Arricca SanSone is a home and lifestyle writer. When your parents or grandparents bought a mattress, it likely came as a set with a box spring. But box springs have become far less common in the last ...

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When shopping for a mattress a box spring is often an afterthought and what exactly is a box spring? So the question remains: do you really need a box spring? You may be tempted to skip the cost of a ...