Getting great sheets is easy. Just click on the bedding and linens tab on the website! Keeping them looking and feeling great season after season is a whole ‘nother ballgame! Maintaining quality sheets is hard work—just kidding. A little tender loving care will ensure a longlasting life for your linens. Here are a few helpful tips:

• A light wash will do. Sheets don’t get dirty like grungy football uniforms do. A short, soft cycle in lukewarm water ought to suffice. Don’t overdo it.


• Avoid bleach. Bleach eats away at fabric over time.


• Easy on the dryer. Leave em in just ling enough to get rid of any moisture.


• Shake the sheets. When you put them on the bed, shake out any wrinkles you see. This goes a long way in stopping pilling.


• Iron them. A gentle press keeps things looking and feeling crisp as the day you opened the package.

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Take a look at our antique white Rutherford twin beds in a past issue of Country Home. They’re a great choice for a kid’s room, and the Rutherford’s durable iron will keep long after your little ones aren’t so little anymore.

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Want to know how to tame those pesky, oversized flat sheets? We’ve got the answer: hospital corners. Hospital corners are part of the standard bedmaking procedure in both hospitals and the military. They’re a quick and easy way to make those extra inches on your flat sheet disappear into a sleek and classy design. Here’s a step by step tutorial on how to make hospital corners, and if these 5 steps don’t help take a look at the diagram below courtesy of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps.

1. Position the flat sheet evenly over the mattress and fitted sheet so that the excess length hangs evenly on all sides.
2. Tuck the bottom side of the sheet underneath the mattress from end to end.
3. Fold the hanging bottom corners of the sheet under the side edges of the bed. The ends of the still overhanging side edges of the sheet should taper to a 45 degree angle.
4. Fold the side edges of the sheet under the mattress for a stylish, geometrical display.
5. Repeat the process with the blanket if you want.

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Tired? The best way to drift off into a peaceful slumber night after night is to foster and maintain a daily bedtime routine. It’ll help you fall asleep faster, and it’ll make you more comfortable while you do so. Here are ten helpful things you should do before bedtime.

1. Take a bath


2. Relaxed breathing


3. Light reading


4. Brush your teeth


5. Light stretching


6. Listen to soothing sounds


7. Limit outside noise


8. Adjust the lighting in your bedroom


9. Keeping sheets crisp and cool


10. Set your alarm so you don’t worry about not waking up!

What are some of your nighttime rituals?

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So you’ve got yourself a bed. Great. Now what do you put on it? Sheets, comforters and pillows are obvious inclusions. They make lying in the bed a smooth and comfortable experience. But what about when you get out of the bed? How do you dress the bed when you’re not in it? These are a few simple tips to keep your bed looking fantastic.

Pillows, pillows, pillows
Not just the ones you sleep on either. Smaller, decorative pillows can go a long way in making a bed really stand out. Mix and match diffrent shapes and sizes, from square pillows to circular ones or even cylindrical ones. Cases are important, but shams really make a pillow stand out. The flourishes and imbellishments that grace the corners of shams can break up the monotony of more simplistically shaped square and rectangular pillows.

Bed skirts
Bed skirts serve a natural practical purpose of keeping your box spring and whatever goodies you have stashed underneath the bed out of plain sight. They also come in a number of elegant designs. Whether you like ruffled, feathery ones or more pragmatic, fabric based designs, bed skirts add yet another dimension of personality to your bed.

Duvet covers
Duvet covers are a great way of keeping things fresh and exciting when it comes to your comforter. They come in a number of styles and varieties, from simple, elegant fabric-based designs to more ornate, say, paisley prints. Some have buttons, zippers, lace, what have you. Don’t just toss your comforter onto the bed and call it a day. Dress it up in something stylish.

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At the end of the day, when it’s time to wind down and go to sleep, the last thing you want is to spend your precious nighttime hours staring at the ceiling, waiting for sleep to overtake you. You want to make the transition as smooth as possible. Here are ten things NOT to do before bedtime.

1. Think. You cannot solve the worlds problems tonight. Take solace that you might tomorrow.


2. Drink coffee or soda. Caffeine and sleep are not a good mix. Don’t eat too much either.


3. Drink too much water (or alcohol). Best case scenario has you trekking to the bathroom half the night, and those beer-induced spins aren’t that great either.


4. Watch a scary movie. Especially not A Nightmare on Elm Street!


5. Argue or fight. The stress will keep you up.


6. Work. Allow yourself time to relax and unwind before sleep.


7. Look at bright light. Bright light can trick your brain into thinking it’s daytime.


8. Check the clock. If you have trouble sleeping, constantly checking the clock will only insure you become less relaxed.


9. Leave your phone ringer on. Late night calls from friends will seriously wake you up.


10. Forget that sleeping is one of life’s pleasures you are allowed to enjoy!

What do you tend to stay away from before you go to bed?

It’s been a while since the last time we graced this space, but allow us to reintroduce ourselves: we’re Charles P. Rogers & Co. We make beds. We’ve been around since 1855. That is an awful long time. Don’t believe us? Take a quick look around your room for things that have been in existence since 1855. Computer? Nope. TV? Nope. Charles P. Rogers has persevered through more than a century and a half of American history.

The seed of the company was planted by crack industrialist Charles Platt Rogers after accepting a contract to make cots for a Manhattan public school in 1854. Rogers would soon move on to brass and iron beds, mindful of the city’s serious problem with insects and vermin at the time and those materials’ ability to hold up well against them. His iron and brass designs were fashionable, so much so that by the time 1870 hit, his beds were the talk of the city, gracing the homes of New York socialites and hotels alike.

Chas, as he was commonly called, opened up a storefront on 17th Street and 6th Avenue, where the company went on to become a force to be reckoned with in the business, shipping their elegant creations all over the country. Chas himself passed away in 1917, but the company was left in the competent hands of a succession of caretakers who have kept the name relevant and important to this day. It’s been 155 years, we hope to see 155 more. If there’s one thing people will always need, it’s a place to sleep. Sweet dreams…