Casa Basics: Bedding Essentials & How to Make Your Bed
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| FRETTE |
Can you remember your last stay in a nice hotel? How did it make you feel? What was memorable about the interior? For us, it is the bedding. Good bedding not only adds style to a space, but also makes our sleeping experience all the more pleasant. If you can’t afford a long term stay at a hotel, why not bring that luxury into your home? When decorating your room, there are two things to keep in mind: bedding essentials and making your bed.
Bedding Essentials
The right bedding can enhance a room so make sure you have all the essentials. Before you go out and purchase any bedding, make sure you have these items:
√ Down Comforter
√ Featherbed (optional)
√ Duvet Cover
√ Mattress Pad (optional)
√ Standard Pillows & Shams (typically two)
√ European Pillows & Shams (optional; typically two)
√ Decorative Pillows (optional; typically two)
√ Flat and Fitted Sheets
√ Coverlet/Quilt (optional)
√ Bed Skirt
How to Make a Bed
Once you have all of your bedding essentials, it is now time to make your bed. Nothing can devalue the look of your room more than a messy bed. With the help of Martha Stewart, here are four steps to make your bed (from “How to Make Your Bed”).
Step 1
Begin with a good-quality mattress and box spring. Protect the mattress with a cotton cover; Martha adds a wool pad.
Step 2
Unless you’re using a fitted sheet, make hospital corners with the bottom sheet, starting at the bed’s head: Drape the sheet evenly over the bed, leaving about 1 foot of fabric hanging beyond the head. Stand beside the bed, toward its center, and pick up a side hem. Pull the hem toward you into a taut crease, then raise the creased section over the mattress so the sheet makes a triangular tent over the bed. With your other hand, smooth the sheet flat along the mattress’s side. Then fold the creased section down over the side, and tuck the sheet snugly under the mattress. Repeat the process at the foot and other side of the bed.
Step 3
Add the top sheet, and make hospital corners at the bed’s foot.
Step 4
Leave the sides untucked for easier sleeping. Finish with a blanket, quilt, or down comforter.
