Brandenberry I've always preferred space-saving furniture like having a loft bed on top and a work area below it. I have incorporated that concept in both my boys' rooms as their rooms are not as huge as the master bedroom. Not only is the idea space-efficient, it also creates a cosy feeling in the room and especially suitable for children's rooms where ample space is needed for their school stuff and not forgetting their toys, apart from their sleeping area. The pictures that you have included above all show warmth and serenity and are definitely inviting. We would love to stay in such a tranquil little home, especially my young ones.

f_allen Well I need a new mattress -- but the cost of these are way out of my price range. Besides I just threw out a neck pillow with natural insides, that you heat in microwave. For neck pain -- I threw it out because it had many bugs in it. So when I think natural I think about the attraction bugs have for it.

wwood123 I wouldn't be able to sleep, worrying how I was going to make my mattress payment.

Alexis0012 Great options! We have the Keetsa Tea Leaf Classic and love it, I feel $1000 is a good price. The price selection you have is right in-line with the price spread we saw in department stores, about 1/4 of the mattresses were in the $1-$2k range and the rest were $4k and up, and none were green.

capsun How are you supposed to know if you need a firm or soft mattress?

Sammi Thielen Get a Sleep Number mattress!!! You can go firm or soft!

billshin Keetsa sounds great, if you go by the marketing only. You should do a bit more research before recommending it. They are made in China, they claim natural materials but have horrible off gassing and no tests to prove its safe and they use a mystery chemical fire barrier. Look for American made beds.

aidafah you've missed the best mattress of all - essentia. my husband and i have the jeanius and purchased the baby jeanius for our new little one.

the world's first natural memory foam!

http://www.myessentia.com/

Claudia Gomez There is as well natural and customizable! mattresses made in Canada, very comfortable and and with quality materials. www.obasan.ca

Alex C Obasan makes organic mattresses and they are fully customizable, to make sure you never have to compromise! I'm 100 pounds and my partner is 200 so our sleeping needs are quite different! That;s why we love our Obasan mattress.
Make sure to look for organic and ask for certifications as most companies will claim to make an organic mattress without it being true.
www.obasan.ca

Mary Garito My husband and I got natural rubber latex mattresses. He is a snorer so we have two bedrooms and had to make a double big investment! So I did a lot of research before buying. I really wanted a mattress without chemicals and off-gassing. He didn't really care, he just wanted it to be firm and comfortable. So we wound up at the Clean Bedroom in Manhattan. I would have felt terrible if I had steered him in the wrong direction and persuaded him to get an organic mattress that he ended up not liking (and that was on the expensive side). But we went there and the salesman made it so easy to choose. We loved the first one we laid on. So we got two of the same mattress (both on the firm side). It is now 3 months later and we love going to bed! The mattresses are like a dream. My husband always say he hasn't slept better in his whole life. We got Oyasumi mattresses - I think they are made by Savvy Rest. I wanted to post here because it was so hard for me to find good info when I was doing all my research. I hope this helps!

ooopppooo I don't think I can afford a natural mattress.

karenannie007 After suffering for years on a traditional coil mattress and box springs, we saved and researched and saved and shopped and bought a natural organic latex mattress from Savvy Rest. BEST investment ever. Never flip-flop all over the place trying to get comfortable and relieve pressure point pain. Love it! (I have no affiliation with this company at all. Just wanted to share some positive experience.)

http://www.savvyrest.com/

capsun do the latex mattress's get hot from body heat?

Mary Garito Mine hasn't been hot at all so far. Apparently since it is a natural material it breathes very well. They recommend keeping your mattress on a foundation with slats so there is air circulation around the mattress.

karenannie007 Mine hasn't seemed hot, either. And my husband, who gets warm very easily, has not complained once, which, compared to our old traditional mattress, was a nightly occurrence. And Mary (above) is correct)....you need the correct number and spacing of the slats to keep the air circulating.

julietcollins They are expensive but are you willing to compromise your health or your children's...you do spend most of your life on a mattress, at least a 1/3. I wish all flame retardants were taken out of mattresses forever. If your bed is on fire with you in it, no flame retardant is going to stop that fire.