Making your bed can help you start the day with a more positive feeling and a clearer, more organized mind. If you want to know how to make a bed, all you really have to do is put the sheets in the right way and put a few extra things in as you like. If you want to do it in just a few minutes, follow the easy guide below.
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Method 1 of 3: Protecting the Bed
Step 1. Attach a tassel cover around the bed frame (optional)
This tassel cover will help prevent dust from accumulating under the bed as well as being an attractive decor accent. The tassel cover is attached to the top side of the bed frame (the side that serves as the mattress base) and covers around the sides of the bed frame. This tassel cover does not need to be washed as often as bed linen, but it still needs to be washed from time to time.
Not all beds require or can be fitted with tassel covers. If your bed is equipped with an extrusion that has the same function as a tassel cover, or if your bed is the type that has storage drawers under the mattress or if you use a waterbed, skip this step
Step 2. Apply a mattress cover (optional)
The mattress protector layer is a special layer that serves to protect your mattress and is installed throughout the upper side area of the mattress. This layer will add thickness to the mattress. The mattress cover should be the same size as your mattress. Attach the protective rubber bands to the top two corners of the mattress, then attach the rubber hooks to the two bottom corners.
Smooth the protective layer of the mattress with the palm of your hand from the center to the edges, to get rid of any crease lines or creases
Method 2 of 3: Making the Bed
Step 1. Attach the right-sized bed sheet to the mattress
Bed sheets that are the right size (the “fitted” type) have rubber along the edges, so they can fit neatly without creasing on the surface of the mattress. Make sure that the bed linen is the correct size for your mattress, whether it is a “single” (100 cm X 200 cm), “full double” (140 cm X 200 cm), “queen” (160 cm X 200 cm), “king” type mattress.” (180 cm X 200 cm), or “extra king” (200 cm X 200 cm), to fit neatly without creasing to your mattress. Here's how to install the right-sized bed sheet on the mattress:
- First, pull the sheet over the top two corners of the mattress.
- Next, drag and align the two bottom corners, by pulling the sheet through one bottom corner and then through the other bottom corner.
- Continue to flatten the sheet, and tuck the edge of the sheet in the gap under the mattress, which is between the mattress and the bed frame. Sheets should fit neatly if they are the right size.
- Sometimes, putting your own bed linen on without the help of others can be difficult. Ask a friend or family member for help, so you can both hold two corners at the same time.
Step 2. Place the sheet covering on top of the appropriate-sized sheet
The sheet upholstery doesn't have to be the right size, but it should be a color that matches the sheet. Spread the sheet over the mattress that has been fitted with the right-sized bed sheet with the patterned side facing down. Arrange so that each side of the edge of the bed sheet hangs an even length across the entire side of the mattress.
The top edge of the bed sheet should touch the top edge of the mattress, and the bottom edge of the sheet should hang down to the side of the mattress
Step 3. Tuck the edges of the mattress cover onto the mattress
Tuck the bottom edge of the bed sheet under the mattress until it fits between the bottom of the mattress and the top of the bed frame.
Step 4. Make “hospital bed”-style corner folds on the bottom two corners of the bed sheet
Lift the edge of one of the bottom corners of the sheet and hold it, tucking the dangling part in the corner, then drop the edge and tuck it in as well. This will create a corner fold shape called the “hospital bed” style. Repeat this process with the other bottom corner.
Tuck the sheets tightly, so the results look neat and even
Step 5. Tuck the edges of each side of the bed sheet into each side of the mattress
Keep tucking this section in until the sheeting is neatly attached without creasing on the top and side surfaces of the mattress.
Step 6. Spread the blanket over the bed sheet
Align the long side with the long side of the mattress. The top side of the blanket should be at a position 20-25 cm from the top edge of the mattress. The other sides should hang an even length on each side of the mattress.
Step 7. Make a “hospital bed” style corner fold with the two bottom corners of the blanket
Tuck the two bottom corners of the blanket under the mattress, the same way you tucked the sheet cover. Make sure that the bottom corners of the mattress are not blocked by lumpy sheets, sheeting, or blankets.
Step 8. Tuck all the edges of the side covers on the sides of the mattress
Tuck in on both sides until the top of the blanket is completely flat without creasing.
Step 9. Fold the bed sheet over the blanket layers
Fold the top edge of the bed sheet about 20 cm through the blanket. Now, the patterned side of the bed sheet is visible. Smooth out the sheeting, and tuck the two sides into the two sides of the mattress.
