How to Make your Bed

A made bed can really make you feel like a non-loser. A big, rumpled, nest of a bed can make you feel like closing the curtains and never seeking the light of day again. But. The dread of making my bed used to override everything. The idea of swirling around the bed, tightening the top sheet, smoothing the fitted sheet, hospital-cornering the duvet--uch. Just the thought of all that makes me want to omit sleep from my life altogether. But here are a few tricks to having a grown-up bed without a all that soul-crushing dread.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Firstly, a really fitted, tight sheet is key. There are deep sides, shallow sides, extra long, etc. Figure out what yours is and go with it. The tighter the fitted sheet, the less smoothing you have to do each day.
2. Now, this is the real revelatory part: OMIT A FLAT SHEET ALTOGETHER! I know it's weird and wild, but this choice has literally changed my life. Without a flat sheet to contend with, when you wake up, you can directly go to:
3. The comforter! A simple sweep of the duvet and its flattened, made-looking and complete.
4. Fluff your pillows. Add a throw. And some throw pillows.It takes two seconds and looks super finished.
5. It sounds simple--and it is. And this simplicity will allow you to make this choice every day, for the rest of your life!