Which is bigger Full or Double mattress?

Executive summary about double mattress size by Doug Belleville

Commonly asked and even more commonly confused are the Full mattress size and the double mattress size. Both measure 54 inches wide and 75 inches long. Not too confuse you anymore but sometimes these two mattress sizes are referred to by yes one more name, a standard size.

The full size mattress and boxsprings are made by great companies like Simmons, Symbol, and Campbell.

Bedding

Bedding refers to the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for warmth and decorative effect. Bedding sizes usually are made with the dimensions of the bed and mattress for which it is to be used in mind. Furthermore, mattresses within a particular nation may have different thicknesses, and bedding may be sized for different thicknesses.

Bedding is made from a variety of materials, including cotton, flannel, down, polysatin, polyester, satin, silk, wool and latex.The 20th century brought the inner spring mattress, futon, water bed, air mattresses, foam rubber mattresses and pillows.

Terminology:

1. Bed skirt: A decorative piece used to cover the boxspring and legs of the bed.

2. Bed spread: A bed cover with sides that go to the floor.

3. Boudoir pillows: Small rectangular decorative throw pillows.

4. Comforter: A filled bed cover that is quilted and usually reversible.

5. Drop: The length of a bed skirt.

6. Duvet cover: A decorative and protective covering for a duvet.

7. European sham: A decorative pillow covering which fits a large 26” x 26” pillow.

8. Feather bed: Feathers contained within a fabric shell and lay on top of a mattress as a mattress topper.

9. Fitted sheet: This is the bottom sheet used to fit tightly over a mattress. Standard North American pocket size is 7” to 9”.

10. Hotel bedding: Sheets with a high-thread count and unadorned designs, marketed to replicate the bedding materials that hotels use.

11. Neckroll: Small cylindrical decorative throw pillows.

12. Pillow shams: Decorative coverings for pillows, often designed with trims, ruffles, flanges.

13. Tailored: Fitted closely, i.e. made to fit the bed exactly.