Tricks of the Trade: How to Make a Bed with Bunny Williams and Elizabeth Lawrence

[@Dev_KG]

Love it! My mother taught me (and I don't know why no one ever mentions this) to put on the top sheet upside down, so that when you do the turndown, you can see the beautiful embroidery or whatever edging detail / trim is along the top of that sheet.

[@Schumacher1889]

Great trick!

[@annsmith7207]

Exactly…I do that …I have scalloped edging on my top sheets. Place the top sheet so the scallop faces down -. And when the sheet is turned, the scalloping is facing up and you can see it -instead of the back side of the scalloping -- which completely misses the point. ✨🌞✨

[@annolsen4943]

Same for patterned sheets

[@kimclarke5018]

💯. Been doing this for decades.

[@apolloreed4972]

Yes!

[@annolsen4943]

I love this video. I sleep on the most fabulous sheets…all from the closed cotton mills of New England…many with embroidery at the top. I have slept in 5 star hotels and nothing beats what I sleep on. I get them at the goodwill outlets and they are few and far between. I can tell the mill by touch. That is I can feel a Pequot sheet and know it is one before I check the label. I am not rich….but a well made bed with vintage sheets is a pleasure that I doubt even the queen enjoys. I also turn up the electric blanket and the warmth between the sheets is fantastic. I too favor a deep turn down. I notice many old sheets have a sewn turn down with embroidery. Please understand that the key is wonderful percale or muslin. I even mend my beloved Pequots before I throw them out. Btw there are entire blogs devoted to vintage sheets.

[@dianecourtney2724]

Thank you for this information 👍

[@nelvinlewis23]

I have also found luxury sheets at thrift stores.

[@MoniqueSinha]

sounds like a dream!

[@zentagleadaptedquilting5532]

Love the deep turn down yet find if the top sheet is not tucked in enough it doesn’t stay tucked in all night. I sew an 18” length of another sheet onto the bottom of my top sheet to give me enough length for a deep turn down AND an ample enough tuck to keep the sheets made while sleeping!

[@Schumacher1889]

Yes! Great information!

[@connemarahandcraftedglass4059]

Darling, no kidding, you are amazing. You are our kind of person for sure! Comfort, comfort, comfort. A 4 inch turn down does not work and it never will!

[@gwenwade6059]

You wiuld think manufacturers could incorporate that. Guess the size of the loom dictates. Just bought a king flat sheet. Does not tuck in enough top to bottom. Mattress is not deep. Bizarre.

[@nyshanelson2252]

@@gwenwade6059 good guess except the loom width dictates the sheet width not length as the fabric comes off the loom lengthwise. So they Could make them longer. Or probably Someone does for a price. 😉

[@annolsen4943]

Love this as I am a seamstress so this would be easy to do. However vintage sheets do have a deeper turndown

[@JSCDR]

I always love seeing Bunny’s interiors. 😍❤️

[@Schumacher1889]

Always special and unique!

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

I once bought a pair of excellent quality sheets in a nasty colour, thinking it didn't matter because I would be asleep with my eyes closed when I was within them so it wouldn't matter. How wrong I was! Literally, I could not sleep in them! I was like The Princess and the Pea! For the life of those sheets, whenever I used them, my sleep was not what it should have been! Thank you for the video.

[@LiseBarrett]

Always Happy to see & learn from Bunny Williams! I have always ALWAYS stacked my pillows this way-no one taught me I simply feel it looks the best! Ones' bed should be the calmest spot in your home and the advice in this video is priceless. Thank You 💜🙏💜

[@annsmith7207]

The deep turndown is a must. Was very interested in the panel behind the bed and wondering what it was made of. Looks beautiful! Thanks for another great video, Bunny and serenity before sleeping is essential - no multiple patterns - ever! ✨🌞✨👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@RestoringKarma]

If you watch her home tour on Homeworthy, she gives the details of the paneling. It’s actually her headboard not the wall.

[@pippadawg7037]

@@RestoringKarma The bed wasn't nearly as pretty before she did the textile panel behind the bed.

[@robertalaprade5612]

I use a king linen sheet (on queen mattress) over my top sheet to get the deep turndown and love that the sides are long as well.

