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Where Does Your Child Like to Sleep?

Perhaps it has not dawned on you that not all children like to sleep in beds? In fact, many parents will comment that their child sleeps better just about anywhere and everywhere else. For the new parent who has put all the time, money, and creativity into designing the perfect nursery with the beautiful, expensive crib—discovering that the infant does not actually LIKE to sleep in the crib can come as a discouraging blow. You may find that your child likes to sleep in the stroller, car seat, or even on the floor better than sleeping in her adorable bed. … Continue reading →

Hotel Furnishings Go High-Tech

By now I’m sure you are familiar with Westin’s signature Heavenly Bed. The pillow top-mattress bed, introduced almost a decade ago, became an instant hit and is credited with starting a revolution in hotel bedding. (You can now buy your own Heavenly Bed at Nordstrom stores.) The mega-popular bed set off a hotel furnishing war of sorts and Wyndham Hotels fired back with a “Smart Chair” aimed to do for comfortable multi-tasking what the Heavenly Bed did for sleeping. For those of you who don’t frequent Wyndham Hotels the “Smart Chair” is a high-tech furnishing that has integrated pivoting tables, … Continue reading →

Picking The Perfect Bed—Adults

Did you know that the average American spends approximately six years of his or her lifetime sleeping? That’s roughly 53,000 hours spent in bed. Which is why it is so important to have an adequate mattress. The National Sleep Foundation recommends spending at least 15 minutes lying on a bed in various positions prior to purchasing it, but how many of us can say that we spent that much time testing out our mattresses before taking them home? I didn’t. In fact, I distinctly remember my husband and I both rolled our eyes when the mattress salesman told us about … Continue reading →