What size blanket fits my bed?

Bed Sizes in the UK

If you are buying a lovely Welsh blanket and you wish to use it as a bedspread, then you need to know what size it should be. So here are the questions you need to answer!!

Ten common questions about beds, bedspreads and blankets sizes we hear at FelinFach are as follows;

• What size is a double bed blanket size?
• What blanket sizes in cms in UK?
• What is a double bed blanket size in inches in UK?
• What size throw or blanket for a king size bed?
• What size is a king sized bed blanket?
• What are UK bed and blanket sizes?
• What is a single blanket size in inches or cms?
• What size throw for a double bed?
• What is a bedspread size for double bed?
• What is a bedspread size for king size bed blanket?

Look no further and see below...

The standard UK bed sizes are as as follows;

Single
3’0” x 6’3” (36 inches x 75) or 90cm x 190cm, Bedspread - 180 x  230 cms
Double
4’6” x 6’3” (54 inches x 75) or 135cm x 190cm, Bedspread - 230 x  230 cms
King
5’0” x 6’6” (60 inches x 78) or 150cm x 200cm, Bedspread  - 255 x  230 cm

For a blanket to drape over the sides of a bed, look at each blanket size and add at least 24 inches to the width of the blanket. This will drape approx 12 inches over the edge of a bed on each side.

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Blankets Sizes in Europe and North America

There are various differing sizes of beds in Europe and North America and even within countries such as the USA. 

To get the right size blanket for you bed, calculate as follows;

• measure the top of the bed or and the depth of your mattress
• if you want to drape your blanket, add the depth of the mattress to the top of the bed measurements and add 24 inches to the width of the blanket
• if you don’t want the blanket to drape, simply measure the top of the bed or mattress and get a blanket with the nearest measurements to this

Sofa Beds

Sofa beds tend to be much wider than beds due to the arm rests. So make sure you only measure the mattress part of the sofa bed to get the right sized blanket