Does everyone else love spring cleaning as much as I do? (I’m kind of nutty that way.)
As part of spring cleaning, we flip our mattress. You know, so we don’t get those body-shaped dents in it. Also, it’s good to vacuum it and behind the bed.
I decided it was time to flip the mattress.
Every time we flip the mattress, the bedskirt moves. It slips around and it’s impossible to keep it in place. It’s annoying. I’ve actually torn one once by pulling and tugging on it to get back in place.
No more! I had the best idea today – one of those head-smacking good ideas. Here’s how to keep a bedskirt in place when moving or flipping a mattress.
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Velcro
Here’s what the bedskirt looked like after I took the mattress off:
Here’s what I did:
I took the velcro and put it on the corners and middle of the top edge of the box spring and in the corresponding place on the underside of the top edge of the bedskirt.
It’s a bit hard to see, but there are little velcro squares on the corner and in the middle of the box spring and the edge of the bedskirt.
Then I put the mattress back on. Notice: the bedskirt is in the same place! It hasn’t moved!
Look how great that looks! It didn’t budge. Why didn’t I think of this sooner? (Forehead smacked, again.)
I hope this helps you the next time you flip your mattress or make your bed or whenever you need to put that bedskirt in its place!
A "recovering lawyer," I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.
hey, that’s a grrreat idea! Got any tips for flipping the mattress without getting stuck under it?! 🙂
I HATE bedskirts!!!!! I so want a platform bed, but until I get there, this will help me to hate bedskirts a little less 🙂 Thanks Karen!!
That is a great idea! I get so annoyed by bedskirts (they always get stuck between the mattress and boxspring when I’m making the bed) but love the look they give the bed. It was so great to meet you this weekend – hope you and your new pumpkin wall art had a safe trip home!
great idea! I finally gave up having a bed skirt. I just covered the box springs with a fitted bed sheet.
I’ve thought about that, too. Haven’t gotten around to it yet – still have that stubborn ol’ bedskirt.
It is so much easier for me with my health issues. but my daughter said she is going to use the Velcro idea cause she loves her bed skirt!
That is so clever!!! I’m going to smack my own head too! And pin this while I’m at it!! Great idea, Karen!
LOL..I’m laughing at Sheila’s question…
And yes, this is ingenious! They say necessity is the mother of invention.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Sharon! I thought of Sheila when we got our new, unflippable mattress! lol.
Yes, that is a great idea. I did that years ago to keep my dust ruffle in place. Sometimes if we just use our thinking power, the answers are ‘right’ there.
Exactly! Thank you, Kim!!
I just used double sided Scotch tape and it appears to do the trick. This is not regular tape but 3/4″ wide and spongy. I cut about 6″ strips, fastened it to the edge under the mattress and then to the cloth.
That’s a great idea! Thank you for sharing it, Marcia!!