Comments on: Unitasker Wednesday: Bed Made EZ

By: Andi

Andi — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:30:10 +0000

What I like about Bed MadeEZ is how it helps to tuck in the sheets. They look perfect – like one of those beds in a magazine — and I didn’t even break a nail!

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:36:45 +0000

This product was first put on the market for housekeeping departments in hotel. The maids have to lift mattresses about 40 times a day to make beds in every room. And now, the average mattress (in hotel) weights about 100 to 200 pounds. So instead of lifting and trying to tuck the sheet, they can just use that and make it go much faster. That was the purpose of the product.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:20:52 +0000

This tool is simply silly to me. Possibly if I had fingernails worth caring about I might want to protect them from being damaged by the terribly traumatic job of sliding my own hands between the mattress and the base, but I suppose if my fingernails were that good I’d have maids to make the beds anyway. Making the bed however is an uncluttering activity: the room looks better, which matters to me even if I am the only one to see it, it is part of my morning “the day has started now” ritual and it is so nice to get into a made bed at night.

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By: D

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:10:49 +0000

lol, at least one person made a comment like “making your bed is not a chore … LAUNDRY is chore!”.

Laundry? A chore? Please! My wife says this, too … but let’s be realistic here, you’re not HAND WASHING your clothes are you? A *MACHINE* does both the washing *AND* drying for you. The only chore is folding the clothes, and that’s not hard, either, just tedious.

Group laundry night! Booyah! Laundry done!

By: Miracle Maxine

Miracle Maxine — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:10:27 +0000

@Kate and biscuitx – I’m in Canada so no one can blame me of living in a humanly tolerable climate. A nice quality down duvet and a simple cotton Ikea duvet cover work wonderfully.

Another nice thing to do is sew a cotton bag filled with buckwheat (bag fabric: remnant bin, ~$0.50, 1 pound of buckwheat at the bulk section of the grocery store: around $1), sew the bag nice and tight, then sew a removable cover using an old sweater or fleece jacket or some flanel remnant from your stash, which was what I used. You could also use an old towel, pillowcase or anything cozy.

Microwave the buckwheat bag, covers and all, on High for 3 minutes. Get into bed. Warmer than a cat and more dependable.

By: biscuitx

biscuitx — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:38:46 +0000

Kate,

I’m with you! I could never get along with just one duvet cover – most of time, I sleep under about 5-7 blankets and comforters. With 2 dogs. And I am still cold! (can’t turn up the heat, too expensive!)

peace

By: Ganzygrl

Ganzygrl — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:53:39 +0000

Reading all these posts makes me want to crawl back into bed — with or without it being made! Sleep rules!

By: David

David — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:58:05 +0000

+1 to nma’s post about West Point & clipboards

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:24:58 +0000

I rarely make my bed. My excuse is that I’m letting the sheet and duvet air, but in reality I’m just not awake enough at that time of the morning to make my bed before I leave for work. Yes, I like the look of the room with the bed neatly made, but I also like crawling into an unmade bed at night – it makes me feel like I never actually left it, and the day was just a dream

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:22:54 +0000

Improvements Catalog is a GOLDMINE of things you didn”t even know you “needed”. My mom gets it regularly, and it never fails to make me laugh.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:15:09 +0000

@Kate: No, I don’t freeze, in fact I have a fan blowing on me at night. I live just north of Los Angeles, where it gets no colder than 30 during the winter nights, and sometimes no cooler than 80 on summer nights.

The cotton duvet cover is lightweight, and my comforter insert is for mild climates; you could get a heavy-duty down comforter.

I just sleep better in really cold rooms.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:21:17 +0000

Those of you who just use a bottom sheet and a duvet – don’t you freeze? It sounds like a quick easy way to make the bed, but I’d just be far too cold! My bed has fitted sheet, flat sheet, woollen blanket, continental quilt, patchwork quilt with wool batting, and bedspread. And last night I was really cold…probably time to switch out of the summer sheets into the flannelette!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:45:19 +0000

Maybe it’s for women with really long fingernails?

By: allen

allen — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:27:26 +0000

a) that “tool” is a TOTAL waste

b) i live alone: i do not make my bed. No one sees it. if i DO have someone over, i can CLOSE MY BEDROOM DOOR if i am REALLY worried.

of course, i never have anyone over for “special time” so it’s not like it’s a concern.

an no, having it “made” does not make me feel better. it feels like a waste of my two minutes. two minutes i could have been spending with my morning coffee… Mmmmmm
Should add excellent post! Looking forward to seeing the next post!