When buying a mattress it is important to ensure that you are buying the right size. This is for many reasons, but mainly for your own comfort. 

Mattress Sizes/Dimensions can vary slightly depending on the manufacturers. In order to choose the right mattress size, you will want to look at your bed set. While doing this consider how high your mattress can sit from the floor for you to comfortably get in and out of the bed everyday.

Most mattress retailers offer three different height foundations (often called boxsprings) that will allow you to change the height of the bed without being forced to get an overly thin mattress or overly thick mattress. The three foundation options would be the standard foundation which is 9″ in height, then there is the low profile foundation which is usually 5″ in height and for bunk beds and people that really do not want much of a foundation a Bunkie board is only 1.5″ in height.

In addition, your mattress should be longer than the tallest person sleeping on it, and wide enough to accommodate side sleepers who may fold their arms and legs to get comfortable at night.

Make sure your mattress and bed set can fit comfortably within the space it is located before deciding on additional decor to compliment the sleep space.