I have here a rather nice old Dutch bed. Unfortunately, it seems to be intended for a mattress of 115 cm width - the exact width available for the mattress is 115.5 cm - I presume that such a thing used to be made.
Needless to say it seems to be impossible to find sprung mattresses in that width (I have found a company that makes custom-sized foam mattresses).
How exactly do mattresses need to fit? Would a 110 cm mattress be visibly too narrow (I think it would)?
Thanks,
Daniele
In old money, that's a inch either side and a gap of 2.5% of the width. An underblanket would swallow some of that space.
Are you going to lie there loosing sleep on it? :-p
Heaven forfend, you hold tight on that sleep and put it on a lead y'hear?
Might get away with it if one side is placed next to a wall. You could make a suitable "filler" with foam, or a fibre filled custom bolster.
Given that it's going to be an ongoing headache for you and subsequent owners, is there any possibility of narrowing the bedframe/headboard without ruining it?
Tim
A quick google suggests quite a few places will make a custom size spring mattress
eg
"Sprung mattresses are usually increased or decreased in size by removing rows of springs from a mattress. Due to this custom sized beds with springs are usually increased or decreased by the dimension of a springs width. On average this is 75cm (3?)."
lol :)
If by "Dutch bed" you mean a bed in a cupboard then I'd agree that a smaller mattress would be fine with the at the back filled by something
- foam, box to provide a shelf/storage, etc.
Ah no - it's a mid-century tubular steel frame.
Daniele
Yes I'd not notice, but it really depends on the sort of mattress, some bulge a bit as they age.. Brian
And remember don't call it a mattress in the shop the assistant might put a bucket on his head. Brian
Steel can be cut and welded. ;-) A picture would be helpful.
Tim
Indeed. We need to know that the bed is authentically "Dutch" in order to avoid recommending culturally inappropriate mattresses ;)
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ieeka makes funny size mattresses.....
Shouldn't that be mattri?
NT
Derived from the local Squornshellous word "Martessel" which means "I saw a giant rectangle, and it lurgled at me."
Try Ikea. There matteresses, or at least some of them, have a drop down size selection option which covers UK double, king, and 'European' sizes. We used it to by one for over cab bed in our previous motorhome.
Not if it's fast one.
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