When storing linens, it's best to roll them around cardboard tubes rather than fold them. When outfitting a guest room that's used infrequently, economize by choosing a cheaper mattress. It won't have to withstand daily use. When shopping for a mattress, be sure that the clerk offering you advice is employed by the store and not by any particular bed manufacturer. A manufacturer's representative will have a vested interest in selling you his or her company's brand, which might be less suited to your needs than a product by another manufacturer.
Sometimes you can silence squeaky bed springs with a coat of spray wax. If bed squeaks are caused by springs touching the frame, pad the frame with pieces of sponge. If bed slats sometimes slide out of place on the frame, keep them from moving so easily by slipping wide rubber bands over the slat ends. If your innerspring mattress is showing uneven wear, turn it over and around, end to end, once a month. Hand wash quilts filled with cotton batting, machine washing is too harsh and will cause the batting to bunch.
Launder a patchwork quilt using the method recommended for the most delicate fabric in the quilt.
When you purchase a new bedspread consider buying a larger size than you need and then cutting the excess to make a matching headboard. To give a guest room a clean and inviting scent, place an unwrapped bar of sweet-smelling soap under each bed pillow. When buying an innerspring mattress, make sure it has thick, strong wire along its borders and a machine-stitched tape covering its outside edges.
Before purchasing a double mattress, lie down on it with your partner to be sure it gives both of you the desired support side by side and at your heads, shoulders, and hips. If one person rolls over, the mattress definitely shouldn't sway. If it does, try another mattress. Because handles are seldom included on mattresses today keep the mattress as rigid as possible when you turn it from head to toe or from side to side.
Make sure any mattress you buy is warranted against defects in workmanship and details for 10 to 15 years. Some guarantees aren't valid if the mattress isn't positioned on a frame that conforms to the manufacturer's specifications. An adjustable ironing board placed beside a bed makes a perfect bed table for someone who's ill and confined to bed. Bed manufacturers don't share a common system for rating mattress firmness. You'll have to judge each mattress by testing it, not by relying on a "soft," "medium/' or "firm" tag.
Sometimes you can silence squeaky bed springs with a coat of spray wax. If bed squeaks are caused by springs touching the frame, pad the frame with pieces of sponge. If bed slats sometimes slide out of place on the frame, keep them from moving so easily by slipping wide rubber bands over the slat ends. If your innerspring mattress is showing uneven wear, turn it over and around, end to end, once a month. Hand wash quilts filled with cotton batting, machine washing is too harsh and will cause the batting to bunch.
Launder a patchwork quilt using the method recommended for the most delicate fabric in the quilt.
When you purchase a new bedspread consider buying a larger size than you need and then cutting the excess to make a matching headboard. To give a guest room a clean and inviting scent, place an unwrapped bar of sweet-smelling soap under each bed pillow. When buying an innerspring mattress, make sure it has thick, strong wire along its borders and a machine-stitched tape covering its outside edges.
Before purchasing a double mattress, lie down on it with your partner to be sure it gives both of you the desired support side by side and at your heads, shoulders, and hips. If one person rolls over, the mattress definitely shouldn't sway. If it does, try another mattress. Because handles are seldom included on mattresses today keep the mattress as rigid as possible when you turn it from head to toe or from side to side.
Make sure any mattress you buy is warranted against defects in workmanship and details for 10 to 15 years. Some guarantees aren't valid if the mattress isn't positioned on a frame that conforms to the manufacturer's specifications. An adjustable ironing board placed beside a bed makes a perfect bed table for someone who's ill and confined to bed. Bed manufacturers don't share a common system for rating mattress firmness. You'll have to judge each mattress by testing it, not by relying on a "soft," "medium/' or "firm" tag.
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