Bedroom Furniture Terms Explained

by Peter G

The bedroom is the part of a home used mainly for sleeping. If a bedroom has a bookshelf or a computer desk, can serve as a study. Because the bedroom is the only private place in a home, it is often designed in a romantic way, and has only a night table and a bed. Other bedrooms have entertainment centers inside. Depending on your taste, furniture items in your bedroom may include a full, king or queen-sized bed with proper bedding, a nightstand, dressers and closets.

Now, let's take a look at a short list, not claiming to be exhaustive, of bedroom furniture terms you may not understand, although you see them often on furniture related websites.

Armoire - A movable wardrobe, usually with one or two doors.
Air Bed - A mattress filled with air, covered with cushioning and ticking.
Baffle - A structure which reduces wave motion in a waterbed mattress.
Bunk Bed - A type of bed in which one bed is stacked on top of another.
California King Bed - A bed that measures 72 inches wide and 84 inches long.
Chest - A rectangular piece of furniture with four walls and a liftable lid, used for storage.
Comforter - A thick, fluffy blanket used as a cover on top of the bed.
Daybed - Bed made out of wood or metal, used as bed and seating area.
Double Bed - A bed that measures 54 inches wide by 75 inches long.
Double Extra Long Bed - A bed that measures 54 inches wide by 80 inches long.
Duvet Cover - A type of bedding, a soft flat bag filled with down or feathers, used on a bed as a blanket.
Extra-Long Twin Bed - A bed that measures 39 inches wide by 80 inches long.
Full Bed - A bed that measures 54 inches wide by 75 inches long.
Full Motion - A waterbed that does not have wave reduction systems.
Futon - A thin mattress of tufted cotton batting, placed on the floor or on a raised, foldable frame.
Headboard - The piece of furniture that attaches to the head of the bed, to retain bed linens and pillows.
King Bed - A bed that measures 76 inches wide by 80 inches long.
Motion Reduced - A waterbed that incorporates wave reduction devices to reduce wave motion.
Motionless - A waterbed that incorporates wave reduction devices to stop wave motion.
Olympic Queen Bed - A bed that measures 66 inches wide by 80 inches long.
Pedestal Decking - A flat board which sits on a waterbed pedestal, below the frame.
Queen Bed - A bed that measures 60 inches wide by 80 inches long.
Sleigh Bed - A bed with a high, scrolled headboard and slightly lower footboard resembling the front of a sleigh.
Sleeper - A sofa which can be converted into a bed.
Twin Bed - One of a matching pair of single beds.