When transforming your tired bedroom into a peaceful new sanctuary, choosing right bed frame size and bed frame type is almost as important as picking the perfect style. No longer are your choices limited to traditional sleigh beds in king and queen. Today's bedroom furniture makers offer interesting new bed frame designs in four relatively common sizes. Though queen and king are still the best sellers, Olympic queen and California king size beds may be a better fit.
Let's begin by covering some of the different bed frame trends that are finding their way into homes across America and onto the covers of the latest home furnishing catalogs. Platform beds and Canopy beds (also commonly referred to as four poster beds) are two bed designs that offer a variety of styles and are attractive to wide range of furniture tastes. However one thing that is very different about platform beds and canopy is the effect each bed has on the appearance of space in your bedroom. Platform bed frames are very low to the ground while four poster or canopy beds can reach almost to your ceiling! Needless to say, since the profile of a platform bed frame is much lower, it can make your bedroom feel a whole lot bigger.
To begin choosing which bed size is right for you, you will first need to decide of these type of bed is right for your bedroom. And because platform beds make rooms look larger you may be able to get away with a larger bed than you had originally thought if you choose this style. Of course if you have the space, nothing beats the luxury and freedom of sleeping on a king sized platform bed frame. For smaller rooms, the low profile and medium sized foot print of queen sized platform beds makes this the best choice for appearance while providing ample space to accommodate two adult.
If you want more sleeping space and you have room for more than just a queen platform bed but not enough for a king consider an Olympic queen size bed. Olympic queen beds are 6 inches wider than Queen platform beds. If you can accommodate bigger still, California King platform beds are four inches narrower than a standard king size bed but four inches longer. To make things easy, here's a quick reference with the different bed frame dimensions.
Queen Bed - 60 x 80
Olympic Queen Bed - 66 x 80
CA King Bed - 72 x 84
King Bed 76 x 80
If you're interested in a canopy bed or a four poster bed the above information about frame sizes is true except that the high profile of a canopy bed can make rooms feel smaller so it is best to under size slightly. Don't try and stretch for a King size canopy bed when you're concerned about space or you will end up with a bedroom that always feels crammed.
Whichever style bed frame you choose make sure you know all of your sizing options. And if you can't find the platform bed, sleigh bed or canopy bed of your dreams in the size you're looking for, give the retailer a call. Though most bedroom furniture retailers may not have and an Olympic queen platform bed or California king platform bed on their showroom floor they might just order one special for you!
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