But the furniture? Well, that had the potential to cause serious disarray. The slats getting misplaced is just a minor inconvenience. When I’ve overzealously unrolled, the mattress has bumped into furniture and made things fall over in the living room, and jostled the slats that support my mattress out of place in my bedroom. If you miscalculate and don’t give yourself enough space, it can result in a mad scramble to move objects out of the way as the mattress rapidly expands.Īnd I would know. Once the plastic is pierced on these things, they’re like those capsule animal sponges that you submerged in a water glass as a kid. This might seem like a given, but if you’re opening a mattress anywhere other than onto your bed frame (which I would suggest, given the recommended air-out period), you don’t want to start unfurling it only to realize that you underestimated the floor space you’d need. Opening your mattress in a space that's big enough, and outside your bedroom, is a great place to start. When testing the Tuft & Needle Mint, for example, we noticed that the off-gassing odor was fairly weak and dissipated quickly.įrom $1,095 at Tuft & Needle 2. If you can handle a faint smell and need your mattress to be usable straight out of the box, there are some options. This will ensure you get the most out of your new bed starting the first night you actually sleep on it.

It’s not the worst odor in the world, and I’ve tolerated sleeping on a stinky mattress-but why go through that, if you can just let it air out? Plan on giving your mattress at least one night in a room other than your bedroom to breathe. Opening the box to drifting off to dreamland could be a multiday process.īrand-new boxed mattresses are prone to smelling due to a process called off-gassing, wherein chemicals leftover from manufacturing that were trapped by the packaging are released. Generally it's best to give your new mattress a couple days to air out and firm up before you start sleeping on it.įrom the moment the box arrives at your door, there’s no doubt you’ll be stoked for your first great night's rest that evening.

Queen hybrid mattress in a box