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To make or not to make your bed? Experts weigh in

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Mites flourish in warm, moist places, so open your windows
to combat the ideal conditions for bugs to multiply. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Mites flourish in warm, moist places, so open your windows to combat the ideal conditions for bugs to multiply. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Ah bed! Your haven, your sanctuary, your respite after a long, hard day. Many of us go to great lengths to make it absolutely perfect – luxurious linen, plump pillows, downy duvets.

And for good reason: studies show the average person spends up to 26 years in bed. But which kind of bed-owner are you?

Do you make yours as soon as you get up in the morning – or do you leave your linen to languish in a heap all day until you’re ready to crawl between the sheets again?

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