Now, decide whether you want to tuck the top two corners of the bed sheet, or just the bottom two corners. If you use this bed often, the best option is to tuck only the two bottom corners, because if all four corners are tucked in you will find it difficult to use this bed and mattress. But if this bed is rarely used, for example because it is located in the guest bedroom, tucking the four corners is a better choice
Step 10. Install the mattress cover as the top layer on the mattress
Make sure that the two sides hang evenly on the two sides of the mattress. You don't need to tuck the edges under the mattress.
Step 11. Place two pillows on the mattress
Install the pillowcase, either a “pillow case” or a “pillow sham” (see the difference at https://verolinens.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-pillowcase-a-pillow-sham/). Pat each pillow and place it on top of the mattress. The size of the pillow must be adjusted to the size of the mattress. If your mattress is “extra king”, you can also put three pillows, so the top of the mattress doesn't look too empty.
Pillows should be placed on top of the mattress
Method 3 of 3: Adding Decorative Accents
Step 1. Give an additional touch in the form of a warm comforter
A comforter is a kind of blanket (often furry) that is used to warm the body while sleeping, especially in cold climates. Spread the comforter evenly on the surface of the mattress. Smooth it out with your hands from the center to the edges. You don't need to tuck the edges under the mattress, just let the edges hang flat on each side of the mattress.
Step 2. Add an extra touch of pillow
Maybe you only need two pillows for sleeping, but you can add some smaller decorative pillows as an interesting decorative accent. Just add five or six decorative pillows, as long as each pillow looks harmonious and suitable to be placed on the mattress.
Arrange the decorative pillows in front of the sleeping pillows, to form the next row of pillows
Step 3. Add some stuffed animals
Stuffed animals can be a sweet personal touch to your bed, especially if you're a teenager.
Step 4. Done
Tips
- Clean your bedroom. A clean bedroom will reinforce the appearance of a made-up bed. Instead, make your bed every morning, because no matter how clean your bedroom is, things will look messy if your bed isn't made.
- Tuck the sheets and blankets evenly and neatly.
- Reconsider if you intend not to use bed linen. Indeed, using a comforter or duvet without a bed sheet will make the process of making the bed every day much easier, but actually the sheet cover has several important functions, namely protecting the skin of the bed user from the rough surface of the blanket and bed cover, maintaining cleanliness blankets and comforters, and add warmth to the mattress. It's much easier to wash blankets regularly than to wash blankets and comforters, after all, bed covers will last longer if they are kept clean and rarely washed.
- Use a sheet that is large enough so that the edges can be easily tucked in without coming off while you sleep. This will make the bed feel more comfortable and easier to make back the next morning.
- Make sure that your bed linen is the right size for your mattress. The "full double" and "queen" bed sheets are not much different, but the right-sized bed sheet that is installed as the first layer of bed linen must be exactly the right size for the mattress.
- If you're using a large mattress that's almost square in shape, such as the “king” type and are having trouble determining which side and top/bottom side of the sheet, take the time to measure each edge length, and determine the top/bottom side by edge. the shorter one. Make a small, invisible mark on the bottom side that you just defined using a permanent marker, as this is the side you'll be tucking under the mattress and not showing. Alternatively, if the sheet has a sewn side and an unstitched edge, the stitched edges are the top and bottom sides, and the unstitched sides are the sides.
- The protective layer will help protect the mattress and pillows to make them last longer, as well as keep out particles of allergens or respiratory triggers (for example, asthma) such as house dust that may be adhering to the mattress and pillows.
- If you have a small blanket. just put it on your pillows. This will help keep the pillows tidy until you go to sleep.
- Placing a sheet upholstery with a patterned side (i.e. the side where the seams are flatter/smooth or the color is stronger) will help the top stitched edge fold easily across the blanket or comforter, so the rough edges on the blanket or comforter don't touch the bed user's face. In addition, the appearance of the bed will be more beautiful, because both sides of the pattern on the sheet will be visible when the layers on the mattress are lifted and you climb onto the mattress.
- If you have lots of stuffed animals, arrange them on a bed.
- Try to get into the habit of making your bed every morning! This will help keep you tidy and people will think you're a hard worker!
- Iron your sheets. This will make the sheets look smooth and wrinkle free.
- Spread the blanket out first before tucking the two corners on the bottom edge. Similarly, tuck but the side of the blanket you don't use to climb onto the mattress. Put the pillows in position and add some decorative pillows. Lastly, add some stuffed animals if you like.
