See Product Pricing in Your Area. Find a store based on your current location. To shop online at this location, please visit our Canadian site. When people first shop for bedding, many are surprised to learn how many different mattress sizes there are. They are also surprised to learn just how widely bedding sizes can vary. It’s easy to get confused about how to match bedding sizes and bed sheet sizes with the many different mattress and bed dimensions there are. It’s even more confusing when you find that mattress sizes differ from country to country. There are even mattress sizes peculiar to single companies! The “Olympic Queen” (66” x 80”) from Simmons is six inches wider than a standard queen bed, Select Comfort’s “Grand King” mattress is 4” wider and more than a foot longer than a normal king (80” x 98”), and McRoskey, a Bay Area mattress company, sells a seven foot by seven foot square “San Francisco King” (84” x 84”). In this guide we detail standard North American mattress dimensions and show the bedding sizes that work best with each of them.
Then we offer some helpful suggestions about how to get the right bedding for novelty-size mattresses. Standard Bed Dimensions and Bedding When shopping for bedding, you have some room for error when it comes to the size of duvets, comforters and flat sheets, but not fitted sheets. How much room you have depends on how far the top of your bed is from the floor. Bedding that is too wide will drape onto the bedroom floor. For example, a bed with a thick mattress and box spring allows for a lot more variation in the size of top sheets, blankets, and duvets than a futon frame close to the floor. To get your maximum bedding width, measure the distance from the top of your bed to the floor, double it, and add the width of the mattress. Since fitted sheets are designed to exactly fit the mattress you have much less room for variation. A slightly too large fitted sheet can be usable if you tuck it in tightly, but it’s much better to get fitted sheets that exactly match the dimensions of your mattress.
If a fitted sheet is too small, you won’t be able to get it on the mattress at all. Crane & Canopy Size Chart Crane & Canopy sells duvet covers and duvet inserts in three sizes, Twin/Twin XL (68" x 86"), Full/Queen (88” x 92”) and King/Cal King (106” x 92”), and flat sheets in four sizes, Twin/Twin XL (66" x 96"), Full (90” x 105”), Queen (96” x 105”) and King/Cal King (108” x 105”). We sell fitted sheets and mattress pads in six sizes that exactly match standard North American bed dimensions for Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King and California King. Here is a simple table for matching Crane & Canopy bedding sizes with standard mattresses: DUVET/COMFORTER SIZE TO USE BED SHEET SIZE TO USE Twin Flat Sheet, Twin-XL Fitted Sheet King/Cal-King Flat Sheet, King Fitted Sheet King/Cal-King Flat Sheet, Cal-King Fitted Sheet Note: If you own one of the unusual sizes mentioned above, we would suggest King/Cal King duvets and comforters for all of them, queen flat sheets for the Olympic Queen, and King/Cal King flat sheets for the SF and Grand King.
Fitted sheets are more challenging, because they should match the mattress dimensions. A Cal King fitted sheet will fit relatively well on an Olympic Queen, but for the outsized kings you’ll need to contact the companies that make them for appropriate fitted sheets. Mattress/ Comfort Unquilted/ Double Be the first to review this productDo you need room to move around at night or less so snuggling is easier? Choosing the best mattress size for you (and your partner) is as important as choosing the right fit of underwear. Too big or too small and you’ll be uncomfortable all the time. While your personal preferences for mattress size may be about comfort, style or health there’s no denying your bed set the tone for how well you sleep and can affect your mood the whole day long. Thankfully mattresses, like underwear, come in smorgasbord of shapes, styles and sizes. If you sleep with someone else, you won’t be surprised to know that being disturbed by a partner is the number one sleep complaint from couples who share a bed.
To know if a bed is the right fit for you, lie beside your partner on your mattress, with your hands under your head and your elbows pointing out. If your elbows barely graze each other or don’t touch at all, you’re on the right size mattress. But there’s more to understanding mattress size than elbow room. Twin (or single) mattresses are most often used by children and college kids in dormitories. They were once a popular option for mature adults who slept alone in their own apartments or homes – or boarding houses, where space was tight. A regular twin mattress offers a comfortable length for most men and women but a Twin XL mattress (or California twin mattress) delivers an extra six inches in length. During the 60’s and 70’s, the double – or full-sized – mattress ruled marital bedrooms, even though it was only 15” wider than a twin size bed. But our homes were smaller and we were shorter. Today, double size mattresses are a popular choice for spare rooms and sometimes a child’s room.
If you and your partner are less than 5’5” tall and have a smaller room, a double mattress may be a good choice for you. Sheets are also less expensive than with larger or specialty mattresses. Queen size mattresses gained popularity in the 80’s and are now the most popular size mattress for people who share a bed with a partner. Here’s why – the 6” addition in width and length from a double mattress make for a more comfortable and less-disturbed sleeping environment. For many couples, a queen size bed is the ideal choice as it fits well into most bedrooms and is larger enough to give both people the space they need to sleep undisturbed. King size mattresses have come into vogue in the last decade, offering couples as much space in bed with their partner as if they were alone in a twin. In fact, if you push two twin size mattresses together, you’ll have a king size bed – in width at least. King size mattresses come in two popular lengths, offering taller people more legroom.
The California King mattress is the longest mattress available. Because of the size of king size mattresses, they’re not a viable option for many homes. They can be tricky to maneuver around corners and up the stairs and are heavier than other mattresses. What’s more, they simply won’t allow for walkability around the mattress in smaller homes and apartments. Bedding is also more expensive and extra-long pillows are needed. On the flip side, they offer sprawlers the opportunity to move freely throughout the night with disturbing their partners. And when kids and pets pile into the bed, there’s more than enough room for everyone. Break out the tape measure – Measure your room and how much space you need around the bed. Don’t forget to measure doors, stairs and hallways to make sure you can fit your choice into your home. Set a budget – Look at mattresses in your price range, comparing features to your personal health concerns. If you need to increase your budget, you’ll know exactly what the increase will buy you.