Headboard Size Guide (South Africa)
Choose a headboard that fits your bed — and your room.
A headboard should frame your bed, not fight it. This guide covers standard South African bed sizes, the headboard sizes listed on our current designs, and how to measure before you order.
Standard South African bed sizes
These are standard mattress widths used in South Africa. Your own bed base may differ slightly, so always measure.
| Bed size | Standard width | Standard length |
|---|---|---|
| Single | 92 cm | 188 cm (200 cm extra length) |
| Three-quarter (3/4) | 107 cm | 188 cm (200 cm extra length) |
| Double | 137 cm | 188 cm (200 cm extra length) |
| Queen | 152 cm | 188 cm (200 cm extra length) |
| King | 183 cm | 188 cm (200 cm extra length) |
| Super king | 200 cm | 200 cm |
Headboard sizes on our current designs
These dimensions are taken directly from our live product listings. Sizes vary by design, so check the listing for the piece you like.
| Size |
Luxe Panel (velvet) W × H |
Dinny Walls W × H |
Luxe Button W × H |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | 95 × 160 cm | 95 × 160 cm | 100 × 180 cm |
| 3/4 | 110 × 160 cm | 110 × 160 cm | 110 × 180 cm |
| Double | 140 × 160 cm | 140 × 160 cm | 140 × 180 cm |
| Queen | 160 × 160 cm | 160 × 160 cm | 160 × 180 cm |
| King | 185 × 160 cm | 185 × 160 cm | 180 × 180 cm |
| Super king | — | — | 200 × 180 cm |
Depth: Luxe Panel 15 cm, Dinny Walls 10 cm, Luxe Button 15 cm. The Luxe Full Panel is a wider wall-panel style at 150 cm high, listed at 215 cm (single), 230 cm (3/4), 260 cm (double), 280 cm (queen) and 305 cm (king). Our headboard-and-base sets are offered in double, queen and king — the size is selected on each listing.
How to measure
- Measure the bed, not the mattress label. Measure the full width of your base and mattress at the widest point.
- Allow a little overhang. A headboard that is slightly wider than the bed (a few centimetres each side) looks intentional and finished.
- Measure the wall. Check the space between bedside tables, windows, plug points and light switches, so nothing ends up hidden behind the headboard.
- Check mattress height. Measure from the floor to the top of the mattress — your headboard needs to rise well above it to be useful as a backrest.
Choosing the right height
- Around 150–160 cm overall suits most bedrooms and gives comfortable support for reading in bed.
- Around 180 cm and taller makes a statement in rooms with higher ceilings, and works well as a feature wall behind the bed.
- Lower ceilings or under a window — go lower, or ask us about a custom height.
- Sit up in bed and note where your head and shoulders rest; the padded area should sit comfortably above that point.
Need a custom size?
Many of our headboards can be made to order in a custom width, height and fabric. Send your measurements and the look you want on WhatsApp 063 120 3728, and we will confirm what is possible and quote before anything is made. Made-to-order headboards take 2–4 weeks. See how custom furniture in Johannesburg works.
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