I am around 10st and 5ft7. My husband is around 13st 7 and about 5ft 10. We currently sleep on a standard double Dunlopillo sovereign mattress + slatted base which we have found fine until fairly recently. Unfortunately I now feel the cold terribly and my husband overheats in bed. I like an electric blanket but my husband finds it not only too hot (even when his side is cold) but also finds it uncomfortable to sleep on. We also disagree about the weight of our duvet for the same reason.
Ideally, we would have a mattress each (but not zipped) so that I can have a single electric blanket and we would have 2 single duvets of different weights.
I have several related questions:
1. Do you think that we would be comfortable on 2 x 2ft6" beds or should we go for 2 x 3ft beds (a stretch in our small bedroom but just about possible?
2. Or would be better having a single base with 2 unzipped mattresses? If so, what size?
3. How could we avoid the beds or mattresses drifting apart?
4. Can you think of any other problems we might face? It is such an important decision and we need to get it right!
By the way, we would want a divan base with storage.
5. Is it possible to have a base with drawers where the 2 mattresses would slightly slot in, to prevent drift?