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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 27, 2023 23:45:09 GMT
Last week I ordered a hybrid mattress (in a box) and a platform box spring (5inch) from a furniture store. I told the saleswoman that I was probably going to order a platform bed online and she suggested the smaller box spring. However, I am now looking at the bed frames and wondering if I should return the box spring? It seems that most people don't use them, although I read that having one can extend the life of the mattress. Just wondering what others have done. Thanks!
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Post by KelleeM on Sept 27, 2023 23:47:44 GMT
No box spring! I got rid of it when I bought a new bed frame a couple of years ago.
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Post by ~summer~ on Sept 27, 2023 23:56:59 GMT
Nope.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Sept 27, 2023 23:58:34 GMT
I recently purchased a new bed and didn't go with a box spring. The bed is adjustable so no need.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 28, 2023 0:30:30 GMT
While I was in the hospital it was decided I needed a new bed. They bought a frame that is at least 18" and a mattress that is around 9". No box spring.
Prior to that I had older 6" mattress sitting on the 16+" Target Kids Cubes.
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Post by littlemama on Sept 28, 2023 0:42:00 GMT
We have a low profile box spring.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 28, 2023 0:44:57 GMT
We have a low profile box spring. That's what I bought. What type of bed frame do you have? |
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Post by littlemama on Sept 28, 2023 0:47:48 GMT
We have a low profile box spring. That's what I bought. What type of bed frame do you have? Just the metal frame that we have had forever |
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Post by Linda on Sept 28, 2023 1:03:52 GMT
we have a mix on the beds here. Dh and I have a traditional box spring/mattress set. DD16 has a mattress/bunkie board. One guest room has slats and a memory foam mattress; the other has slats and an IKEA hybrid mattress.
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Post by caangel on Sept 28, 2023 1:05:45 GMT
We and Dd have box springs. DS has a platform bed with just a mattress. I like a high mattress so a box spring helps with that.
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Post by jayfab on Sept 28, 2023 1:50:28 GMT
No box spring. I bought a new bed and don't need it with this frame. I actually wanted a new bed because I wanted a lower bed and wish this one was just a few inches shorter. Trying to find a hybrid that is not so high. Getting old and being really short sucks.
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Post by lisae on Sept 28, 2023 2:00:05 GMT
We have a sleep number so there is no box spring for that. I have a friend who just changed beds and it was too tall so she tried going without the box spring. It was uncomfortable and she put the box spring back in place and had the bed altered to make the frame lower.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 28, 2023 2:05:24 GMT
Our Sleep Number bed is on a platform bed frame with drawers underneath so we wouldn’t need one, but DH likes a taller bed so we have the plastic platforms that the mattress sits on. Our guest room SN bed has a traditional frame with slats so we got the plastic platforms for the mattress to sit on. DD currently has a former waterbed frame but a regular mattress without a box spring in it, but we’re changing out her furniture to a traditional slat bed frame so we’re going to have to go buy a box spring to go under it when we set up her new bed.
I think with regular spring coil mattresses it’s better to also have a box spring for support, but with some combinations of the newer types of mattresses and bed frames you don’t necessarily need one.
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 28, 2023 2:26:38 GMT
Our Sleep Number bed is on a platform bed frame with drawers underneath so we wouldn’t need one, but DH likes a taller bed so we have the plastic platforms that the mattress sits on. Our guest room SN bed has a traditional frame with slats so we got the plastic platforms for the mattress to sit on. DD currently has a former waterbed frame but a regular mattress without a box spring in it, but we’re changing out her furniture to a traditional slat bed frame so we’re going to have to go buy a box spring to go under it when we set up her new bed. I think with regular spring coil mattresses it’s better to also have a box spring for support, but with some combinations of the newer types of mattresses and bed frames you don’t necessarily need one. I agree. It really depends on what kind of mattress you have and how high you want the mattress to be. Our tempurpedic has adjustable platforms, we have our old bed for the guest room and kept the box spring, and have a low profile box spring with a memory foam mattress in DD’s/the guest room. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Sept 28, 2023 5:26:21 GMT
No box spring.
