The Benefits of Buying Waterbed Sheets
Waterbeds are a great way to get a good night’s sleep. Getting sheets to stay on them can be troublesome if you aren’t not using waterbed sheets.
Many people make the mistake of trying to use regular sheets on their waterbed. This never works, for a couple of reasons. Waterbeds are longer than regular beds, in fact there’s about a 10 inch difference. Most regular beds measure a length of about 74 inches, while waterbeds generally run about 84 inches. This is one of the most important factors in getting a good fitting sheet. Waterbed sheets are designed to fit waterbeds.
Depending on the type of frame and mattress of your bed you may find it’s difficult to get your sheets on the bed, and keep them on. There are a couple of elements that are designed into waterbed sheets that help solve these problems. These design elements are particular to waterbed sheets alone.
First the top and fitted sheets are usually connected at the bottom and middle of the bed. This keeps the sheets together and helps to keep them on the bed.
The second unique design feature of waterbed sheets is called the Pole sheet. Pole sheets are constructed with a casing in each of the corner pockets of the bottom sheet. Once the pole is slipped through the casing, it will grab the corner of the wood frame to hold the sheet in place until you are ready to take the sheets off of the waterbed mattress. Pole sheets to not come in every fabric, but make keeping your sheets on the bed very easy.
The third design feature is the fitted sheet has flaps that allow you to tuck in the sheet and keep it where you want it.
You will not find any of these design features in ordinary sheets, and will therefore have difficulty keeping them on a waterbed. Your best bet is to pick up some specially designed waterbed sheets. You will find if you buy them in a set, along with the comforter you can save over 30% from just buying them separately. You can also find waterbed sheets on sale, and in discount stores making them just as affordable as buying regular sheets.
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Waterbed Sheet Sets
With a regular bed it’s pretty easy to find your fitted sheet and flat sheets separately. It doesn’t cost any more and you have the ability to mix and match. Along with mixing and matching sheets, you have more leeway in doing the same with the comforter.
This is not the case with waterbed sheets. Waterbed sheets have a unique attribute. They are connected at the bottom. They are connected to make a couple of things easier. It makes it easy to make the bed, getting the sheets tucked in. It also helps to keep the sheets in place while you are sleeping. There is often little room to maneuver between the mattress and the bed frame, so having the sheets connected make things a little easier. The sets frequently have a flat sheet that has a corner flap that keeps the sheet tucked in.
When buying waterbed sheets sets you also get a comforter as well. This is usually quite a bargain, in fact, you can save up to 30% over buying each of the pieces separately. Waterbed comforters are easier to come by when you buy them with a sheet set.
You can find bedding ensembles in just about any material you could want, including satin, bridal satin, cotton, percale, even earth friendly bamboo. You will find the cotton sheets come in a wide range of thread count, which will help determine the price of your set. The higher the thread count the higher the price. You will be most comfortable in sheets with a thread count of at least 180.
It may difficult to find matching waterbed sheets and comforters if you don’t buy them in a set. They are not quite as easy to find as regular comforters, especially if your sheets are of a unique design or color. Your best bet and probably the easiest solution for getting matching sheets and comforter is to purchase a waterbed sheet set.
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Do Waterbed Sheets Come in Your Size?
Waterbeds come in a range of sizes just like regular beds. To make sure your waterbed sheets fit on your bed you need to make sure you know the size of your waterbed. Not only do you need to know the width and length of your bed, but you need to know the depth of your mattress.
When looking for waterbed sheets it is also important to take into consideration the style of frame you have as well. If you have a soft frame, or a hard frame may make a difference in the best sheets for your bed.
As with regular beds, waterbeds come in King, Queen, double and twin size. The waterbed also comes in a super single. This is a little larger than the twin, but not as big as the double.
Most waterbeds are the same length, it’s the width that varies. Most waterbeds are longer than regular beds, measuring in at 84 inches instead of the standard bed size of 74 inches. This means it will be difficult if not impossible to use regular bed sheets on your waterbed. You will need to get sheets made specifically for waterbeds.
There are a couple different types of waterbed sheets. The regular sheets, and pole sheets. Waterbed pole sheets are great for keeping the sheet in place. In fact, the motto is they don’t come off until you take them off. Pole sheets are constructed with a casing in each of the corner pockets of the bottom sheet. Once the pole is slipped through the casing, it will grab the corner of the wood frame to hold the sheet in place until you are ready to take the sheets off of the waterbed mattress.
You can also find waterbed sheet sets that are connected at the bottom in the middle. This keeps the sheets from sliding, and keeps them together on the bed.
So no matter what size you are looking for, you can find sheets of many colors and materials. You can also find sheets built to stay on your bed ~ until you take them off.
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