<p>DH and I sleep under a down comforter, inserted in a duvet cover. We also have two dogs who sleep with us, so the duvet cover needs to be washed regularly. Taking it off of the comforter isn’t a terrible chore, but getting it back on – oh my goodness. Perhaps I’m stupid. It takes me something like 20 minutes to do it. </p>
<p>First I lay the duvet cover flat on the bed; then dig into it until I get to one of the corners on the opposite side from the buttons. Then I stick the corner of the comforter into the corner of the duvet and tie the little ties around the corner of the comforter. Repeat with other side. Poof it around until the entire comforter is finally inside the entire duvet. This seems to take a good long time. Then I do the corners on the button side of the duvet, and finally I button the buttons. It takes for.ev.er.</p>
<p>Am I doing something wrong??</p>
<p>I know that at CC we handle all sorts of cosmic and existential crises, so I’m really hoping to get some good advice.</p>
<p>VH, I gave up on covers long time ago. I got a colored comforter and a bed coverlet. We sleep under the flat sheet/comforter combo, and I just wash the comforter often. This is a slob approach, but it works for us. The fact that I have a large capacity Miele washer helps.</p>
<p>As I recall, Mr B protested once that we did not use covers, and I asked him to help me put a cover on. That took care of all future complaints. :)</p>
<p>I have the same tedious task for all the beds at home. I even place a huge hair claw clip on the middle bottom part before I do the top corners just to make sure the duvet stays in place.</p>
<p>Get duvet covers made like pillow cases that attach with covered buttons at one end. Turn the cover inside out; put the duvet end on to the seam and roll the cover up like you’re putting on stockings.</p>
<ul>
<li>put Duvet on bed</li>
<li>Turn the cover inside out</li>
<li>put your hands in cover to the opposite corners</li>
<li>with your hands still in the cover, grasp the corners of the duvet</li>
<li>pull your hands over your head and let cover ‘shimmy’ down duvet.<br></li>
<li>at this point you may want to throw the end of hte duvet you are holding back on the bed and ‘help’ the rest of the duvet & cover fall into place.<br></li>
</ul>
<p>It’s really easy. I have found odd safety pins inside S1s duvet covers which is how my cleaning person attempted to make it work.</p>
<p>Yeah. Start with the duvet cover inside out. Tie the first two corners, then just shimmy the cover down over the comforter. It’s REALLY easy if you have a nice bannister to let the whole thing hang from!</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s any easy way with a large comforter. My solution was to sleep under a flat sheet and comforter and put another flat sheet on top - sandwich idea (or deconstructed duvet cover!). Much easier + flat sheets are far less expensive than duvet covers and easier to wash and dry than comforters. I think some hotels do this and I might have stolen the idea from them.</p>
<p>VH, how timely. After being in Europe and realizing that I love duvets, was thinking perhaps I’d switch. But the cover seems a PITA, and now I know an approach or two if I take the plunge. Thanks!</p>
<p>I love my duvet cover and would not trade it for anything. It is a cream color and our dog is black. Therefore the dog is forbidden from getting on the bed!</p>
<p>I just take one corner of the comforter in hand, thrust it into the cover until I reach the far corner. Then I do the same with the other corner. Then I pick the whole thing up by those two corners, holding the comforter through the cover, and shake/flap the whole thing until the comforter is mostly distributed inside the cover. Make a few adjustments, and button it up. Done. Maybe it helps that none of our comforters are super thick. And they are most queen size.</p>
<p>I like onetogo2’s solution – post #12. The top flat sheet isn’t going to move around much. And if it does, I’ll concoct something like the Velcro ECmotherx2 refers to, or snaps or buttons or something.</p>
<p>Consolation: I own three duvet covers. In all of them, there are little cloth ties inside in each corner, so one can tie them to the corner of the comforter so the comforter doesn’t migrate.</p>
<p>I just bought a new comforter from Lands’ End and it has pieces of cloth in each corner that are sewn in diagonally, so one can loop the little ties through the pieces of cloth. I was quite impressed.</p>
<p>Some duvet covers have little fabric tabs/ties sewn to all of the inside corners. You tie them around a little pinch of the comforter and it locks the corners of the comforter into the corners of the cover.</p>
<p>Turn the duvet cover inside out or just reach in and
Pin or tie the top corners to the duvet cover.
Stand on the bed and
Let the whole thing shimmy itself right side out over the edge of the bed
Button up as many bottom buttons as you feel like</p>
<p>Never thought of using the bannister - I don’t think it would work for our stair set up though.</p>
+ flat sheets are far less expensive than duvet covers and easier to wash and dry than comforters. I think some hotels do this and I might have stolen the idea from them.</p>