When your parents or grandparents bought a mattress, it likely came as a set with a box spring. But box springs have become far less common in the last two decades. With the innovations in mattresses ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When buying a mattress you often don't think about the added cost of a box spring or foundation. But do you really need to spend the extra money? When shopping for a mattress, a ...

When buying a mattress, you often don't think about the added cost of a box spring. Do you really need to spend the extra money? I went in search of the answer. You may be tempted to skip the cost of ...

We thought we were buying a brand-new bed, but somehow we ended up purchasing The Matterhorn. After months of careful shopping and trying out a wide range of mattress sets at various stores, my ...

There are few household staples you have as intimate a relationship with as your mattress. Yet you often don’t realize you need a new one until your back pain becomes chronic. Or one day, you catch an ...

Once upon a time you couldn't purchase a mattress without a box spring. Today, box springs are all but obsolete, reserved ...

You're probably familiar with a box spring, the simple wood frame with springs that acts as a support base under older mattresses. It's not a highly technical piece of equipment like a smart bed (or a ...

Our expert staff answers frequently asked questions in their areas of expertise and defines common terms so you can be a smarter shopper. Read more here. If you’re a millennial or older, you likely ...