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Cat Forum / General Topics / July 2005Cat fur and king size beds
Hi all! This is my first post on this ng :-) Got a question for ya. I just replaced my queen bed with a king bed. I LOVE IT. Anyway, when it came time to find bedding for this new bed I thought it would be a good idea to buy a comfortor but buy a separate duvet cover for it so that I wouldn't really have to wash the comfortor -- since that would be hard to fit in my washer. (my queen comfortor is hard enough on the washing machine) I have three cats and believe me: they fur up my bed in no time. Here's my problem -- and let me know if any of you have experienced this -- when I went looking online for comfortors and duvet covers I found that I can't find a king sized duvet cover that is the same size as my king comfortor. I've found the duvets usually measure around 102x86 inches, whereas the comfortors are coming in around 104x92. So how is it that the cover is smaller than the thing it is supposed to cover? I don't want to have a "bare" comfortor because I'd have to rollertape it everyday just to keep up with all the fur. Any ideas/advice/opinions?? Thanks all! :-) RalGrl >I don't want to have a "bare" comfortor because I'd have to rollertape >it everyday just to keep up with all the fur. I have been known to vacuum my comforter, with a regular floor type vacuum cleaner, not one of those wussy hand held vacs. Works pretty well. (Note: I have 5 cats)  SignatureDitty "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." (anonymous) http://www.dearauntnettie.com http://www.dearauntnettie.com/museum http://www.dearauntnettie.com/gallery >>I don't want to have a "bare" comfortor because I'd have to rollertape >>it everyday just to keep up with all the fur. > >I have been known to vacuum my comforter, with a regular floor type >vacuum cleaner, not one of those wussy hand held vacs. Works pretty >well. (Note: I have 5 cats) I use round cat beds which match the dust ruffle. My cats seem to prefer them to the comforter and it keeps the hair down. Not the most perfect decorating scheme but, hey, works for me. BarB > >>I don't want to have a "bare" comfortor because I'd have to rollertape > >>it everyday just to keep up with all the fur. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > prefer them to the comforter and it keeps the hair down. Not the most > perfect decorating scheme but, hey, works for me. You're lucky. My cats insist on being right on me when I sleep. I could go buy nice beds for them, but something tells me I'd just be wasting my money. That's why I was hoping the duvet cover would work, but I'm confused about any that I try to buy. The measurements don't synch up. >>>I don't want to have a "bare" comfortor because I'd have to rollertape >>>it everyday just to keep up with all the fur. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >BarB I wish mine liked the round cat beds. They just turn up their noses at them and prefer old shoe boxes when they aren't on the bed. SignatureDitty "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." (anonymous) http://www.dearauntnettie.com http://www.dearauntnettie.com/museum http://www.dearauntnettie.com/gallery I have six cats and a queen size bed. (and a husband - yes its cozy) The first comforter I got had velvet in the patchwork, which sucked hair out of the air and held on to it. I used a brush to take it off, but it was a twice a day occurrence if I wanted the bed to look nice. I relented and went out and got a duvet cover that doesn't hold hair at all. So you could look for a comforter with a sleek material that wont hold cat hair. Get a hairy comforter (I also have a fake fur one too) so it camouflages, or buy throw blankets to cover the one you have. But these are just my suggestions.. > Hi all! > This is my first post on this ng :-) [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks all! :-) > RalGrl > Hi all! > This is my first post on this ng :-) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > I don't want to have a "bare" comfortor because I'd have to rollertape > it everyday just to keep up with all the fur. The other kind of lintbrush (not the tape one, the one like one way velcro); amazing; works on clothing, people, rugs, furniture. pat > Hi all! > This is my first post on this ng :-) [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Any ideas/advice/opinions?? Invest in king sized sheets to trough over the duvet, or have a duvet cover custom made? >Here's my problem -- and let me know if any of you have experienced >this -- when I went looking online for comforters and duvet covers I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >how is it that the cover is smaller than the thing it is supposed to >cover? -- It's normal for the cover to be a couple of inches smaller around than the comforter, so that the comforter will fill the cover tightly, and you don't end up with floppy ends. Manufacturers vary greatly in sizing, however, and you just need to hunt around. Overstock.com has a good selection of covers and comforters you can match up for size. It's normal for the cover to be a couple of inches smaller around than the comforter, so that the comforter will fill the cover tightly, and you don't end up with floppy ends. Manufacturers vary greatly in sizing, however, and you just need to hunt around. Overstock.com has a good selection of covers and comforters you can match up for size. --------- Another, simpler thing you can do is just get used to keeping a king flat sheet on top of the comforter. Takes a little getting used to, but it becomes second nature in no time. > It's normal for the cover to be a couple of inches smaller around than > the comforter, so that the comforter will fill the cover tightly, and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > flat sheet on top of the comforter. Takes a little getting used to, > but it becomes second nature in no time. That's a great idea, too. And since I don't sleep with a flat sheet anyway (I'm weird, I know) that means that the sets I buy I can find a use for the flat sheet afterall. :-) Thanks all for the tips. > >Here's my problem -- and let me know if any of you have experienced > >this -- when I went looking online for comforters and duvet covers I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > the comforter, so that the comforter will fill the cover tightly, and > you don't end up with floppy ends. THANK YOU! It all makes sense now :-) In that case, I'll go on and buy a cover and see what happens. Oh, and invest in a plethora of lint brushes/rollers. These cats mean business! I have a king bed and use a duvet cover for the thicker winter quilt. I have to pin the quilt inside the cover to keep it shifting too much but there is so much slop inside you would never notice the 2-6 inch difference. In the summer we use a light quilt that I can just fit into my washing machine for de-furring. Good luck.
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