Paul Drysdale has spent nearly half a century dispelling the foundational myth that a waterbed will improve your love life. The North York-based salesman says the late Sue Johanson, a client and the ...

For kids and adults alike, waterbeds used to be the coolest—until suddenly, they weren’t. After a heyday in the late 1980s in which nearly one out of every four mattresses sold was a waterbed mattress ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Announcer: Wouldn't you rather spend your evening in a waterbed? For a limited time, $189.99. Girl: Daddy, can I have a waterbed? Please, Daddy, can I have a ...

In 1968 Charles Hall presented the waterbed as his Master's Thesis project to his San Francisco State University design class. While showcasing their work, students rotated through workshops to see ...

On my recent trip to Florida I picked up the Sarasota Herald-Tribune one day and started to flip through it. I stopped at a full-page ad. The ad was for the John W. Schultz Co.–a waterbed store. The ...

Whatever you do, don’t call it a waterbed. The Wavy Gravy-era fixture evokes a time when the free flow, water-filled mattresses were closely associated with shag carpet and bead curtains. These days, ...