
We try to sell mattresses that are affordable. There have been times when customers walked out of the store; because we’re not charging thousands of dollars for a mattress, they though we must not be selling good quality. Well, I hate to lose a sale, especially if someone wanted to spend thousands of dollars, but my philosophy is to treat you like a friend. And friends don’t let their friends get “ripped-off “. Good mattresses are not cheap, and cheap mattresses are not good; but we try to buy from manufacturers that make a good quality product and keep their prices down. We generally do not buy big brand names. The big brand names are generally over-priced, because so much of their money goes to large advertising budgets, high overhead, sales commissions, investment companies and highly-paid corporate executives.
All our mattresses are Made in USA.
Local Delivery and Set-up is available for a reasonable charge.
(The customer is almost always paying a lot more than you think for “Free” Delivery.)
If anyone buys a mattress from Renaissance, we can take their old mattress at no charge.
EXCEPTION: We do not accept mattresses with bedbugs.
WE RECYCLE. If the old mattress is decent, we usually give it to someone who is needy. If we disinfect the mattress, then we charge for it. If it is not in useable condition, we recycle as much of the old mattress as possible.

Economy Mattress
119.95 TWIN (216 coils)
179.95 FULL (312 coils)
229.95 QUEEN (390 coils)
[Not available in King]

159.95 TWIN (216 coils)
249.95 FULL (312 coils)
289.95 QUEEN (390 coils)
399.95 KING (468 coils)

Nobody knows what will make you feel good. Everybody is different.
Consumer Reports magazine (March, 1997) said “A good mattress will gently support your body at all points. Although we could find no published scientific data on what type of mattress is best, orthopedic experts generally recommend the firmest mattress that you find comfortable.” I always start with “comfortable.” If you are not comfortable, you wasted your money.
Very Important : Lay on the mattress at least about 10 or 15 minutes before you buy it. A mattress can feel good at first, and later you might start feeling pain or pressure points.
Mattress Warranties
You can use most mattress warranties for toilet paper. Almost everything that will go wrong with your mattress is not covered by the warranty. Most mattress warranties actually protect the manufacturer more than they protect you. The warranties do not cover dips, body impressions and sags; They say that the mattress is conforming to your body. That protects the manufacturer, but the customer is not happy, and your money is gone. Also there are so many “ifs”, “buts” and exclusions that make the warranty almost useless. Make sure you buy from someone that will take care of you.

Good 2-sided Mattress
249.95 TWIN (216 coils)
339.95 FULL (312 coils)
389.95 QUEEN (390 coils)
559.95 KING (468 coils)
What you need to know about foam.
Foam can be “low-density” or “high density”. Low density foam is like whipped cream or angel food cake: You can take a small amount of materials and whip it up in to a thick soft-feeling foam, but the low-density foam breaks down quickly, and you are soon sleeping in dips and body impressions, and the nice feeling you had when you bought the mattress is gone. Naturally, because the low-density foam uses less materials, it is cheaper to make. Low-density foam is 1.5 lbs./cubic foot or less. The lower the density, the cheaper it is, and the sooner it will break down. High-density foam is like pound cake: It is heavier, because it uses more materials, but it lasts longer, and it is not cheap. High density foam starts at about 1.8 lb./cubic foot and can go as high as 4 or 5lbs./cubic foot. Good foam is not cheap, and cheap foam is not good. PROBLEM: Many salespeople, even factory salespeople, do not know the foam density in the mattresses. And the factories are not eager to tell you about the foam density, because many of them are using 1.5 density foam, even in their very expensive mattresses. Some manufacturers are saying that 1.5 lb. foam is “high-density”. Most mattress warranties do not cover dips, body impressions and sags; They say that the mattress is conforming to your body. That protects the manufacturer, but the customer is not happy, and your money is gone. A further word of caution: I have read that some foam (NOT from USA) was “weighted”: meaning that something was added to the foam to make it heavier – to give the impression that it was high-density foam. (I think this would be a rare situation, because most importers are trying to protect their reputation.)
Renaissance Furnishings does have low-density foam in our economy mattresses (to keep the price down), but we tell the customer up-front, before buying.
We do not sell mattresses with “egg-crate” foam. Egg-crate foam gives a nice wonderful, soft feel, but it wears out fast, and the nice, soft feel is gone. Naturally the customer is at a disadvantage, because the customer cannot see inside the mattress.
Contour Coils: Each coil is individually wrapped to contour to your body – to help take away the pressure points of your hips, shoulders and back. (Most of the old mattress innersprings were all connected together with wires – which was more like sleeping on a trampoline.)
Most mattresses with contour coils are 1-sided mattresses.


