Mulberry Drift Mattress — Firm

Firm and straight — for people who like to lie on a bed, not in it.

The Mulberry Drift is a firm mattress from the Mulberry House Mattress Collection — custom-made in Ireland for us, and one of the five you can ask to lie on at our Ballincollig showroom in Cork. Email info@mulberryhouse.ie for stock & delivery questions, any time now.

Where it sits on the comfort scale

SOFTER → MEDIUM → [ FIRMER ]

Where you land on this is personal — the Drift sits at firmer, the firmest mattress in the collection.

Who it suits

If you sleep on your back or your front, carry a bit more weight, or you’ve simply always preferred a firm bed, this is likely your comfort level. It’s the one people ask for when they’ve been told to “get something firmer”. If you sleep on your side and like some give at the shoulder and hip, look at the Mulberry Lull instead.

Made for Mulberry House

The Drift is made in Ireland for Mulberry House, and you’ll only find it here. It’s built for the person who has always wanted a firm bed and been sold a medium one: a heavy-gauge open-coil spring unit with reinforced edges, so you get the same firm support at the side of the bed as in the middle. Nothing sinks. Nothing rolls.

What’s inside it

• 12.5-gauge, six-turn Bonnell open-coil spring unit — the traditional firm, orthopaedic-style build
• High-density foam layers with airflow technology
• Reinforced side supports, edge to edge
• Traditionally quilted cover, with breathable air vents
• Double-sided: turn and rotate it regularly
• Made in Ireland

Lie before you buy

The body knows. You can’t choose a mattress from a photograph, and you can’t choose one from a spec sheet either — so lie before you buy, at Mulberry House, Ballincollig. It isn’t a test; it’s an understanding. The showroom is at Heritage Walk, The Quadrants, Ballincollig, Co. Cork (P31 W968), Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm (closed Sundays). Take your shoes off and stay as long as you like — no appointment needed, and nobody will hurry you. Bring whoever you share the bed with. Get directions.

Sizes & prices

Allow around four weeks, made in Ireland. Dimensions are standard Irish sizes; if your bed frame is an unusual size, email us before ordering.

Living with your new mattress

Your Drift arrives factory-fresh, and like anything handmade it needs time to settle into its new home — give it four weeks, and often more. For the first nights it will feel different from the bed you’ve been sleeping on, and different can feel strange: it will feel firmer than you expected — the foam and the coils both need the month. That isn’t the mattress being wrong. It’s your body noticing proper support after years on a mattress that had quietly stopped giving it — and the change feels odd precisely because you’d got used to not sleeping well. Sleep on it every night, rotate it as we suggest, and let the fillings ease and the springs settle around you. Change is good. By the end of the first month it stops being the new mattress and starts being your bed.

Guarantee, delivery & aftercare

10-year manufacturer-assured guarantee. The Mulberry Drift is guaranteed against manufacturing faults: within the first two years a fault is repaired or replaced free of charge, including transport in the first year; after that, repair or replacement is at the manufacturer’s discretion on a sliding scale with the age of the mattress, and a service charge applies. Ordinary settling of the fillings, and body impressions under 50mm, are normal in a handmade mattress and aren’t faults; neither is a change of mind about comfort, which is why we ask you to lie before you buy. To keep the guarantee valid, use a mattress protector, turn and rotate it regularly, and keep it on a suitable base — slats no more than 70mm apart — unfolded, unsoiled and unbent. Claims come through us: keep your receipt, send us photographs, and we deal with the rest. Full guarantee terms.

Your mattress takes around four weeks — and is delivered across Cork and nationwide, or collected from the showroom in Ballincollig at no charge. We’ll confirm your delivery date before you pay.

Any question, any at all: email info@mulberryhouse.ie and a person in the showroom will answer it.

Questions people ask

How do I know which comfort level is right for me?
Lie before you buy. The body knows — ten minutes on a mattress in the showroom tells you more than an hour of reading. If you can’t get in, the “Who it suits” section above is written so you can place yourself honestly — and we’ll always tell you if a different Mulberry mattress is the better fit.

Can I try it before I buy?
Yes — all five mattresses in the collection are on the floor in Ballincollig, Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm (closed Sundays), no appointment needed.

Is it made in Ireland?
Yes. Every mattress in the Mulberry House Mattress Collection is made in Ireland, to our own specification, and sold only by us.

How long does delivery take?
Each mattress takes around four weeks to reach you. We’ll confirm your date before you pay, and deliver across Cork and nationwide — or you can collect from the showroom.

What size do I actually need?
Measure the inside of your bed frame, not the old mattress. A 4′6″ double is 135 × 190cm, a 5′ king 150 × 200cm and a 6′ super king 180 × 200cm; if you’re between sizes or have an unusual frame, email info@mulberryhouse.ie before you order. A 6′ zip-link is two 3′ halves zipped together — handy for narrow stairs and tight landings.

Is this an orthopaedic mattress?
“Orthopaedic” is the trade’s word for a firm, heavy-gauge open-coil mattress, and that’s exactly how the Drift is built. We don’t make medical claims for any mattress — if you’ve been advised to sleep on something firmer, come in and lie on it, and judge for yourself.

Sleep Better. Dream Better.
Mulberry House. Your Home.