Without a doubt, the most important piece of furniture you will every buy for you or your family is a bed.  We spend somewhere between a quarter and half of all our time in bed after all.  For the young and very old, that percentage can climb even higher.

There is nothing quite as appealing as a beautifully made, inviting bed to climb into after a long day at the office, golf course, or wherever you may be.

Beds and bedding have come a long way since our grandparent’s time.  Yet, the manufacture of high end organic mattresses, pillows, and accessories looks more like it did in their day than ours.  With the combination of pure organic materials, creative design and professional hand craftsmanship, some green mattress companies have transformed their manufacturing facilities to a completely organic and pure environment.

Now for the good part!  The styles of these beds are very modern but can still fit into a traditional environment. So, the beds look as good in a Soho Loft as  they would at ‘The Cottage’.

The great advantage of green beds and bedding are not only comfort and luxury, but also organic bedding is extremely healthy, particularly for allergy sufferers.

The new organic mattresses and bedding are antimicrobial.  In other words, they are made of a substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoans as well as destroying viruses.  I don’t know about you, but I would rather not sleep on anything that even remotely resembles fungi!

Of course all this organic bliss is going to cost you a little more than your average run of the mill mattress.  Organic mattresses retail between $2000-$5000, compared with the $850 you can spend on a spring coiled model.

Look on line at www.greensleep.com, www.obasan.ca, or www.vivetique.com for more information on retailers near you.

Sweet dreams….

O. Alexandra Viteznikova