For not making the bed

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I never make my bed and neither does hubby. Whoever gets out last just takes the cover off themselves, gets up and ready and on with the day. Are we tramps for doing this? Lol

Also does anyone else not make their bed?

I guess I figure no one comes into our bedroom and we are both too lazy to do it 😂

@SchrodingersImmigrant ooh I came here to comment but now I want to know what you do with your duvets in the freeze?
And is the freeze just cold weather/winter or an actual frost? Should I be putting my duvets on the line each winter? So many questions

I air ours - pull the sheet straight and tuck it in, plump the pillows, and fold the duvet back, then pull the duvet back up before we go to bed.

@ItsNotPinkItsSalmon I certainly do change the bedding sheets etc!!

I never used to make mine either, or rarely. Once a week when I changed the bedclothes but there's no time to do much when you are off to work, not that there is much to do with a duvet but even so. You can crawl back in to it and night and pull the duvet over you. Quite enough.

@cactusdog I put them out to air when it's below 0 and dry weather. It's magical. They are beautifully fluffy after even when there is no wind and just so fresh. Plus temperatures bellow 0 kill some of the dustmites. Win win.

Also, if someone suffers from allergies, freezing pillow in a freezer for a day seemed to calm it down in our house. I just used the vacuum bag to fit it in😁

I might occasionally straighten it but generally can't be bothered

It’s up to you what you do in your own home! Especially your bedroom, where realistically no one else goes.

But I will say, I’ve started recently making my bed properly on a morning (not just throwing duvet over) since decorating the bedroom, I’ve been tucking the duvet in like a hotel, putting my new throws and nice cushions on - only a few big ones - and just faffing with it for 5 minutes after I’ve had a shower and I’m getting dressed.

It’s made a BIG difference tbh. I find if I make it I keep the rest of the room tidier and I feel happy every time I walk into my room during the day to see my nicely made, comfy looking bed! It’s a small thing but it’s made a surprisingly big difference to me - and my partner has commented that it’s nicer as well.

But we’re all different! What works for you is all that matters

I did read somewhere that coming to a made and tidy bed in the evening is supposed to help sleep so I might make more of an effort to make them before that.
Funnily I always do it when getting ready to go in😂

First thing I pull the duvet right back to air the bed (always open windows too), sort ds, have breakfast, shower etc. Then I make the bed (with all 2 decorative throws and 6 decorative cushions on it )
I've only ever left it unmade if I'm really unwell.

I have to have a good shake then straighten (in winter)
In summer I fold back and leave to air
Change sheets every Sunday - bliss tonight to get into clean crisp bed

Air the bed, I can't imagine leaving the house for the day without folding the duvet right back . I do straighten sheets and pillows but feel less strongly about it.

@ItsNotPinkItsSalmon

I assume when people don't make the bed they also don't change the covers. That is my opinion and just how I view it.

Why do you assume that? Just why?

Surely it’s just a question of straightening and shaking a duvet into place and squaring the pillows? Takes no time at all. Over here, duvets are not a thing and it’s sheets and blankets. Making a bed with sheets and blankets is a lot more work.

[quote LuckyAmy1986]@ItsNotPinkItsSalmon are you ok? You seem a bit bothered by the fact some people don’t make their beds. Chill out hun[/quote]
U ok hun?

Often our cat gets in as soon as we get out, but once she’s up we always make it. I think it looks scruffy unmade. We had an electrician doing work on Friday and the cat got up to see him - I dashed in and made the bed immediately , even though he wasn’t in the bedroom at all!

We always air it on a Saturday when it gets changed.

I can’t be bothered to do anything at the moment,getting out of bed is hard enough

I make it in the sense I flatten the bottom sheet, plump the pillows & fold the duvet back to the end of the bed. Then when I go up to close the curtains & shut the window (when it starts getting dark or when our youngest goes to bed at 7, whichever comes first) I pull the duvet back up.

I don't make the bed unless it's the day it gets changed or I know we're having visitors.

I do however, straighten the pillows and bottom sheet, fold the covers back neatly to "air" and the windows are always open anyway......oh and I change the bedding every 5-8 days depending on our shifts

I use a fitted sheet so make sure that's on properly, flump the pillows and turn the duvet down to the bottom of the bed. It stays like that until we get back in it. I leave the window open as much as possible.

As for why people assume unmade beds don't get changed, it's because not making or turning down the bed is slovenly 🤷

Just because the bed needs airing doesn’t mean airing all day. I get up - fold the duvet back, plump the pillows and then shower and get dressed etc. After 45 minutes or so I make the bed. Half the battle of a tidy bedroom is having a bed that’s made.

Just because the bed needs airing doesn’t mean airing all day.

Well, just in case. You can never be too sure if it was aired properly, amirite

I usually just straighten my duvet and pillows, If I left the duvet all rucked up, my cats would burrow underneath it and go to sleep.

I only make the bed when I change the sheets. The rest of the time it seems pointless. Couldn’t care less if people think it’s trampy tbh.

Might be assuming too much here, but surely most people in the UK use fitted sheets and duvets now? . It’s not exactly having to do hospital corners .

Beds are all made as soon as we're up... rooms hovered and aired ... I also vac my mattresses once a month and using barcarbonate of soda to freshen and vac again .. bedding and sheets changed every week sometimes more often... each to their own 🌺