Double Bed Measurements

When you need to buy a double bed for the bedroom or the guest room, you think about the design but also about the footprint. Of course your bedroom needs a spacious double bed, with a mattress that is comfortable in size too. But is there room for the bedside tables? Does the wardrobe door still open? How much space does a double bed take up?

An upholstered double bed, with or without storage, may have a thick padded headboard that sticks out beyond the bed frame (the side panel framing the slats and mattress), or it may be more linear and less bulky.

Small homes, larger families or a snoring partner often lead to the need for a minimum-footprint bed, or zero-footprint bed. What does zero footprint mean for a bed? That if the mattress measures 160x190 the bed has the same size, or is only slightly wider and longer, so as not to take useful centimetres away from the room.

Given the constant requests for beds that are just big enough, we have created a section of beds designed to save space: minimum-footprint double beds.

Italy is a country of artists and craftsmen, with skills and experience that we find in bedding and furniture in general. If we take the right time to find the most suitable bed, we will be rewarded with the durability and unrivalled comfort that a made-in-Italy double bed can give.

With or without storage, many factors affect the price and size of a double bed, such as the thickness of the frame or its functions. Below are some types of double bed to help you find your way.

Double storage bed

Upholstered double bed with removable cushions

Contemporary double bed

The height of double beds is on average about 40 cm, and it varies with the thickness of the frame and the height of the feet. In storage beds the upholstered frame is about 31 cm thick; in design beds without storage it is lower. Generally the height of the bed plus the mattress reaches about 60 cm, even higher than a chair, for example.

The useful space inside a storage bed is essential, especially its height, since not all beds are the same. A good storage capacity lets you fit boxes and containers to keep the storage compartment tidy and clean. The internal height of a storage bed ranges from 15 to 23 cm, depending on the thickness of the slatted base and the design of the bed. You will find all models among our storage beds.

You might also be interested in: replacing the slatted base of a storage bed.

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