What Mattresses Are Best for a Float Bed?

• Rock and sleep well on a suitable floating bed mattress.sleeping woman #6 image by Adam Borkowski from Fotolia.com
  
  You feel soothing natural motion as you sleep in a float bed. When your body turns, this bed frame style gently rocks in response. The float bed frame is the brainchild of a German furniture designer, Max Longin, so you are wise to look at Longin's mattress recommendation first. The minimalist and playful design will suit several mattress styles. However, the float bed's creator only recommends one mattress. Unless splurging on this unusual bed frame design leaves you wanting affordable mattress alternatives, stick with his pick, even if you've found an inexpensive knockoff.
  
  

Latex

• Maxwell's mattress of choice is a latex mattress, which makes changing positions easier while offering body-conforming support. When you move, a latex mattress recovers its shape more quickly than memory foam, which is probably why Longin recommends it over memory foam mattresses. If you're not a stickler about how fast your mattress recovers its shape after you move, look at the latex mattress's closest relative--memory foam.
  
  

Memory Foam

• Memory foam mattresses are famous for giving you the sensation of melting into a mattress as its material conforms to the shape of your body. Memory foam differs from a latex mattress in that impressions of your contour linger temporarily. If you rarely move in your sleep, you might not notice how residual impressions can impact another's quality of rest. Perhaps you're less interested in sleep quality and place a higher priority on enjoying the rocking sensations of a floating bed.
  
  

Innerspring

• Rather than experiencing the floating bed in a mattress that mitigates evidence of your motion, a mattress that's most likely to pronounce movements is one with internal springs. Since an average of 80 percent of sleepers depend on coils for support, you may find an innerspring mattress suitable enough for you. As long as the size of the mattress suits the float bed frame, an innerspring bed mattress is your most affordable alternative, despite Longin's latex mattress recommendation.