Old fashioned things that are annoying

Nathan said:
Top sheets! I'm sick of them, would rather have just a comforter as a top cover rather than a sheet + blanket + bedspread...all getting pulled in different directions.
A fitted bottom sheet, nice and simple, add a comforter and life is good!
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That's all I have... the duvets are too warm even the summer ones, and I got fed up trying to change duvet covers every wash day... so I decided the thin comforter in my already warm bedroom is plenty enough on my bed..

It's lightweight, and pops into the washing machine and dryer , and is clean in an hour or 2..to put back on the bed..

I've got a slightly thicker one for winter... but bed making is a Breeze...
 
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Nathan said:
Top sheets! I'm sick of them, would rather have just a comforter as a top cover rather than a sheet + blanket + bedspread...all getting pulled in different directions.
A fitted bottom sheet, nice and simple, add a comforter and life is good!
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I hate a fitted bottom sheet. All I ever had shrunk and eventually ripped when installing on mattress. I grew up with a top sheet. Old dogs don't like new tricks. On hot summer nights, that's all I need.
 
I hate duvet covers. Wash day meant struggling to get it off and I finally gave up trying to put it back together. DH had to do it, since it was his idea.

On my queen bed I used a fitted bottom sheet and double size for the top. It’s easier with a less wide sheet. Comforter or blanket on top and tucked in at the bottom. It still looks neat by wash day.
 
Jules said:
I hate duvet covers. Wash day meant struggling to get it off and I finally gave up trying to put it back together. DH had to do it, since it was his idea.

On my queen bed I used a fitted bottom sheet and double size for the top. It’s easier with a less wide sheet. Comforter or blanket on top and tucked in at the bottom. It still looks neat by wash day.
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"On my queen bed I used a fitted bottom sheet and double size for the top."

I'll have to try that. (y)
 
Hmmm....not sure I could do without a top sheet. I'm old and set in my ways....sometimes. We currently live in AZ and the air conditioner vent is right over our beds but we also have the ceiling fan on all night so when I'm having a hot flash...off goes the summer bedspread but I keep the top sheet over me. Then, when I "cool" off, I bring the bedspread back over me. I think I need to keep that top sheet. :) This is probably more info than what you wanted...haha.
 
For those that just use the comforter, how often do you wash them?

I have to wonder if we’re all describing the same thing when we say ‘comforter’. Mine is soft but no way would it be soft enough to be against this delicate body.

A duvet would be soft enough because the exterior is more like a sheet. Without a cover, it doesn’t look finished, IMO. When I washed the actual duvet, it was a colossal pain getting all the baffles equally balanced.
 
If you are ever looking to donate old sheets, duvets, blankets or comforters; check with your local animal shelter. They use them to put in cages for a nice warm place for animals to sleep. When I cleaned out my mother's house, I took bags and bags of them to a shelter. They were thrilled to get them.
 
MrPants said:
If you are ever looking to donate old sheets, duvets, blankets or comforters; check with your local animal shelter. They use them to put in cages for a nice warm place for animals to sleep. When I cleaned out my mother's house, I took bags and bags of them to a shelter. They were thrilled to get them.
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And they don't last long, so shelters always need more of them.
 
Colleen said:
Hmmm....not sure I could do without a top sheet. I'm old and set in my ways....sometimes. We currently live in AZ and the air conditioner vent is right over our beds but we also have the ceiling fan on all night so when I'm having a hot flash...off goes the summer bedspread but I keep the top sheet over me. Then, when I "cool" off, I bring the bedspread back over me. I think I need to keep that top sheet. :) This is probably more info than what you wanted...haha.
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LOL, I do that too! we don't have a ceiling fan, but my side of the bed is very close to the A/C. I often stick my feet out so that the cool air will hit them and it cools me down fast!
 
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