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For
bedspreads, we'll need to know the "drop" of your bed.
Measuring the drop is not as simple as you might think.
Many people assume that hanging a straightedge over the
edge of their bed and measuring down from that, is all
there is to it.
This
is not a good idea. Although your bed might technically
be thirty inches high by this method, because of the curvature
of mattresses, a bedspread with a thirty inch drop will
be several inches too wide.
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This diagram demonstrates how ignoring that curvature
can result in an area of the bed being measured twice, resulting
in a bedspread that is much too large. To avoid this,
we ask our customers to measure their drop by a different
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First, measure the width
of your bed, out to the expected
width for your mattress size. For instance,
on a queen bed, shown here, you'd want to measure 60"
across, keeping the tape measure as centered as you can.
Be sure to follow the contour of the bed, and make note
of where the 60" mark (or whatever mark is right for the
width of your bed) falls. Don't be surprised if
it's on the side of your bed, rather than the top.
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Then, simply measure upward from the floor to that point,
following the contour of your mattress, if any. In
this case, we have a 27" drop on our queen bed. If
we want our bedspread to hover an inch above the floor,
we could ask for a 26" drop. |
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If your bedspread needs
split corners, such as to get around a footboard or bedposts,
then you'll also need to measure from the floor up to
the point where your bedspread will have to clear that
obstacle.
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