How to Select the Right Size Bedding For a New Mattress

Dressing up the bed is as simple as layering a fine quality linen bed spread topped with a fluffy duvet and throw but it’s easier said than done. Bed Covers or sheets should be inviting, cozy, breathable, aesthetically pleasing but most importantly they should perfectly fit the mattress. Bedspreads or bed covers are supposed to glide over the bedroom floor, concealing the mattress and sides of the bed completely but not brushing down to the floor. One of my biggest fears or you can also say my biggest pet peeve while buying a bedspread is that what if it doesn’t fit perfectly on my mattress? What if it doesn’t flawlessly hang from the side of the mattress? What if it is too short that it almost makes the bed naked?

All these fears made me wonder that there might be other people out there who have the same doubts while buying bedspreads and I decided to write this blog to make this journey easy for all of you. Writing this blog with my own experience I assure you, this won’t be that typical humdrum article that’s far from reality. Buying the perfect bed skirt queen, comforter or bedspread is going to be hard as unlike mattresses in the USA which are made on standard size, comforters and bedspreads aren’t. Some manufacturers do make their bedspreads and comforters in the standard size but others take the liberty to diversify making it hard for the customers to choose the perfect one.

Mattresses today are made with so much in mind, some prefer thick and luxurious, some like firm and sturdy and some want to stick to the old school style. All this diversification in mattresses has made the sizing of bedspreads a truly daunting task for the manufactures and selecting the right size is vexing for the final consumer. Most commonly people buy too short bedspread queen as they think that double full and queen are interchangeable, when they aren’t. Same mix up can take place in the case of bed skirt queen, the standard size for it is 14-15 inches but it can go up to 22 inches. Down below i have mentioned some bedspread or comforter sizes of different styles which can be a good starting point for selecting the correct size.

Bed Size	Mattress Measurements	Standard Bedding Widths	Standard Bedding Lengths
Crib	28” x 52”	28 -36 inches	46-52 inches
Twin	39”x 75”	66-68 inches	86-88 inches
Double/Full	53”x 75”	81-84 inches	86-88 inches
Queen	60”x 80”	86-88 inches	96-100 inches
King ( Eastern King)	76”x 80”	102 inches	86-88 inches
California King ( Western King)	72”x 84”	107-110 inches	96-98 inches

     These sizes are standard guidelines for bedspreads; manufacturers are guilty of adding or shedding a few extra inches from these standard sizes, creating a ton of confusion for the customers.

Select the Right Sized Bedding in Coherence with the Mattress

Bedspreads, duvets, comforters and bed skirts sizes vary from brand to brand so to buy the perfect fit one needs to do some prep and research before buying one. Initiating from the standard size categories can be the most sensible thing to do. I will also recommend checking the dimensions on the labels and comparing them with the measurements of your mattress. Now this is where your prep and research comes in handy, when you know the right size of your mattress then buying the right size bedding will be a piece of cake. If you are totally oblivious to all this then you’ll most probably end up with wrong size bedding, which will make you cringe every time you spread it on the mattress.

If your mattress is on the thicker or fluffier side than you should be choosing the bedding on the top range of the dimension table or if you’re getting serious doubts I suggest moving on to the next size up as a tad bit long is still better than a shorter one, right? Bedspread queen or bed skirts queen are the hardest to nail as many manufacturers tend to mix up this size with the full/ double ones claiming them to be fit for both sizes. But in the real world placing queen size bedding on your full-sized bed will make the bedspread brush the floor. Likewise, placing full-double bedding on the queen sized bed means the bedding will not cover the sides. To solve this problem I recommend you to either shop for the queen sized bedding specifically or look for dimension 86-88 inches rather than 84 inches.

Take the Mattress Thickness into Account   

The thickness of the mattress is very important when aiming for the right sized bedding. The standard mattress size in terms of thickness or the height is 9-12 inches but anything less than 12 inches fits well with the dimension chart mentioned above. If your mattress is less than 9 inches you can get away with small range bedding. The newer, fluffier, bouncier and pillow-mattress can go as deep as 14-20 inches, if you have a mattress like that then opt for the top ranges or select the bedding labeled “oversized”. The best way to determine the size of the bedspread in relation to your mattress is to simply measure your mattress from the top till the foot of the bed. Take the top measurements and add the thickness into the length and each side of the comforter measurements. There you have the dimensions of the perfectly draping bedding that fall to the sides of the bed but don’t fall on the floor.

Conclusion

Count me in if you think that is too much work for just a bedding but trust me, you want to make that effort. Your bed room will look visually appealing, aesthetically pleasing and most of all very inviting after a tiring day, when your bedding and mattress are in harmony with each other. If your bedding or comforter is too short, a tug-of-war at night is what awaits you and if it’s the other way around then the corners brushing the floor will get dirty and also all the beautiful bed skirts you have placed can also be hidden under it. Follow these simple steps to ensure an alignment in your bedding and mattress.