Bed-Making Tips from...the U.S. Marines

To pull sheets as tightly as possible on their “racks,” or beds, Marines create hospital corners on all sides of the bottom sheet, then align the top sheet and the blanket with the head of the bed and make three six-inch folds down so 12 inches of the bottom sheet show. And, yes, you just might be able to bounce a quarter off it.

Bedding, shown from left:

Peruvian wool throw in chocolate brown by ABC Carpet & Home, $155
To Buy: 212-473-3000.

CandyStripe cotton-sateen sheet set in azalea, with scalloped stitching, by 1891 by Sferra, $229 for queen
To Buy: www.sferralinens.com for stores.

Samode fitted cotton sheet in sea glass by John Robshaw Textiles, $175 for queen
To Buy: www.johnrobshaw.com.