Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Beds
- Mattress Covers
- Mattress Pads
- Mattresses
- Upholstery Attachments For Vacuum
- Vacuums
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Step 1
Use a mattress pad to prevent stains.
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Step 2
Avoid leaving damp towels or other wet objects on the bed.
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Step 3
Put a mattress cover on children's beds.
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Step 4
Clean a stained or dirty mattress with foaming upholstery shampoo and let it dry.
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Step 5
Vacuum your mattress with an upholstery attachment when you do your spring-cleaning.
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Step 6
Take your mattress outside once a year (when you're doing your spring cleaning)and let it air out in the sun for a day.
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Step 7
Turn a regular mattress over once a month. Flip a futon mattress every other week. Alternate between turning the mattress end to end and side to side to prevent sagging.
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Step 8
Keep children from jumping on the bed.
Comments
msmisty said
on 10/5/2007 That's a great idea. Thank you!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 For the first four times that I flipped my mattress, I numbered the top left hand corner of my mattress cover. This way it evenly gets flipped side-to-side and end-to-end.