Queen Pillow Size Vs King

Bed pillows are usually made to complement standard bed sizes.

Queen pillow size vs king.

This being said so many of our customers find the extra length and weight cumbersome and prefer to sleep with a smaller queen sized pillow on their king beds. Choose a pillow size by first determining your bed size. A bigger size for your reading pillows king queen or euro and then layer the smaller size that you may prefer to sleep on in front. You won t need to buy bigger pillowcases though since standard and queen pillows fit into the same size cases.

For example a king size pillow measures 20 inches by 36 inches so that two king size pillows will match the 72 inch width of your king bed. Queen pillows 20 x 30 queen size pillows are typically four inches larger than standard pillows though they do retain the same width. A queen size pillow is 20 inches x 30 inches and placing two side by side fits a queen size bed. This not only fills all your pillow needs but allows some fun color and pattern combinations in your shams and pillow cases.

For a designer look use a couple of sizes on your bed. One pillow typically fits a twin bed while two can stretch out over a queen or full size bed. You do need to buy bigger pillowcases if you use king pillows which measure 10 inches longer than standard pillows at 20 by 36 inches. For a king bed you would need three standard pillows.