Before there was the Mary Miller queen, there was the “qouble.”  The idea of combining the 80″ length of a queen size mattress with the 54″ width of a double (full), came from my background in the futon industry. What I learned there was that, although the majority of mattresses sold through traditional bedding outlets were queens…..futon furniture was 80% doubles!  And that’s because sitting on a folded double is MUCH MORE comfortable than sitting on a folded queen.  Unless, of course, you’re 6’10″!

And it didn’t hurt that the name is so much fun to pronounce (“qouble” rhymes with “double”).  That’s why I spell it the way I do…so you’ll know how it’s supposed to be pronounced.

The problem is that the standard 60″ width of a queen mattress is simply too deep to be comfortable for the average person…even when folded.  Unless you’re very tall, your lower back won’t be supported, and your feet may not touch the ground.  And if you fold it so that the seat is smaller than the backrest, then it looks awful and it becomes unbalanced.  In fact, the image that always comes to mind is that of Lily Tomlin, when she used to sit in that HUGE rocking chair during episodes of Laugh In.  No way she looked comfortable.

So the concept of the “qouble” was to combine the extra length of a queen with the known comfortable width of a double.  That way taller individuals would be accommodated while sleeping, and everyone else could still be comfortable sitting. And the only drawback would be that fitted sheets were hard to find.

In terms of looks, the “qouble” looks exactly like a double.  In fact, it looks SO MUCH like a double, that unless I showed you pictures of them side-by-side, you couldn’t tell the difference.  I like to use the analogy of the Chrysler Caravan vs. the Chrysler Grand Caravan.  Again, unless you place them side-by-side, it’s hard to see the difference.

The LofaBed double. Or is it a "qouble?"

The length of a queen and the width of a double,
Describes a LofaBed we call the “qouble.”
It’s perfect for those,
Who don’t want their toes…..
To hang off the end and cause someone trouble.

Mitch Wapen
www.lofasofa.com
lofasofa@videotron.ca
877-424-1431

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