He needs a new mattress! I would suggest a Royal-Pedic Organic, purchased online would be fine.

The memory foam topper on my standard Beautyrest is hot in the summer. I think I'd roast to death in a Tempurpedic.

At my most childish, I'd have to say "Well, the one at my house..let's go check it out!". Then I'd snap to my senses and tell him to go to Macy's.

There's a small company that makes custom beds from an array of models in a small showroom: Custom Comfort Mattress Company, in Orange County. Family-owned and been around for years. Almost everyone I know has at least one of their beds in their household from this company. Pillowtop of any size, bed of any size, plushness, thickness of the mattress, etc. Our Eastern King has lasted 10 years and is still as comfortable as I remember. My teenage daughter has a twin made by them that is absolutely amazing. I bet they would close the store for you Anderson, so you can lay on the beds and not be photographed by anyone!

I still have the same mattress I bought for my 1st real apartment (30 years ago). I know it sounds creepy, but it was custom made by a small company (not too expensive btw) and it's still just as firm and wonderful as the day I got it!

I have gone through more than a few sets of sheets, pillows and duvets though...just NOT the $6000 kind! LOL.

Sweet Dreams, Everybody!

We have a Tempurpedic mattress pad on top of our regular (crappy) mattress, and it does get a tad sweaty. Speaking of ABC Carpet & Home, they sell the most divine mattresses there; Hastens. I was skeptical to test one out in the store, but it was truly magnificent. Soft and firm all at the same time.

I don't know which horrifies me more, that someone who is the product of very expensive schools (which doesn't necessarily mean good schools) doesn't understand transitive verbs ("you look like an idiot just laying there in the store and people come and take pictures of you." Lying, Anderson, lying, not laying. My 5 year old nephew would be happy to tutor you in basic grammar if you'd like to have the lessons) or is still sleeping on a mattress that must have so many bedbugs and so much mold in it the ugly invaders could take him hostage. UGHH!!!

You would think it would be uncomfortable. I also find this a bit gross... Imagine all of the accumulated dead dust mites and dead skin. And what about his boyfriend... he can't find a 30 something year-old mattress comfortable?

Maybe Gloria can buy a new one for him.

@Sydney,
Without exception, everyone I know with a fancy education affects a few grammatical errors to avoid being thought of as a snob. They do it on purpose because, in today's society, it's considered elitist to know the difference between "less" and "fewer," or "between" and "among." And God help anyone who uses the subjunctive or says, "Is that he?"

C'mon people...be realistic. MY old mattress has been cleaned regularly and has a hypoallergenic cover. I'll bet it's more hygenic that most. If you've slept on a mattress for more than a week (without a good cover) it will already have all the greeby crud mentioned.

BTW...just because its old, doesn't mean it has to be saggy and lumpy. Mine LOOKS brand new and is still as flat as a board. It was made to last, without planned obsolescence.

I do agree with the grammar comments, though...like nails-on-a-blackboard to me every time I hear things like this on TV, particularly from newspeople.

I can't remember what brand it is (and it's wrapped in one of those hypoallergenic covers - so I'm not going to look) but I got a mattress last year that has the individually wrapped springs so that you don't jostle your bed partner, and it is great. And for about 1/10th the price as Anderson's sheets (who just lost a little of his cache in my eyes.)

Natural latex all the way. We got an Englander many, many years ago, and even to this day, when we climb into bed, we declare how thrilled we are to have such a comfortable place to sleep.

Anderson doesn't really need a new mattress -
- he travels so much that I'm certain he hardly sleeps on the one at home.

If his mattress is a Savoire mattress, or a VI-Spring (which it could well be, given who his mother is, and her likely shopping tastes), it has a 30 year lifespan, so he is just fine.

@Sydney

There's an enormous difference between they way we write and speak English, and Cooper was giving his answers orally, not in writing.

Spoken English is full of colloquialisms we don't use in formal writing. Have you ever elided going to into gonna while speaking quickly? If not, loosen up! Perfect enunciation and grammar are not required in all facets of life.

If Cooper made grammatical mistakes in a news article, certainly tear him a new one, but when he does so telling in an anecdote during a casual interview, sheesh, settle down.

akay--

You beat me to it. I was gonna write something like that! ;)

You're right, @Sydney. Not only that, but the error may well have been due to faulty transcription...not that the media ever misquotes anyone...hehehe...

I would recommend, with unabridged, a latex mattress. Particularly a thick piece of latex with a wool futon on top (which can be found here and here here, respectively. So good it makes IKEA sheets feel like 6 thousand bucks.

i'm a fan of the heavenly or W bed...my back never felt better - of course i don't OWN one, only when i'm staying in those hotels but its my next big purchase.

