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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Camille Dubuis-Welch

How high or low should a bed be? Experts share key considerations

A bed with a green velvet headboard and a yellow scatter pillow.

If you are wondering how high or low should a bed be, you will be in either one of two situations. The first is you are simply in the market for a new bed, and you have realized that bed height does, in fact, come into this decision. The second is that you have unfortunately found yourself uncomfortable in your own bed, either when sleeping or accessing your sleeping space.

We do not regularly replace a bed, perhaps only when we get a new mattress or decide it is time for a bedroom upgrade. And it is not just the depth of your mattress that can impact the final height of your bed, but also the bed type and frame. 

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