Tips on Taking Care of Bedsteads and Mattresses
Mitch Johnson
Cleaning the bedrooms sometimes can become a problem. But as we
use this room most of the time to resting ourselves, cleaning is
a major priority. Get some tips on to clean the bedroom. How do I
take proper care of bedsteads, mattress and pillows? These are some useful
tips for you.
With the vogue for ranch and other one-floor houses not to
mention apartments you may not have an upstairs, but that doesn't
mean that you can sidestep second-floor problems. Bedrooms and
bathrooms will be somewhere about.
BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES are of top importance because your
proper rest depends upon them. Lumps and depressions in your
mattress, inner springs that emit musical notes when you turn,
soiled ticking, and lack of bounce are warnings that your bed is
no longer what it used to be, but a new mattress may not be
necessary. Available almost everywhere are firms that specialize
in renovation. They will repair springs and clean, sterilize, or
completely remake your mattress at a nominal cost; they can even
change its size.
ROUTINE CARE OF A MATTRESS includes periodic dusting with a stiff
brush or the upholstery attachment of your vacuum cleaner. Do
both sides, the edges, and the springs underneath. Then, if
possible, freshen it with sun and air. While you have the bedding
off, dust the bedstead too, getting into all the corners and
crannies, and then give it a beauty treatment. (See Furniture
Care for various materials.) If your mattress shows soil, you can
clean it with a good upholstery shampoo, following the directions
on the container or with the dry suds from a rich solution of
mild soap or detergent, and lukewarm water. Be very careful not
to get the mattress too wet. Rinse with a sponge wrung out of
clear water and let one side dry thoroughly before cleaning the
other. Quilted pads or envelope-style covers protect mattresses
from dust and stains and make beds more comfortable too.
HAIR MATTRESSES should be kept free of dust and about once a week
they should be turned over and the top and bottom reversed. This
gives them a chance to recover from pressures and stains. At this
time a thorough airing (windows wide open even if only for a
little while) will help rejuvenate mattresses and pillows too.
It's surprising how those pillows fluff when freshened near an
open window or outdoors.
FOAM RUBBER MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS keep fairly clean and dust free. Their
makers say they breathe out the dust however, they
can be dusted with a brush or wiped with a cloth wrung out of
mild soapsuds if you feel you really must. They do not need
turning.
KAPOK MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS should be sunned and aired often to keep them in
good condition. You can dust the ticking, but the
pillows cannot be washed.
GLASS FIBER PILLOWS and crib mattresses stuffed with glass fibers
are light in weight, fireproof, don't wad up, and can be washed
unless covered with a non-washable material. Do them by hand
though, using cool to lukewarm suds made with mild soap or
detergent. Squeeze the suds through the material gently, rinse
thoroughly, but do not rub or twist them.
FOR STAINS ON MATTRESSES see instructions for the various types
in the chapter on Spots and Stains.
You can repair the springs and clean the mattress at nominal cost
in spite of changing them with the new one to save the cost.
Routine care of mattress is important to make you feel more
comfortable as you don't have to worry about the dust and stains.
Dusted and put your hair mattresses on the open air to maintain
the shape of the pillows and mattresses. Rubber mattresses and
pillows can be clean using the brush.
Mitch Johnson is a regular writer for http://www.curtains-n-drapes.com/
. His articles have also appeared on http://www.guideforbedding.info/
and
http://www.guidesforbedding.info/
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