King, Queen, and Double Bedding Sizes Explained for Egyptian Homes
There is a quiet headache in nearly every Egyptian household: a beautifully made bed dressed in a duvet cover that is slightly too small on the left side, a fitted sheet that pops off the corner every morning, or a king sheet swallowing a queen mattress. The culprit is almost always confusion between Egyptian, European, and American sizing.
NS Home supplies both residential customers and international hotel groups, so we deal with three different sizing standards every day. This guide cuts through them so you can buy correctly the first time.
The Three Standards You Will See
Bedding sold in Egypt commonly uses three sizing systems, often on the same shelf:
- Egyptian / Middle Eastern sizing — the default for locally made products
- European sizing — common on imported French, Italian, and German bedding
- American / British sizing — found on imported US and UK bedding
The same word ("king") means a different size in each. A US king is wider than a European king. A European super king is closer to an American king. Reading the label without checking centimeters is how mistakes happen.
Egyptian Mattress Sizes
In Egyptian homes today, the standard mattress sizes are:
- Single: 90 × 200 cm or 100 × 200 cm
- Double: 120 × 200 cm
- Queen: 160 × 200 cm
- King: 180 × 200 cm
- Super king: 200 × 200 cm
Older homes may have 190 cm lengths instead of 200 cm. Always measure your mattress before buying. The bedding industry assumes 200 cm but the mattress under your sheet may not match.
Fitted Sheet: Get the Depth Right
The width and length matter, but the depth — the height of the fitted sheet's elastic pocket — is what determines whether the sheet stays on. Egyptian mattresses are getting taller. A typical mattress with a topper now reaches 30–35 cm in depth, and a fitted sheet rated for 25 cm will pop off by morning.
NS Home rule: measure your mattress from the seam at the top to the underside, including any topper, and add 3 cm of clearance. For most modern Egyptian beds, look for a fitted sheet rated 30 cm deep or more.
Duvet Cover: Larger Than Your Mattress
The most common sizing mistake. The duvet cover should match the duvet inside, not the mattress underneath. A duvet for a 180 × 200 cm king mattress is typically 220 × 240 cm — it is meant to drape over the sides.
NS Home recommended duvet sizes for Egyptian beds:
- Single bed: 140 × 200 cm duvet
- Double bed: 200 × 200 cm duvet
- Queen bed: 220 × 240 cm duvet
- King bed: 240 × 260 cm duvet
- Super king bed: 260 × 260 cm duvet
These sizes give the bed the drape that reads as luxurious. Smaller duvets sit short on the sides and look stretched.
Pillowcases and Pillows
Standard Egyptian pillow sizes:
- Standard pillow: 50 × 70 cm — most common
- King pillow: 50 × 90 cm — for super king beds and decorative front rows
- Square cushion pillow: 65 × 65 cm — Continental style, used behind sleeping pillows
A king bed dressed correctly carries four sleeping pillows plus one or two square cushions in front for daytime styling.
Flat Sheets and Top Sheets
Flat sheet sizes get less attention but matter for the hotel-style fold-back:
- Single flat sheet: 180 × 270 cm
- Double flat sheet: 220 × 270 cm
- Queen flat sheet: 240 × 290 cm
- King flat sheet: 270 × 290 cm
Always size up rather than down. A flat sheet that is too small cannot be tucked under the mattress, which is the whole point of the piece.
Measuring Before You Buy
A five-minute exercise that prevents 90% of bedding returns:
- Mattress width and length — measure twice
- Mattress depth, including topper — measure from the underside up
- Pillow dimensions — measure each pillow flat
- Bed frame width — for choosing duvet drape
Write the numbers down. Take them with you when buying or share them with a consultant. NS Home consultants ask for these numbers first; with them, the rest of the buying process becomes deterministic.
What Changes for Children's Rooms
Children's beds in Egypt are usually either single (90 × 200 cm) or junior single (90 × 180 cm). Junior beds use shorter sheets that adult single sheets do not fit cleanly. Watch the length, not just the width. Many parents accidentally buy adult single sheets for junior beds and end up with bunched fabric.
When the Bed Is Two Twins Pushed Together
A common Egyptian configuration: two single beds pushed together for a master bedroom in a smaller apartment. Total dimensions become 180 × 200 cm or 200 × 200 cm, but the seam in the middle complicates fitted sheet choice.
Best approach: use two single fitted sheets, then layer a king-size flat sheet and king-size duvet cover on top to disguise the seam. The bed reads as one unit from above while remaining two pieces underneath.
Hospitality Standards That Translate to Homes
Hotels obsess over sizing because a misfit shows up in every photograph. The two rules NS Home applies to residential clients drawn from hospitality work:
- Always go up one size on the duvet cover and flat sheet. The drape is what reads as expensive.
- Always rotate two sets per bed. Sizing remains consistent across both, and each set rests between uses.
Free In-Home Consultation
NS Home offers a free in-home measurement and consultation for any bedroom. A specialist measures every mattress and pillow in the home, builds a sizing chart specific to your beds, and recommends product codes so subsequent purchases are guesswork-free.
Browse the full size range at https://naguibselim.com/ or book a consultation. The right size is the difference between a bedroom that looks intentional and one that looks almost-finished.