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Photo : New Africa ( Shutterstock ) Cold winter nights, drafty homes, and differing temperature preferences are a recipe for discomfort when you’re trying to get a good night’s sleep. A heated mattress pad is one option to dial in temperature for maximum coziness, and as a bonus, it generally requires less energy than your central heating. It has to be said that a heated mattress pad may not save you money at first, as the upfront investment ranging from a few hundred to over a thousand dollars may offset any savings on your utility bill. However, it’s probably more efficient to heat your bed to a specific temperature for 8–10 hours than it is your entire home. Heated mattress pad or electric blanket? When it comes to warming up at night, you’ve got two main options. A heated mattress pad is probably preferable if you’re looking for a way to heat your whole bed at night, while an electric blanket is more portable for use on your couch, at your desk, or to travel with . Mattress pa...

Photo : Maria Studio ( Shutterstock ) ‘Tis the season for holiday houseguests and air mattresses. And chances are, you’ve either heard or said, “Don’t worry—we have an air mattress!” only to find out that it leaks. This discovery usually takes place late into the first night of the visit when everyone is exhausted, and just wants to go to bed. Many air mattresses now come with a patch kit in the box, so if you still have yours—or happen to have a bicycle tire patch kit sitting around—then follow the directions on the package, and you should be good to go. But even if you don’t have a patch kit at home, there are other ways to fix the leak in your air mattress , at least temporarily. Here’s what to do . How to fix a leaky air mattress OK, let’s stop that leak : Find the leak First, you need to locate the leak. Inflate the air mattress, and then position it so it’s against a wall, with the bottom facing you. (Small holes or tears are more common on the bottom of the mattress .) Th...

Photo : BearFotos ( Shutterstock ) You thing a King-sized bed is big? King-sized beds are for amateurs. You might think you’re dominating your sleep cycle, but you can get mattresses in much larger sizes than your standard 76x80 inch King, or even the slightly larger California King, which measures 72x84. You can buy mattresses so large you will find it difficult to find bedrooms large enough to accommodate them, mattresses so large you’ll have to redesign your entire life around their sheer gravity. How big can a mattress get? And why would you need a bed as large as an aircraft carrier? Stupidly big beds If you’ve been sleeping on a King and find that you still feel constrained, you have several larger options to choose from: Wyoming King. Wyoming, as a state, is known for being pretty big, so the name tracks. Its namesake mattress is merely enormous—the smallest of the oversized mattress category, a statement that demonstrates language has no meaning anymore. It’s also kind o...