An occasional series on urban lifestyle choices and their impact on sleep If you’ve been in an Urban Mattress store lately, you might have sampled a cold brew while you browsed various bedding choices. The two seem to pair quite nicely or so our customers tell us. While we find the occasional libation delightful, when…
Urban Reflections on Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year when we decide we’d better darn well be grateful for what we have… and then we overeat and go out to buy more stuff the very next day. Turkey, irony and retail madness aside, we’ve finally recovered from the weekend and thought we’d sit down and reflect on what we’re…
Urban Mattresses Through the Centuries
We’re pretty sure Neil Arnott, the inventor of the water bed, had a very forgiving spouse—God bless her. The word, “mattress” comes from the Arabic for “something thrown down” or something similar—according to the American Heritage Dictionary and Dictionary.com. Apparently the Crusaders adopted the Arabic practice of lying on floor cushions and that’s how we…
Meet Andy Magel – New Denver Sleep Professional
Meet Andy Magel, Urban Mattress Belcaro’s newest sleep professional. Andy joined the Urban Mattress team after 7 years in the non-profit world. Most recently, he ran a job-training program for men and women coming out of prison called Bud’s Warehouse. Andy was looking for some change and knew owners, Steve and Ethan, through some mutual…
Meet William Keller – Newest Urban Mattress Sleep Guru
World, meet William Keller, our newest sleep guru at Urban Mattress Vienna. Before his days in the mattress world began, William was teaching music, coaching, and running a string orchestra program for a small school. After getting married last summer, William realized he wanted to change career paths to something that would better support…
Erin Ivey Seeks Dreamy Sleep after “Dreamy Weather” Debut
At our Urban Mattress stores we have the opportunity to meet interesting people every day. Meet Austin’s “Urban Folk Songstress”, Erin Ivey. If you haven’t gotten to see Erin live like we have, here’s a little brag about her. Austin’s KUT radio claims Erin has “quietly become one of our city’s biggest critical successes.” Erin’s…
Fort Collins Urban Mattress Store Opens Saturday, August 24th
Meet the Henderson’s, owners of our newest Urban Mattress store in Fort Collins, Colorado opening this Saturday, August 24th. Bruce first discovered his love for business in college, and after spending 23 years in the non-profit world, he is getting to pursue his dream of making a difference in a community through operating his own…
Second Wind Fund and Cherry Creek Urban Mattress
One of the most rewarding parts of our commitment to give 2% of each purchase to local non-profits, is seeing the variety of ways that 2% can impact a community. One of the non-profits Cherry Creek Urban Mattress has partnered up with is Second Wind Fund. Their mission is to decrease the incidence of suicide in children and…
Urban Roots and South Austin Urban Mattress
One of the great things about Austin is their love of “local.” Local artists, locally owned businesses, local breweries and locally grown food. From farmer’s markets to food trucks to five-star restaurants, Austinites are loyal to everything Austin has to offer, right down to the very dirt on the ground. That’s why when we were…
Why Sleep is Important to Your Health
The New York Times put out a noteworthy article this week about sleep. Did you know that shortchanging yourself even an hour of sleep can have significantly adverse affects on your health? As the article states, “Sleep affects almost every tissue in our bodies,” said Dr. Michael J. Twery, a sleep specialist at the National…