Queen Pillow Size Vs King

For a king bed you would need three standard pillows.

Queen pillow size vs king.

King pillows have an extra long measurement of 20 x 36 and two of them side by side are the perfect width for a standard king sized bed. 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. Two standard pillows can be placed side by side on a queen bed and three can be used side by side on a king size bed. For a designer look use a couple of sizes on your bed.

Choose a pillow size by first determining your bed size. This not only fills all your pillow needs but allows some fun color and pattern combinations in your shams and pillow cases. The three most common pillow sizes are standard queen and king. 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. One pillow typically fits a twin bed while two can stretch out over a queen or full size 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 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.