Textiles | Beds & Bedding
Naturepedic
Certified organic luxury mattresses for adults, made by the same trusted family business that makes certified organic mattresses for babies and kids. Four models allow you to choose certified organic latex, wool, or cotton for padding over an organic encased coil innerspring. These are the same super-comfortable innersprings used in high-end mattresses, with the added benefit of Naturepedic’s certified organic fabrics and fibers, and non-toxic accessories. Quilted certified organic cotton fabrics are used for covers for all models. Not only are all the materials and components individually certified organic, the mattress as a whole is certified organic per the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
Shepherd’s Dream
This company is about wool–sleeping on it and under it, cuddling with it, and loving the wool and the sheep and the land. Founder Eliana Jantz has been working with wool as long as I’ve been writing about natural products and her daughter, Sarah now owns the company. Eliana led the development of Eco Wool, “a collaboration which involves the sheep growers, wool processors, product makers and promoters in gradually developing an infrastructure which ensures environmentally friendly and sustainable practices and fair prices to the woolgrower.” All within a few hundred miles distance, the sheep are pastured, the wool is milled, and the products are sewn by local women in a renovated storefront, all in site of majestic Mt. Shasta in northern California. Outfit your entire bed with their unique heirloom quality wool mattresses (all-wool, latex/wool, and innerspring/wool), wool mattress topper, comforter, and pillows and you won’t need to count sheep to get a good night’s sleep anymore
! They also offer solid wood bed frames, an array of organic cotton sheeting and accessories for your natural bedroom. Shepherd’s Dream recently has expanded and now has a showroom in Ashland, Oregon. They love visitors and offer excellent customer service. Be sure to tell them “Debra sent me.”
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Listen to my interview with Shepherd’s Dream Owner Sarah Sunshine Smith. |
Happsy Organic Mattress-in-a-Box
The first and only affordable certified organic mattress.Made in the USA from GOTS certified organic cotton, organic wool, and GOLS certified organic latex,specifically designed to sell at direct-to-consumer prices. $749 twin to $1499 king for basic model, additional organic pillowtop available for extra softness. Free shipping. 120-night trial and money back guarantee. Happsy now also makes foundations.
The Clean Bedroom
Everything you need to create a toxic-free bedroom all in one place. Organic mattresses and bedding, organic crib mattresses and nursery bedding, and bedroom furniture–nontoxic, chemical-free and hypoallergenic. They provide personalized service to fit the health and comfort needs of each customer. Articles and blog posts provide helpful information for allergy sufferers and patients with multiple chemical sensitivities, and product comparisons assist customers in making the right purchase decisions.
Organic and Healthy
A well-chosen collection for a healthy bedroom, including Pacific Rim natural maple bedroom furniture; Pure-Rest latex and innerspring mattresses (made with natural latex, eco wool and organic cotton); Soaring Heart latex mattresses (made with organic latex, organic wool and organic cotton); Soaring Heart organic futons (various combinations of cotton, wool and latex); wood foundations and wood slat bed frames; and a full assortment of organic bedding including mattress toppers, cotton and wool mattress pads, pillows with half a dozen different natural fills, sheets, cotton and wool blankets, wool comforters, and barrier covers that protect mattresses, pillows and duvet covers from dust mites. “We bring you non-toxic, eco-friendly products that we have researched for use in our own home to protect our family, in hopes of helping you create a cleaner indoor environment for you and your loved ones.”
Good Night Naturals
“Just about everything natural and organic you could want to transform your bed and bath into an oasis of health, vitality and beauty.” Chemical-free organic mattresses, eco-friendly adjustable bed frames, organic wool comforters, pillows, latex mattresses, latex toppers, organic cotton sheets and luxury linens. Beautiful, high quality pieces made of natural-color and dyed organic cotton, PureGrow™ Wool, bamboo, lyocell (wood-pulp fiber and cotton blend) and other specialty natural fibers (check out their supersoft microcotton).
