Brooklyn Bedding

Brooklyn Bedding

About Brooklyn Bedding, the Manufacturer   Where’s Brooklyn Bedding Located? When someone says, “Brooklyn Bedding,” the first place that comes to most people’s minds is the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City – you know: the one that connects to Manhattan over...
Memory Zone Mattresses

Memory Zone Mattresses

The More Affordable Selectabed Memory Foam Mattress   A “New” Brand from the Old The Selectabed 2000 and Selectabed 5000 memory foam mattresses were replaced by the Memory Zone brand. Essentially, the older Selectabed models were rebranded when upgraded.  ...
Beat the Heat! Stay Cool While You Sleep.

Beat the Heat! Stay Cool While You Sleep.

An Unbearable Heat Wave   Heat can sometimes be extreme, such as in the 2003 European Heat Wave, which caused thousands of deaths, especially among the more vulnerable – the elderly, those with impaired health, and those too poor to afford air conditioning, fans,...
Casper Essential Mattress

Casper Essential Mattress

Casper Essential Mattress Casper Sleep’s Economy Model Casper Sleep designed The Essential Mattress to be a streamlined version of The Casper, bringing it down to what is essentially…essential. It is simpler and firmer than The Casper Mattress. Economy...
Selectabed Latex Mattresses

Selectabed Latex Mattresses

The First Latex Mattresses   Latex (then called “foam rubber”) was used in mattresses before memory foam mattresses were invented. Since it is springy, latex bounces back into shape when the user gets off. This was a big improvement over cotton...
Boyd Sleep Memory Foam Mattresses

Boyd Sleep Memory Foam Mattresses

On the Leading Edge of Specialty Sleep   In 2017 Boyd Sleep became the new name for Boyd Specialty Sleep. This was more than a cosmetic change, an aesthetic streamlining of the name and logo. It reflected a real change in Boyd’s product lines. With the inclusion...
Boyd Sleep

Boyd Sleep

From Waterbeds to a Diversified Product Line   A Student’s Project In 1977, waterbeds were popular, and they were gaining market share at the expense of innerspring mattresses.  A college business student named Dennis “Denny” Boyd devised a business model for one...
Side Sleeping – Part 3

Side Sleeping – Part 3

Is Side Sleeping the Best Position? This is Part 3. Click here for Part 1 or Part 2.   Beds for Side Sleepers. Each sleeping position has its own benefits and disadvantages. For side sleepers and the others, the bed and pillows can mitigate the disadvantages for...
Side Sleeping – Part 2

Side Sleeping – Part 2

Is Side Sleeping the Best Position? This is part 2 of Side Sleeping. Click here for Part 1 or Part 3 Medical Research Results. Many health and wellness writers have now been promoting side sleeping as more healthful than other positions. The obvious reason is...
Side Sleeping – Part 1

Side Sleeping – Part 1

Is Side Sleeping the Best Position? This is Part 1. Click here for Part 2 or Part 3 A Variety of Sleeping Positions “How do you sleep?” seems like a simple question at first – that is until you ask “What does ‘how’ mean?” It can mean: • “How well do you sleep?” • “How...