A Guide To Bed Sheets for Bunkbeds

The final step towards setting up your bunk bed is choosing your bed sheets. Once upon a time, only white cotton bed sheets were available for bunkbeds, but today, the spectrum of sheets is wide open. It is so wide open, in fact, that some owners of bunkbeds might have a tough time deciding exactly what they need.

Here is what you need to do when purchasing bed sheets for bunkbeds.

Measure Your Bed - Check to make sure that you are purchasing the right kind of bed sheets for your bunkbeds. This should be fairly easy, as the majority of bunkbeds are “twin over twin” models. However, if you have “twin over full” model, you will have to buy two kinds of bed sheets: one for the twin bed and one for the full.

Check The Thread Count - If you are purchasing a bunk bed for your college dorm room have a taste for the finer things, make certain to check on the tread count. “Thread count” simply refers to the number of threads in a single square inch of fabric. It can be as high as 700 or as low as 80, though most stores sell sheets that are in the 150 to 350 range. A higher thread count usually (but not always) indicates that the material is very soft to the touch. While a fabric with a thread count of fewer than 200 can have all the durability and comfort that you are looking for, some people prefer the feel of a sheet that has a thread count of 300 or more.

Choose Your Material - You should also settle on exactly what you want your bed sheets to be made of. Cotton is the most common material because it is simultaneously comfortable, durable and easy to clean. This makes it the widely used bunkbed bed sheets for small children. For a little extra, you can purchase wrinkle resistant cotton, which can help your bed sheets looking good for longer periods of time.

If you are a college student who is hoping to have something a bit finer on your bed, you might consider silk bed sheets. These materials and very soft and fine to the touch, but they can be very delicate and expensive to clean.

If you happen to live a particularly cold part of the country, you may consider putting flannel bed sheets on your bunkbeds. Their material is especially designed to provide comfort and warmth.

Buy Extra Bed Sheets - Having a spare set of bed sheets for your bunkbeds can come in handy for a number of reasons. If your bed sheets get stained, and you won’t have the opportunity to wash them for a couple days, you can simply switch them out. They are also particularly useful if you have small children who are still being potty trained.

Extra bed sheets are also convenient to have in case any of your bed sheets wear out. Instead of having to sleep on your bunk bed with ripped sheets, you can just promptly replace them.

Check Washing Directions - If you really want the bed sheets for your bunk beds to last, you have to make sure that you follow the washing directions precisely. For common white cotton bed sheets, you should only wash them with other white clothes. Since white sheets don’t have any dyes that can bleed, it is usually safe to get them extra clean with bleach detergents. With heavier fabrics, such as flannel, it’s a good idea to go easy on the detergent. The thickness of the sheets means that it will be hard to get all of the soap out during the rinse cycle. With more delicate fabrics such as silk, you generally have to take them to a dry cleaners in order to get them sufficiently clean.