White Lotus Home
This is the site I recommend most for inexpensive natural fiber mattresses. “Handcrafted natural fiber mattresses, pillows, and accessories without toxic chemicals” since 1981. They make all-cotton mattresses without springs because “the use of steel in mattresses is responsible for enormous amounts of air and water pollution every year, not to mention the devastation that strip mining has on the land where coal and iron ore are extracted.” In addition, each and every mattress has been made entirely by hand. “I can put a mattress-crafter in a room with a natural fabric mattress case, a bale of cotton, a needle, some thread, and just her two hands, and she will come out with a 100% handmade mattress that is more comfortable, more supportive, will not poison the earth or the sleeper and costs less than $300.” Made from “green” cotton scrap fibers (they are too short to spin for textiles) which have had had no chemical processing after harvesting–no bleaching, fungicides or dyes. They also make pillows filled with kapok, buckwheat, wool, buckwheat/wool, or organic cotton, wool toppers, and “The Stowaway”–a smaller version of their mattress that can be rolled up, tied, and carried for an exercise mat or traveling. Also organic cotton sheets, 100% cotton mattress pads, and bedroom furniture. ”The environmental stewards at White Lotus believe that if the cost of saving the earth and protecting one’s health was out of reach for most people’s budgets, true progress would never be made. For that reason, in part, White Lotus is very efficient with resources and keeps its prices where almost everyone can take part in making the world a better place.” 100% of their energy is supplied by wind power. When you call to place an order, tell them I sent you.
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Listen to my interview with White Lotus Home President Marlon Pando. |
Carolina Morning
Go beyond organic with a bed system that uses a unique combination of natural materials to optimize the body’s regenerative energy during rest and sleep. Pieces include a futon made of supportive (yet resilient) organic kapok/wool, modular platform bedframe, buckwheat pillows, organic kapok pillows, supportive pillows for reading in bed, eye pillows, and body pillows. They also make a quantum calming mat that enhances deep rejuvenative sleep, protects from EMFs and cell phone radiation, increases body circulation, protects from pests (bedbugs, mold, dust mites, fleas), provides ‘grounding’ similar to walking barefoot on the earth, and much more (recommended for home use and travel). All are manufactured in their small factory in the mountains of North Carolina.
I Sleep Simple
The simplest beds and bedding—mattresses, toppers and pillows—made from “premium natural materials, handmade by apprenticed craftsmen…contains no fillers, additives or questionable chemicals…With 35 years of experience, we’re able to source the quality materials from producers in the U.S. and Indonesia. Our in-house, hands-on craftsmanship means we oversee and care for your product from start to finish. The simplicity of our raw materials and process allows us to be transparent – ask our team any thing about our products and how they’re made.”
Earthsake
The very first retailer of natural fiber organic mattresses and bedding – made & grown in the USA. Since 1990, they have offered innerspring mattresses handcrafted from local PureGrow wool and organic cotton inside soft organic covers, along with all natural bedframes and organic bed linens. PureGrow wool fill is naturally fire retardant – so Earthsake Organic Mattresses and bedding do not contain chemical fire-retardants. In addition to their organic cotton mattresses, they also have natural latex mattresses and vegan mattresses made from 100% hemp . “Our PureGrow wool is locally and organically farmed in Sonoma County, Northern California from free and “happy” sheep.”
Dapwood Furniture
Handcrafted solid wood platform beds and bedroom furniture made from walnut, cherry, hard maple and oak, plant-based natural stains, and nontoxic finishes (also available unfinished “for MCS”). These bed frames can be customized for height and length, mix woods and finishes for style, add wheels or casters, and reclining headboard option. Styles range from simple to…well, whatever you want! This is beautiful furniture.
Nirvana Safe Haven
DIY mattress cores made of certified organic natural rubber latex. No bonding agents, no artificial scents, no formaldehyde, no phenols, no pthalates, no toluene, no benzene, no benzothiazone, no silica containing dimethyl sulfate, no artificial vanillin containing petroleum, no flamebreaker containing silica (dimethyl sulfate), no pesticides, no PBDE’s, no boric acid, no chemical flame retardants , no polyethylene, no polyurethane. You supply your own cover. Used successfully by many with MCS.
Yellow Leaf Hammocks
100% handwoven hand-dyed cotton rope hammocks. I’ve included this here as the simplest thing to sleep on. “Yellow Leaf Hammocks is breaking the cycle of extreme poverty through sustainable job creation. Our artisan weavers and their families were previously trapped in extreme poverty and debt slavery. Now they are empowered to earn a stable, healthy income through dignified work (we call this a “prosperity wage”). This is the basis for a brighter future, built on a hand up, not a handout.”
