A few months ago I went out and purchased a new mattress, it was the first time in over a year that I had needed one. I gave away my last one when I moved onto my sailboat and then then I moved back into an apartment, it had a loft and I just bought a couple mattress pads to sleep on up there. After a few months though I was tired of climbing the stairs and wanted a nice mattress but I think box springs are a joke. I did some research on the internetz and found a few cheap solutions, namely this one from Instructables. I decided to duplicate it with a queen mattress. It’s been working great for months now!
Step 1: Buy a mattress and measure it.
Step 2: Stop by the store and buy some storage archive boxes! (I bought mostly standard but also a few extra-strength)
Step 3: Stuff the storage boxes with stuff you don’t use very often or want in your closet. Books, winter clothes, clothes that don’t fit, etc.
Step 4: Arrange the boxes so that there will be about 1in of the boxes showing around the edges.
Step 5(Optional): Put a mattress pad down on top of the boxes
Step 6: Toss your mattress on top and sleep soundly!
That is so awesome! I miss you so much…
September 23, 2010 at 8:31 pm