Having a light bed makes a big difference to me. Even if my entire house is trashed, I feel SO much better just by making my bed. The one decorating thing I was sure of when I got married was that I wanted an entirely white bed. I couldn't find the white quilted bedspread I wanted for the registry, so the woman I worked for gave an old one of hers and it is perfect. My room is sunny and bright and that white stretch of neat bedspread makes me so happy I walk into my room to look at it every time I'm feeling overwhelmed by the rest of my cramped, messy apartment :)

You'd think having an all white bed is a disaster with little kids, but I can bleach everything on my bed. My shower curtain is exactly the same as my bedspread, and I just bleach that too :)