What kind of bed do you have?

@tammyr (5945)

Etowah, Tennessee

February 1, 2007 12:13pm CST

Is it the bed of your choice, or do you wish for something else? Tell us your reasons for your answer. I have a tube type waterbed, Queen size and I love it. It is less wavy than the waveless, and looks like a regular bed, my dog can sleep with me withoiut fear of holes.

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@hitzphillygirl (1235)

• United States

1 Feb 07

I have a single bed, but you can comfortably put two people in it. My room's not big enough for a bigger bed.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I could never sleep 2 in a single, I like to have room to move around. But hey if you are comfortable, stay with that. I have had a room that was almost all bed because the full bed was only inches smaller than the floor space!

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@thinkingoutloud (6127)

• Canada

4 Feb 07

Our bed is only a double, which is a bit less roomy than we'd like... but it's an antique that I inherited from my grandparents, along with the two matching dressers. It's similar to a sleigh bed in that it has both a headboard and footboard and the whole thing is a solid wood frame. The mattress and boxspring drop down into the frame. So, we can't modify it (nor would we want to, given the age of it) but sometimes we'd love to have a queen or king sized bed. Vacations / hotels are great for that reason -- a chance to sleep in a really big bed! LOL :)

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I love my queen size bed, but only sleep on 'myside'. The other side is saved, and will possibly one day be filled with my husband, but for now, I just turn the mattress top so as not to wear out one side.

@sineen1981 (339)

• United States

4 Feb 07

a queen size bed for my 2 year old and me to cuddle up in.

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@maryannemax (12154)

• Sweden

4 Feb 07

i am turning 29 and i still love to have some short tickle time with my mom!

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I use to let my daughter sleep with me too. Now she is 10 and does not want to unless she is very sick or something scares her!

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@ScotsFerret (375)

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4 Feb 07

We have a double divan which is getting a bit old now. I have seen other beds that I like but I just don't want to part with the one we have now as it has storage the full length both side, also I don't know if I could give up my headboard either as it has lights built in to it which I use most nights for reading and it means I do not disturb my fiancé.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

Maybe you could just get a new mattress and keep the frame. I would love to have more storage, and a headboard light! I do not blame you for wanting to keep it! +

@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I did have a metal frame like wrought iron bed that hadf rails around the top for a canopy type effect. I HATED it. You could not sit in bed and lean up against the headboard.it was too hard. The bed would get wobbly and we would have to tighten the screws every few weeks. I finally used several blankets and a very nice comforter and padded the head board with them It was better to lean on, but did not look all that great even though the comforter was nice. and I do not even care to talk about the time my foot got stuck in the foot when goofing around and wrestling with the kids! I would consult a wood worker and see if maybe there is a way to make the inherited piece lok better with out lowering the value. I would never get rid of my grandmothers bed if I had the chance, I would keep it forever and not care that it looked old, I guess that is the style for some anyway.

@ScotsFerret (375)

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4 Feb 07

We have a fairly new mattress it's only a couple of years old, it's just that I have seen some really nice beds with metalwork type headboards if you know what I mean but I would miss the storage and my lights too much.

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@Modestah (11177)

• United States

3 Mar 07

our first bed when married was one of the tube waterbeds I think the maker was Somma. We liked it very well for a long time, but after 17 years we decided to go with a coil bed. A furniture store was going out of business so we were able to get it for a "good" price. It still broke the bank. It is an England brand, and it is absolutely wonderful. We've had it for almost 3 years now and hope it will last another 20.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

3 Mar 07

i am glad to hear you liked your tube-type. I like mine okay. It is comfy. I like to be able to move it to get under neath, and that is impossible with this bed!LOL Beds, and mattresses are so expensive, even on sale. I would hope they would all last a very long time.

@seamonkey (1976)

• Ireland

27 Feb 07

I have a double bed. It's a standard european version without a box spring. Instead it has slats that the mattress sits directly upon. Not very comfortable, thus the featherbead plunked on top of the mattress.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

27 Feb 07

Oh I am so jealous! I use feather pillows but would LOVE a featherbed to throw on top! I would sleep all the time!

@maryannemax (12154)

• Sweden

4 Feb 07

wow! great you have a wonderful bed. i don't have a great bed. it's just a simple cushioned bed. but nevertheless, i love it for i share it with the most wonderful person on earth, my mom.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I do not know how to respond to that! I will give you a + for honesty!

