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It's been (ahem...20 years) since we purchased a new mattress. But...it's time. Definitely a king size for DH and I, and anything from twins to fulls for kiddos. There are so many options out there from IKEA to memory foams to springs to.... everything. What do you love and has lasted well?

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We just transitioned from our 20 year old Queen to upgrade to a King...but otherwise, I LOVED our Simmons Beautyrest from Art Van!

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Young House Love blog search mattress for their mattress review

American made foam if you go that way.

We've bought brand new mattresses from the ARC for the kids. Cheap, comfy.

I'd buy extra long twins for your teens.

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We need a new mattress, too. :cup

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Yes! Actually hoping for full or queen size for the boys, especially. And thank you for reminding me of my love for Young House Love. :heart

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We love Ikea.

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We have a sealy back care mattress with a memory foam mattress topper which was a better option for me as I get hip pain laying.

For me the topper makes a big deal, either built in or added.

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We got an inexpensive Linen Spa for our young adult son and it has worked out well! I am so tempted to get a King now. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Linenspa-...&wl13=&veh=sem

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We finally got all the beds in the house switched over to organic about a year and a half ago. I did boat loads of research and finally decided to go with futon mattress because they are good for back health but they also are easy to find in 100% organic materials. It's also important to me that the mattress be biodegradable. At the end of their lives, I can literally put them in the compost....But I also hope these will be the last mattresses we ever need.... Before settling on manufactured organic futons I considered making my own (and actually tried some methods.) I learned all about how it's possible to retuft a mattress like a futon. So when my mattresses start to lose their shape, I'll just take them apart and retuft.

I have brands and models if people are interested.

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Why? Truly curious. In college dorms, they will not have doubles or queens! Do they sleep together? I do not know how point extra long twins are though. Just know student athletes must make do! (Tall people)

We sleep in a queen because we like to sleep near each other. Maybe because we only slept in twins before? Lol

We like floor space too (in everyone's rooms). Very large rooms?

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We like our IKEA foam mattress. We’ve had it 10 years and it still seems good as new to me.

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I won't buy a foam mattress because of off gassing. We've bought several latex and wool mattresses over the years from various companies. They've all been good. Dh and I need a new one, too.

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college mattresses are almost always extra long twins

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Any particular style or grade of IKEA mattress that is you prefer?

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Because one of our leadings on this home is that it's a place that can interchange with other needs such as additional guests and visitors. So we could open up the lower portion of the home to a family if we needed to do so. Couple could sleep in DSs bed and he'd relocate to another part of the home. Also, I'm not sure my oldest one (s) especially will be headed straight to the dorm. I can see them being great community college students or taking an alternate path and we want them to have the option of a comfortable (but not TOO comfortable ;)) of a spot in our home while they pursue their calling beyond high school. You're correct about floor space, though, we like it, too. We do have a couple of rooms that are extra big and lend themselves well to larger beds. Not all rooms, just 2-3.

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Yes, please. :popcorn

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SweetLife, if you PM me your email address, I'll forward you the latest sale email from the store where we bought our organic sheep wool futon mattresses. They offer free shipping in the U.S.

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We bought through The Futon Shop. DD has the wool teddy bear mattress, DS has the wool topper (over his old mattress). The topper is squishier than the mattress. We are happy with them, especially DS with his cozy topper.