<p>My college has twin XL sheets.
I was thinking about buying twin XL sheets but use my old full quilt/cover (which I love) for bedding. Would this look really bad? What about twin (non-XL) quilts?</p>
<p>I think it would be okay bacause the extra width on the full-size quilt can hide a multitude of sins under the twin ie all the stuff you store underneath.</p>
<p>I got a full size quilt for my son’s dorm room, but I ended up returning it because it seemed so huge. The XL twin beds are about 6 inches longer, so the full size quilts seem too short from top to bottom and way too long from side to side. I recently found a wonderful site that sells XL twin bedding for dorm rooms started by 2 moms. It’s called <a href=“http://www.campusbedding.com%5B/url%5D”>www.campusbedding.com</a> and I ordered a comforter (really soft micofiber like the pillows they sell at Brookstone) and a high quality mattress cover so he doesn’t have to worry about dust mites, bed bugs, and other general yuckyness from used mattresses. After looking all around, LNT, BBB, etc, I was happiest with the products from this site.</p>
<p>Both of my kids have/had twin X-long sheets with their regular twin comforters, and they worked just fine.</p>
<p>I have a full, which works fine. If the extra quilt annoyed me, I just tucked it farther under my mattress on the side that was against the wall. This makes it easier if you plan to move off-campus becuase most furnished apt. come with full beds, and most people want a full bed if not.</p>
<p>I agree with NYUMom.</p>
<p>A few years ago, when I was shopping at BB&B for D’s bedding, I asked a clerk where the twin-XL size dust ruffles were. Another mom overheard and suggested that we get a full size comforter; the overhang would serve as a dust ruffle. I didn’t do that (bought a dust ruffle on-line that fit over her lofted bed to hide all the junk stored underneath) but it seemed like a good idea.</p>
<p>My kids don’t even bother to hide their junk, it just overflows into the junk that always on the floors and all around the room!</p>
<p>I think it depends on what you want to do. Bottom line…the twin size comforters work fine, but don’t hide anything underneath. Full size (my D did this) worked okay and then she was able to use it when she got her full size bed in her 1st apt (just like shoebox10 said).</p>
<p>So, either one can work. If you already have something you’re ok with, that’s fine. If you want to use this as an excuse to re-decorate, may want to think ahead towards a full size. There are also more and more XL twin size comforters available now, even just 3 years after I was looking for one! </p>
<p>So any of these options can work.</p>
<p>Target has XL comforters. I’ve heard full size ones are a bad choice if a bed is ever bunked and it’s the one on top.</p>
<p>twin was fine for D</p>
<p>We found the regular twin quilt to be perfectly fine on the XL bed. Keep in mind that if the bed has a “footboard” or if it is bunked, the quilt can’t hang over the bottom anyway.</p>
<p>Full quilts over XL twin bed worked fine for my kids.</p>
<p>Regular twin quilt was fine for my S. He rarely made the bed up anyway (it was lofted) so it really didn’t matter.</p>
<p>I think Penneys even stated twin comforter for XL bed- works. Consider that the length for the end drop will be shorter, still long enough (no fitting the mattress issues).</p>
<p>I am so bad I not only didn’t give my D a xltwin comforter- she made do with two “throws” instead- because they were on sale at Costco ( but they were down)
I also dont’ think I have ever seen her bed * made* she sleeps in a nest/</p>
<p>Then again I just went and bought her sister a new sleeping bag because her old one was too short. ( who knew? I didn’t expect to have a daughter taller than her dad)</p>
<p>The twin size comforter has worked fine on the xl-twin beds, it’s just the bottom sheet that’s important. There is a lot more choice in regular size twin as far as comforters go. However, my sons like me to buy the king-size pillows and pillow cases. So I usually buy just a fitted sheet in xl, a regular twin comforter and a king size pillow case.</p>
<p>I’ve been wrestling with this question myself. I’m thinking that S will use the bed risers to create more under bed storage. Then using a full size comforter or quilt will cover to the floor and conceal the stuff. If he uses the twin, it might not reach because of the risers. Does anyone have any experience with this?</p>
<p>Boys don’t care. His friends won’t care. It will be easier to get to the stuff if it’s not hidden by a too big comforter or quilt. Shoot, my daughter didn’t even care.</p>
<p>Time to resurrect a CC classic: The Moundbuilders</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=237065&highlight=Moundbuilders[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=237065&highlight=Moundbuilders</a></p>
<p>Anybody obsessing about dorm decor should consider that floors are the preferred space for storing clothes (both dirty and clean), books, homework (both returned and to be submitted), used cups and paper plates, cutlery taken from the college cafeteria and not returned, half-eaten slices of pizza, and much more.</p>