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, ...

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Back when innerspring mattresses ruled the market, using box springs was a no-brainer. The flexible, spring-filled mattress bases allowed for flexible support while lifting the mattress to a ...

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 ...

Box springs are upholstered wooden or metal frames that contain coils or a grid. They rose to prominence in the 1930s alongside innerspring mattresses, which require box springs to prevent sagging and ...

Once upon a time you couldn't purchase a mattress without a box spring. Today, box springs are all but obsolete, reserved only for a small niche of users. But if you’re of a certain age you might be ...