waterbeds
Sloshing sleep surfaces
Waterbeds are mattresses filled with water rather than springs or foam, popular in the 1970s and 80s as bedroom furniture with a reputation for both comfort and sexual novelty.
The water creates a distinctive undulating sensation when you move.
They require heaters to avoid sleeping on something cold, and punctures are a constant anxiety: We put the waterbed in the spare room after the cat clawed a hole in it.
Padded sleeping surface
- frameSupporting outer structure
- headboardVertical bed frame panel
- linerInner protective covering
- heaterDevice producing warmth
pedestal · sheets · sleeper · king-size · queen-size · platform · waveless · flotation
Escape through a breach
- patchMaterial covering damage
- punctureHole from penetration
- refillRestoring spent contents
- drainChannel for wastewater
conditioner · algae · bubbles · burping · sloshing · hose · pump · seam
Ability to stay afloat
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- contourBounding line of shape
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- warmthHeat you feel
relaxation · conforming · cradling · therapeutic · cushioning · soothing · restful · cozy
mattress
Padded sleeping surface
heater · pedestal · sheets · sleeper · king-size · queen-size · platform · waveless · flotation · vinyl
leak
Escape through a breach
drain · conditioner · algae · bubbles · burping · sloshing · hose · pump · seam · treatment
flotation
Ability to stay afloat
warmth · relaxation · conforming · cradling · therapeutic · cushioning · soothing · restful · cozy · enveloping
seventies
1970-1979 period
hippie · counterculture · playboy · novelty · fad · trend · vintage · kitsch · dated · throwback
romance
Love and its excitement
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- motionChange in position
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
couples · rhythmic · playful · mood · seduction · honeymoon · suggestive · novelty · adventure · privacy
- fadspet rocks, hula hoops, fidget spinner, mood rings, Tamagotchi
- 70sdisco, bell-bottoms, Saturday Night Fever, pet rock, leisure suits
- dated decorshag carpet, popcorn ceiling, harvest gold, wood paneling, brass fixtures
- BoomersAARP, AARP member, empty nester, empty nesters, grandparent
waterbedsspring mattress
Coil-supported sleeping surface
coil mattress · foam mattress · latex mattress · air mattress · futon
waterbedsTempur-Pedic
Memory foam mattress maker
Murphy beds · Sleep Number · hospital beds · hospital bed · adjustable bed