King sized comforter on queen sized bed??

Does anyone do this? I'm starting to hate the look of our queen sized comforter/duvet on our bed b/c it seems so short/small. I like when it hangs lower. Would a king sized be too large?? Just a thought I had when making the bed this morning. I was thinking of getting a king sized light quilt for the spring/summer....Thoughts?
Thanks!

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i tried this and it was way too big, and looked terrible

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Do you have a pillow top bed? If so, that can make the comforter look shorter as well. We have a king and sometimes buy Cal. King Comforters to cover the entire bed.

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I agree with PP re: a pillowtop mattress but sometimes when quilts/comforters come in full/queen or king, I get the king since the full/queen is never large enough.soo..to answer your question...yes...I have done this and it does hang lower, but there is also a way (like hotels do), you can tuck some under your pillows when it's made to take up some of the slack if you think it's too much

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Thanks all! Yes we do have a pillow top...an ultra plush pillow top so it's quite deep. Maybe I will try the "hotel style" and see how it goes before buying anything.
Thanks!

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I ALWAYS buy king size comforters and have been for yrs now. I think Queen size comf on a queen bed look ridiculous

my down comf is king, my fleece blanket for the winter is king, and my everyday comf is king.

i have 2 sets that I use every now and then (shams, etc.) that I get queen bc of the bedskirt and shams so they fit right.
but king all the way !!!

and it will only look awkward if it has a print that has to fall a certain way, otherwise, it looks GREAT !

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Posted by 3monkeys

I ALWAYS buy king size comforters and have been for yrs now. I think Queen size comf on a queen bed look ridiculous

my down comf is king, my fleece blanket for the winter is king, and my everyday comf is king.

i have 2 sets that I use every now and then (shams, etc.) that I get queen bc of the bedskirt and shams so they fit right.
but king all the way !!!

and it will only look awkward if it has a print that has to fall a certain way, otherwise, it looks GREAT !

Message edited 4/14/2009 7:44:16 AM.

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We have a queen bed and king sized duvert cover and down comforter and it works perfectly with our bed!

ETA: We also have a king size blanket on the bed, but queen sheets.

Message edited 4/14/2009 12:33:59 PM.

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I do this. I hate the way a queen looks on queen

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We do this as well - but we use a coverlet instead of a comforter - I didnt want anything puffy.

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We do this so in the winter neither DH or I steals the covers. It is great.

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Our bed is a king but our spare bed is a queen so we have sperate sheets but all blankets and duvets are king so we can use them on both beds. I like having "extra" covers on the queen and to me it makes it more cuddly

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we do this - we have a 5" pillowtop mattress and a queen-sized comforter looks silly

our king-sized comforter fits perfectly!

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WE have king sized quilts on a queen sized mattress and I prefer it. I don't use a bedskirt, so I like that the quilt hangs lower. Also, when you are actually in the bed, you have more coverage, especially when you are married to a blanket hog.

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We buy King size quilt/comforters for our Queen size bed and we fight less with the covers, as well. I think it looks nice.

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I use a King comforter on my Queen bed.

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it always seems to look way too big

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I do it !!