s/o beds - do you have a box spring?

[wambam]

No. The box spring made our bed high enough that I had to literally JUMP to get in it. So I decided against that

[pitta12]

No, but we have a platform bed.

[cereal K]

Sorta. We have a sleep number bed with the adjustable base. Because we're both 85 years old.

[moolarkey]

My bed is adjustable. I can set the frame to either have the bed high or low. H likes it on the higher setting, I don't care - it does allow me to store things under it.

[ZoeHart]

We do and it is so high. I had troubles finding nightstands that didn't look ridiculously little compared to it.

[spitforspat]

I didn't know not having box springs was an option. Damn my sheltered life!

[Deleted]

Yes. And now I have a hole in my wall going up the stairs. I would prefer not to have one though.

[Muddled]

We have the short box spring, but our bed is still ridiculously high because it's on risers, dorm room style.

[Deleted]

We have a platform bed.

[snipsnsnails]

Yes

[waffletime]

Yes, but I LOVE having a bed high up. I don't know why.

[Deleted]

Sleeping in a high bed makes me feel like a princess.

[bania]

Yes. I like big beds but I don't have to worry about anyone falling out.

[Deleted]

Yes. It's high, but the kids just use the footboard to climb up.

[pittsmcgee]

Yes, we do.
We had to buy a split box spring to get it upstairs. My feet don't touch the ground when I sit on it.

[kristie]

No box spring, we have a platform bed though. It isn't sky high, but it isn't low.

[Deleted]

No, and I don't miss it. What I don't like is our bed is a water bed frame that H had since his bachelor days, an although solid wood, it's a bitch to change the sheets. I really want a new bed, but for now this will do. H loves it because he's tall and it's a California king.

[lexxasaurus]

I do and I love it. Our bed is tall, and I much prefer the look of it, as well as almost having to climb in.

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Mar 17, 2015 12:02:14 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Mar 17, 2015 12:00:38 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Yes. I love how high the bed is. I like beds you have to climb into.

I'm thinking ahead to the days when my kids are going to want to get in bed with me, and I don't want to be lying awake worrying they'll fall out and break something. Bailey fell out of it the other night, and it made me think about it again. lol

Ha, when we bought our bed the salesman said he could make it lower so that our son could get into it more easily and I was all "no please make it as hard as possible for him to be able to get in, thanks!" At almost two he can't get in but he can get himself down.

[shoeaholic]

We have and it is high but I like it that way. Funny story, in my guest room we have a queen bed and it's also on a box spring and very high. My mom was staying during the holidays and is kinda short (5'1" maybe) and couldn't get into the bed. She had to literally climb up on her stomach.

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Mar 17, 2015 11:58:08 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Yes. It's not good for your mattress to just lay it on the floor or on a frame with slats.  I don't have a cheap mattress, so this matters to me, lol. I'd like to get 15 years out of it.

Is this really true?

Boo!

My mattress is expensive, too, but it's already like 20 inches on its own.  It would look ridiculous on top of a box spring paired with my low set-up (low platform bed and low nightstands).

[frenchies]

We have a platform bed so no box spring. But the bed is still ridiculously high due to the 18" mattress my husband bought (before we got married.) At least 6" of that is pillow top. We need to get a new mattress soon and I hope to get a more normal sized mattress. Finding sheets that fit is a bitch.

[shamrockshake]

we do now because we have a memory foam and I was reading you're supposed to with them. we did not have one with our last mattress though.

[nursewife]

We do since I love a high bed. The only downside is that our aging dog has trouble jumping up now.

[partiallysunny]

We do. And I have to jump into bed.

[tripleshot]

No, we have an adjustable base.

[ssmjlm]

We have a foundation with our icomfort.

FWIW, when I was looking into making a claim b/c of how bad our new mattress is (just bought it in June), they specifically asked for photos of the boxspring and bed, etc. Sadly we're only at 1/2" sag, not the 3/4" required.

[tiffany81]

Mar 17, 2015 12:51:23 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Mar 17, 2015 11:58:08 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Yes. It's not good for your mattress to just lay it on the floor or on a frame with slats.  I don't have a cheap mattress, so this matters to me, lol. I'd like to get 15 years out of it.

Is this really true?

Boo!

My mattress is expensive, too, but it's already like 20 inches on its own.  It would look ridiculous on top of a box spring paired with my low set-up (low platform bed and low nightstands).

I think it's true. At least for the mattress I bought, it said it voids warranties if you don't use the right box spring.

[imhischeeseburger]

No, we have slats. I like that I can't be tempted to hide stuff under the bed anymore lol.