@sandie61 (2359)

• United States

24 Feb 07

we have a queen sized bed. a king sized bed would be better but a queen sized is perfect for the size of our bedroom. I would love one of those sleep number beds.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

25 Feb 07

I could not fit a king in mine either! I have a friend with a king waterbed and she could not find a place to move to because of her BIG bed!

@greengal (4286)

• United States

24 Feb 07

Oh tammy,a water bed..that's so sweet! I love water beds and hope to buy one some day. Right now we have a queen size mattress on a box, it is very comfortable and we've been using for over a year now. We bought it in Sam's Club which had an offer, you can return the bed anytime within 10 years and they will give you a full refund, cool deal huh?!:)

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

25 Feb 07

That does sound like a good deal I went in a Sam's club with a friend the other day, (we just wanted to eat at the deli)and it was huge. If it wasn't 65 miles away I think I would have a new obsession!

@arlerambabu (1079)

• India

8 Feb 07

I use a king sized bed with a cushioned matterss.Neither hard nor very soft. Comfortable in all. This gives me a dreamless sleep and makes me wake up exactly at my time without an alarm.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

9 Feb 07

I wish I could get up with no alarm, but no bed could do that for me,unless it flipped me out into the floor at time to rise!

@yogesh66 (1117)

• India

4 Feb 07

Yes, i have a single bed only for me bcoz i like to sleep single.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I also like to sleep alone. I hate when someone crowds up beside me! but I like to be able to sprawl if the feeling hits me .

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@randomosity_prevails (1110)

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4 Feb 07

I have a regular double bed, which is on well on it's way to falling apart. Ideally, I'd love a big, king size four-poster bed. I would like drapes that can be closed over the bed, I've always wanted a bed like that. When I was younger, I really wanted bunk beds - I think I've grown out of that though!

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I use to want the canopy bed also when I was younger. I had a bed with the rails around the top, but took down the drapes because they were always in the way. It is funny how we want something until we get it then don't like it after all!

@kingcheeko (339)

• Bermuda

6 Feb 07

my bed is weird....i dont know the name of it...but springs are popping out of it everywhere...and its getting really uncomfterable!

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

10 Feb 07

Sounds like it is time for a new bed! be careful.

@tarsadawn (350)

• United States

25 Feb 07

I absolutely love my bed. It's a queen sized pillowtop mattress from Springmaid. It is the most comfortable bed that I have ever slept in. My dad, when he visits, calls it the 2 minute bed...he says that you're in it for two minutes and become so comfortable it puts you right to sleep :).

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

25 Feb 07

OHH it sounds comfy! I call all beds 2 minutes beds as that is all it takes for me to be out. I can fall asleep talking if I am lying down!

@kgwat70 (13387)

• United States

4 Feb 07

I have a queen size bed in both my bedroom and my other bedroom in my townhouse. It is the standard queen size bed with no extra features but has medium soft mattress which has helped my back a lot. It is very comfortable.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

As i said above, we must take care of our backs. They have to carry our many burdens of life.

@BittyBiddy (2903)

• Ireland

4 Feb 07

I have a king size divan with drawers in it. I love it because it's a good hard, solid bed and is quite high from the ground. It's very supportive which I need because my back isn't great.

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

I use to have aking, but it was too big so I got a full, it was too small so I got a queen and it is just right! I guess that makes me a momma bear!LOL

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@florenciascorner (381)

• United States

21 Feb 07

I have a regular box spring, mattress queen size bed. It is comfortable, but I've had a chance to sleep on one of those tempur-pedic ones and I can't wait for them to become affordable for me to have one.

@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

21 Feb 07

I knew it was comfy! I would love one! It is my dream bed, that and a old-fashioned feather bed! I have feather pillows and would love to sleep on a good feather bed mattress if it was new and not lumpy1

@lameran (1147)

• Indonesia

4 Feb 07

I have a spring bed, it is still new, I just bought it arround 6 month a go, since I always get a backbone sick everytime sleep on my old bed that made only from sponge. using the new spring bed my backbone feels comfortable when I wakeup in the morning. Water bed looks pretty expensive, is it right ?

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@tammyr (5945)

• Etowah, Tennessee

4 Feb 07

It is important to sleep on something that does not do harm to your back. We should all remember that!

@huggiebear22 (2007)

• Canada

3 Mar 07

I have a king size fouton with a extra firm foam It is awesoem best sleep i ever had

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@daycarepal (1998)

• United States

3 Mar 07

I have a queen size bed. It's kind of on the firm side. I have back problems so the firmer mattress helps alot.

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