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King vs. Queen

In the Scandinavian countries the queen is larger then the king? Could someone double check this please? -- 116.49.224.47 (talk) 12:32, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Southwestern scandinavia dont use the terms king or queen just single(90cm) 1½(140cm) or double(180cm) or in terms of widthxlenght eg. 90x210.94.145.236.194 (talk) 19:18, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Tempura: http://www.tempurmed.se/print208.asp (But in Europe shops tend to sell beds from different countries and the customer has to be on guard as to whether the sizes sold are UK, Continental or other.) Andygx (talk) 09:45, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The chart is a little confusing ... it shows UK Queen as being bigger than UK King. According to the text, perhaps "Queen" should be replaced by "Super King" ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.210.41.170 (talk) 10:04, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FR bed sizes

Although the article says "older beds" are 190cm long, the 200cm length is actually rather uncommon: most beds for sale outside Ikea stores is 190cm long. -- 82.238.217.133 (talk) 15:50, 29 August 2010

UK bed sizes: 135cm, 4'6" or 140cm?

Before I change the size of a UK 'standard double' to 135 centimetres (53.1 in) [as given by John Lewis at http://www.johnlewis.com/230737497/Product.aspx ], can anyone justify the figure of 140 centimetres (55.1 in)? Specifically, do 135cm mattresses go on 140cm frames? I know the UK did a nominal metrication from 4'6" [54 inches (137.2 cm)] but I'm unclear what the exact outcome was. 135 and 140 seem to be neither. --Red King (talk) 16:23, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to http://www.johnlewis.com/230638343/Product.aspx, divan bases are 135cm wide too. Metal and wood bed frames can be any size but it is clear that the matress area is 135. Looks conclusive enough for a change to me. Especiallt as IKEA's 140cm fitted sheets are too wide for a 'standard' UK/IE (135cm!) mattress. --Red King (talk) 16:30, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

After looking at http://www.bedfed.org.uk/guidelines_standard_bed_sizes.cfm [UK Bed federation], I see that the metrication is only representational, that the beds are still made in imperial, so I've changed the article accordingly. --Red King (talk) 12:36, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Australia

I couldn't find any official specified Australian standards, but there appears to be agreement between the following web sites:

Asia

Note that a commercial site (http://www.the-pillow.com.au/resources/bed_sizes.php) gives different sizes for Asia (Thailand) - probably not suitable as a primary source but if accurate then apparently they have different conventions to everyone else

Child sizes?

There are also child sizes for beds; these could be documented. m.e. (talk) 12:31, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In the United States, there doesn't seem to be a standard for Crib and Toddler mattresses. They come in all sorts of sizes. But you're right, their existence should be mentioned. 71.13.147.17 (talk) 21:59, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Twin Bed Size (US)

The article states that the Twin bed width is 39", and then goes on to say that a king is narrower then two Twin XLs, however consulting several US mattress manufacturers websites, it seems that the standard twin width is 38": Sealy Simmons Serta. Also, the Better Sleep Council says 38". Of course, there is also the link cited on the article, and 1800mattress also says 39", but it seems that the manufacturers would be the ones actually specifying the size. - NavillusOne (talk) 13:59, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect metric measurements

TO ALL: the metric measurements off ALL the bed sizes throughout this artice are incorrect! There is no such thing as a bed 140xwhatever CENTIMETRES! Suggest changing all the measurements to metres or the correct centimetres-i'm not sure what is the industry standard — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.64.8.208 (talk) 05:54, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Better Sleep Council" relevance?

They appear just to be a group who promotes buying bigger beds, more often. Referring to them as a source of information seems misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.34.248.68 (talk) 18:05, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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 In the Scandinavian countries the queen is larger then the king? Could someone double check this please? -- [[Special:Contributions/116.49.224.47|116.49.224.47]] ([[User talk:116.49.224.47|talk]]) 12:32, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
+:Southwestern scandinavia dont use the terms king or queen just single(90cm) 1½(140cm) or double(180cm) or in terms of widthxlenght eg. 90x210.[[Special:Contributions/94.145.236.194|94.145.236.194]] ([[User talk:94.145.236.194|talk]]) 19:18, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 Not Tempura: http://www.tempurmed.se/print208.asp (But in Europe shops tend to sell beds from different countries and the customer has to be on guard as to whether the sizes sold are UK, Continental or other.)