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There's a version of this decision that's simple: the room is large enough, you're buying new, and the question is just whether to go king or super...
There's a version of this decision that's simple: the room is large enough, you're buying new, and the question is just whether to go king or super king. But for most couples who end up here, it's more specific than that. They're in a king and they sleep reasonably well, but one of them is still consistently aware of the other during the night. Not kept awake. Just aware. The faint disturbance when the other person shifts position, the warmth that migrates across the middle of the bed, the slight recalibration at 3am when someone gets up for a glass of water and comes back. A super king at 180cm wide gives each person 90cm, which is more than a standard single gives one person sleeping alone. That margin is enough to mean ordinary sleep movement on one side genuinely doesn't register on the other.
The frames here are upholstered fabric beds in super king size, drawn from the same beds collection as the rest of the range. The same headboard styles, the same base options, the same quality of construction, at the largest standard UK size. A super king is a considered purchase and it asks something of the room in return, so it's worth being clear-eyed about whether the bedroom can carry it properly before you commit. Finance is available on many frames, subject to status.
We deliver nationally across the UK, with frames typically arriving within 7 to 14 days. Our Manchester showroom is open if you'd like to see super king frames in person before buying. The scale of a super king frame is genuinely difficult to gauge from photographs alone, and for a purchase this significant it's often worth the trip. Get in touch at any stage if you have questions before you order.

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What's in this collection

The super king frames here are upholstered fabric beds covering a range of headboard heights and styles, including tall 70 and 72-inch headboard designs that make a particularly strong impression at super king width. At 180cm, a high headboard super king frame is the largest statement piece you can put into a bedroom, and in a room that can carry it, it reads as genuinely considered rather than simply large.

Some frames are available with an ottoman storage base, where the mattress platform lifts on a gas-assist mechanism to open a large storage compartment beneath. At super king size, the storage volume of an ottoman base is substantial. If under-bed storage is part of what you're buying for, the ottoman beds collection covers how the mechanism works and what clearance the lift direction requires. For frames in velvet upholstery, the velvet beds collection covers that material in more detail.

What 180cm actually means in practice

A UK super king is 30cm wider than a king and 45cm wider than a standard double. The 30cm over a king divides to 15cm per person, which sounds modest stated that way. The more useful way to think about it is in total personal space: in a king each person has 75cm, in a super king each person has 90cm. Ninety centimetres is wider than a standard single bed. Most adults sleeping alone in a single never encounter the edges of it. That's what each person has in a super king.

What that means practically is that ordinary movement during sleep, turning over, adjusting a pillow, stretching out, stops registering on the other side. There's enough space between the two sleeping positions that the bed stops being a shared surface in any meaningful sense and becomes two adjacent ones. For couples where one person is a restless sleeper, runs significantly warmer than the other, or simply moves a lot during the night, that change in dynamic is noticeable from the first week.

It matters more in some situations than others. Couples who tend to sleep close together and neither moves much may find a king perfectly sufficient and a super king simply more room than they use. Couples where one person consistently disrupts the other with movement, or where different sleeping temperatures are an issue, are the ones who tend to feel the difference most clearly. Neither outcome is a failure of the smaller bed; it's just that different households need different things.

Planning a room around a super king

A super king frame is 180cm wide and 200cm long. With 60cm of clearance on each accessible side and 90cm at the foot, the practical minimum room width to carry a super king comfortably is around 300cm. Room length, assuming the bed sits across the shorter dimension, needs to be around 290cm. Those are workable minimums, not generous ones. A room at exactly those dimensions will fit a super king, but it won't feel spacious around it.

The width is the dimension most people misjudge. A bedroom that felt open with a king can feel substantially tighter with a super king, because the additional 30cm of bed width takes 15cm off the available clearance on both sides simultaneously. If one side of the bed is against a wall, that loss lands entirely on the accessible side and can reduce a comfortable walkway to a squeeze.

Before ordering, mark out the 180cm by 200cm footprint on the floor with tape and walk around it with wardrobe doors open. Check that you can get into the bed from both sides, access any drawers or wardrobes, and move around the room without the bed dominating every line of movement. If it works on the floor, it'll work with the frame in place. If anything feels tight in the simulation, it'll feel tighter with the bed actually there.

One additional point: a super king mattress requires super king bedding. Fitted sheets, duvets, and mattress protectors in king size won't fit a super king. It's a minor consideration but worth knowing before you order, so you're not replacing your entire bedding set as a surprise after delivery.

Spreading the Cost

Finance is available on many of our super king beds, subject to status. A super king frame alongside a super king mattress represents a significant combined purchase, and spreading the cost over time is a practical option. Details are available on the website and we're happy to talk through the options before you order.

Why buy from Shawcross

We're a Manchester-based furniture retailer with a physical showroom, and we deliver nationally across the UK. For a super king, visiting the showroom before you buy is particularly worthwhile. The scale of a 180cm frame with a tall headboard in a real room is something photographs consistently underrepresent, and for a bedroom where this frame is going to be the dominant piece of furniture for years, knowing how it actually looks and feels in three dimensions is worth the trip.

You're welcome to come in without any obligation. Give us a call beforehand to confirm whether a specific frame is currently on the showroom floor, and we're happy to help with room planning, size decisions, or frame comparisons at any stage before you order.