When planning the decor for your master bedroom, consider the measurements of your furniture.
Usually the largest bedroom in a house or an apartment, the master bedroom is the bedroom typically used by the heads of the household. The size of master bedrooms varies greatly from home to home and the furniture used in master bedrooms depends on many factors, including the size of the bedroom and the items preferred by those using the bedrooms. Most contain beds, of course, and some sort of furniture used to store clothing. Many contain additional items, as well, like bookshelves and bedside tables.
Bed
Master bedrooms typically contain beds meant for two people, often queen or king sized beds. A queen sized mattress is usually 60 inches wide and 80 inches long, while a king sized mattress is typically 78 inches wide and 80 inches long. Beds may be a bit larger than these sizes, though, depending on the type of headboards and footboards they have.
Dresser
Most people use dressers to store items of clothing that can be folded and put away as opposed to those that must be hung up in a closet or wardrobe. Some have mirrors attached. Dressers vary in size and style but often measure a little over 30 inches high, about 60 and about 20 inches deep.
Chest of Drawers
A chest of drawers also holds folded clothing and takes up less space than a dresser. Some people want both a dresser and a chest of drawers in their master bedrooms, but some prefer just one or the other. As with dressers, chests of drawers vary in size and style. They typically measure about 50 inches high, about 36 inches wide and about 20 inches deep.
Bedside Table
Many people like to have bedside tables, sometimes referred to as nightstands, on one or both sides of the bed in their master bedrooms. People put things like lamps, alarm clocks, reading materials and other things they want to reach easily. Some bedside tables have drawers in which to store things, as well. You can purchase bedside tables in different sizes, but most are not very large. Many are about 24 inches tall, 24 inches wide or a little wider and about 18 inches deep.
Bookshelves
People use bookshelves in master bedrooms to hold books, of course, but they use them to hold many other things as well. Bookshelves vary widely in size and come in many different styles. Bookshelves generally range from as little as 20 inches tall to as much as 96 inches tall. Typical widths for bookshelves range from 12 inches wide to 60 inches wide. Shelves are typically 12 or 18 inches deep.
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