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King-Size Beds - Sleep like a King

It is very easy for people to get confused sometimes when they are shopping for king-size beds. These types of beds come in two sizes and have four names. This is where the confusion arises. A standard king-size bed also goes by the name Eastern King while a Californian king-size bed goes by the name Western King.

Another even more common cause of confusion comes from the fact that any Standard King is always about 4 inches wider while all California Kings are always 4 inches longer. The reason why everyone who sleeps in these types of beds is said to sleep like a king is because two people can comfortably share one bed. What’s more, each of them will have a personal sleeping space intact, as if they were sleeping all alone.

These types of beds are therefore just as comfortable as twin beds. In guest rooms, these types of beds are very commonly used. Their versatility is what makes them interesting to sleep on. Twin beds can be brought together and placed adjacent to each other to form a king bed that is suitable for couples.

For maximum comfort you ought to buy the right kind sheets to go with the king-size beds. It takes only a few moments to take the measurements of the king-size bed before you go shopping for sheets. This saves you the embarrassment of buying sheets that are either too large or too small for your bed.

The standard king-size bed is often about 16 inches wider than any Queen bed that is of the same length. It is true that you are surely going to live like a king immediately you buy that king-size bed. Imagine the bed is sold in a package that contains two box springs in addition to a mattress. This is what makes it extremely easy to move. The overall dimensions are 76 inches wide by 80 inches long. Every person has a personal space whose width is a whole 38 inches!

The biggest pro of king-size beds is their large size. They are the largest beds that you are going to find in any store currently. They are also the only beds that offer the greatest extent of comfort to two adults. All the sheets that are sold with a mark ‘king size’ fit very well into a standard king-size bed. The length of this type of bed is ideal for very tall people as well as very short ones.

Some manufacturers of king-size bed prefer to change the measurements of these beds by very few inches. Before buying the bed, it is important for you to measure the exact size of your bed and then comparing it with that of the mattress that you want to buy. The same case applies to the sheets that you want to buy. All in all, it is important for buyers to note that this slight variation in measurements never interferes with the quality of sleep that these king-size beds offer.


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