When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images After dropping out of fashion in the 1990s, the humble waterbed seemed to ...

He used Jell-O and cornstarch at first, but the squashy gunk, poured into a vinyl bladder, was too heavy to move. And it began to stink after a few days. Then he tried water. “Rancid Jell-O Led to ...

About a century before the waterbed was put into production as a spot for guys named Fast Jimmy to have sex with hookers named Brenda, Mark Twain reported on the bed’s initial use as a treatment for ...

The bed in Nancy Gerrish’s bright Los Feliz home appears perfectly normal — carved wooden headboard, fuzzy brown blanket, cream-colored bed skirt. The sheets are a tasteful leopard print. A few ...

While the word “waterbed” may trigger flashbacks to groovier times, the idea of sleeping on a water-filled mattress has never completely faded away. Waterbed enthusiasts still praise the bed’s ...

TAMARAC, Fla. — Waterbeds still elicit a wink, wink, nudge, nudge whenever they come up in conversation — but two pioneers of the industry in the United States are hoping to generate a new wave of ...

Millennials, the inventor of the waterbed has a message for you. Especially those of you living right here in the Pacific Northwest, like he does. You need a waterbed. Charlie Hall is 71 and a ...

Retailers have abandoned the once-popular mode of sleeping. Mozak's Furniture, 2414 Gordon Drive, is one of the few still selling waterbed components -- heaters, safety liners, mattresses and water ...

The first time I lay down on a waterbed, I thought, “Who wouldn’t want one of these?” The undulating motion of the water, the evenly distributed pressure against my body — so relaxing, and sensual too ...