It depends on the thickness of your mattress. I have a fairly standard height king mattress, on a ensemble base. I bought a standard AU king duvet and it shows a lot of mattress. Then bought a West Elm US king duvet and it's much larger. It covers the mattress, tucking in would be possible but your not able to tuck in a lot of fabric. I love the larger West Elm duvet, but they weren't selling well as the sizes were different from our standard, so they now only do smaller AU sizes. And the US West Elm site won't sell to AU... So I think if you want a generous duvet or quilt to tuck in. You may need to go custom made.

To Ella Kate Thrupp....."a woven piece"...as in a wall rug or a tapestry suggested by yours truly and Tribbletrouble441452k7 Trek? Or maybe you have a more novel idea in mind? Have you come across any "woven" art in your professional travels? I have a friend who actually weaves tapestries on a loom as they did centuries ago thread by thread. They are exquisite and each a unique artwork. She works professionally on commission Very time consuming, meticulous and expensive and she also does it simply for relaxation and sells them. Wonder would there be anything along this line available commercially today? Such a "woven piece" would make an enormous impact in any room, so beautiful and unique in a bedroom especially if a design woven to order...but Yikes $$$$$. Afterthought...a painted MURAL designed to order might be a touch of luxury if you engaged somebody to do it and they presented you with a series of pictures for you to choose from.....that would not fall down! I did one for a friend's guest donga in Charleville QLD...she wanted a fantasy and had a lot of input herself, it was a collaborative effort and she got exactly what she wanted. Can't go wrong with a mural...can always paint over it when you want something different.

I would recommend a standard seat height and if your husband is building the structure verify the thickness of your mattress. A higher bed looks maybe more luxurious but I think you are going to find it annoying to not touch the floor when you sit on it. The perfect height is the measurements from the floor to behind your knees or a bit higher. Hope it helps :)

We have 600x400x30mm limestone pavers and would like to replace our old clay pavers with a more modern look. Question: Can a 400mm wide paver sit on top of a 350mm wide pool coping bed? The coping bed is raised about 150mm above the soil. About 20mm of the paver will go over into the pool side as an edge, 350mm lay on the coping bed, leaving 30mm hanging over, well, nothing. The limestone pavers are dense, heavy, 30mm thick. Question : do you think they will crack or break? Is it do-able or should we cut down the pavers to 350mm width (extra cost). Appreciate your advice Houzzers.