[@Jojoeyjo]

Great idea.

[@davidshep45]

Who wouldn't love a Bunny bed? Bunny Williams is my favorite of all the super star designers. Her style of decorating is accessible to everyone. Her mix of high and low end makes her designs achievable to all budgets. I have all of her books and keep them on standby for quick reference.

[@colette8694]

Love the pink walls. Paint color please. Everything is beautiful in this bedroom! 💕

[@twistoffate4791]

I have a pink painted bedroom and noticed the pink right away at the beginning of the video. Love, love, LOVE it.

[@jacquigonzalez5447]

Try BM Gentle Butterfly

[@twistoffate4791]

@@jacquigonzalez5447 Thank you

[@renzo6490]

As a pillow salesman, I want to thank Bunny for promoting the use ( and purchase) of LOTS of pillows. The more, the better, no matter how ridiculous it may look. I say, pillows from the headboard to the footboard !!

[@thereIsaidit123]

Wish they did a towel version! I have bought so many brands of towels and never find a great towel that last long....

[@carograce4111]

DIVINE mirrored bed A wonderfully fluffy antidote to grim world news

[@ginafriend1690]

Thanks for sharing. I love making my bed, as a nice hotel does. I wish Bunny would have mentioned which "sleeping pillow" is best, as is so very hard to find. I should know, I've purchased more than my share and Still looking for ......

[@Person-mh6xq]

Sleeping pillows are so personal for comfort that I don’t think a recommendation would even help!

[@ginafriend1690]

@@Person-mh6xq True, thanks. Sorry you have the same problem!

[@thereIsaidit123]

Schumacher my dream brand !!!

[@apolloreed4972]

Right! I have vintage Schumacher wallpaper in my guest bedroom that I look at about 100 times a day because it’s so stunning.

[@travisdavid-schauwitzer1308]

She is fabulous

[@moniquemckenna6795]

It is nice to see a video on how to make a bed. What is a real problem, for me, is when the pillow is showing in the pillowcase. I will only buy pillowcases that have an envelope inside to hide the pillow and it does not come out. Sham have then, I do not understand why pillowcases do not. So when you look at this beautiful made bed from the front then see the pillow showing from the side view I feel it takes away from the aesthetic and over all finished look.

[@cruisingmimi9319]

I double my pillowcase going two different directions each way so as not to see the innards!

[@MoniqueSinha]

I agree!

[@connemarahandcraftedglass4059]

Love it! 'The Bunny Bed'.

[@Schumacher1889]

The only kind of bed in our opinion!

[@connemarahandcraftedglass4059]

​@@Schumacher1889 It certainly looks incredible! Her hand painted floor is wonderful! It is by far our favourite room in her and John Rosselli's apartment.

[@lizwoodward4940]

I love percale sheets as well. I pretty much do my bed the same way. I don't like to see a gap between the shams. No rule. That's just a personal thing.

[@patriciasalem3606]

I love percale too. A lot of people confuse the weave (percale, sateen, etc.) with the type of cotton (pima, Egyptian, etc.). I have found the high thread count 100 percent cotton percale sheets at Costco, of all places, to be the best new linens I've experienced. They have that perfect mix of crispness and softness, and they get softer with age. However they don't come in pink, which is my favorite color for sheets. The light blue is lovely, but they seem to have discontinued the pale green shade that's somewhere between sage and new hay.

[@zacconemanagement2141]

Where is Bunny’s shirt from? Great informative video!

[@Schumacher1889]

We’ll have to ask her! Always timeless and stylish!

[@zacconemanagement2141]

@@Schumacher1889 Yes she is! Thank you for your channel, the videos are always wonderful to watch!

[@jobrownsmith116]

I never thought about stacking 2 pillows and then putting the euro in front. Love the look and very supportive if sitting up in bed. The way I have it now my one cat goes and climb on the euro pillow and they get misshaped. Ugg. I'm sure they'd love to sit on stacked pillows. Great during the day but would need to move at least one of them back when I sleep as couldn't sleep on a euro pillow. Thank you. Great tip.

[@m_ianO]

I get it but that’s such a clinical way to get ready to relax!

[@arlenecal]

Fabulous video from one of the best... please more videos from her. Where to find the European set of shams?

