Plenty of people choose to keep their summer homes looking like ski lodges or frat houses – utilitarian furniture, mismatched salt and pepper shakers, velvet paintings – and that’s fine. But there is one item that should not be overlooked in your vacation getaway: your bed. Think about it. You are going to your summer [...]

There is something to be said about the placement of objects. Even the most amateur interior designer can sense when something is amiss in the layout of a room. It’s all about ‘vibe.’ Everything has significance. A chair in a corner asks to be sat upon. A blind half-drawn wishes to remain that way. Plants [...]

Seriously. What is up with the amount of sleep that teenagers need? It’s not uncommon for a teen to go to bed at 11 and be comatose the next day at noon. That’s over 13 hours. There are a few theories floating around about why this irresponsible bunch needs the shuteye that they do. Growing [...]

Ever thought that you were lucid dreaming only to find out that you were having a dream about being able to lucid dream? Whoa! I know. It can get trippy. The strange part is when you realize that you are having a dream within a dream. You think that you are awake and in bed, [...]

They say you are on your way to understanding another language when you start to dream in it. After hours of conjugating verbs and smashing your way through broken conversations with whomever is forced to hear you speak, you are slowly getting it. Suddenly the words on billboards and the sides of trains are beginning [...]

Can’t stop worrying about work? Do you toss and turn in the night – fearful of whether you will be able to pay your mortgage, or your taxes, or your kids’ education? If the anxieties of your day are creeping their way into your dreams – then it’s gone too far. And it needs to [...]

Heartburn is another term for ‘acid reflux‘ – this is the unpleasant sensation where acids from the stomach make their way up the esophagus, burning all the way. It’s a lousy way to spend an evening. A lot of people attribute heartburn to foods, and it is related to high fat, highly processed meats. However, [...]

In a word of SMS text messages, email pings, ringing phones, status updates, pokes, tweets, follows and likes, putting our attention on anything for more than five minutes seems like miracle. Its incredibly hard to stay focussed in today’s hyperspeed environment. Incidents of autism in children are higher than ever. Some speculate that this has [...]

The secret to making the most of your life is having a very clearly defined idea of your favourite things to do. It’s quite simple, really. You analyze everything you do, and put it into categories, based on whether you would like the experience to be an ongoing part of your life, or not. Take [...]

Say you’re in the market for a new bed. This isn’t one of those decisions you make spontaneously. It’s not like you’re at the Shell station getting gas and a bag of Spitz when you’re like, wow, I really need a mattress, let’s get one to surprise the fam. No, the mattress hunt begins long [...]

So you can’t sleep. You’ve tossed and turned for hours and all you can think about is how you have to get up for work soon, and that this has been the worst night ever. Some people have strategies on how to fall asleep with insomnia makes the mosquitos sing and the clock ticks loud. [...]

Mark this on your calendar. April 15th is the last day of our 60% off Clearance Sale. All of the floor models we have had since 2011 need to go. They must go. They absolutely must leave the premises and the last day we are passing this deal to you, as a consumer, is April [...]