DIY Natural Bedding
“We are a bedding parts supplier. We are here to enable you to make your own chemical free, natural bedding, be it pillows, mattresses, blankets, comforters, etc.” Because they are a parts supplier and not a mattress manufacturer, you make your own mattress with the materials you choose. It’s as simple as opening a big zippered bag, filling it with materials, and zipping it up. Or you can make your own completely from scratch with very natural materials in hard to find sizes. Componentsinclude wool from local farms, 100% natural latex, and GOTS certified organic fabric. She also offers sewing patterns for those who would like to save even more by sewing their own mattress ticking, and custom fire-retardant-free latex cuts for any DIY furniture project.
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Listen to my interview with Deborah Brenton, owner of DIY Natural Bedding. |
Open Your Eyes Bedding
This innovative website sells a unique method of making mattresses, pillows, chairs and whatever you want by filling tubular organic cotton pouches or pods with certified organic buckwheat hulls. Very inexpensive and something you can do yourself.
White Lotus Home
This is the site I recommend most for inexpensive natural fiber mattresses. “Handcrafted natural fiber mattresses, pillows, and accessories without toxic chemicals” since 1981. They make all-cotton mattresses without springs because “the use of steel in mattresses is responsible for enormous amounts of air and water pollution every year, not to mention the devastation that strip mining has on the land where coal and iron ore are extracted.” In addition, each and every mattress has been made entirely by hand. “I can put a mattress-crafter in a room with a natural fabric mattress case, a bale of cotton, a needle, some thread, and just her two hands, and she will come out with a 100% handmade mattress that is more comfortable, more supportive, will not poison the earth or the sleeper and costs less than $300.” Made from “green” cotton scrap fibers (they are too short to spin for textiles) which have had had no chemical processing after harvesting–no bleaching, fungicides or dyes. They also make pillows filled with kapok, buckwheat, wool, buckwheat/wool, or organic cotton, wool toppers, and “The Stowaway”–a smaller version of their mattress that can be rolled up, tied, and carried for an exercise mat or traveling. Also organic cotton sheets, 100% cotton mattress pads, and bedroom furniture. ”The environmental stewards at White Lotus believe that if the cost of saving the earth and protecting one’s health was out of reach for most people’s budgets, true progress would never be made. For that reason, in part, White Lotus is very efficient with resources and keeps its prices where almost everyone can take part in making the world a better place.” 100% of their energy is supplied by wind power. When you call to place an order, tell them I sent you.
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Listen to my interview with White Lotus Home President Marlon Pando. |
Heartfelt Collective
“An heirloom bed for the new paradigm.” A unique bed made entirely of layers of organic wool felt—the latest creation from Eliana Jantz, who has been exploring the common threads of bedding that weave through indigenous cultures for more than thirty years. This is the most basic bed, I can’t even really call it a mattress, because it’s simply layers of handmade wool felts, which can be separated for washing, sunning and airing. It’s the simplest of beds. You choose the degree of support with the number of layers, placed on a wood slat frame.
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Listen to my interview with Eliana Jantz, Founder of Heartfelt Collective. |
Rawganique
Luxury goes organic with these bedding items made with cotton, wool, French linen, and hemp. Futons and mattresses, mattress covers, top quality organic bed linens, comforters and duvet covers, pillows, blankets–all made from organic materials. Also mattress covers and organic wool moisture pad protector. Many items are exclusive to this site. “Our hemp products are, of course, sustainably made with no sweatshop, child, or underwaged labor involved at any step of the cultivation or manufacturing process — this is something which we have taken pride in from the very beginning.”
Soaring Heart
Affordable, “quality, handmade natural beds and futons using all natural materials.” Choose from cotton (standard, green and organic) untreated wool and two kinds of 100% latex foam rubber (100% natural and an inert 70/30 blend of synthetic foam rubber and 100% natural foam rubber). Futons and innerspring mattresses come in all standard sizes (including Crib). They an also make custom sizes and help you choose materials to increase comfort for various body ailments. Also 100% cotton mattress pads, wool toppers, pillows, sheets, and handcrafted maple bedframes and furniture (can purchase unfinished). “We build our beds with laughter and love to give laughter and love. Try sleeping on that.”
Savvy Rest
Natural latex mattresses made from several layers so they can be customized for firmness. Casings are made from organic cotton. Organic wool is used in the quilting of the mattresses. Certifications and test results verifying purity of materials are posted on the site. SIte includes good background information on the mattress industry and a glossary of mattress terms.