[@Schumacher1889]

More videos to come! Stay tuned!

[@kennixox262]

I have a large Mile mangler and always starch and press my sheets. For me, using a lower thread count allows of the starch to stiffen the sheets and for me, a great feeling like sleeping in a pressed handkerchief. Learned how to make a bed in the military and use a six inch turn down. My pillows are not stacked and do not use square pillows as shown in your video. My preference is a minimum of pillows on the bed, too many pillows are just too prissy for a gentleman's bedroom. Always, white sheets (along with white bathroom linens) is the only way to go in the Primary bedroom suite.

[@starsatnight3058]

Any tips for keeping linens super white? If I have too many in storage - they always yellow - as we live in a very humid part of the country.

[@apolloreed4972]

I love Bunny design and products of which I own. I love great Bedding too. I’ve always explained to friends you can sleep like a troll or a princess or a prince.

[@purselady7323]

Oh my gosh those standard pillows look dreamy. What kind are they?

[@dinamihelios4288]

Beautiful four poster bed, white is best

[@mollypitcher9380]

Hi Bunny! Thanks for showing me the placement of the euro pillows - I couldn’t figure them out. … and I hear you use “percale.” I will look into sheets made w this material. THANKS!!!’

[@ladyindigo9835]

Great love the bed and the desk!

[@denisedavis9908]

I also use a blanket cover.

[@Cenepk101]

And !!!! Sheets are seasonal. They have to be changed seasonally for comfort especially in the South & for menopausal women ! I always buy multiple sets - Mama taught me that too- so they always don’t get over washed and faded. ( tip for patterned sheet folks ! )

[@patriciasalem3606]

I made the mistake of using sateen sheets recently in warm weather, and they felt as hot as flannel. Percale is the way to go for me, except on the coldest of winter nights!

[@annolsen4943]

Just have white muslin or percale….and you can wash the heck out of them. The key is really what cotton mill made them. One can actually identify the mill by the touch.

[@fransirahome]

Thanks for the tips.

[@sallieschuetz1796]

I had no idea that all this time I’ve been doing the Bunny Bed all along!

[@lynnatthevintagenest]

I want to know about that "headboard". :)

[@patriciasalem3606]

She talks about John acquiring the bed here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXWvZKuwpM51jpI The whole tour is amazing; the bedroom part starts around 8:50.

[@timuryumusaklar1517]

Very helpful 💡

[@Schumacher1889]

Now it’s time to make the bed! 🛌

[@LULC0759]

That’s how I make my bed….who know I was mimicking the Bunny bed😂and I love percale sheets too.

[@marysmyth8288]

very much enjoyd the video: and the tutorial , thamks you Mary Canada 🍁

[@nottinghill308]

Bunny always looks amazing, do you mind telling me where your beautiful black shirt comes from?

[@jeanlaubenthal698]

Size up the top sheet?

[@bethanyanderson1745]

I prefer an European return on my top sheet as it really showcases a deep turndown. I too lament the lack of proper length of top sheets. I'm forced to forego the common full tuck under, instead, the next bedding layer (usually a blanket) is tightly tucked under the mattress, holding both itself and the top sheet in place. I assume sheet manufacturers don't produce long top sheets due to machinery limitations. (?)

[@paulortiz2035]

Matouk makes most of their sheets 112 long. Even their twin sheets! And I never tuck my sheets or blankets in! My feet feel trapped! And, no matter how cold the bedroom is I prefer to have my feet out from under the bedding--- so having all of that stuff tightly tucked in is not anything i want! The first thing I do in a hotel room is take the heavy spread off and put it in the closet. Then I untuck the bed so whenever I do get in it it will be ready to go!

[@Cenepk101]

White sheets aren’t an option for me: I’m a gardener- I get bug bites. I bleed on my sheets. It drives me crazy. I want PATTERNED SHEETS. I want soft, beautiful, yummy patterned sheets. I love mismatched sheets. I love a fresh pillowcase every day or every other day & I love a My Pillow after sleeping on down pillows my entire life. Yes. Yes. It’s personal.

[@SisterShirley]

Were we separated at birth? I love a little pattern too.

