How To Measure A Mattress For Fitted Sheets

For a good fit you ll need to measure your mattress properly and select your sheets carefully.

How to measure a mattress for fitted sheets. Mattresses are getting thicker and keeping the fitted sheet in place is frequently requiring deep pocket sheets. Before measuring your mattress take off any blankets sheets or pillows on it and then measure the height width and length of the mattress. Considering the sheet s purpose for the function of a fitted sheet or covering will ultimately be different depending on the intent. With fitted sheets you can sleep on a comfort and elegance bed.

This works perfectly whether you find sheets at a garage sale or brand new in the store. If the sheets are too small they won t stay on the bed properly and you ll end up on a bare mattress. As mattress technology changes standard sheet sizes are becoming a thing of the past. How to measure for deep pocket bed sheets.

But if you go armed with the. A deep pocket mattress typically is 14 to 18 or 20 inches deep and finding sheets to fit requires a bit of sleuthing. So to save wear and tear on your sheets and to save your aching back from the struggle of making a bed with the wrong size sheet simply measure ahead of time and buy the correct size fitted sheet for your mattress. Twin xl and california king sheet sets are usually available with the fitted bottom sheet.

If you re measuring for new bedding and you have a mattress topper on your mattress include the topper in your measurements. The top sheet. Before buying fitted sheets you had better measure the mattress or cushion. If the sheets are too big they will slide tangle and end up on the floor.

Take out a tape measure because you can determine the size of the mattress those sheets fit just by measuring them.