Royal-Pedic
Traditional innerspring mattress and boxspring beds made with natural or organic cotton, natural latex, and untreated wool. Royal-Pedic has been making natural fiber mattresses since 1946. These are top-quality beds with the finest craftsmanship–the choice of kings and six US Presidents (including President Kennedy, who had a very bad back). Many of the natural fiber mattresses sold by retailers are made by Royal-Pedic.
Natura
“The Natural Sleep Solution”. A 3-part European system ergonomically designed for comfort and to relieve back pain (a study by the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College found that the Natura Sleep Solution reduces chronic back pain by 40%). An untreated solid maple wood slat frame is covered with a latex foam mattress then topped with a wool mattress pad. The wood slat frame and foam mattress come in two individual sections–each can be customized to support the sleeper’s spine. Choose their “Organic IV” model made with 100% natural latex foam, untreated sustained-yield woods, organic cotton, and organic wool–other models contain some synthetic materials. This link goes to the manufacturer’s website. They do not sell direct, but they have a store finder, and Natura beds are sold on many websites.
The Natural Sleep Store
Mattresses made from natural latex covered encased in organic cotton and organic wool. Choice of firmness, thickness, cover (quilted or unquilted), and sizes from crib to king. Also wood slat foundations. Natural and organic bedding includes simple undyed organic cotton sheets, pillows, comforters and blankets, mattress pads, bed skirts, duvet covers, and shams.
Organic Mattresses Inc
GOTS certified organic mattress manufacturer “produces luxury certified organic mattresses and bedding, proudly handcrafted in America from the highest quality sustainable raw materials available..All of OMI’s mattresses are made by hand at our Eco-Factory™ – a GOTS-certified organic-sleep-products production facility located in northern California.” They also make the mattresses sold through Lifekind.
Janice’s
Yes, there really is a Janice and she was one of the first to make natural fiber beds and bedding for people with multiple chemical sensitivities. They sell innerspring and natural latex foam mattresses, plus their own barrier-cloth covered pillows, organic bedlinens, and natural fiber mattress pads. “Whenever articles are not obtainable through traditional manufacturing sources, we produce them in our own sewing room with our 100% cotton fabrics and batting. When necessary, we carefully wash and rinse fabrics prior to construction. Our seamstresses are experts in their crafts and maintain the sewing room in immaculate condition. As a contamination precaution, our employees do not smoke or wear perfumed products while at work.”
Satara Home
Organic mattresses (including natural latex mattresses) and a variety of mattress toppers and mattress pads. Also organic bedding, including organic cotton sheets, bamboo sheets, silk sheets, pillows, comforters and blankets.
Heart of Vermont
All products are handmade in Vermont from natural fibers. All cotton is organic, FoxFibre™ Colorganic©, low-impact dyed, or untreated. Their pesticide-free wool is washed in hot water and soap, and processed into batting on their own machines without oils or mothproofing. Bedlinens come in all cottons, in several weights and colors, including flannels, chambrays and sateens. Also cotton and wool blankets and cotton pajamas and robes. Choose from organic wool/cotton innerspring mattress and box spring sets or organic wool/cotton futons. Most of their hardwood bed and convertible sofa frames come unfinished. Comforters are made from organic cotton chambray stuffed with several weights of organic cotton or pure wool. Pillows come in a variety of shapes and size-pure wool or organic cotton, encassed in organic cotton fabric.
Green Sleep
This is the most luxurious latex foam mattress. 100% natural latex, wrapped with an organic cotton velour cover quilted with layers of organic silk and pure wool. Three interchangeable plates of natural rubber can be chosen to select the desired firmness. Two sleeping zones allow sleeping partners to select their own individual firmness. Zippered removable cover. Wood slat foundation is covered with quilted padding.
European Sleep Design
All-natural Euopean latex mattresses wool-filled high performance German stretch cotton covers. They come with adjustable-support slat suspension. “The slats’ give and rotation constantly respond to the shifting planes of your body. And the slat settings can be modified to accommodate changing body needs or comfort preferences over time…Both our mattress covers and all-natural Talalay latex foam have been tested for harmful substances according to the European Oko-Tex Standard 100, and have been certified to meet the human-ecological requirements of their current standard for mattresses…and contain no polybrominated diphenyl either (PBDEs)
