco - and the sales are coming up so if you need bedding get it then. And I'd want the best quality mattress I could get - you only get one back at the end of the day and a naff mattress can mean an achey back and naff nights sleep.

And the sizes... everyone is different but I have a euro bed with a UK mattress on it, its never bothered me, there is just a small gap round the edge where the duvet sits.

Happy sleeping whatever you decide

Peter_Simon

A memory foam mattress is great (I have a latex one which is similar) but a good quality one will be out of your price range I think. You could get a good pocket sprung mattress for a few hundred pounds you just need to shop around. Always spend money on the matress and not the frame imo

Tim_Deegan

hayleythedaisy wrote: »

If you can wait for your mattress then we got a great one from the argos january sales last year, it was a £450 one for £200. I think its silent night or something. I'd go for sprung everytime. And I wouldn't go for ikea mattresses or bedding, I found the bedding didnt wash anywhere near as well as some that was cheaper from BHS, Rosebys and Tesco - and the sales are coming up so if you need bedding get it then. And I'd want the best quality mattress I could get - you only get one back at the end of the day and a naff mattress can mean an achey back and naff nights sleep.

And the sizes... everyone is different but I have a euro bed with a UK mattress on it, its never bothered me, there is just a small gap round the edge where the duvet sits.

Happy sleeping whatever you decide

You really need to do a search in the forums for that brand.

Tim_Deegan

Peter_Simon wrote: »

A memory foam mattress is great (I have a latex one which is similar) but a good quality one will be out of your price range I think. You could get a good pocket sprung mattress for a few hundred pounds you just need to shop around. Always spend money on the matress and not the frame imo

Memory foam and latex are actually different. Latex also tends to be more expensive because it is a natural product, and people will pay more for natural products.

You can get a good quality pocket sprung mattress. However if the OP wants the Malm bed, then pocket sprung may not be suitable.

ginvzt

Have a look on
http://www.mattressman.co.uk/

We bought our bed an mattress from them and it is brilliant. They do free next day delivery, so you don't need to think how you collect the bed from Ikea and how far away it is. Our mattress was faulty (not their problem, one of the seams started breaking up after a few months), and they exchanged it without any questions - delivered new one and collected the old one. And their prices are really good - at least they were when we bought our bed and mattress.

Peter_Simon

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

Memory foam and latex are actually different. Latex also tends to be more expensive because it is a natural product, and people will pay more for natural products.

You can get a good quality pocket sprung mattress. However if the OP wants the Malm bed, then pocket sprung may not be suitable.

I know they are different. As are there different types of memory foams. Some are not very good whereas others like Tempur are great. The downside to memory foam (and latex to a lesser extent) is that is can get quite hot under the covers!

The Malm bed has a tight fitting slatted base (slats need to be no further apart than 2.5 inches for a pocket sprung to be suitable on a slatted base) which means pocket sprung is perfect if you can get the right size.

Many years ago, in a former life I used to sell beds and got my latex mattress through my company for a money saving £500 instead of £1200 :T :money:

In a pocket sprung you want to look for a good amount of filling on BOTH sides as with a cheaper pocket sprung you may have to resign yourself to turn it (the "no turn" pocket sprung mattresses use more expensive wire technology to create the springs). Try to get one with stitched sides too as this will prolong the life of the mattress considerably (think how many times you sit on the edge of the mattress)

mattressman seem to offer a lot of cage sprung (open coil) mattresses, which to be honest aren't that great. Try to go for pocket sprung if you can.

Tim_Deegan

Peter_Simon wrote: »

I know they are different. As are there different types of memory foams. Some are not very good whereas others like Tempur are great. The downside to memory foam (and latex to a lesser extent) is that is can get quite hot under the covers!

There are different densities of memory foam, and there are different qualities depending on who makes it. However there aren't really different types of memory foam. There are some dodgly sellers who will try to tell you that 'Memory Foam' is a generic term used for different types of foam, then they will try to sell you a reflex foam mattress at an inflated price. The only true memory foam is Visco Elastic Memory Foam.

Peter_Simon wrote: »

The Malm bed has a slatted base which means pocket sprung is perfect if you can get the right size. (slights need to be no further apart than 2.5 inches)

If you used to sell beds (or still do going by the link you added), then you should know better than to tell people sutch rubbish. Pocket sprung mattresses are NOT generally suitable for slatted bases because the springs work independently, and will try to push between the slats if the gaps are too big.

Peter_Simon wrote: »

Many years ago, in a former life I used to sell beds and got my latex mattress through my company for a money saving £500 instead of £1200 :T :money:

That just proves what I have been saying about how much of a mark up many bed retailers add.