The Definitive Guide to Bedding Sizes
We estimate that around one million people sleep on Beaumont & Brown linen every week, in hotels spread across the globe. A good many of them, once home, go hunting for the sheets they slept in - which means we take orders from almost everywhere, on almost every bed size in use.
With that in mind, we've put together the chart below. It covers every standard bed size across the UK, the US and Europe, including IKEA's own dimensions, which - as anyone who has furnished a flat from IKEA will know - don't always match anyone else's.
If your bed falls outside all of the sizes listed, please do give us a call and we'll help you find the right fit.
| WORLD BED SIZES - DEFINITIVE | ||||
| Beds | Duvet Covers | Flat Sheets | Fitted Sheets | |
| UK Single | 90 x 190cm | 143 x 203cm | 180 x 300cm | 90 x 190 x 30cm |
| UK Double | 135 x 190cm | 203 x 203cm | 240 x 300cm | 135 x 190 x 30cm |
| IKEA Double | 140 x 200cm | As above | As above | 140 x 200 x 30cm |
| UK King | 150 x 200cm | 228 x 223cm | 270 x 300cm | 150 x 200 x 30cm |
| IKEA King | 160 x 200cm | As above | As above | 160 x 200 x 30cm |
| UK Superking | 180 x 200cm | 264 x 223cm | 300 x 300cm | 180 x 200 x 30cm |
| UK Emperor | 200 x 200cm | 295 x 235cm | 320 x 320cm | 200 x 200 x 30cm |
| European Single | 90 x 200cm | 143 x 203cm | 180 x 300cm | 90 x 190 x 30cm |
| European Double | 140 x 200cm | 203 x 203cm | 240 x 300cm | 140 x 200 x 30cm |
| European King | 160 x 200cm | 228 x 223cm | 270 x 300cm | 160 x 200 x 30cm |
| American Single | 90 x 190cm | 143 x 203cm | 180 x 300cm | 90 x 190 x 30cm |
| American Double | 135 x 190cm | 203 x 203cm | 240 x 300cm | 135 x 190 x 30cm |
| American Queen | 150 x 200cm | 228 x 223cm | 270 x 300cm | 150 x 200 x 30cm |
| American King | 193 x 200cm | 264 x 223cm | 300 x 300cm | 193 x 200 x 30cm |
| American California King | 180 x 210cm | 264 x 223cm | 300 x 320cm | 180 x 210 x 30cm |
A Note on Fit
European and IKEA mattresses tend to run longer than their UK counterparts, even where the width matches - which is why a UK "King" and an IKEA "King" are not always quite as interchangeable as their names suggest. When in doubt, measure your mattress directly rather than relying on the label; it is the only way to be certain.
