I Bought A New Adjustable Bed

Adjustable Bed Frame

I recently bought an adjustable twin size bed. This bed has a remote control and the head and the foot can be raised or lowered. Whichever you need. I need to be able to raise the foot of it to get the swelling down in my feet, ankles and calves. Though I also need to raise the head because I cannot sleep flat and have not been able to sleep that way for a long time. I had been studying them on Amazon for quite awhile. As it turned out I did not buy it from Amazon because I would not be able to get it from downstairs in my building to my second floor apartment. I ordered it online from the local furniture store, Scholet. It is the third item I have purchased from them. The delivery men brought it right into my apartment and put it together and showed me how to work it. Perfect! I didn't have to figure it out on my own or get someone else to help me. It was worth the cost to have it delivered instead of ordering online. 

My son unwrapping the mattress.

The mattress though, I did purchase from Amazon. It was delivered vacuum packed in a box. I was able to get it upstairs by pushing it with my walker into the elevator. Then pushing it to my apartment. My son, Jeff helped me with getting it out of the box and opening it up. He kept telling me to stay away from it while he removed it from the packaging. As soon as it is free it starts to inflate on its own. If you are too close it can knock you over. Yes! It can do that! 

Notice how high the legs are.

One mistake I made when the delivery men set it up was having them adjust the legs as high as they would go. They warned me that when I put a mattress on it will be even higher. I wanted it high because I have a problem getting out of low chairs. Putting the mattress on it did make it too high for me. Eventually I had to take the mattress off and turn the frame upside down to take the legs off and make them lower. Otherwise I had to use a step to get in the bed. Didn't feel safe being that high in bed.

Mattress on the frame.

The other mistake I made was judging the mattress as too hard as soon as I laid on it. So I bought a topper from Amazon. It was nice but I still felt too high in the bed even with the legs lowered. I hadn't slept in a bed since 2020. Just my recliner. This was like a new experience for me. I ended up taking the topper off, but sadly. It was a really nice topper and I did not want to store it downstairs in my storage locker. Instead I rolled it up and put it between the bed and the wall. I will keep it and maybe use it in the future. 

Bedroom Area

I created a little bedroom for me in a corner of my studio apartment. It is private and even if someone comes in they can't see my bed or the bedroom due to the dressers set up as a partition. I bought new lavender sheets and pillows for it. Put my comforter on to add bright colors to that space. I was comfortable on it except my neck and shoulders would hurt after I laid in it for any length of time. I recently bought a pillow made for people with neck problems. What a difference that made! I love it! 

My new bed all set up!

Now I am still transitioning to sleeping in my new bed the whole night. Presently I am spending time in bed during the afternoon so I can put my feet up for a period of time. I am not a napper so I am reading while doing this. Gives me some good reading time and doing what I need to do to combat the swelling in my feet, ankles and calves. I am happy with this bed and glad that I spent the money on it. I especially like the adjustable options for making myself more comfortable. A good night's sleep is essential for good health! 

Copyright © 2026 Kathleen G. Lupole

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