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 ...

There are many mattresses on the market, including some that can be shipped to you in a box far smaller than you’d believe possible for a mattress. A box spring, on the other hand, with its metal or ...

For years, it has been a common approach to use a box spring to support your bed. It's been the go-to solution to ensure you don't wake up with a sore back. However, mattresses and beds have evolved, ...

When you buy a mattress, the box spring is usually an afterthought, and it can be a costly one. With many of the new memory foam and latex mattresses, though, many people wonder if the extra cost of ...

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...

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 ...

We tried Real Sleep by Real Simple, a new mattress in a box, to see if it could really replace a spring mattress Maria Mercedes Lara is the Senior Director of Digital Content Operations for PEOPLE.