How to Make A Bed
It’s so easy to leave your bed a mess when you wake up in the morning. After all, you're only going to mess it up again in a matter of hours, so why bother. Making a bed has in fact become one of those chores that few people actually bother with, but a made bed has a dramatic impact on the way a room looks and feels. Find out a few simple steps to make a bed, and make your room appear less cluttered and chaotic.
1. Gather Supplies
Choose bed linens that you find comfortable and attractive. If you like the way a valance makes your room look, then by all means grab your favourite. If you prefer a more minimalist approach, that's fine too. A bed that is made, however simply, is still a major improvement over a mass of pillows.
2. Remove Used Linens
Take off the used linens and put them in the wash. Shake out any mattress pads, pillow protectors, and comforters that don't need to be washed. If you use a valance and it needs to be washed, remove and replace it.
3. Put the Bottom Sheet On
If your bottom sheet is fitted, simply slip the corner pockets onto the ends of the bed and adjust the fitted sheet around the perimeter underneath the mattress pad and mattress. If your bottom sheet is flat, arrange the sheet so that 1 foot of sheet hangs over the edge of the top of your bed. Beginning with the sides of the bed create hospital corners and fold under the mattress and mattress pad. Continue on each side, creasing and folding as you go.
4. Add the Top Sheet
Place the top sheet evenly on the bed, and fold under with hospital corners only at the end of the bed. I like to leave the sides untucked, making it easier to get into the bed, but if it is a guest bed that is only rarely used, or you're a stickler about folding under, you can tuck under the sides as well. Just remember your comforter, quilt, or duvet will likely cover up the little bit of sheet hanging down.
5. Add a Blanket, Comforter, or Duvet
Spread your blanket evenly over the top of the bed, smoothing the edges as you go.
6. Add Pillows
To place pillows under the blanket, fold the top sheet down over the blanket. Place pillows flat on the top sheet at the head of the bed. Fold blanket over the pillows towards the head of the bed, and smooth. Pillows can also be laid upright against the head of the bed. Do what makes the bed have that finished look that you love.
Tips:
1. The more days in a row you make your bed, the faster you'll be at it. Before long, you'll rival the fastest bed makers around.
2. Rotate your pillowcases twice a week, and your bottom sheet once a week. These items get the most wear and tear.
3. Use mattress pads/protectors and pillow protectors to lengthen the time needed between laundering and protect your linens and mattress.
What You Need:
• Valance (optional)
• Bottom Sheet
• Top Sheet
• Comforter, Duvet, Quilt, or Blanket
• Pillowcases
• Mattress Pad/Protector (optional)
• Pillow Protectors (optional)
• Pillows
1. Gather Supplies
Choose bed linens that you find comfortable and attractive. If you like the way a valance makes your room look, then by all means grab your favourite. If you prefer a more minimalist approach, that's fine too. A bed that is made, however simply, is still a major improvement over a mass of pillows.
2. Remove Used Linens
Take off the used linens and put them in the wash. Shake out any mattress pads, pillow protectors, and comforters that don't need to be washed. If you use a valance and it needs to be washed, remove and replace it.
3. Put the Bottom Sheet On
If your bottom sheet is fitted, simply slip the corner pockets onto the ends of the bed and adjust the fitted sheet around the perimeter underneath the mattress pad and mattress. If your bottom sheet is flat, arrange the sheet so that 1 foot of sheet hangs over the edge of the top of your bed. Beginning with the sides of the bed create hospital corners and fold under the mattress and mattress pad. Continue on each side, creasing and folding as you go.
4. Add the Top Sheet
Place the top sheet evenly on the bed, and fold under with hospital corners only at the end of the bed. I like to leave the sides untucked, making it easier to get into the bed, but if it is a guest bed that is only rarely used, or you're a stickler about folding under, you can tuck under the sides as well. Just remember your comforter, quilt, or duvet will likely cover up the little bit of sheet hanging down.
5. Add a Blanket, Comforter, or Duvet
Spread your blanket evenly over the top of the bed, smoothing the edges as you go.
6. Add Pillows
To place pillows under the blanket, fold the top sheet down over the blanket. Place pillows flat on the top sheet at the head of the bed. Fold blanket over the pillows towards the head of the bed, and smooth. Pillows can also be laid upright against the head of the bed. Do what makes the bed have that finished look that you love.
Tips:
1. The more days in a row you make your bed, the faster you'll be at it. Before long, you'll rival the fastest bed makers around.
2. Rotate your pillowcases twice a week, and your bottom sheet once a week. These items get the most wear and tear.
3. Use mattress pads/protectors and pillow protectors to lengthen the time needed between laundering and protect your linens and mattress.
What You Need:
• Valance (optional)
• Bottom Sheet
• Top Sheet
• Comforter, Duvet, Quilt, or Blanket
• Pillowcases
• Mattress Pad/Protector (optional)
• Pillow Protectors (optional)
• Pillows
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