How to Make a Bed With Tight Hospital Corners

Learn the easiest way to make mitered corners so your top sheet is tight and snug.

How to Tuck a Mitered Bedsheet

The easy way to tuck a perfectly mitered bedsheet.

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Transform your bed into a 5-star hotel experience by mastering the art of folding mitered corners. It’s so cozy and so simple, you’ll never be lazy with your top sheet again.

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How to Perfectly Make the Bed

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Rajiv Surendra knows that the little things can make a big difference in your day and mood, so he starts his morning with a crisply made bed. He shows you how to make the bed from top to bottom, including step-by-step instructions on folding hospital corners.

1. Tuck Bottom of Top Sheet Beneath Mattress

Start as you would when you’re making your bed. Put on the fitted sheet, and then lay the top sheet centered across the bed. Start by tucking the end of the top sheet beneath the mattress.

How to Tuck a Mitered Bedsheet

The easy way to tuck a perfectly mitered bedsheet.

Photo by: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio

2. Pull Top Sheet Ends to Form a Triangle

Grab the lower edge of the sheet that’s overhanging one side of the bed. Holding the fabric a few feet from the corner of the sheet, pull it back at an angle to tighten how it wraps around the edge of the bed.

Keeping the sheet taut, grab the bottom corner of the sheet so that the fabric forms a "triangle."

How to Tuck a Mitered Bedsheet

The easy way to tuck a perfectly mitered bedsheet.

Photo by: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio

3. Tuck in the Bottom Triangle

Let the top part flip back onto the bed, and let it rest there. The fabric wrapped around the corner of the mattress should remain taut. The secret to getting your top sheet snug is to tuck the bottom part of the triangle under the mattress first. Sort of like wrapping a present – a very cozy bed present.'

How to Tuck a Mitered Bedsheet

The easy way to tuck a perfectly mitered bedsheet.

Photo by: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio

4. Fold Down and Tuck Top Triangle. Then Repeat on Other Side

Once in place, you can flip the top part of the triangle down, and tuck it under the mattress as well. This helps to lock in the bottom flap of fabric in position and keeps the end of the sheet wrapped snug all night long. Continue to tuck the loose edge all the way up to the headboard, and then repeat the process on the other side of your bed.