Waterbed Sheets

 

 

Waterbed sheets are available  in a wide range of colors and styles


The first waterbeds were patented in 1969.  Charles Hall was a student at San Francisco State University and the waterbed evolved from a design project that he had done for a graduate program.  The first waterbeds had no heaters or frames and were mainly sold to hippies!  This rather restricted how the public viewed waterbeds and consequently, sales weren’t great.    However, with the advent of heaters and soft sided models, waterbeds are enjoying a comeback


What's so great about waterbeds?

Buying sheets for your waterbed

Which sheet fabrics are best for your waterbed

Why are waterbed comforters sized differently to conventional ones?

 

What’s so great about waterbeds?

 

It’s a really healthy way to get a good nights’ sleep.  Did you know that sleeping on a conventional spring mattress can put as much as eighty pounds of pressure per square inch on the areas of your body that are bearing the weight?  These are the uncomfortable ‘pressure points’ that make you so restless.

 

How a Waterbed can Improve Your Sleep

A waterbed spreads your weight over all of your body, eliminating those ‘pressure points’.  It conforms to your exact shape, giving you total support.

 

Waterbeds are wonderful for anyone of any age but are of particular benefit to people with arthritis.  The combination of full bodily support and heat (yes, waterbeds come with heaters!) can really help to reduce the pain from arthritis or back problems.

 

I can’t imagine one in my bedroom!

Waterbeds have come a long way since the 70’s!  The waterbeds of today come in two main styles.

 

  • Soft side, which looks exactly like a traditional box spring base and mattress
  • Hard side, which is a waterbed sitting inside a wooden frame and also looks like an ordinary bed.

 

Buying Sheets for Your Waterbed

 

It is possible to use regular flat sheets on a waterbed but they are not ideal.  They slip off very easily and are hard to tuck in, especially on a hard sided model.

 

  • Waterbed sheets are constructed in a particular way.  The fitted bottom sheet and the top flat sheet are sewn together at the foot-end.  This keeps them smooth and flat.
  • They also have a deep pocket in each corner, which is placed under the mattress, keeping the sheet firmly in place.
  • A clever innovation for hard sided waterbeds is pole sheets.  These have a casing in each of the corner pockets of the bottom sheet.  A small pole is slid through the casing and is then able to lock into the corner of the wooden bed frame.  These sheet sets are available in cotton, satin and flannel and come supplied with poles.

 

Buying purpose-made waterbed sheets can make all the difference to how much you love your waterbed.  Bed-making becomes a breeze and your sheets will stay smoothly in place, ensuring a good nights’ sleep.

 

Which Sheet Fabrics are Best for Waterbeds?

 

It’s really personal choice as waterbed sheets are available in the same fabrics as regular sheets.  Here are the three most popular:

 

Cotton

These are a little stiff when new but soon soften up with washing.  A favorite for waterbed owners is 100% cotton with a thread count of 300 which makes the sheets durable but lovely and silky to sleep on.

Cotton waterbed sheets are usually held in place by deep corner pockets slid over and under the mattress corners.

 

Satin

These are beautiful to look at with a lustrous shine bringing a touch of luxury to your bedroom.  Satin is softer to sleep on than cotton but is also much more fragile.  Satin sheets should be laundered carefully according to the manufacturer’s instructions.  Satin waterbed sheets are either anchored with corner pockets, sheet connectors or ‘bed suspenders’.

 

Flannel

High quality flannel waterbed sheets are usually made from a mix of wool and cotton.  The wool gives warmth and the cotton adds softness to the sheets.  These are undoubtedly the cosiest to sleep on, although most waterbeds come with a heater so warmth isn’t usually a problem.

 

Why are Waterbed Comforters sized differently to conventional ones?

 

If you’re buying all of your bed linen for your waterbed, you need to know that on a hard sided waterbed, comforters are usually tucked in between the wooden bed frame and the waterbed mattress.  They only tuck in a few inches so they aren’t as big as traditional comforters that drop over the sides of a conventional bed.

 

However, this is entirely personal choice and you may prefer your comforter draped!  It’s best to measure your waterbed so that you can make sure you buy exactly what you want.

 

 

 
 
 
 
   

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