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When we purchase a luxury mattress, we don\u2019t think of how it will intertwine with our lives enough to be part of our history. It could be the first item you purchase to begin furnishing your new home or the first big purchase you consider\u00a0with your significant other. Mattresses have played an important role in our history, but they\u00a0wouldn\u2019t have gotten there without its own history.<\/p>\n
Most people\u00a0don\u2019t know how long mattresses have been in existence. Its history begins in 3600 B.C. and since then the design of the luxury mattress has changed significantly.<\/p>\n
3600 B.C.<\/strong> Persians made the first water beds out of\u00a0goatskins and\u00a0filled them\u00a0with water.<\/p>\n 3400 B.C.<\/strong> Egyptians slept on palm boughs piled in the corners of their homes.<\/p>\n 200 B.C.<\/strong> Romans slept on bags of cloth stuffed with reeds, hay, or wool. The wealthy usually slept on feather stuffing which could be considered the first luxury mattresses.<\/p>\n 1400s<\/strong> Mattresses were made out of pea shucks, straw or sometimes feathers, stuffed into coarse ticks, and covered with velvets, brocades or silks.<\/p>\n 1500-1700<\/strong> Mattresses were\u00a0stuffed with straw or\u00a0down feathers\u00a0and placed on top of a bed consisting of a timber frame with the support of rope or leather.<\/p>\n Early 18th century<\/strong> Mattresses are filled with cotton\u00a0or wool<\/p>\n Mid 18th century<\/strong>: Mattress covers are made of quality linen or cotton. The mattress box is shaped or bordered with fillings of natural fibers, such as coconut fiber, cotton, wool, and horsehair. The mattress is buttoned to fasten the stuffing to the cover and the edges are stitched.<\/p>\n Late 19th century<\/strong>: The\u00a0box spring\u00a0mattress is invented.<\/p>\n 1930s:<\/strong> Innerspring mattresses and upholstered foundations become popular along with artificial fillers. Enclosed coil spring mattresses also have their springs sewn into linked fabrics.<\/p>\n 1950s:<\/strong> Foam rubber mattresses and pillows become available for purchase.<\/p>\n 1960s:<\/strong> The waterbed<\/a>\u00a0is introduced and becomes a popular luxury mattress choice alongside\u00a0adjustable beds<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1980s:<\/strong>\u00a0Air mattresses<\/a>\u00a0composed of vulcanized rubber\u00a0or vinyl are introduced.<\/p>\n 2000\u2032s:\u00a0<\/strong>Multitudes of sleeping options and features become available. From air<\/a> to water<\/a>\u00a0luxury mattresses, there is a type to fit everyone\u2019s needs. That\u2019s where we come in!<\/p>\n At\u00a0Brickell Mattress<\/a>, we offer the finest selection of mattresses from innerspring, water and latex luxury available on the market today. Having been in the bedding industry for over 8 years, we know which type of mattress will fit your lifestyle. We are here to satisfy your need for quality sleep with our quality mattresses.\u00a0Contact us<\/a>\u00a0today for a sleep consultation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When we purchase a luxury mattress, we don\u2019t think of how it will intertwine with our lives enough to be part of our history. It could be the first item you purchase to begin furnishing your new home or the first big purchase you consider\u00a0with your significant other. Mattresses have played an important role in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,22,32,24],"tags":[177,42,39,5,16,41,33,38,43,28,40,47,15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1133,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellmattress.com\/mattress-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Get Your Luxury Mattress Today!<\/h2>\n