How To Make A Bedset Look Like A Hotel Bed

The complete bedding guide on how to make a bed easily and beautifully.

From choosing the right duvets and pillows to properly layering on high-quality sheets and luxurious duvet covers, learn how to make a bed set up beautifully with these helpful and easy bed-making tips and tricks.

With countless linen and bedding choices available at various price points and levels of quality, we’ve simplified what you need in order to make a bed:

  • A quality mattress
  • A luxury cotton fitted sheet
  • A duvet cover
  • 2 pillowcases
  • 2 shams

Optional, but highly recommended:

  • A breathable cotton mattress pad
  • 2 pillow protector covers
  • A luxury cotton flat sheet
  • A throw pillow
  • Throw blanket

Start With the Foundation
  • Step 1: Start with a comfortable mattress. The quality of your mattress is crucial to your sleep. Before you head out and shop for a mattress, it is important to know the type of sleeper you are. Side sleepers should seek something on the softer side while back or stomach sleepers should seek something more firm. Most mattresses have a lifespan of 8 to 10 years so it’s a good idea to invest in a good mattress. You may need to consider getting a few recommendations for the best bed sets for your body type, sleep position and pressure points - only Bed King’s Comfort Solutions Lab® can do that for you...
  • Step 2: Cover the mattress with an (optional) mattress pad. A mattress pad not only provides an extra layer of comfort, but it also protects your mattress from dust, spills and, dare we say stains. Use a cotton (vs. a polyester) mattress pad for extra breathability during hot summer nights and insulation for the winter.

Layer on the Luxury
  • Step 3: Put the fitted sheet on over the mattress pad. Pull the elastic corners of the fitted sheet over each corner of the mattress. the mattress pad. Curious about our thoughts on the best cotton sheets? We recommend investing in the highest-quality sheets you can afford. We all want our bed to look and feel good, so knowing these three tips will ensure you get quality sheets for the most blissful nights’ sleep.
    • Material: Cotton comes in various levels of quality. However, no matter where the cotton is grown, 100% extra-long-staple cotton is the best quality cotton. Cotton is a premium product and breathes much better than jersey, linen or other fibre blends such as polyester, bamboo or rayon.
    • Weave: If you like smooth, almost silky sheets, you will like cotton sheets, woven with a sateen weave. For a lighter and crisper hand-feel similar to a men’s shirt, you will like a percale weave.
    • Thread count: Thread count matters, but be wary of anything above 430. To achieve thread counts higher than 430, bedding manufacturers often times use creative weaving and counting methods that do not necessarily result in a higher quality fabric. A high-quality sheet that will last you for years to come will be between 300-430 thread count.

  • Step 4: Next comes your (optional) flat sheet. Lay your flat sheet on top of your fitted sheet with the finished side facing down. To get that super crisp and tucked in look, make hospital corners on all four corners. To make hospital corners, view this tutorial here on how to make hospital corners in a snap. Then fold over the top of the flat sheet.
    • Interesting fact! Almost 40% of Americans do not sleep with a top sheet. We like taking off the top sheet as it usually becomes a jumbled mess at the foot of the bed every morning and adds extra time to make the bed every morning

  • Step 5: Layer with a beautiful duvet cover and fluffy comforter. Put the duvet cover on the comforter. Here are the three easiest ways we found how to put a duvet cover on a comforter. Duvet covers are now universally recognized as the most easy-care bedding option for your bedroom. Use the duvet cover as a statement piece for your room. When choosing your duvet cover, think not only about quality (material, weave and thread count) but also choose the design and style you like. It will set the tone for the entire bedroom and is easy to switch and style every season. To create the dreamiest bedroom, have fun with colour, pattern or texture on your bed.
    • Fun tip! Have some decorating fun by styling your duvet cover in different ways to achieve your desired look. Try making your bed with the duvet cover pulled all the way up, folded halfway to expose your beautiful sheets or, our personal favourite, folding it in thirds at the foot of your bed for a luxury hotel look.