How For Making An Ideal Bed
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Beds are of A lot of Kinds. But do you realize How to generate them Relaxed & Perfect for sleeping? There are Beds, then come the four poster bed , then Mattress Protectors, Flat Sheets, Bedspreads- But First things First!
Let us start with Beds. Wooden Beds & Metal Beds:
Wooden Beds:
1. Four Poster Bed
2. Wooden Bed with a High Headboard & High Footboard (or Footboard higher than the mattress height) also known as ‘Sleigh Bed’ in the Classic Form.
3. Bed with a Headboard but no footboard & without storage.
Bed with storage underneath; sometimes also called ‘Captain’s Bed’.
4. Modern, Minimalist Platform Bed.
Metal Beds:
1. Four Poster Metal Beds.
2. Metal Bed with a High Headboard & High Footboard.
3. Normal Modern Bed with or without Headboard but without Footboard.
With a 12″or 16″ metal frame Under a Single Mattress
With approx. 4″ metal frame Under Two 8″ thick Mattresses, the lower one four poster bed the springs. Both Basic Types of Beds have similar overall construction. Almost all Beds are variations of these Varieties with some Extras added as Finishes.
Other than the bed with 2 mattresses (bottom one having the springs) on 4″ Metal Frame, all others have a Single mattress over a Base/ Frame. The fourposter beds gets its share of rough treatment during its Lifetime! You can prolong its Life by treating it Right & with Care!
After getting slept on for Days & Months the mattress gets pressed at the same spots daily & loses its shape after only a several months.
Tip: To prevent the mattress from going out of shape you should Rotate & / or Flip the mattress every 3 to 6 Months. [You could write the names of 3different Months on each corner of the mattress.(Jan, Feb, Mar on one-Apr, May, Jun on the other, etc.) On those particular months that corner should be on top left, for example.]
We Protect our furniture by giving it a coat of Varnish / Polish in different kinds. Similarly you should Protect your mattress top with a Mattress Protector.
A Mattress Protector is a removable bedding item that lies on top of or acts as a fourposter beds cover to provide protection to the mattress. Some mattress protectors also provide protection to the individual sleeping on the mattress from allergens like Bed bugs, dust mites as well as dead skin (dandruff).
A very lightly Quilted Fitted Sheet is the simplest form of a mattress protector. Fitted bed sheet normally has its four corners fitted with elastic & is used as bottom sheet over the mattress. The purpose of a fitted bottom sheet is to keep it from slipping off the mattress while the bed is in use. Fitted Sheet though is not waterproof & cannot protect the mattress from Liquid spills / urine stains, etc. For that Waterproof mattress protectors are used.
They can be like ones used for Baby beds with felt top & Rubberized back or made in totally waterproof material & fit the fourposter beds like a shower cap. Another type of mattress protector is the ‘Flat Sheet or the poster bed as we know it normally.
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