Tap Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 We are considering buying dd9 a loft bed from Ikea, but I don't know if I can use her existing mattress or if I have to buy one from them. If you have an Ikea mattress, do you have a recommendation as to which one to buy or avoid. Are they worth the money for a kid or should I just go buy a regular mattress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 We have 4 IKEA frames--two lofts, a twin, and a queen (all of the Hemnes line I think) and none of our mattresses are IKEA. :001_smile: I don't know how the IKEA mattresses compare. For the kids, we have pretty basic Sealys from Big Lots Furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 we had an Ikea frame years ago with a 20 year old mattress on it. slept just fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 We do have an Ikea mattress for ds's bed. It is a nice firm foam. I haven't slept on it myself since it's for one of the loft beds :) but he seems to like it and sleeps just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 My kids had Robin loft beds with our own posturepedic twin mattresses. I find Ikea mattresses to not be as good quality as I like. When I last looked, none of them had edge guard (stops the edges from collapsing) and I find that makes a huge difference in how much of the bed is usable. I know some people like their mattresses as apparently they are fairly low VOC, but I just didn't find any of them comfortable. They are a good deal though - I think the mattresses I like are about 30% more expensive than Ikea's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetfeet Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 My 6 yo has an ikea loft with a regular twin mattress. It fits perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascamps Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 We have a set of IKEA bunk beds with Ikea mattresses. We rearranged beds last week and big brother got a different mattress. He asked me a few days ago if he could have his old (IKEA) mattress back because he was more comfortable. We paid $99 for that mattress from IKEA and it is one of the most comfortable we have. But our other IKEA mattress has a simple old regular store bought mattress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 We have an Ikea bed frame and it needs an Ikea mattress. . . but we bought ours in Europe, so I'm thinking that's why. (It's probably a standard European size, but I know it's narrower and longer than a standard American twin.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks everyone looks like we get to go shopping this weekend! We have an Ikea bed frame and it needs an Ikea mattress. . . but we bought ours in Europe, so I'm thinking that's why. (It's probably a standard European size, but I know it's narrower and longer than a standard American twin.) This is probably why I thought that you needed one. I remember someone saying they had to get their new mattress at Ikea because their bed was European sized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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