[@Person-mh6xq]

All makes sense what you said except the “My Pillow”….and I think you know why 😅

[@Cenepk101]

@@Person-mh6xq why ? It’s the best pillow ever.

[@eloisecoppler8228]

I still do a hospital corner at foot of flat sheet, From days as a nurse when we had ALL flat sheets and had to tie bottom sheet onto rubber mattress folded ( wow, did those old nuns work us like dogs )

[@lilacwaterfall6376]

Lovely. 🤗

[@didierduplenne2325]

The whole video looks like a pastiche by French & Saunders !😀😀😀😀

[@mcleanroom7997]

Calmness!

[@vesnastihovic7014]

I sleep on 4 pillows , then 3 additional which are for cuddling 😊

[@margarethall4559]

I don’t like the gap in between the pillows! Doesn’t look right

[@sengen2]

My thoughts, too. Can always add another set of pillows however for "fill in."

[@paulortiz2035]

If you buy good sheets there is plenty to turn down and to tuck in at the bottom, too!! The twin XL sheets by Matouk are 112 inches long, rather than the more standard 80-90inches! But I don't like my top sheets tucked in so they are almost too long. One set I turn down at the top about 2.5--3 feet! The monogramers called me 3 or 4 times to make sure I really wanted the monogram where I said I wanted it--- 12 inches from the end of the sheet! (It is a large monogram.) And I never buy 'sets' of sheets! Rather, I get 2 or 3 top sheets which are randomly rotated from top to bottom. The bottom sheets now never fit the mattress anymore and having custom made bottom sheets made is way, way to much trouble. I have only bought bottom sheets for the past 20-30 years. And I don't tuck them in. They just droop at the corners. Those long, uncut Matouk sheets I use with a few very small safety pins. But as I sleep alone it bothers--- no one! But I do like to mix the colors of the sheets! A white bottom sheet and a light green top sheet, or a lt blue and lt green combo is very nice! To always use the same color of sheets just shows a real lack of imagination, as far as I'm concerned! Sorry, Bunny! Or two white sheets with burnt orange pillow slips! Or striped pillow slips! Mix it up--- some. Have fun! I also use a light lavender sheet with a light blue sheet or a white one. Come winter the colors change to stronger, warmer tones! Or at least one item on the bed is, so burnt orange, celery, plum, etc. To have both sheets and pillow slips all the same color, even if colors are rotated, it would just drive me mad! The uniformity, the lack of creativity, and total absence of any pizzazz is just not anything I would ever waste my time on. Or want to sleep with! And come cold winter I will sometimes use a flannel sheet on the bottom--- only the bottom! I don't like the feel of 2 flannel sheets, and cases!!! It doesn't feel good at all, to me, but a flannel sheet on the bottom only is sort of OK! In Jan and Feb!!! Flannel just has a weird feel! But to each their own!

[@bethanyanderson1745]

All so interesting! Please, what is an "uncut" Matouk sheet? And to clarify, you use a flat sheet rather than a fitted sheet for your bottom sheet, correct? Do you merely drape it over the mattress or do you make hospital corners to keep it in place?

[@paulortiz2035]

@@bethanyanderson1745 my uncut Matouk sheets are just the full length sheets, as sent from them. And yes, I just use a flat sheet on the bottom! Like what do you think they did before elastic??? They used flat sheets! And tucked them in.

[@paulortiz2035]

