# What size is your bed? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373 "2010-09-20T05:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/1 "2010-09-20T05:31:55Z")
Seems that most people I know, myself included, have a queen size bed. Doesn’t seem to matter whether or not they’re single. But that’s a small sampling size, and could be coincidental. So, what size is your bed? By the way, with regard to the poll, I didn’t know if there were different size names in other parts of the world (and I assume there are), so feel free to mark “other” and explain in your post, or to just mark the closest equivalent. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/2 "2010-09-20T05:37:04Z")
By total coincidence, we just moved up in size two days ago. We had been sleeping on a queen bed for years, and decided to move up to king. Just got it delivered on Friday. It’s fantastic. I never realized how much I missed the space until I could really spread out. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/3 "2010-09-20T05:39:10Z")
I went down from a king to a queen when my wife and I split. I thought, “Well, it’s not like I’m sharing a bed with anyone anymore, so why would I need that?” I regret that decision now. ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/4 "2010-09-20T05:46:18Z")
I sleep in a single futon, which is about the size of a full. In the US, I slept on a full. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/5 "2010-09-20T06:20:53Z")
I’m not queen-sized, but I do sleep on a queen. By myself, usually. And sometimes with cats. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/6 "2010-09-20T06:23:51Z")
Twin extra-long. Yay dorm living! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/7 "2010-09-20T06:24:49Z")
Twin. It’s a small apartment, and I can use all the extra space I can get. When I’m a hotel, I almost don’t know what to do with all the space in a queen- or king-size bed. (There’s a furniture maker in Vermont, and I went to their factory sale a couple years ago. I picked up a very nice, cherry, queen-size frame for half price. If my next apartment has room, I’ll go mattress shopping.) ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/8 "2010-09-20T06:48:17Z")
I voted “other”. I sleep in a 180 cm wide bed.I don’t know what royalty that would be. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/9 "2010-09-20T06:50:22Z")
California King. I’m a sprawler. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/10 "2010-09-20T07:12:35Z")
Twin. Same bed I’ve had since I was a small child. Never had the opportunity/inclination to get a new one. I don’t sprawl. ---
**Author:** ![Liki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aca169/32.png) [@Liki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liki)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/11 "2010-09-20T07:18:25Z")
160cm x 200 cm (63in x 79in) which is Continental Europe/Latin America queen size according to Wikipedia. I’m sharing it with a boyfriend and two cats though so I have effectively 1/3 of the bed to my self. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/12 "2010-09-20T07:59:18Z")
I remember the first time I slept on a full and marveled at ALL THE SPACE I HAD. For most of my life I had to sleep on a twin. Now I share a queen size. We’re comfortable, although I’m sure neither of us would object to a bigger mattress if we had the chance. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/13 "2010-09-20T08:29:25Z")
Queen, unless I’m camping. Then it’s one of those super tight mummy bags on top of this XXL [sleeping pad](http://www.rei.com/product/783033). Oh my god, is that thing comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/14 "2010-09-20T09:23:05Z")
We have a queen size, which is plenty for us, especially considering that the first five years we lived together, we shared a full-size. Queen felt downright decadent when we finally upgraded! 😉 We’ve thought about going to a king-size, but we’ve invested hundreds and hundreds of dollars in a bed frame/headboard/footboard, not to mention really good sheets (we’re bedding snobs!) If we went to king-size, we’d have to replace all that. And have you looked at the price on 1,000 thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets for a king mattress? We’d have to take out a second mortgage! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/15 "2010-09-20T09:59:15Z")
[Standard Matress Sizes](http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingskills/a/blanket_sizes.htm) Our queen bed (1.m 60) holds two tall adults, and most nights, two cats, and in the morning one toddler. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/16 "2010-09-20T10:02:41Z")
I grew up on a twin bed, and found it plenty big for me. I like to curl up into a tiny little thing, anyways. Then, when I moved out of the dorms and to my own apartment, I got a full. It was about the same prize as a twin, so why not? I’ve had it since. When I’ve shared beds, it’s usually been full or rarely queens. It’s still plenty of space, since again, I curl up. If anything, I’d like a bedframe that won’t move (my bed has wheels) and a mattress that is slightly less noisy. ---
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/17 "2010-09-20T12:50:21Z")
after spending six years sleeping together on a full size bed, we upgraded to a king when we bought a house. We looked around for the perfect mattress and bought gorgeous sheets and nicer pillows, and I really wish we’d done so sooner. I may not care much about furniture or decorating generally, but I’m never downgrading my bed. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/18 "2010-09-20T12:55:58Z")
King. I’m 5’11" and my husband is 6’3", and I like a LOT of space when I sleep. We’re shopping for a new bed and mattress soon, and it’s one of the areas in my life where I won’t skimp a bit. I spend more time there than I do anywhere else in my life, and it’s going to be comfortable. Our first mattress, bought in 2003, was a department store sale mattress, and it’s already sagging and misshapen. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/19 "2010-09-20T13:33:15Z")
Queen, but I wouldn’t mind a king. My wife doesn’t want to go that big because she’s afraid the weekly sheet washing would take even longer, as we don’t have a high-capacity washer. I think the sizing is pretty ridiculous, frankly. A full is 54 inches wide, and the queen is 60 inches wide, for a six inch difference. But to go from a queen to a king is sixteen freaking inches- why the huge jump? Why not something in the 66-68 inch range? That would be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373/20 "2010-09-20T13:38:17Z")
I sleep on a floormat. If you try doing this for two weks, you will never go back to a bed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373.md?page=2)