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HIGH POINT — The 10 bedding specialty stores were the shining stars of this year’s Top 100 with a combined sales gain and store growth that markedly outpaced every other subcategory of this year’s list. The group is typically a top performer, but this year the bedding specialists outdid themselves with a 19.8% sales increase to $2.96 billion from $2.47 billion and a 12.1% gain in store count — up a net 266 stores — to 2,462 units.Those results clobbered the combined Top 100’s 6.6% sales increase as well as the percentage growth for every subcategory on the list, including the Top 10, which grew sales 9%, and the single-source store networks, which grew sales 9.6%. No. 12 Select Comfort is still the largest of the bedding chains as sales grew 15% to $735 million. But this year, the spotlight turned to No. 28 The Sleep Train, which posted the largest percentage gain (up 70.6% to $344 million) and the greatest net change in store count (up 79 stores to 200 units) of any Top 100 company. Those results also propelled the Citrus Heights, Calif.-based retailer up the Top 100 ranks by 13 spots from the previous year — tying none other than No. 51 1800mattress.com, formerly referred to as Dial-A-Mattress, for the biggest leap among all stores on the list (outside of newcomers).

This is an indication of how bad bed bug infestation is in some parts of New York City. New York Shitty took photos of an assortment of mattresses disposed on the street side one night, and in just one night - we should stress. Some of these mattresses are covered in plastic and carton, perhaps because it has been infested with those pesky bed bugs.Says New York Shitty:

While not exactly a mattress in every sense, this Korean made laptop actually looks like one, your house pets could mistake it for their own bed. The outer covering serves as protection and shock absorber. It has 1.3MP webcam, three USB and an Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 and is sold for about $1300.

Who would’ve thought to convert sewer pipes into cozy nooks complete with a double bed mattress and blankets.

Daspark Hotel in Austria provides you with the basics of a hotel room and the best part is, you pay within your means. You call the shots when it comes to room rates! Ain’t that amazing?

Amenities, like a toilet and a shower, are nearby. This beats any camping mattress anytime. Never mind if you tell your friends back home that you’ve slept in a sewer. They don’t have any idea what it’s like.

Bratt Decor is a specialty store selling luxury beds for children.

This canopy bed from its Jane collection is, in fact, priced at about $1679 and is constructed using the finest solid wood.  It’s also quite a versatile one. Removing the canopy will reveal a standard four poster bed.

Standard twin size mattress is perfect for this bed and box springs aren’t necessary.

A standard twin-sized mattress fits perfectly into the Jane. No box spring required..

Stripped bed sheets is very popular in many homes. It’s a classic bedding accessory that is partial to no gender.Pottery Barn’s classic stripe sheets are made of Egyptian cotton with 400-thread-count percale. Soft and very smooth to touch, the mattress easily fits into one that is 18″ deep. Its matching pillow cases complete the ensemble.

The sheet sets comes in several attractive colors:

- Leaf Green
- Porcelain Blue
- Sandalwood
- Ink Blue
- Cranberry

All from Pottery Barn .

What’s another thing a mattress is useful for, aside from sleeping and playing on it? Well, a mattress can help you in times of disasters. How is that? According to the Storm Prediction Center, mattresses, mattress toppers or pads can serve as protective coverings during a very strong typhoon or tornado.

When these disaster strikes, you of course need to immediately seek shelter such as a stairwell, in the bathtub or under the table and even then, you have to cover yourself with a mattress pad or sleeping bag to cushion yourself.

For more on disaster safety, visit SPC.

Ahhh…kids. They always fight about who gets to sleep on the top bunk. As a child, I’ve also experienced that. My siblings and I would always try and outdo and outwit each other when it comes to who gets to sleep on the upper deck.

But the lower bunk need not be ignored. Some parents try and make the lower bed more appealing by making it a bigger area and adding all sorts of bedding accessories, including toys, there. You could also put a softer and more comfortable mattress on the lower bunk, to encourage kids to choose that area over the top bunk. It might put an end to all the arguments.

This cutesy pink bed frame with hearts easily brightens up a young girls room. Designed by Argos, it is sold for about £ 99.99 but even with that price, you can’t beat the smile on the face of your girl as soon as she sees her bed.

Via HouseToHomeUK 

Evidently, he is a lot more clever than everyone else. This is a common scene nowadays. You know, the fact that people fall in line or keep a vigil when something new or exciting is about to happen. They do this so that they are the very first ones to get into a concert, an audition, a blockbuster movie or in this case, the very first ones to get dibs on the latest gadget, the iPhone.

Others bring folding chairs or sleeping bags, especially if they plan to go and camp days earlier. This guy brings an air mattress. And he’s relaxing comfortably as they wait for the store to open.