We know how frustrating it is when your luxury bed frame with storage arrives but can't fit through your door or lift. The possibility of realising that the bed won't fit in your bedroom after it has been assembled and forced through multiple doors is a worse outcome. This is the guide for measuring your bed so you can be sure this won't happen.
How to determine if the bed is suitable for the room?
Before ordering your mattress and bed frame, checking your house allows the delivery process to continue evenly so:
- Make sure there are no low ceilings, narrow lifts or stair railings that could restrict the item during delivery.
- Consider any tight corners where the bed frame or mattress can go through.
- Please check the door size and whether the product can pass through the front door of your house.
- Investigate how the bed frame or mattress item will be delivered – pre-assembled or flat packed.
- If you have a bed with drawers, make sure there is enough space to open them.
How to find the right bed?
Choosing a bed frame is not only about deciding what colour and style you want but also about the size that fits your bedroom. A king-size bed will not fit in a small bedroom and an extra-large bedroom will make a single bed look small.
So how to find what size bed frame is right for your bedroom? Our bed guide to bedroom dimensions will help you find out everything you need to know with helpful tips to ensure you make the most of the bedroom space you have.
What is the average size of a bedroom?
There is no such thing as an "average size" bedroom in the UK, although you will find that most homes will have a bedroom that is at least 7ft x 10ft with a ceiling of 7ft 6in which is suitable for single bed frames.
How big should a bedroom be?
We recommend that your bedroom accommodate the following popular bed sizes:
|
Bed Size |
Minimum Bedroom Size |
|
Single Bed (3’0” x 6’3”, 90cm x 190cm) |
7' x 10' (2.13m x 3.01m) |
|
Double Bed (4'6" x 6'3", 137cm x 190cm) |
9’ x 9’6” (2.74m x 2.9m) |
|
King Size Bed (5’ x 6’6” 150cm x 200cm) |
9’6” x 10’ (2.9m x 3.05m) |
|
Super King Size Bed (6' x 6'6", 180cm x 200cm) |
9’6” x 11’6” (2.9m x 3.51m) |
Also, there is no specific suitable size, but the bedroom dimensions indicated are suitable for the indicated bed size!
How to measure bed size?
Measure from the top of your bed frame till down to get the length and then from one side to the other to find out the width to get the bed measurements.
If you want additional information, such as your current bed height or find out the height of a new bed, go from the floor to the top of the bed frame.
Measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the bed frame to find out how much space you have under the bed.
If you consider a storage bed with drawers, you have to find the dimensions of each drawer when it is expanded to its greatest size and add that length to the width measurement.
What bed sizes are available in the UK?
Single Beds – 90cm wide and 190cm long
Small Double Beds – 120cm wide and 190cm long
Double Beds – 135cm wide and 190cm long
King Size Beds – 150cm wide and 200cm long
Super King Bed Size - 180cm wide and 200cm long
Check out our UK Beds & Mattress size guide to get more details on sizes.
How to find out if a bed frame will fit upstairs?
Most of our beds and bedroom furniture come flat-packed, making shipping simple. All you have to do is move each box to the space you want. However, as some of our beds come fully assembled, so you need to determine if you can move the assembled bed frame up the stairs without damaging it!
Measure the width of your stairs from the handrail to the wall to see if you can fit your bed or furniture upstairs. You can use this to determine the widest object that can climb the stairs.
By measuring the width of the square and hallway, you can determine whether your bed frame or mattress will fit.
If you have a lift in the building, you will have to measure the open–door height and width of the lift with its depth.
How wide do your doorways need to be?
Remember, as shown in the figure, the door that does not turn in the corridor space should be 100 mm wider than A or B. Some storage bed frames need more space; For example, if you plan to place a storage bed with drawers in a room where there is not enough room to turn around, leave 30 cm between each edge of the bed.
How to get a bed through a door
If you want to take a completely assembled bed safely without causing any damage. The most important thing to do is measure the length and width of the door to determine how much space you have before measuring the bed size.
Here you will also need to measure the height and width of the headboard and footboard, as your headboard will likely be much longer than the main body of the bed frame! We also recommend measuring the length of your doorway diagonally from the top corner to the bottom corner on the opposite side, as moving it at an angle allows you to get larger items through the door.
If your headboard is longer than the width of the doorway, you may need to disassemble the bed frame to get it safely through the doorway!