Choosing a Teak Wood Cot: Sizes, Storage and Headboard Styles

A good teak cot should stay silent and solid for twenty years or more. Here’s what to decide before you order one.

Sizes

Common Indian mattress sizes are:

• Single: 3 × 6.5 ft (36 × 78 in)
• Double: 4.5 × 6.5 ft (54 × 78 in)
• Queen: 5 × 6.5 ft (60 × 78 in)
• King: 6 × 6.5 ft (72 × 78 in)

Leave at least 2 feet of walking space on each side you’ll get in from. Because every cot is made to order, we can make it to a custom size, such as a slightly shorter king that fits wall to wall.

Storage

• Hydraulic lift-up: the whole base lifts up for large storage, good for bedding and suitcases.
• Drawers: easier for daily use, but need clear floor space to open.
• No storage: lighter and airier, and easier to clean under.

The Cut-Out Storage Cot and Bookshelf Headboard Cot are popular in apartments.

Headboard styles

• Panelled or slatted: clean and modern.
• Jaali: cut-work panels with a traditional touch. See the Jaali Panel Cot.
• Carved: a classic statement for larger bedrooms.
• Upholstered: soft for sitting up to read. See the Royal Tufted Cot.

Poster and canopy beds

For high ceilings, a four-poster bed such as the Kerala Spindle Canopy Bed makes the room. Most suit a standard 10 ft ceiling; we can shorten the posts for lower ones.

What to check in any cot

• A central support rail and legs for queen and king sizes.
• Bolted joints, so it can be taken apart for moving.
• Smooth, finished edges where you’ll brush past.

See all teak cots, or ask us on WhatsApp for one made to your mattress size.