Ikea Beds???

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Wannabesaver_4
Wannabesaver_4 Posts: 158 Forumite
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Sorry - know its not a DFW post directly but i wondered if anyone knew the answer. :o

I have got a standard double duvet and wanted to buy a ikea double bed (cheap) - will the standard duvet look ok on an ikea bed beacuse i have heard they are weird sizes??

Anyhelp would be great - thanks!
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    your duvet might, but youll need a mattress from ikea as well as yes, they are european sizes, not UK sizes, as I found to my cost.
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  • rsykes2000
    rsykes2000 Posts: 2,494 Forumite
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    You can look online, no need to go to the store. https://www.ikea.co.uk - all the beds have got the dimensions of the beds and what size mattress they take so no need to go to the store to check.
  • Wannabesaver_4
    Wannabesaver_4 Posts: 158 Forumite
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    fab thanks!

    I know i will need to get sheets from there but i hope the duvet will fit!
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
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    we have an ikea double bed and mattress and our 'normal' duvet is fine on it but we had to buy some sheets from ikea because 'normal' ones won't fit the mattress because as lynzpower says ikea use european rather than UK sizes.
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  • Wannabesaver_4
    Wannabesaver_4 Posts: 158 Forumite
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    Yorkielass - does the duvet look ok- not too short at the sides or anything?

    Thanks!
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
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    it looks ok to me, we've got a malm bed frame so there's quite a wide bit of 'wood' on either side of the bed frame. I can have a look tonight as I'm at work now and can't picture it at all :o
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  • Sus1e
    Sus1e Posts: 235 Forumite
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    I have a Ikea bed, Ikea mattress and I use normal bedding (including sheets). The bedding looks fine and the sheets fit well too.
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  • raq
    raq Posts: 1,716 Forumite
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    lynzpower wrote: »
    your duvet might, but youll need a mattress from ikea as well as yes, they are european sizes, not UK sizes, as I found to my cost.

    agree. Bought our daughters from there and then had to buy the mattress. Love the frame but not the mattress. I then put a normal single quilt on there from Tesco
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  • Helonearth
    Helonearth Posts: 137 Forumite
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    I would advise being careful which frame you buy. I bought an 'Aneboda' double bed frame about 6 months ago which isn't used regularly. The weight of the mattress alone has made the frame bend. I think the problem is with the midbeam flexing, so I am going to try putting an extra support underneath the centre of the bed, but just a warning that sometimes the frames are a little too slender for real use. The mattresses however are lovely!
  • Catw0man
    Catw0man Posts: 859 Forumite
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    I've got a Malm bedframe and a normal matress and duvet. The matress looks fine when the duvet is on, as it tucks round the sides, the matress is sunk into the frame, the matress is fine width but a bit shorter than the frame.
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