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How to keep your bedroom clean and fresh

For your bedroom to be the comfortable space you want it to be, it’s important to keep it clean and fresh to get a healthier sleep. Here are a few tips for your freshness routine and how to fight stale air, dust, mites, dirt, and germs.

A dark brown IDANÄS bed with checked VITKLÖVER bed linen on a LOHALS flatwoven rug, along with a round black air purifier in a bedroom.
A dark brown IDANÄS bed with checked VITKLÖVER bed linen on a LOHALS flatwoven rug, along with a round black air purifier in a bedroom.

What to do and how often

With the right routine in place, keeping a clean and fresh bedroom only takes a few minutes now and then. Here’s a suggestion.

  • Daily: Leave the bed unmade occasionally and use an air purifier.
  • Weekly: Wash your bed linen, vacuum and shake out the rug.
  • Monthly: Wash the mattress protector and air out your duvet.
  • Every 6 months: Flip the top mattress and change seasonal duvets.
A bed with unmade white bedding, bed linen on a drying rack, plus a round, black STARKVIND air purifier on a natural rug.

Have you thought about air quality?

An air purifier helps improve the air quality in your bedroom. It’s a good idea both for a city apartment where you avoid opening windows due to air pollution – as well as in greener surroundings where pollen levels can be a problem.

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A round black STARKVIND air purifier on a LOHALS rug, next to a dark brown bed with checked VITKLÖVER bed linen.
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Easy keeping the floor clean

Longer bed legs facilitate vacuuming and wiping under the bed, which makes it happen more often. A bedside rug to wipe your feet on is also a good idea to avoid getting dirt into the bed. Just take it out for a shake now and then.

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A vacuum cleaner on a natural LOHALS rug, a dark brown IDANÄS bed with checked bed linen and a dark brown bedside table.
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An unmade bed kills off mites

Dust mites thrive in warm, moist environments. So, leave the bed unmade for a few hours after getting up. This speeds up the evaporation of moisture from the bedding, which dehydrates the mites and eventually kills them.

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An unmade dark brown IDANÄS bed with white/black checked VITKLÖVER bed linen, next to a natural LOHALS flatwoven rug.
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A woman putting a white ÄNGSKORN mattress protector on a mattress, next to two pillows with LUDDROS pillow protectors.
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A mattress protector isn’t just a welcome relief in case there’s an accident in bed, it also helps prolong the life of your mattress.
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Karin NémethInterior Designer