Long gone are the scheduled nap times of your childhood, and regular free weekend mornings when you can just sleep in beyond 9 am. Adult life and its schedules are far more hectic, and time for rest and good sleep is not always guaranteed. As such adults have learned to survive on however much sleep they can catch, and anywhere they can catch a few extra winks is like a God-send to get them through the rest of their day.

But perhaps we can try a more forward-looking approach. Some people say fixing your bed in the morning is a good practice to get into so that your bed is ready when you get home at night. The entirety of a proper Clean-Girl Bedroom requires just as much thought. They're designed to look clear, but with the proper elements, more importantly they can also be kept clear. Your future self will surely thank you for creating a bedroom aesthetic with a reliable rhythm they can wind down to for when nighttime comes.

Well-kept and appropriate bedding are a must for every clean-girl bedroom. An obvious detail that’s often overlooked because some of us feel we just don’t have the time to worry about how our beds look, especially since we only use them when it’s time to close our eyes.

People can be too quick to settle, but if as adults we find ourselves seeking better sleep, it will require better efforts from us. Don’t be complacent with having something soft to lie on. Notice what your future tired self might need to find their peace of mind.

For instance, in the event that you realize you would sleep better under thinner beddings you could plan ahead, busting out your Earthy Cottagecore Floral Comforter Blanket Set, or if you need bedding to plan for the warmer nights ahead, consider switching to our DUO Reversible Pastel Silky Tencel Bedding Set to help keep you cool and dry for the night. Analyze & assess now, so you can attempt to check if your epiphany was true that very night.

Clean-Girl bedrooms are made “clean” not just by their appearance but by their capacity to provide a sense of pristine calm, which is the key to carrying oneself to sleep and being better able to face tomorrow.

An easy tip for how to make your room appear clearer is using certain elements as a focal point. Room decor and personal items, even when put aside properly can crowd a room making it appear too busy, and busy minds do not make for peaceful nights.

But a clean-girl bedroom doesn’t mean depriving yourself of charming room elements for the sake of being neater. Especially not when you can find elements that can help you carve out a calming space in the midst of your well-decorated bedroom, such as any of our Assorted Gingham & Plaid Bed Sheets, a bedding that could create the appearance of a clearer room by creating a stark contrast with the space.

It might sound counter intuitive to add more to a room so that it seems clearer, but giving our brain something to hold its focus, especially on our bed, could be the secret to winding down our mind and body slowly, before we even turn off the lights.

Browse our Washed Cotton Collection to see what variety of bedding could help your room look its clearest.

There’s a strange phenomenon that happens as an adult, where sometimes you’re too busy to clean but not too busy to make some kind of mess.

It can start small, like leaving your socks on the floor when you get home, but it could escalate into a dangerous habit of just saying you’ll get to it eventually. But clean-girl bedrooms can’t be maintained without consistent effort. Even a little preparation could go a long way.

Placing an Over the Door Organizer can give you a place to leave things like your jacket, bag, or hat; everyday essentials that you could forget just before you leave the door. It could also keep you from leaving things you know you’ll need again tomorrow just lying about anywhere in your space, believing you’ll definitely remember to bring them.

Forgetting things as an adult? More likely than you think.

Remember, to keep our spaces from becoming neglected we must think ahead where we can and prepare our homes with the necessary elements to support a standard living routine.

Read First Apartment Essentials: A Fresh Grad's Ultimate Guide for more ideas to keep your home in order.

We want to provide you with some good ideas to inspire your own Clean-Girl Bedroom setups. So, you can feel confident and open to the aesthetic idea’s potential for cultivating a clear and well put-together space.

It will take more than fresh sheets and clean bed layers, but one of the benefits of the aesthetic is that it is a perfect baseline that can take your room in a number of directions.

In our time we’ve found that combining vintage-inspired charm with the soft-neutrals of a clean-girl bedroom invites a soft familiarity with the space. Vintage elements like our British Vintage Plaid Bedding Set add a subtle and truly timeless element that, when paired with the light colors and sheets, can transform the space into something with more character.

No longer being just a space that you’ve cleared to sleep in. The space now feels more personal, more lived in. With an air of familiarity, you’ll gladly find peace, and solace in every night you come home.

A Clean-Girl Bedroom more than anything seeks to provide people with a space where they can feel comfortable and properly take care of themselves. Self-care isn’t just a routine; it’s also about the space you do it in. So let us be kinder to our future selves and cultivate a bedroom where they can obtain proper rest, a calm mind, and reliable comfort, everything they would need to wake up to a better morning, and live richer lives.

There should be a reciprocal amount of effort when cultivating your own version of a Clean-Girl Bedroom. Since the space will be what takes care of you at the end of the day, it’s only fair that you yourself should take good care of your space.

Getting your life together takes more than having fresh sheets ready for you at home. It starts when you start to ask yourself what you really need in order to take care of yourself. The answer to that question will inform your decisions afterwards, making them more intentional, and more meaningful in the long run. You will start to feel like your space isn’t just a place you retreat to sleep, but a home you genuinely rely on for comfort and care.