Lawson Cushion Firm

I own a Sealy posturepedic Lawson cushion firm 2019 and topped it with a 3” foam topper … I want to replicate this setup in a different size mattress but CANNOT find or trust a reasonable alternative. I don’t want a hybrid mattress and hate feeling like I’m sleeping in vs on the mattress. Similar mattresses to Lawson that I can augment with my own topper??

Try a traditional innerspring mattress. It took me a while. I tried the beauty rest black.... it was okay. I HATE memory foam. I HATE sinking Into the bed. I want some give in my hips and shoulders but i do NOT want to sink in. I like being "on top" of the mattress and not IN the mattress. I grew up on a traditional innerspring mattress. A sealy from like 1995. It was great. Lasted me 15 years. From age 5 to 20. But.... alas.. sealy dont make them like thy used to. I ended up most recently going with "Gardner Mattress" based out of Salem, MA. They sell and make one thing: mattresses. They are not a middle man. They make them. And they sell them. And they carry ONLY their brand of mattress. But they make innerspring, they make innerspring with wool, innerspring with cotton/wool, and innerspring with natural latex and horsehair. Very traditional mattress construction. Out of the 30 mattresses on the floor, i liked 5 of them. Which is way more than could be said about anywhere else i went. So......maybe going to a place where what they sell is what they personally manufacture would be helpful??? Maybe there is no garnder mattress near you. But going to a place where they can be knowledgeable about the construction of their mattresses, the differences, and you can give feedback on what you like and dont like would be best. You can say "i like this firmess. I like that i can spring iut of bed. I like that when i sit down its not hard as a rock- nor do i sink strsight down. I like that i stay on top of the mattress".

I have a Sealy tight top (not sure which model) which I'm pretty happy with. I decided to avoid getting a pillow top, since I could create one myself later if I need one by adding a mattress topper.

I have the same issues. I haven’t found anything that exceeds my mattress/box spring combo for comfort or longevity.

Big fig has a new luxe version that you might like. If we hadn’t already bought the sealy posturepedic. I would definitely have tried this one. This Sealy mattress has become annoying to me.

I'm a bui bui. My Sealy Posturepedic is still firm and holding up well after 6 years of use.

Hello, wise mattress guru! I would love your thoughts, if you'd be so kind. Sorry, in advance, for the length of this. Okay, here goes... In my entire life, I have only slept on innerspring mattresses with box spring foundations. The last mattress I purchased was in 2004, and desperately needs replacing. Actually, as a whole, the mattress, a Sealy Posturepedic I believe, has held up unfathomably well, and most of the mattress is still in excellent, very comfortable condition. However, on the side I sleep on most, and particularly the one area I sit on regularly there, it has for the last 4 years had an approximately 18" x 18" (butt sized) divot with a couple of springs popping through. Because it's a queen bed, I sleep as far away from that divot as possible, but can still roll into that deep divot if I get too close. Also, just from a housekeeping standpoint, I wouldn't mind having a fresh mattress. It's not that I'm not willing to buy a new mattress, but everything about mattresses has completely changed in the last 20 years. In the last 4 years, I've done tons of research and read hundreds of reviews, and still haven't gone through with a purchase. I do not want a bed that sleeps hot. I'd also like a mattress with longevity. In the past 6 months, I have recently read a lot about latex mattresses and how they sleep cool. Now though, I'm reading that they are only cool in comparison to memory foam mattresses, but that they still hold the heat. I've also seen many suggestions to "build your own mattress" and while that sounds appealing, as a single senior female, I'm not able to haul anything heavy up to my second floor bedroom or to dispose of my old mattress myself. That has me thinking that I'm better off with a seller who offers both white glove delivery and removal of my old mattress. Long before I needed a new mattress, I was intrigued by the individually pocketed coils of a Simmons' Beauty Rest, and there is one other brand that I always used to promise myself I'd own one day. That brand is the magic word you mentioned, Shiffman! I'm not sure that they're still made the same way as years ago, but back in late 1980's my parents bought a Shiffman through Bloomingdale's, and that is hands down the best, most comfortable mattress I've ever laid on. Also, the quality was superb, and it remained in the same great condition for over 25 years. Yes, it was expensive, and yes, it required flipping, but feel-wise that mattress remains my definition of a dream mattress. My questions are: Can you please comment on all Latex mattresses and Latex as the support layer? Is it much hotter than going with a traditional innerspring mattress? Also, I was once told by a salesman at Bloomingdale's that the Shiffman requires a traditional box spring foundation, and cannot be used on a platform bed. Is that true? I've always had a box spring foundation, but wouldn't mind losing the fabric covered box spring since I have allergies, and I also find the look of a platform type foundation cleaner and more modern. While I don't have $10,000.00, $20,000.00, or $40,000.00 to spend on a flagship Shiffman, Iast time I checked, the prices of Shiffman through Bloomingdale's and other retailers were not that out of reach. I no longer live in a state that has a Bloomingdale's, but there is a small, old school furniture store near me that exclusively sells Shiffman and no other mattress brand, and they told me they have models starting around $2,500.00. I read, but didn't quite understand, your thoughts on Shiffman as sold through big retail chains vs independent furniture stores. Could you please explain. If necessary I could order through Bloomingdale's in a neighboring state, but that means I wouldn't be able to to test out the mattress in-store first. Also, I'm only 5'2" tall. The big problem I had when last purchasing a mattress was that mattresses had become super thick. Most mattresses combined with a box spring were suddenly far too tall to allow me to easily climb into and out of bed. I ended up having to go with a low profile box spring, but I'm not sure they're even offered anymore. I'm okay with the new bed being maybe 2" taller than what I currently have, but don't want something so tall that I need to take a running leap to get into it, or have a big drop to the floor to get out of it. Also, I'd like a mattress with excellent edge support, since the edge that I sit on is always the first point of failure. Any thoughts or suggestions you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I don't know if I should go with a new type of mattress like a Latex mattress, or a Build-Your-Own mattress, or if I'm simply better off sticking with a traditional Innerspring Mattress that I'm used to. As for the innerspring mattresses, what are your thoughts on Sealy vs Beauty Rest vs Shiffman? I don't want to spend $5,000.00 on a Beauty Rest Black, but I'm wondering what their other models may be like. Since you are literally the only person in any thread I've read that even mentioned a Shiffman, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thank you so very much, in advance!