Bed facts for kids

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1893)

Portable bed

A bed is a piece of furniture that people sleep on. It normally has a soft mattress on a bed frame. Many beds also have bed sheets to cover the mattress and additional sheets for the people to sleep under. People also use a pillow under their heads. A bed comes in many different sizes including a single, double and king size.

History

A 10 feet high ancient bed in National Museum of Bangladesh

Prehistoric people used naturally material, such as piles of straw or leaves, to sleep on. Beds similar to ones used today were probably invented before the 4th millennium BC. Mattresses stuffed with feathers were first used in Ancient Rome.

Types of beds

There are several kinds of bed in use today. Several terms refer to the size of the mattress. Some kinds are usually temporary, such as camp cots, air mattresses, and hammocks.

• Single bed
• Double bed
• Bunk beds
• Twin beds
• Camp bed/ Cot
• Futon
• Cot/ Crib
• Carrycot/Portacrib
• Cradle

How to make the bed properly

Modern day beds.

Making your bed is an important daily task that helps keep your room tidy and organized. Here are the steps to make your bed like a pro:

1. Strip the Bed

• Remove all bedding from the bed, including sheets, blankets, comforter, and pillows.
• Fold up the mattress pad or protector and set aside.

2. Put on the Mattress Pad

• If your mattress has a pad or protector, place it on the bed first.
• Smooth it out so there are no wrinkles.

3. Put on the Bottom Sheet

• Place the bottom sheet on the bed, making sure the elastic corners fit snugly over each of the four corners of the mattress.
• Pull the sheet tight and smooth out any wrinkles.

4.Put on the Top Sheet

• Unfold the top sheet and place it over the bed, making sure it hangs evenly on both sides.
• Tuck the sheet under the mattress at the bottom of the bed.

5. Add the Blanket or Comforter

• Unfold your blanket or comforter and place it over the bed.
• Make sure it hangs evenly on both sides.
• Smooth it out and tuck it in at the bottom if desired.

6. Fluff and Place the Pillows

• Fluff up your pillows to make them nice and fluffy.
• Place the pillows at the head of the bed, making sure they are even.

7. Final Touches

• Smooth out any remaining wrinkles in the bedding.
• Make sure the bed looks neat and tidy.

Record

Guinness World Records reports that the record time for two people to make a bed "with one blanket, two sheets, an undersheet, an uncased pillow, one pillowcase, one counterpane and hospital corners" is 14.0 seconds. This feat was achieved by two nurses from the Royal Masonic Hospital in London in 1993.

Images for kids

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  Bedroom on the Detmold Open-air Museum premises

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  Tutankhamun's gilded bed from the 14th century BC

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  The stone boxes are thought to have held bedding. Skara Brae (occupied 3180 BC to about 2500 BC)

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  Headrest with two images of the God Bes, c. 1539–1190 BCE, Brooklyn Museum

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  Southampton Medieval Merchant's House bedroom

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  Napoleon's bed (château de Compiègne)

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  The Great Bed of Ware, one of the largest beds in the world

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  Lit à la polonaise (Polish style bed), Royal Castle in Warsaw, 18th century.

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  Patent #322,177, on 14 July 1885 issued to Sarah E. Goode for a cabinet bed

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  Drawing of a candle-lit mourning bed (Trauergerüst) for abbess Franziska Christine von Pfalz-Sulzbach, 1776

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  Chinese style beds

See also

In Spanish: Cama para niños