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Re: Bedding
Widths are the same but all Asian mattresses are five inches shorter than their American counterparts.
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so this explains why asians have small bedsStrong Eagle wrote:Widths are the same but all Asian mattresses are five inches shorter than their American counterparts.
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Re: Bedding
One of the easier ways of determining such things re: bedding, is to look at the local IKEA catalogues for the two countries. The pages detailing local mattress specs/sizes should answer the question.
http://onlinecatalogueasia.ikea.com/SG/ ... _Catalogue" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://onlinecatalog.ikea-usa.com/US/en/IKEA_Catalog/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
p.s. Another thought. I've used fitted US bedding on UK beds. Yes it was a little too big, but I'd just tuck the excess in. If I did that at the top end then it wasn't even visible from under the pillows.
http://onlinecatalogueasia.ikea.com/SG/ ... _Catalogue" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://onlinecatalog.ikea-usa.com/US/en/IKEA_Catalog/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
p.s. Another thought. I've used fitted US bedding on UK beds. Yes it was a little too big, but I'd just tuck the excess in. If I did that at the top end then it wasn't even visible from under the pillows.
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Thanks for forwarding these resources. Very helpful.
Re: Bedding
I ordered USA dust mite protective bed sheets last year for my king size bed and my kids single bed.
The USA sheets are way bigger.
I knew that would be the case. We just tuck them in underneath.
I remember years ago seeing some places selling USA size beds. You might want to search for them if you are used to the bigger size.
The USA sheets are way bigger.
I knew that would be the case. We just tuck them in underneath.
I remember years ago seeing some places selling USA size beds. You might want to search for them if you are used to the bigger size.
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Re: Bedding
...and you have USA-sized bedrooms here in Singapore.kwy wrote: I remember years ago seeing some places selling USA size beds. You might want to search for them if you are used to the bigger size.
I recently bought a mattress from Tilam King - far cheaper than the usual Big 4 "S" companies but I couldn't see any difference in comfort (and I had a Simmons previously). They will tailor make your mattress to any size, apparently.
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CG,
I'm retiring my 15 year old mattress tomorrow night. I am having a Tilam King delivered tomorrow afternoon! YAY! I've heard good things about them so thought I'd give 'em a try. Everybody I know who owns one raves about them and they are considerably cheaper (you aren't paying for huge advertising budgets and I reckon that helps a bit. I bought it around two weeks ago (17th of Jan).
I'm retiring my 15 year old mattress tomorrow night. I am having a Tilam King delivered tomorrow afternoon! YAY! I've heard good things about them so thought I'd give 'em a try. Everybody I know who owns one raves about them and they are considerably cheaper (you aren't paying for huge advertising budgets and I reckon that helps a bit. I bought it around two weeks ago (17th of Jan).
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Hello? This is the tropics.
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Very light duvet.Bladebringer wrote:What blankets do you use, friends?
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