However, some manufacturers suggest using a box spring to give the mattress a solid foundation and help it last longer. This is common for innerspring hotel mattresses, as a box spring boosts ...

The IKEA LYNGÖR slatted mattress base is used as a solid and supportive foundation when you don ... perfect for throwing a mattress on it -- no box spring required -- and living your best life.

Hence the modern iteration of the box spring: the mattress foundation. Generally made with ... across the top where the mattress rests, and no actual springs to speak of. If you have a platform ...

Let’s get something out of the way — if you have a bedbug infestation, a mattress cover is not going ... bedbugs could burrow (and consider a box-spring cover if you have one).