The finest handmade mattress in the world. Now in the High Country.
Double-sided. Naturally quilted. Built one at a time from natural cotton, wool, and silk. After more than 130 years in the country's finest stores, Shifman has come to Foscoe.
Most mattresses are manufactured. A Shifman is built by hand, one at a time.
If you have only ever bought a mattress off a showroom floor, a Shifman can be hard to place at first. It does not chase the newest foam or the loudest gimmick. It is closer to a piece of fine furniture than to anything rolled into a box. That is the whole point, and it is the reason it is priced the way it is.
Every layer is natural. Every seam is tied by a person, not a machine. And because it is built to be flipped and slept on for decades, you are not buying a mattress for the next few years. You are buying the last one you will shop for in a very long time.
A craft that has outlasted the trends
Shifman has been building mattresses by hand in Newark, New Jersey for more than 130 years. The same techniques. The same insistence on natural materials. The same refusal to cut the corners no one would ever see. For generations it was the bed you found in stores like Bloomingdale's and Neiman Marcus. Now you can lie down on one a few minutes from home.
What sets a Shifman apart
It is made unlike anything else on a showroom floor. Four things stand out.
Natural materials, not foam
The comfort layers are pure cotton, New Zealand wool, cashmere, and silk, combed and layered by hand. Natural fibers breathe, carry heat and moisture away through the night, and hold their loft for years instead of breaking down the way petrochemical foam does.
Built double-sided
Most mattresses today are one-sided and made to be replaced. A Shifman is built to be flipped. That means twice the materials, and a bed designed to stay comfortable for decades rather than a handful of years.
A cool, quilted comfort top
The surface is a deeply quilted layer of natural cotton and wool that breathes. It is why a Shifman feels cushioned and sleeps cool at the same time, and it is part of what earned the Timeless Collection its cooling marks in independent testing.
A fine-furniture foundation
The set is finished with an eight-way hand-tied boxspring, built like a piece of cabinetry. It flexes with you and absorbs weight the way a rigid platform never can, protecting both the mattress and your sleep.
Layer by layer
No mystery foams. Just natural materials, stacked and tied the way they have been since 1893.
Two to start. More arriving soon.
We are flooring Shifman's Timeless Collection at Foscoe. Here are the first two on the floor, with more of the line to follow.
Mountain Air
Named for the air at the top of a ridgeline, and right at home in ours. A firm, grounding bed with a smooth quilted surface, for sleepers who want real support without sleeping hard.
Scenic Route
For the sleeper who loves a true pillow-top but will not give up the support underneath. Natural layers over a firm foundation, finished by hand and made to be flipped for years.
More Timeless models will be added as they arrive on the floor.
Best in class. And tested to prove it.
Shifman could have simply told you these mattresses are built better. Instead they sent the Timeless Collection to an independent lab. In testing with Dow and GoodBed it earned GoodBed Certified status, standing out for cooling and edge support. Watch the short film.
Why buy your Shifman from Blackberry Creek
A handmade bed is a real investment. It is worth buying it from people who will help you choose well and stand behind it.
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Try it before you buy
Foscoe is the only place in the High Country to lie down on a Shifman. A photo cannot tell you how a handmade bed feels. A few quiet minutes on it can.
Local experts, not a checkout button
We have been fitting High Country sleepers to the right bed since 2001. Bring your back, your budget, and your questions. We will talk through all of it, no pressure.
We stand behind it
We deliver it, set it up, and stay your neighbors long after the sale. A Shifman is built to last decades, and so is the way we look after the people who buy one.
The Foscoe Showroom
8859 NC Hwy 105 South, Foscoe. Open Monday to Saturday, 9 to 5. Our Shifman gallery is here, just a few minutes from Boone, Banner Elk, and Blowing Rock.
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Our Foscoe showroom is the only place in the High Country to lie down on a Shifman. No pressure and no rush. Just bring your questions and we will walk you through it.
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