We are a family owned and operated company and enjoy the pride of handcrafting a product that is made in the United States of America and always will be. Our springs are made by Leggett & Platt, which make springs for all the major companies.

Joe and Rita enjoy now what many years of hard work can do and affords us the luxury of taking the time to answer all your questions and also answer all those "whats and whys" that the grandchildren ask. Together, we have 6 children, 9 grandchildren, and two cats. We have no employees, only family and friends who help out from time to time.

Joe has been in the mattress manufacturing business since 1956. He began learning the trade in his father's family owned mattress business (known as Simmons & Simmons Bedding Company, founded in 1941). Joe partnered with David Behrend and founded Custom Bedding, Inc. in 1976. Joe and David established Custom Bedding to help fill the need for a more personalized service to customers requiring odd size mattess sets. They later began to manufacture prescription, orthopedic, and special designed mattress sets for those who were not satisfied with conventional bedding.

In 1994, Joe and David sold their retail store for the dreams of semi-retirement. David moved to New Ulm, and Joe and his wife, Rita, along with their son opened a factory direct shop in San Leon, Texas. Joe and Rita live on Dickinson Bay, but continue producing special size mattresses.

On March 1, 2004, Joe, Rita, and Tobias opened a new retail factory direct store in San Leon, Texas. Come by and see how we make your mattress!

Our son, Mike and his wife Teresa, handle the orders, measurements, and deliveries in the Austin-Bastrop area, along with Joe's first wife, Rose, and her husband, Beaumont. We look forward to teaching the grandchildren how to do this work, so we can sit back, watch them work, and fish.

A personal note from Joe

I have been hand crafting mattresses from 1956 when I worked in my father's shop, his name is also Joe Alesi (Simmons & Simmons Mattress Co.)  My mother, father, and aunts had been in the mattress industry for many years before I entered the industry. After school each day, I would work in the shop stuffing cotton or down mattresses. 

I strongly suggest that no one alter an antique bed to fit standard bedding on it.  It was made to have a mattress on it somehow.

Price wise - it is no more expensive to have a mattress made. 

And of course all work is guaranteed.

I do not renovate an existing mattress as it would not be cost effective to my customers.

I will come to your home or shop for measurements and quotes or will set an appointment to meet you at my shop. Just give us a call:

Joe and Rita Alesi
Antique Mattress
RR 3 Box 885 (mailing)
301 25th Street (physical)
San Leon, Texas 77539
713.462.5300 or 800.749.3626

antiquemattress@gmail.com