At one time or another, you’ve probably found yourself in the midst of a dinner table conversation about whether cashmere is actually any better than wool, or perhaps why an alpaca is not the same thing as a llama (yes, our family is a bit strange). The truth is that…
Along with the words organic, non-gmo, eco-friendly, and sustainable, natural is one of those trendy terms that seems to be popping up in more places all the time. But with so many of these relatively new additions to our consumer vocabulary, do we really even know what natural means to…
In an age where there are so many synthetic fabrics used for everything from patio furniture upholstery to athletic clothing, many of us simply don’t give much thought to the origins or root materials of even the most common fabrics we encounter. Linen, for example, is one such fabric that…
We all know that wool keeps you warm, but what is it exactly about the properties of wool that differentiate it from cotton or any other common natural fiber? To help explain what makes wool so different from almost every other material on the planet, we’ve assembled a list of…
Until trendy “memory foam” began flipping the bedding industry on its head around the turn of the millennium, it had long been the case that pretty much every luxury mattress on the market (waterbeds aside) was based on one or another type of springs. Fueled by a lot of creative…
Just a few years ago, memory foam mattresses were all the rage for those of us desperate to get a better night’s sleep. Backed by a wealth of creative advertising from savvy companies like Tempur-Pedic, memory foam’s luxury mattress market share shot up from 14% to 20% between 2004 and…
Luxury Mattress Value Breakdown In the United States, the average annual cost of treating insomnia ranges from $200 for generic sleeping medications to over $1,200 for behavioral therapies, while the average money spent on a new mattress comes in at only $872. With eight years as the recommended amount of…
From tried-and-true innerspring luxury mattress designs to trendy new memory foam. The world of luxury mattress shopping is loaded with hundreds of choices that could overwhelm even the most studious internet-savvy consumer. As an easier way to help sort through all the fancy jargon and 007 gadgetry out there, we’ve…
Luxury is one of those words that, depending on the product we’re talking about, can mean something drastically different to two different people. For example, a luxury hotel to one person may mean a rustic bungalow in the mountains while to another it means room service and bathrobes in the big…
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