Gap Between Mattress And Footboard
The number of boards you use depends on how wide the gap is.
Gap between mattress and footboard. Diy headboard mattress gap filler so full disclosure this gap filler technically goes between the foot board and the mattress not the headboard and the mattress. Works when side rails are raised or lowered. Stand at the bottom end of the bed and try to push the box spring until it hits the headboard. It pushes the mattress all the way up to the headboard so that the gap doesn t occur at all.
It was supposed to be a standard king. Tall footboards require that the bedspread be tucked into the gap between the footboard and the mattress. Prevents arm and leg entrapment. This will display the footboard and still leave the bedspread visible.
Short footboards can either have the bedspread tucked behind the footboard or allowed to cover it. I bought my mattress about 4 or 5 years ago. Wedge shape fills gaps up to three inches. When they arrived and set everything up i also noticed that there was a huge gap between the mattress and the rails and the mattress and the headboard footboard though not as much.
If you prefer you could push the mattress all the way up to the headboard and fasten the stop gap board s to the footboard instead. Closes space between mattress and headboard footboard.