Marnie wrote to us with a tip on the SULTAN ERFJORD mattress at IKEA:
IKEA has a SULTAN ERFJORD mattress that's made of 85% natural and 15% synthetic latex, covered with a blend of silk, wool and "eco-cotton." They do have one on the sales floor now and I spent some horizontal time trying it out yesterday. It’s nice, not what I’d call luxuriously comfy by any means but a good, medium-firm, supportive piece...
It’s only 7” thick as compared to regular mattresses that measure 10-11” and for reasons I can’t explain, I missed the “loftiness” of the thicker ones. So I tried it with their premium SULTAN TOLG mattress pad made of lamb’s wool and latex and felt a significant difference - softer without being mushy.
IKEA has a sale on mattresses until January 27th and you can get 25% off, bringing the price for a double down to $675, which is pretty amazing for a mattress with 80% real latex. The SULTAN TOLG would be an extra $330, so it would still be a pretty good deal for a little more than $1,000, about $400 less than I’d spend on the mattress alone at other shops.
One last thing, the ERFJORD is surprisingly heavy, which will make it difficult, if not impossible, for me to rotate it periodically all by myself. I’ve read somewhere that latex mattresses don’t need to be turned but Ikea recommends it every 2-3 months.
So I’m mulling it over and will do some more comparison shopping before I plunk down my money.
Hope this is helpful to someone, somewhere!
Love your site, AT - thanks for all the inspiration.
Thanks, Marnie!
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Many thanks, Marnie and AT. This is actually a huge help. I just ordered the Sultan Erfjord (Queen) from the Ikea website after "testing" it for about 5 minutes in the Stoughton, MA store. If the 7" thickness proves not to be cozy enough, I will take your advice and pick up the Tolg, as well. Again, thanks so much for your very helpful post.
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Does it stink? The last mattress I bought at IKEA had a nasty chemical stink I could *never* get rid of. Finally had to return it.
At least they're good about the returns . . .
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I have the mattress. I added a organic wool mattress topper that I bought from The Natural Sleep Store; the topper makes a difference. I researched natural and organic latex mattresses and ultimately chose the IKEA mattress due to price. I am quite happy with the purchase, though bummed to have missed the sale (what a deal!).
Marnie - The lowest price I saw for a 100% natural latex mattress with organic cotton was $1600 at The Natural Sleep Store. The store pays shipping and does not charge tax to CA residents.
sunspot42 - Initially, I found the mattress to have a slight latex smell, though I no longer notice the smell. I don't think the smell from the latex mattress is as strong or harmful as the chemical-like smell from a foam mattress.
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I have an Ikea mattress too. I can't remember which one, but it's held up well over the past 2 years and I never flipped it until this month when I moved.
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Glad this was helpful, emellemiko. Thanks for the real-life review, colleen. Re: the smell, I've heard that the mattress will only give off a rubbery odour for a week or two but as colleen says, natural latex has a fairly pleasant scent unlike the fake ones that smell a lot like chemical soup.
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