Bed Making (Standard)

Bed making steps (STANDARD)

Use the following steps as a guideline for making a standard style bed where no house requirements apply:

1. Check electric blanket is straight and secured

2. Position mattress protector and secure strings

3. With seams down, position bottom sheet

4. Miter bottom sheet – all four corners by:

• Tucking cover along foot and head of mattress

• Lifting corner flap – about 30cm from corner

• Tucking in remaining portion of cover

• Dropping flap and tucking in

5. Smooth out creases

6. With seams up, position top sheet – top edge even with mattress at bed head

7. Position blanket – seams up

8. Turn head of top sheet over blanket

9. Smooth out creases

10. Tuck in top sheet and blanket on sides

11. Miter all corners, top sheet and blanket together

12. Smooth out creases

13. Position bedspread so it is straight and all corners are even

14. Fold back bedspread at bed head end

15. Place pillowcases on fluffed up pillows

16. Position pillows on the bed as required

17. Fold bedspread over pillow and neatly tuck in.

Points to remember

• Make sure all the fresh linen to go onto the bed is placed onto a chair, table or couch while you are making the bed – it must never be left on the floor

• When you have finished making the bed, step back and inspect it to make sure it is right:, then adjust as required

• The way you make your bed at home is probably not going to be what is required at work

• The way you made beds at your last employer is probably not going to be the same as what is required with your current employer.