The Benefits of A California King Bed for Your Family

Investing in decorating and laying out your bedroom can help elevate your bedtime experience. Whether you’ve got a growing family with multiple children or are an avid pet lover, having ample space in your bedroom helps ensure everyone can rest and snuggle up comfortably. Investing in a properly sized bed is one of the best ways to ensure this.

According to recent data, the global bedroom furniture market is set to amount to $136 billion in 2024. Market researchers expect a further growth rate of 3.7% between 2024 and 2029. Researchers indicate a rising interest among consumers for furniture that is functional, space-saving, and aesthetically pleasing. One commonly mentioned piece of bedroom furniture is the California King bed, which can arguably tick the boxes of being functional, space-saving, and simultaneously aesthetically pleasing.

If you aren’t familiar with the California King bed or don’t know whether or not it’s right for you, this post can help. Below, we’ll be looking at some of the benefits of going with a California King bed for your bedroom:

Increased bed space

One of the key features of the California King bed is its unique size. Compared to the traditional King-sized bed (76″ by 80″), the California King bed is narrower horizontally but longer vertically (72″ by 84″). As such, while seemingly thinner, sleeping on a California King bed also means more room towards the bottom or foot area of the bed.

This is great if you enjoy co-sleeping with your younger children or for families who love sharing the bed space with their furry friends. According to an American Academy of Sleep Medicine survey, almost half (46%) of families in the US sleep in the same bed with a pet. Nearly 46% of those who sleep with a pet also report that they sleep better with a furry friend. So, if you like having your dog or cat in the bedroom but don’t want to compromise floor space by getting a separate pet bed in the room, a California King bed may be for you.

Increased room space

Thanks to the California King bed’s unique size, you get the best of both worlds — increased bed space at the bottom thanks to the verticality, as well as increased room space thanks to being horizontally narrower. This means that you can dedicate the rest of your room to other functional or decorative pieces of furniture. You can easily find California King bed sets online that include nightstands for either side of the bed, such as the Corina and Camila bed sets from Living Spaces. The Kincaid and Porto bed sets come with larger dressers for those who need more storage space.

Of course, nightstands and dressers are only a part of the bedroom furniture equation. In a previous post by Janine Talbot on bedroom rug placements, she highlighted the different ways you can experiment with rugs to elevate your bedroom decor. The California King bed’s narrower width, for example, makes it an ideal bed for a decorative rug that shows on either side, which helps prevent the issue of bedroom rugs looking too big or too small for the room it’s in.

Improved sleep quality

Finally, due to its unique size, the California King bed can also help improve your sleep quality. Namely, due to the extra space, many find that sleeping on large-sized mattresses like a California King bed allows for healthier and more optimal sleeping postures. Based on insights from the Sleep Foundation, while there isn’t one objectively correct sleeping position, some sleeping postures are more beneficial than others. For example, sleeping on your side helps keep your airways open and enables easier breathing, preventing the worsening of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring.

At the same time, sleeping on your back has been shown to keep the back and neck in alignment, reducing the risk of developing back, neck, or shoulder pain when sleeping in for longer periods. On a California King bed, those who prefer sleeping on their backs — or are significantly taller than average — may enjoy the extra leg room, as you’d be able to change sleeping positions at night without rousing your partner, children, or pet from sleep.

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