Most mattress innersprings are hard. Maybe you like a hard mattress, but most people do not. The only way to add some softness to it is to add foam. More foam on the mattress means more dips, body impressions and sags; unless it is a better quality foam. If it is a better quality foam, it costs beaucoup bucks.
With contour coils, the springs will be a little softer, so you do not need so much foam. Since you will not need so much foam, the mattress will last longer, and you also save money.

449.95 TWIN mattress
649.95 FULL-size mattress
699.95 QUEEN mattress
899.95 KING mattress
Firm Hybrid
The contour coils in this mattress are firmer. They will still conform a little, but not as much.
There is also a layer of gel-memory foam on top, but not too thick. It is still a firm mattress, but will also conform a little and give some cushioning.

This mattress has the firmer contour coils, but a thicker gel-memory foam top, which gives it a firm support that contours a little, but has a very comfortable cushioning.
549.95 TWIN mattress
849.95 FULL-size mattress
899.95 QUEEN mattress
1099.95 KING mattress
The springs in these mattresses have over 800 coils in queen. I’ve been selling mattresses with these innersprings in them for probably over 30 years. I do not have problems with them. They have held up well even with people who are heavy.


If you want a very good quality, more traditional mattress, then you should consider these last two. One is very firm; the other is plush, and they are both 2-sided mattresses – which means that you can flip them over. They also have handles sewn on them. (Most mattresses do not have handles these days)

Premium-Quality Extra-Firm 2-Sided Mattress
449.95 TWIN mattress
649.95 FULL-size mattress
699.95 QUEEN mattress
899.95 KING mattress

549.95 TWIN mattress
799.95 FULL-size mattress
899.95 QUEEN mattress
1099.95 KING mattress
Premium-Quality
Plush 2-sided Mattress
“Boxsprings” and Foundations
These days, most of what are called “boxsprings” do not actually have springs in them. Most of them are properly called a “FOUNDATION”. Some are made of wood , and covered with a fabric; some are just a wood base with steel wires going up and down, covered with a nice material to make them look nice. Basically, their purpose is just to make the mattress higher and give the mattress something flat to sit on.

The color of the fabric is different than what is shown in this picture.
Economy Wood Foundation
99.95 TWIN
139.95 FULL-size
149.95 QUEEN
249.95 KING
Better Wood Foundation
129.95 TWIN
159.95 FULL-size
179.95 QUEEN
299.95 KING
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This is not a very strong foundation. If someone jumps on it, the wood slats could break. It just an economy foundation that gets the mattress up.
(The KING is actually a set of 2 Twin-Extra-Long foundations.)

Bunky Boards

Bunky board on bedframe for mattress low to the ground
2) We sell mattresses made in USA. Most of the people in China, Viet Nam, Mexico, and other countries are people just like us – working hard, trying to make a living. I have nothing against them, and I wish God’s blessing upon them. But I’m responsible, as a retailer, to make sure I sell you a safe product. You may have heard about safety issues regarding toothpaste, dogfood, drywall, etc., imported from China. The mattresses made in China are supposed to be safe. There are plenty of cheap Chinese mattresses on Amazon and other internet retailers. Call me paranoid, but I just don’t want to take that chance with my customers. Also, here is something important to remember: There are many mattresses with American-sounding names and brandnames that are actually made in China, and some companies just put a new cover on them here and say they are made in United States.
3) Made in USA, Part 2 If I buy something made in America, it helps another American have a job. It’s American workers who pay for our roads, schools, Social Security, local police, and all the benefits we have here. It’s American workers who shop at our grocery stores, hardware stores, clothing stores, and buy our cars, etc. It’s American workers who pay people to build our houses, fix our heating and air-conditioning, do our landscaping, pay the doctor bills, etc. In one way or another, the job you save by buying American may be your own. Renaissance Furnishings does sell some things that are imported (not mattresses), usually because there is a large price difference, but as much as possible we try to search and find American suppliers.