Triple Sheet Bed Making Method

Yesterday I used the triple sheet bed making method when I changed my sheets. Are you familiar with this terminology?

In the Triple Sheet Bed Making Method, you sandwich a comforter or duvet between two top sheets

Triple sheeting is commonly used in housekeeping departments to clean hotel rooms.

Housekeepers in hotels need to changed the bed linens quickly between guests. Triple sheeting ensures that guests are not in direct contact with the comforter or duvet underneath.

This is probably also done in Airbnbs to lessen the amount of washing between guests.

Why I Wanted To Try Triple Sheeting:

I have been looking for a way to make my bed in such a way that the comforter is not on top. Because of course it tends to get dirty. I have a stackable washer/dryer, so something that big won’t fit into it to wash.

So I put this method into play. I figure having the comforter sandwiched between two top sheets will keep it clean. Then I’ll mostly only have to wash the sheets.

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How To Triple Sheet Your Bed Linens:

  • Put the fitted sheet on top of your mattress cover
  • Add a flat sheet on top, leaving it untucked
  • Put the comforter on top of that, leaving about 6 inches room at the top
  • Then add another flat sheet on top of the insert/comforter to the top
  • Begin tucking it all in underneath your mattress

I watched various versions of the triple sheet making method on YouTube, then just cobbled them all together to create my own.

A wood tray with candles and a plant

How I Did The Triple Sheet Method:

I first put a fitted sheet on my double bed. Then I put a flat sheet on top of that, leaving it untucked.

Then came the white comforter. I left about 6 inches between the headboard and the top of the comforter. And then I added another top sheet over that, pulling it all the way to the top.

I then took the top flat sheet and tucked it under the top of the comforter a few inches, which is easy since the comforter is not pulled all the way up. This helps to keep the top of the comforter clean and completely “sandwiched” in.

Then I picked up the top sheet in between and turned all the layers of bedding down about a foot.

The point is that the comforter is “sandwiched” between the two top sheets. Thus hidden from view and kept clean.

To top it off, I folded a quilt about halfway down toward the end of the bed.

It’s Easier To Launder Sheets:

Using the triple sheet making method makes your life a little easier.

In the Triple Sheet Bed Making Method, this method keeps your comforter or duvet or blanket cleaner.

On the videos I watched, they then tucked everything between the mattress and box springs. But with the arthritis in my hands, I was finding it hard to accomplish that.

So I tucked everything in at the foot of the bed to hold it all in place, and left the sides untucked.

Sheets are cheaper than comforters. So it’s easier to switch them out.

Ordering Neutral Curtains:

I’ve been on a mission to redo the look of my bedroom.

I have changed very little since I moved into this apartment, so I will be making a few decor changes.

Ivy has inadvertently scratched the insides of the curtains in there while playing, and they need to be replaced.

I ordered neutral curtains from Amazon that should be here in about a week. With the curtains in place in my bedroom, I will be building from there.

My bedroom with the new way I'm making my bed.

The green dresser that is in my bedroom means that I’ll be decorating with shades of green and other neutrals. I pretty much consider green a neutral color now.

Why You Might Try The Triple Sheet Method:

Sf Iou’re tired of washing bulky comforters, you might consider triple sheeting. Once again, this includes one fitted sheet and two top sheets.

If you want to look it up, Google “triple sheeting” and YouTube videos will populate your screen.

With the triple sheet making method, your comforter will be protected and kept cleaner. It will be much easier to change the look of your bedding just by buying sheets.

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I'm Brenda, creator of Cozy Little House. I live with my cat, Ivy, who keeps me laughing. I graduated from journalism school with a degree in professional writing and won awards for feature writing. I practice gratitude and enjoy my solitude. The glass is always half-full.

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15 Comments

  1. I’ve never heard of this method!

    We don’t have a thick comforter – they’re way too hot for me, even in winter. So I use a thin 100% cotton (I love cotton!) bedspread. I just fold it down in the summer. Wouldn’t want to cover it up with a sheet because I’m too fussy about the visual – wouldn’t want a sheet to be on top. The bed would look incomplete and unmade to me. Our bedspread doesn’t get dirty since we don’t sleep on it, so washing it once in awhile is no big deal. And since it’s thin cotton and not a bulky comforter, it fits in my washing machine.

  4. I like the idea of ordering fitted sheets according to the mattress size. My mattress is pretty thick, and I have trouble finding sheets that fit it, without popping off. Maybe I’ll look into that company. Are they expensive? Do you have a link so you’d get credit?

  5. Thanks for this wonderful idea! I, too, have been struggling with a way to clean a comforter. It fits in my washer, but comes out with the feathers really “rearranged”. I will give this a try after I get my comforter cleaned or buy a new one.

  6. Interesting process to have less washing.
    My aunt was an RN at a VA Hospital in WWII. She told me in order to have less laundry the procedure was to flip the top sheet. The bottom sheet was changed to a new one.

    Head of bed
    A B
    C D
    Foot of bed
    Flip sheet side to side
    B A
    D C
    Flip sheet top to bottom
    The bottom sheet has been reversed so that the part which was on the top over your feet but never touched them is clean. It is now pulled up to your chin.
    This would not work with children.

  7. Genius!
    Soon I’ll have a stackable washer and dryer, too… so this would work really well for me, also. Thank you so much!

    1. I’m so glad I stumbled across this idea. Otherwise, I was paying for the dry cleaners to pick up my bulky linens, washing them, then bringing them back.

  8. I think I’ll just stick with my duvet cover that covers my comforter. Easy to wash and slip back on.

  9. I’m confused. Why then would one have a comforter at all if it can’t be seen and not just sheets and blankets. Having said that, I don’t have a comforter. LOL.
    Ooh, can’t wait to see your bedroom. Love the pic so far.

    1. Doesn’t have to be a comforter. It could be a blanket. A comforter is for the thickness you may want, especially in winter. See, I can’t fit a blanket in my washer either.

  10. Interesting information Brenda. I enjoyed reading of the changes in your bedding. Where again do you order your sheets from?

    1. I have two really good sets I ordered from Garnet Hill. I ordered theirs because I have a somewhat thin mattress and everyone else’s fitted sheets were too big. Garnet Hill makes them fitted according to the inches of your mattress. Otherwise I’ve ordered sheets mostly from JCPenney.

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