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Avoiding a firestorm in your bedroom: The Fibreglass Mattress Fiasco

Everyone needs a mattress, and everyone’s budget is different, which explains the huge range of mattresses on the market! While there are perfectly serviceable low-cost mattresses out there, there are some you need to pay ...
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Buying a Bed, Sleep Guide

Best Mattresses in New Zealand in 2024

#1 Sleepyhead Sanctuary     The Sanctuary After Dark is the best of the best that Sleepyhead has to offer. For the refined customer, our best mattress offers comfort and back support designed with revolutionary technology and first-class ...
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Best Bed Bases in New Zealand 2024

Since 3000 BC bed bases have been the in thing for your mattress! They elevate you off the ground and keep you away from any nasties that might be lurking there. Bases are good for ...
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Best Mattress Protectors in New Zealand

But what does a mattress need protection from? What level of protection does it need? It really depends on what’s happening to your mattress. Do you sweat a lot during the night? Have a growing ...
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Are Adjustable Beds Worth It?

Adjustable beds are become more and more popular in New Zealand.  Adjustable beds have health and lifestyle benefits that make them well worth investing in. 
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Buying a Bed

Technology that helps mattress temperature control

There’s nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night all sweaty then having to wrestle with the blankets in a bid to escape what feels like a furnace. Being too hot in ...
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Too cold or too hot in bed?

Overheating in Bed One of the most common complaints when you’re in bed is that feeling of being too hot. When you jump into bed, you’re like a human water bottle, and you quickly start to ...
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When should I replace my bed?

An Auckland woman recently got in touch with Sleepyhead over what to do with her elderly parents' bed. The couple were on the move to a retirement village and as their daughter dismantled the bedroom, she ...
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7 Ways To Create A Bedroom Office

When New Zealand was thrown into the first lockdown in March 2020, one thing became very obvious for most of us - working at the kitchen table for a long period of time wasn’t sustainable.  And ...
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Buying a Bed

How to buy a new mattress

Choosing a new mattress is an important decision, though it’s often difficult knowing where to start and what’s right for you. To help make the shopping experience a little easier, follow the below useful tips ...
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Buying a Bed

Best Bedroom Tips for Uni Students

The time has finally come - your young adult has flown the coop for uni life. Part of you wants them to quickly vacate because you’re desperate to turn their room into an office. However, ...
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Buying a Bed

Shopping for a guest bed

The holiday season can translate into a groundswell of relatives and friends who descend upon your home and need a bed for the night…or three! Often the quick solution is to hurriedly borrow an airbed ...
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Buying a Bed

How To Transport A Mattress

How a Mattress is usually transported I pulled up behind a car recently and noticed a large bulky mattress on the roof of the late model sedan. Ropes had lashed the mattress haphazardly to the roof ...
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30 Awesome Hacks To Recycle Your Old Bedding

What can I do with my old bed sheets? Like many of us during recent months, there’s been a nationwide purge of old bedding and this question has possibly popped up in the midst of ...
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Buying a Bed

Love Your Planet

Here at Sleepyhead, we care as much about the environment as we do about sleep. We started our journey towards a sustainable future by launching Project Zero. As part of this project, we have made ...
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Buying a Bed

How to best test a bed in store

Searching for the perfect mattress is well worth the effort – it is a big investment in both time and money, but with 1/3 of your life spent in bed, making sure you get the ...
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Buying a Bed

Why is a new bed important?

A great sleep can completely transform the way you look and feel – physically, mentally and spiritually. An extra hour or two of sound, peaceful sleep will have a dramatic impact on your life regenerating ...
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Buying a Bed

What’s the best mattress size for me?

Quality Sleep   Having good quality sleep is important to your well being. Sleep plays a vital role in restoring and healing the body, so your health takes a hit when you aren’t sleeping well. If you’re ...
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Is a spring mattress or foam mattress better for me?

What mattress should I choose?   Choosing the right mattress can be a little confusing. There are different mattress types offering a whole range of different benefits and features, and with so many choices out there, it’s ...
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Is a firm or soft mattress better for me?

When you’re choosing a new mattress there’s a range of questions that you’re likely to ask yourself – is it better to have a firm or a soft mattress? Is a soft mattress supportive enough? ...
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What size mattress should I buy?

A deep, restorative night’s sleep is becoming more and more necessary for our busy lives, but is becoming harder to achieve. For those who like a lot of space in bed or who share a ...
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What makes Sleepyhead mattresses superior?

Sleepyhead is responsible for multiple world-first technological innovations in the bedding industry. We combine leading edge innovation and expertise in our world-class operating process, to produce the highest quality mattresses and beds, right here in ...
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The best bed for hot sleepers

Perhaps you’re the one tossing and turning because you’re too hot to sleep, while your lucky partner has long since drifted off. You may have invested in top quality sheets, blankets and pillows, but did ...
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How to measure your bedroom for a bed

Get the best Sleepyhead bed experience by making sure your new bed is the right size to fit comfortably in your bedroom and lifestyle. Whether you have a single bed, double bed or a king ...
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Best Bedroom Tips for Uni Students
Buying a Bed
Best Bedroom Tips for Uni Students
The time has finally come - your young adult has flown the coop for uni life. Part of you wants them to quickly vacate because you’re desperate to turn their room into an office. However, ...
Read more
Shopping for a guest bed
Buying a Bed
Shopping for a guest bed
The holiday season can translate into a groundswell of relatives and friends who descend upon your home and need a bed for the night…or three! Often the quick solution is to hurriedly borrow an airbed ...
Read more
How To Transport A Mattress
Buying a Bed
How To Transport A Mattress
How a Mattress is usually transported I pulled up behind a car recently and noticed a large bulky mattress on the roof of the late model sedan. Ropes had lashed the mattress haphazardly to the roof ...
Read more
30 Awesome Hacks To Recycle Your Old Bedding
Buying a Bed, Sleep Guide
30 Awesome Hacks To Recycle Your Old Bedding
What can I do with my old bed sheets? Like many of us during recent months, there’s been a nationwide purge of old bedding and this question has possibly popped up in the midst of ...
Read more
Love Your Planet
Buying a Bed
Love Your Planet
Here at Sleepyhead, we care as much about the environment as we do about sleep. We started our journey towards a sustainable future by launching Project Zero. As part of this project, we have made ...
Read more
How to best test a bed in store
Buying a Bed
How to best test a bed in store
Searching for the perfect mattress is well worth the effort – it is a big investment in both time and money, but with 1/3 of your life spent in bed, making sure you get the ...
Read more
Why is a new bed important?
Buying a Bed
Why is a new bed important?
A great sleep can completely transform the way you look and feel – physically, mentally and spiritually. An extra hour or two of sound, peaceful sleep will have a dramatic impact on your life regenerating ...
Read more
What’s the best mattress size for me?
Buying a Bed
What’s the best mattress size for me?
Quality Sleep   Having good quality sleep is important to your well being. Sleep plays a vital role in restoring and healing the body, so your health takes a hit when you aren’t sleeping well. If you’re ...
Read more
Is a spring mattress or foam mattress better for me?
Buying a Bed
Is a spring mattress or foam mattress better for me?
What mattress should I choose?   Choosing the right mattress can be a little confusing. There are different mattress types offering a whole range of different benefits and features, and with so many choices out there, it’s ...
Read more
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