6 Best Customizable Mattresses (Review) In 2021

Before you choose your perfect customizable mattress designed entirely to your specifications, you'll need to know what you need from a mattress. Therefore, we've compiled this quick guide covering the key features to consider when buying a customizable mattress to ensure you know exactly what to look for.

There are many types of customizable mattress options, and this is the thing you need to consider before everything else. While traditional mattresses used an innerspring design, the quality of modern mattresses is much different. It's likely you've already experienced a memory foam mattress, but there are also latex mattress models, as well as hybrid styles that use both latex and innerspring designs or even latex and memory foam.

Knowing which type of mattress you prefer is the best way to get the experience you need. The type will impact how the mattress feels and will give you an excellent idea of the general firmness. It can also impact the price, durability, and features. If you want a high-tech mattress with smart technology, you may not get this from a traditional innerspring style, so memory foam, hybrid, or latex mattresses are more suitable.

The mattress type will also dictate the overall comfort. It can contribute to temperature, which we'll get to later, as well as give you a solid idea about any potential health issues. A latex mattress is arguably better for your overall health, as it doesn't trap microbes the same way a memory foam or hybrid mattress would, but these two types of mattresses are also better than an innerspring model.

Of course, as this is a customizable mattress, the choice is entirely up to you.

Not everyone sleeps the same way, so you will need to consider how you fall to sleep each night and choose a mattress type and style based on this. For side sleepers, a soft or medium mattress is better, as it will relieve issues around pressure points, preventing aches and pains when you wake up.

Back and side sleepers are better off using a firm mattress. Luckily, customizable mattresses offer multiple firmness levels to choose from, so you're not restricted to a specific firmness for one mattress.

Aside from firmness (which we'll go into more detail below), you also need to consider how your sleeping position can impact your health. Most adults go to sleep on their side and change positions during the night, whereas kids will go to sleep lying on their back, although they might move during the night, also.

Because of this difference, you need to pick a mattress suitable for the age range while also remembering potential health issues. The wrong mattress can have serious implications for health problems and could cause back and neck pain if it does not accommodate the sleeper suitably. Back sleeping can help this, but it also increases the risk of sleep apnea, whereas side sleeping can cause wrinkles or acne breakouts. Therefore, there is no right way to sleep (except perhaps your stomach, but this can be uncomfortable for some). Still, you will get the chance to choose a mattress that accommodates your natural sleep position properly.

If you share your bed with a partner who sleeps a different way to you, such as a side sleeper versus a back sleeper, your customizable mattress may offer a Split style so you can purchase a mattress design that works for both of you.

Most customizable mattresses will include firmness levels that you can choose from to find the ideal sleep experience for your needs. These firmness levels include soft, medium, and firm, although some may offer hybrid firmnesses with a mixture of soft and medium or medium and firm.

Picking the correct firmness is essential for enjoying the best night's sleep possible and receiving the best comfort and support to wake up feeling fresh. It relates to the feel of the mattress and determines how far you 'sink' into the mattress when climbing into bed. Obviously, you will sink further down with a soft, plush mattress, whereas a firm mattress will show barely any difference.

Experts recommend choosing a firmness that matches your sleep style and position. We touched on this above when discussing side sleepers and back or stomach sleepers, so we'll not go into it again. However, although experts will recommend this to consider, you also know your body better than we or they do. Therefore, even if you are a side sleeper, you don't necessarily need a soft custom mattress, especially if you are used to a medium or firm style.

Above all else, the primary reason for finding the right firmness is comfort, and anyone sleeping on a mattress with unfamiliar firmness may struggle to get comfortable. It's easy to see why this can impact your sleep quality, so consider your preference carefully before customizing your new mattress.

Hot sleepers and cold sleepers have found ways to deal with uncomfortable temperatures while sleeping. They will wrap up warm to keep the chill-out. They will strip off and poke their toes out the end of the covers, not caring about monsters creeping their claws from under the bed. And this has worked, but it's not the perfect solution.

Sometimes, wrapping up too warm overheats you while sleeping, meaning you either need to wake up during the night to remove layers, or you sweat in your sleep, which is never a pleasant way to wake. On the other side of the bed, the cold sleepers may wake up shivering as the temperature in the bedroom plummets, making it impossible to get back to sleep.

This is why customizable beds can be so useful for both hot and cold sleepers. Many models come with high-tech temperature regulation systems that put you in control of your body and bed temperature throughout the night. You can adjust the temperature via your phone or an on-board console to suit you, ensuring an excellent night's sleep. In cases with split mattresses, there will be two consoles that mean both sides of the bed can achieve optimal comfort, even if they are slightly different.

The mattress type can also impact the temperature. Latex mattresses are better for keeping you cool when compared to memory foam mattresses, as these trap the heat rather than absorb and then release it. If you're a hot sleeper, a latex mattress could be the ideal choice.

By now, you already know there is a range of mattress sizes you can choose from. These can include everything from Twin to Twin XL, Queen to King, as well as the mighty California King Bed.

There are several factors that go into choosing the right size bed. First, you need to make sure it's large enough for you to get comfortable in, especially when sharing with a partner (or pet), but also not so large that it doesn't fit in your current bed frame, or even inside the bedroom. This can make it difficult to move around but also challenging to carry it upstairs, especially if you're doing it all by yourself.

You'll also need to consider how you sleep. Some people go for the tight feta position, especially during winter to keep warm. Others prefer to sprawl out like a starfish, which is certainly comfortable, but not ideal if you are sharing the bed. Consider this when looking for the right sized mattress for you.

It's also important to think about the shape of your mattress. Most mattresses are rectangular, but you may come across a square mattress here and there. However, if you're only buying a mattress to replace an older one and want to keep the bed frame, you must make sure it's the same shape. The same goes for any bedsheets you have, as you'll need to order new sheets to fit over the mattress if it is a different size and shape.

Adjustable features are one of the most attractive features you can stumble across when searching for the best customizable mattress. Although you won't be able to adjust the firmness on the fly, you can change other settings that will increase your sleep quality.

One of these features is an adjustable base that raises or lowers part of the bed to provide better comfort and support. This is ideal when sitting up in bed reading or watching TV, providing relief to pressure points around your lower back and minimizing the risk of backache.

We have also already covered the adjustable temperature regulation, but this is another excellent adjustable feature to look for. Likewise, some mattresses will adapt to your body shape while you sleep, where the gel memory foam, latex, or hybrid mattress shapes itself with different zones that use data to react to your body. As it does automatically this, you won't notice it until you wake up the next morning feeling better than you ever have after a night of tossing and turning.

While not all customizable mattresses boast these adjustable features, those that do are exceptionally appealing, and they are definitely something to consider if you want to get the most from your mattress and enjoy the best night's sleep you've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.