Mattress

If you're going to buy a mattress from Ikea, make sure you have the proper side facing up.

 

We bought such a mattress a few weeks ago and observed that while we wanted a firm mattress and remember that model being rather firm, our mattress seemed unusually so.  Being the tough people we are, we slept through it.  I noticed this weekend that the mattress has been upside down this whole time.  See, the mattress has two layers - one, a thick firm foam forming the base of the mattress and another, a thinner, more cushioned top layer.  We were sleeping on the hard base side.  Imagine reposing on a carpeted living room floor and you'll get an idea of the sensation.