Natural Upholstery vs. Conventional Upholstery Supplies

You have a beautiful frame of a chair or couch that really needs some cushion, and you want to use chemical-free, eco-friendly supplies, but where do you start? Here is a list of substitutions from the standard petroleum based products. Dacron Batting –> Wool Batting Foundation Material –> Cotton BattingDecking Fabric (to cover the springs) […]

On Memory Foam, Latex and Spring Mattresses

MEMORY FOAM vs. LATEX While all foams have some similarities, there are notable differences in feel and performance of memory foam vs. latex. To start, let’s put out two terms: slow response and fast response. Memory foam is called a slow response foam. To define slow response, let’s add in another term: creep. Creep means […]

Pregnancy, Sleep and Latex Mattresses

Birth and pregnancy are beautiful, empowering moments in a woman’s life and can be complemented by knowledge and a few tricks.  This is my personal experience with bedding and pregnancy; perhaps it may be similar to yours. My fourth pregnancy was fairly simple as mine usually are: at the beginning there was an extra tiredness, a […]

Bed Frames: Latex and Wool Mattresses

NOTE: Wool toppers are not discussed here, only depths thick enough and solid enough to be a mattress. Q. Can you use a power base (or adjustable bed frame) with the latex? Will it harm the latex? A. Yes, you can use a power base with latex. Latex is a very flexible foam, so it will not […]

Tiny House Couch

Designed by the artist who created the first tiny house pictures on our website, another tiny house creation has come to life. Using 6″ of firm natural latex, two batts of 4 lb. wool, inner twill cases, and her customer’s fabric of choice, this design represents a traditional looking couch. The curved armrests were shipped to […]

Neighborhood Store

I ordered 3 medium firm latex cushions (5″ thickness as seat back) and 3 firm ones (6″ thickness as seats) for our new sofa frame.   Deborah recommended the firmness, based upon our body weights.  They turned out to be very comfortable.  Their cut is also exact to my specifications, so that they fit perfectly on the frame.  Thank you, Deborah!  Attached is a photo of the cushions […]