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How to Buy a King Size Bed

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Whether you sleep alone or with a partner, the experience of having enough space to move and kick around in a king size bed is priceless. Not only can you enjoy all the space you need for unencumbered sleeping, but you can also have room to spread out books, snacks and extra blankets in a luxurious large bed. Your kids and pets will not push you out either. Read on to learn more.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

Measure your room. Before you make that first trip to the store in the hunt for your king size comfort, make sure your room is big enough to accommodate the larger bed. A king size bed is about 76-by-80 inches, or nearly a foot bigger all the way around than a queen.

Step2

Decide what other furniture needs to go in the room besides the bed. Decide if you and your partner each need a nightstand, or if you have another room to put your dressers and chests.

Step3

Spend time in the store before buying. Allow yourself at least 15 minutes to lie on the mattress in the store before purchasing. Dress casually in pants. Move around and lie in the various positions, which you normally sleep in during a night.

Step4

Make sure you can get the mattress through all hallways and doors before bringing it home. Also, be certain that you can open all the closets once the bed is in place.

Step5

Plan to spend as much as you can on your mattress. Many studies prove that proper sleep affects every waking hour of our day. A king size bed can add to this comfort, but you still need the proper firmness for your body type, regardless of the size of the bed.

Tips & Warnings

You can save room by foregoing a headboard and footboard and just putting the mattress against a wall on a metal bed frame.
Build in the cost of new sheets and bed skirts to your original budget. King size sheets are more expensive.
You will need 3 regular pillows or 2 king size pillows to cover the top of the bed.
Don't be embarrassed about lying on a bed for a while in a store. It's your back, your time and your money.