@@bethanyanderson1745 I just let the bottom sheet drape over all of the sides of the mattress. It doesn't move around so I don't tuck it it and I now like that loose, draped look. I sleep alone so no need to impress anyone! But even when there were 2 in the bed, it still didn't move around! But a quick tug straightens the bottom sheet out if it needs it. I also have a very heavy, thick wool blanket (king size, folded in half) underneath the bottom sheet for a bit of extra padding. Warm in the winter, cool in the summer! Works great! (More than you ever wanted to know about a strangers bed I bet!) But the old bottom sheets always wore out long before the top sheet. So I started to buy only top sheets! And now what fitted sheet ever fits a mattress anymore? A 'fitted' sheet seems useless to me! So why bother with it? My favorite sheets are either from Matouk or the Italian, 100% linen sheets from Anichini! Every year I buy myself a few pieces for my birthday or Christmas. It is always: From me, to me--- with love!!! Also I never put my sheets in the dryer. I hang them on the line or I put them on my bed, from the washer, to dry in place! You can smooth them out on the bed so well it is almost like they are ironed! And don't use bleach or fabric softener. The fabric softener is made from petroleum and if you read the label it tells you to NOT use it on babies clothing/bedding. Why? Because it makes items MORE FLAMMABLE!!! All you need is a half cup of white distilled vinegar in the rinse cycle! It fluffs up the towels and removes any oders! And it helps remove any soap residue in the cloth. If your cloths are really, really clean they do not smell--- of anything! To be clean means it does NOT smell, in my book. If something smells of anything it isn't clean. Or, what are they trying to cover up with this fragrance??? And don't use bleach. Borax and wash soda will keep or make your whites---- WHITE! (Too much Bleach will yellow white cloths!) Then use the vinegar in the rinse water and you will have one very clean, sanitary, non smelling, load of laundry! I only use the dryer to dry my t-shirts because I like them snugged up. That's it! Everything else is dried the old fashioned way. And I use the dryer if things look or are full of lint--- like when I forget to take a Kleenex out of a pocket. The air fluff cycle takes lint away, but the cloths or towels are already dry when they go in the dryer. (I save most of my lint for the spring and summer song birds to use to make their nests! They love it! Even the ducks find it and use it for their nests, too. If I have too much I compost it in the garden since it is 100% cotton, wool or linen. Or Kleenex! It seems like almost every animal likes something soft and warm to snuggle with. Except alligators! They are very much against snuggling, from what I can see!) Read the fabric care information in the Anchini web site. Lots of good information in there. And NEVER dry linen in a dryer. Drying it like that damages the fibers.

[@bethanyanderson1745]

@@paulortiz2035 - you are correct, elastic bottoms are a rather invention.

[@bethanyanderson1745]

@@paulortiz2035 - wow, thank you for taking the time to respond so thoroughly. I appreciate it. I dry quite a bit of my laundry over the railing of my indoor balcony. The dryer is harsh on fabrics. However, my sheets are dried on delicate, perhaps i need to rethink that method? I wish I could attach a photo I snapped of a scene from a silent movie playing on my TV. I took the photo bc I couldn't believe that the bottom sheet was left draped over the mattress. Just as you are doing! Of course, hotels don't use elastic bottoms - only have flats - but they’re tuckers. (Lol) I've never heard of Anchini before. Eager to check it out. p.s. might re-think using vinegar in your washer as it can harm belts, rubber, etc. I was told the deterioration happens over time so ppl aren't always keen to vinegar cause and effect.

[@timdaly3845]

It’s nicer to have a big turn down when you’re in the bed also. 🛌

[@Schumacher1889]

We couldn’t agree more!

[@MoniqueSinha]

I just bought 2 nice bed sets and I felt like such an adult lol

[@Cenepk101]

Having your toes pinned is horrible. ( learned from Mama to tuck at the bottom like Bunny. ) I never tuck the top sheet. EVER.

[@judithhatch6175]

specifically what thread count ?

[@sososanchez3512]

Yes..Please Teach the People Ms Bunny... I love a Well Made Bed..

[@raffinee_3763]

That bed though...............

[@Adri-gp2us]

and...where would you put the 8 pillows when you go to bed??😆

[@sososanchez3512]

Sidenote.. I put a fitted shit on my boxspring .. I despise a naked bed.

[@catherine142]

Now if there was a way to get the wrinkles out of the sheets without ironing them! Lol… ☺️

[@dinamihelios4288]

In bedsheet's

[@pruzzilla3771]

Under baked.

[@sandranaylor2348]

Do not like fitted sheets

[@donnareeweeks6180]

I learned how to make up a bed when I was 6 years old . I can't believe adults need to be shown how to make up a bed . Ridiculous .

[@130crowd]

Wow, hard not to think of the homeless with this nonsense.

[@cicinr4591]

What is the point of this video? The video title says “how to make a bed “ and not “ I like my bed like this like this like this......... I thought they actually show you how to make a beautiful bed and not just talking about it.

[@katewade9992]

Zzzzz....