Your Local Mattress Experts

Not just another mattress store

We're not here to chase commissions like the big chains. We're local, and we care about Gainesville residents getting excellent service, fair prices and years of rejuvenating sleep. Our whole team takes the time to learn the latest mattresses and technologies so we can educate you and answer your questions. We'll never pressure you. Your complete satisfaction is our goal.

Locally owned and operated by Brent Spaulding

Brent Spaulding opened The Sleep Center's first Gainesville showroom, at 4994 NW 39th Avenue in Magnolia Parke, in 2011, and the Esplanade Butler Plaza showroom on SW 35th Blvd. followed in 2014. He owns and operates both and sets the standard for customer service and product education. He has worked in every part of the business, so he knows first-hand what makes a mattress purchase go right.

Brent isn't an owner who sits in an office. He helps customers on the floor, and you may see him driving a delivery truck or sweeping the showroom. He takes part in continuing education from America's top mattress manufacturers and visits factories to see how the products we sell are made, then teaches our team what he learns. Brent is also a co-author of The Mattress Professor, a consumer education guide to buying a mattress, and under his leadership The Sleep Center is a recognized TEMPUR-Elite™ Retailer.

Brent is proud to call Gainesville home. You'll often see him at community events and charity functions, and when he isn't learning about mattresses he's working on his golf swing at a local course.

Complete sleep systems

We specialize in premium sleep systems: mattresses, adjustable and power bases, bed frames and support systems, plus pillows, sheets, mattress protectors and toppers. Visit the Pillow Palace to find the comfiest pillow in town.

One family of Sleep Center stores

Brent also owns The Sleep Center in The Villages (2255A Parr Dr., (352) 753-0672), so shoppers in Lake, Sumter and Marion counties get the same experts, brands and care. Online, Sleep Center Direct (opens in a new tab) serves customers anywhere in the U.S.

Our stores are also part of a wider family of Sleep Center stores across Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Buying together through a national buying group helps us offer better prices. See all Sleep Center locations.