Well put akay.

One grammar mistake and we question the intelligence of the individual? Really? I guess it will always be easier to jump to conclusions. I've never met anyone who has not made a grammar mistake while speaking; I guess we're all bumbling idiots...

"someone who is the product of very expensive schools (which doesn't necessarily mean good schools) doesn't understand transitive verbs"

well interestingly Cooper went to Yale which is both good and expensive :)

oh and @ sydney, did you not notice that your first sentence was a fragment when you wrote it? not everyone can have perfect grammar all the time, especially when speaking colloquially as cooper was probably doing :)

personally I tried a tempur-pedic and did not much care for it. I've gotten a lot of compliments from my standard IKEA mattress. Just dress it up with a bunch of soft down mattress pads and you are good to go.

@Sydney: Is it difficult being so perfect all the time?

@#3, I'm childish as well. If I were a man, I would also suggest my cozy mattress for testing!

LOL @ Crazy Lady....perfection is a silly unattainable goal...some people are just foaming at the mouth ready to spew bile simply because someone (Anderson Cooper) comes from a privileged background.

an anyone point me to some sheets/blankets/pillows in a color similar to the bedding in the lead photo? I think that dark charcoal is just gorgeous!

Also, and maybe I'm just really naive, but how is it that everyone else knows about Anderson Cooper's privileged background?

Well, we didn't hear much about mattresses, though I'm happy someone put Miss Perfect in her place. Never slept on a Temperpedic (or however you spell it -- before @akay fires one over my bow) but friends returned theirs because they roasted on it. And that much-touted blow-up bed -- Sleep Number, that's it! -- is ridiculous. The only way to buy a mattress is to test it yourself. In Mr. Cooper's case, I'm sure any store would be happy to let him in to do so before or after regular hours. As for Anderson's privileged upbringing, he IS Wyatt Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt's son, so I guess you'd call that privileged.

Mmmm, Anderson Cooper. Hehe.

I think I'd run a mile from a mattress that old, even if it was hoovered daily and steamed to death every other day.
I am suffering a little from bedding envy, though..... Messyjessy, if you can't find anything like it, may I suggest that you amass some crisp, white, cotton bedding and throw it all into a hot wash cycle with a brand new pair of black jeans? That ought to do it! :-)

@AcrossThePond- yep, that'd probably work and I could even try it on my current sheets. I am a bit hesitant though because I have a small w/d that couldn't fit everything at once. I'm afraid everything would come out blotchy or differing colors.

@39520expat- I suppose one would call that privileged. Again with the open admission of naivete, I just thought he was your everyday sexy news guy.

Hmmmm.... yeah, I suppose there is an element of risk involved. I suppose you could write to Anderson Cooper and ask him if he'd be willing to swap his bedding for yours but, given how long he's held on to his mattress, you would probably be in for a long wait before he parted with the rest of his bed. Good Luck!

uh, for anyone else who can't use their eyes-

there is actually a link to the retailer of the bedding in the image credits. yay!

What's tackier than having imperfect grammar when speaking?

Calling people out on it.

We must rebel against this obnoxious behavior.

I don't get these "Tempurpedics are hot" remarks at all. I've had mine for almost 10 years now and it is perfectly comfortable in the summer (and I don't have AC). I find that in warm weather the bed is very firm so that I sort of float on top of it.

I love this mattress. It improved the quality of my sleep hugely and I would never have a different kind of mattress again. And no, I'm not affiliated with them in any way.

Ugh. Just leave Anderson alone. Is he a Vanderbilt? Yes. Has he stayed way longer in the closet than necessary to the point that it's annoying? Absolutely. But he is one of the first, down-to-earth newscasters I can think of in years. He watches "My Super Sweet 16," forcryingoutloud!

mmm, yes, Bridget...agree about the The W Bed plush top mattress from Simmons. surprisingly only $1500 in a king. heaven.

you'll forget all about your grammatical woes sleeping on this baby.

@ peahan

if I were a celebrity faced with so much public scrutiny that I could not go out and buy a bed without people taking photos of me, I would probably cling to whatever semblance of comfort and security I had left in life as well ... the least disturbing of which would be a 30 year old mattress.... :)

He lives in NYC- he could just call 1-800-mattres and not bother going into the store!

Arguing for or against a particular mattress is like arguing with your best friend over which flavor of ice cream is "the best". Anyway, here is my 2 cents: Tempurpedic does not get too hot - my apartment does in the summer but not my mattress.

I would definitely say get a mattress online, since you can save so much (usually hundreds). And go with latex, it's a great natural foam rubber that will help with your pressure points and won't wear out like a lot of other foam material mattresses will. Just my two cents.