8 Simple Steps to Making the Perfect Bed Like an Expert

Create that five-star hotel feel so you (and your guests) can sleep like royalty.

Do you know that feeling of slipping into an ultra-plush bed at a five-star hotel? It’s like you’re falling into a bed of clouds and all your worries are instantly whisked away.

Well, recreating this exact feeling at home isn’t impossible if you know exactly how to make a bed properly. There are a few tricks of the trade when it comes to the anatomy of a well-made bed but if you’ve got yourself a set of quality bed sheets like ones made from 100% flax linen, then you’re already a step ahead (if not, here are seven of the biggest reasons to invest in linen sheets if you’re after a quality snooze, night after night).

So, whether you’re chasing that luxurious hotel feel for yourself or you’re wanting to impress your guests, here’s your complete guide to creating the perfect bed like a professional so every night you (and your visitors) can feel like royalty.

What You Need:

A mattress protector
A fitted sheet
A flat sheet
A duvet
A duvet cover
Pillows
Pillowcases
A valance
A throw

1. Clean your mattress

Start with a clean mattress. Here’s a complete guide on how to clean a mattress.

2. (Optional) Dress your bed base with your valance

Remove the mattress from the bed base to do this. Place the valance over the bed base so the corner and edges align. Place your mattress back on top of your dressed bed base.

3. Fit your mattress protector

Lay down your mattress protector over your mattress, ensuring to secure it tightly so it stays in place.

4. Secure your fitted sheet

Place your fitted sheet over the mattress cover and smooth it out.

If you’re using a flat sheet as your fitted sheet, start by tucking the sides of the bed first and then the end of the bed towards the front. This will ensure that when you tuck in the corners at the ends of the bed, it’ll create a triangle like you’re wrapping a present.

5. Add your flat sheet

All flat sheets are placed right-side-down so when you fold over the top, the border design – or finished seam – is visible.

6. Now for your duvet

Slip your duvet into its cover and drape it over. To put a duvet cover on, follow these eight easy steps:

1. Turn the duvet cover inside out.

2. Lay the duvet cover on the bed with the opening at the foot of the bed.

3. Lay the duvet on top of the duvet cover.

4. From the bottom of the bed, work your hands inside the duvet cover, up towards the top corners. Then grab each cover corner with the duvet’s top corners and flip the cover right side out and over the top corners of the duvet.

5. Gently shake the duvet cover down and over the rest of the duvet, holding the duvet cover in place as you proceed.

6. Close the cover at the base of the bed.

7. Straighten and fluff the duvet by giving the whole duvet and cover a shake.

8. Fold down the top sheet and duvet from the top of the bed about a quarter way down or to your likely.

7. Dress your bed with your pillows

Place your pillows in their cases and fluff them. Place two of your standard pillowcases or both European pillowcases leaning against the bed’s headboard (or lie them flat at the top of your bed). Then, place the remaining two pillows in front or on top.

8. Drape your throw

Drape your throw across the end of the bed for a finishing touch.

Bonus tip

If you’re making a bed for your guests, show you’ve gone the extra mile by leaving a set of luxurious linen towels neatly placed atop the bed. You can even go one step further a pair this with a robe (we can guarantee they’ll fall in love with our warm and cosy waffle linen robes).

Create that five-star hotel feel so you (and your guests) can sleep like royalty.

8 Simple Steps to Making the Perfect Bed Like an Expert

Create that five-star hotel feel so you (and your guests) can sleep like royalty.