General Chat

Couldn't be doing with the central heating on overnight. And I have better things to do with my life than wash a sheet (and dry it (no tumble drier here and iron it (OH insists on ironing sheets) every day. Temperature is set to 20 on from 0730 until 10.30 and from 4.30pm until 10.15pm every day.

Lazy lot. :-0

We change our bottom sheet every day and duvet cover (king size) every other day. I cannot see the point in wearing woollies indoors or piling on blankets duvets and such so the CHS is set to 21 C daytime and 15 C overnight. Yes, it costs more in winter that's the trouble with love in a cold climate.

Keeps the cats happy too. Our British Blue cleans his paws before coming in - where he got this desirable habit from I know not. I just wish he did not jump on my head to announce breakfast time.

We got home this afternoon, a few days away.

I had to let people know (especially Sylvia in Canada) that the bed was made using the 3-sheet method!

Bottom sheet, top sheet, blanket, then another sheet over the top. Then a silly skinny red "throw" across the bottom of the bed.

Everything tucked in SO tight! Very warm here, so one sheet & the blanket got put in a cupboard.

He certainly flies off the windowsill on to my bed - and lands with a thump :-|

That is, after he's wrestled himself from behind the wooden blind (which now has a wonderful patch of black oil from his fur rubbing against it) :-| :-| :-| :-|

:-D :-D Upstairs is good!!

he's the magic flying cat :-D

Although I use two sheets, I never thought about not washing the duvet cover when I wash the sheets :-S
But then, with George (cat) sleeping on it, I ought to wash it once a week.
I still can't work out how a cat can come in the cat flap, walk the full length of the kitchen, through the living room across a huge rug, up the (carpeted) stairs, along the (carpeted) landing, across the bedroom rug (whichever bedroom), and leave muddy paw prints on my bed, the window sill or bedside table (depending on the bedroom) :-|

.........yet there are no muddy pawprints in the kitchen...... :-S :-S

I think I am going to adopt the idea for upstairs certainly for stays of over a week. OH says no to it on our bed as like me he will get tangled in the sheet !

We have twin beds fitted bottom sheets, oh has sheet under his duvet ,I hate duvets so have a sheet, one or two cellular blankets and a top throw usually folded back easy to pull up if it gets cooler. when we go away I ask for one bed to have blankets and sheets....I have been known to take one sheet and blanket away with me too.....

Bottom sheet and top sheet under duvet here as well.

Then only need to wash duvet cover once a month.

we use the 2 sheets and a light blanket in summer ................. and often end up with only the sheets.

It's definitely getting warmer in summer here

Will bave a look Sylvia

Lizxx

it does make for a very comfortable bed.


There is an art to making the bed properly in the triple sheet system ............... and it describes it in that link I provided.

That sounds like a good idea Sylvia.

I'm always shaking the doona/duvet to get the stuffing out of one end :-(

Most hotels in this neck of the woods don't use duvets...... two sheets & a thin cotton blanket is usually enough in winter, especially with split system aircon.

Always use fitted bottom sheet, plain top sheet tucked in well at the bottom, then kingsize duvet (on double bed as no room in bedroom for kingsize bed which is longer and my preference) then on top if it's really cold, and because we have no central heating, a large woollen blanket which falls to the floor, preventing draughts.

I wash sheets weekly or every ten days depending on time of year and my energy levels and duvet cover every couple of months.

When I go away I usually take a pair of old flannalette sheets in winter to use next to my body and cotton sheets in summer as I don't trust hotel laundry, put them on top of linen provided. Separate beds when away, o.h. isn't fussed like me so he is happy to go with linen provided..

Don't take sheets abroad.

Lizxx

Of course you could always go the hotel route ..................... the 3 sheet or triple sheet system


http://www.johnbatman.com.au/Products/Beddings/Triple-Sheeting.aspx


This does away with the duvet cover altogether ...........

sometimes advertised as the "heavenly bed"



A fitted sheet, a top sheet, the duvet or comforter or blanket, and another sheet over the duvet ..........


in effect, the duvet is sandwiched between 2 sheets.


All sheets easily washed ........................ and is considered to be much more hygienic in the hotel situation, where duvet covers may not be changed between guests (you'd always hope they are, but research shows you'd be wrong)



Every hotel that we have stayed in for the last 2 years has had some form of this system. Motels have not yet adopted the system.

:-( :-( :-(

I have a beautiful white Swiss broderie doona cover.

It's now in the cupboard.

Because DH kept sitting on it.

It's amazing :-( how many grass & mud stains he brings home after a golf game.

Just revamped my bedroom.
All new furniture, king size bed and new bedding
Have never used a top sheet but, I think I'll buy one now..

It's only been 5 days but, already the lovely new, brilliant white bedding could do with a wash!

I heard (a long time ago) about a man who was "batching" for a couple of weeks while his wife went to visit relatives.

When she got home he told her it was a difficult job getting the fitted sheet on......... he put a duvet cover on the mattress! Difficult? I'd find that impossible!



:-D