I use a regular mattress with a memory foam pad on top of it.
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Post by Merge on Sept 28, 2023 10:45:12 GMT
We have one but we’re still using our 22 year old sleigh bed frame and it doesn’t work without the box.
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Post by liya on Sept 28, 2023 12:34:34 GMT
We have one but we’re still using our 22 year old sleigh bed frame and it doesn’t work without the box.  |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Sept 28, 2023 12:39:14 GMT
We have one but we’re still using our 22 year old sleigh bed frame and it doesn’t work without the box. All the traditional bed frames in our house really call for box springs so we have them on all four beds. The two rice beds in particular are really designed for high mattresses and I like that look. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 28, 2023 12:48:35 GMT
I should say that the new mattress is a hybrid but so far we don’t have a frame of any kind. Trying to figure that out as well.
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Post by Merge on Sept 28, 2023 12:50:06 GMT
We have one but we’re still using our 22 year old sleigh bed frame and it doesn’t work without the box. All the traditional bed frames in our house really call for box springs so we have them on all four beds. The two rice beds in particular are really designed for high mattresses and I like that look. I alllllllmost need a step stool to get into our bed, lol. I know the sleigh bed is a dated look but (a) I don't want to spend money on furniture no one sees and (b) I don't think I'm committed enough to make the bed all tucked in every day the way it needs to be for a more modern platform bed. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Sept 28, 2023 13:12:29 GMT
I alllllllmost need a step stool to get into our bed, lol. I know the sleigh bed is a dated look but (a) I don't want to spend money on furniture no one sees and (b) I don't think I'm committed enough to make the bed all tucked in every day the way it needs to be for a more modern platform bed. We have bed steps in the guest room that has a rice bed. Especially for the short-legged guests. Lol. Just call your sleigh bed vintage. Then it becomes fashionable again! |
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Post by artbabe on Sept 28, 2023 13:43:35 GMT
I've been sleeping on the same bed since my first job. So over 30 years. It doesn't have a box spring. It doesn't even have the slightly springy wooden slats IKEA beds do. My mattress sits on flat boards. I've never felt the need to have box springs and when moving houses they are the biggest pain in the butt to get into a house. I just helped carry my nephew's box spring up a narrow flight of stairs in his college house. My sister said we are going to need a match or a chainsaw when he leaves in two years because of how difficult it is going to be to get it out of the house.  |
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Post by Tearisci on Sept 28, 2023 14:19:47 GMT
I have a box spring and mattress on my bed and it's pretty tall. I don't think my bed frame and headboard would work without a box spring so I'll be keeping it for the foreseeable future!
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Post by Linda on Sept 28, 2023 21:43:28 GMT
I just helped carry my nephew's box spring up a narrow flight of stairs in his college house. My sister said we are going to need a match or a chainsaw when he leaves in two years because of how difficult it is going to be to get it out of the house Many years ago I was living in a little two-story guest house with a narrow staircase...I bought a new mattress and box spring - just a double nothing big - and the box spring wouldn't go up the stairs (thankfully I had it delivered). I ended up getting a split box spring instead - it cost a little more but not much (I was a broke college student back then). Basically the split box spring is similar to what they do for king-size where box spring comes in two parts. BEST investment ever - I moved that mattress set six times and it was SO much easier to carry and get in and out of buildings. Highly reccommend. |
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Post by Jamie on Sept 29, 2023 14:00:21 GMT
We bought a sleep number last Fall and got whatever base the mattress itself needed.
We too have had to cut the box spring from our old mattress. We had a gap of about 4 months from when our apartment lease was up and we bought our house so we moved into my parents spare room in their basement. Had to cut the box spring to get it down the stairs and then we just attached some supports and screwed it back together. Was like that for 8 years and no issues.
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