Sleep number sheets

So we have a Sleep Number bed. Love love love my bed, but that's a different story. We purchased special sheets for this bed when we purchased the bed. The bed is a King, split as both side are manipulated on their own base.

It's been a few years now, almost 3 actually since we purchased the bed and sheets. Our great Dane, Roscoe, thinks this is his bed if no one is in it. Since the time of purchasing said sheets, he has managed to create holes which become large rips in the sheets. Of course this drove me nuts as I really do not have money in the budget for a new set of Sleep Number sheets for this bed. I just checked the pricing again and the sheet is $179.99! This includes 2 special twin sheets and a top sheet. Special financing is available. This is nuts, financing sheets??? There has to be a better way.

Yes these sheets are fitted to the mattresses of the Sleep Number system, and the only real difference I can see is the elastic bands that are on the corners of the sheets that hold the sheet on as you raise the head/foot of the bed. Hmmm.....this got me thinking...surely I can make this right?

Well I'm proud to say YES, YES I can! I went to Walmart, (I hate shopping Walmart most of the time, people are rude, there's never stock and why why why do they have 40 check out lanes and only 3 cashiers no matter what time you go in?) Anyway, I was able to find a basic twin fitted bottom sheet for only $4.97 each (x2). Then I went into the sewing department and picked up some elastic (I totally over estimated the amount of elastic I would need), for $1.77.

After getting home I took one of the original Sleep Number sheets and measured the elastic and used it as a guide as to where to place my elastic strips. I began to sew. Now, sewing is NOT my forte. I'm still learning what all this machine does, but I can do a basic straight stitch like a winner! The job is not beautiful by any means, I used white thread when I should have used dark blue, it's not completely straight, yada yada. If you come over to see the corners of my sheets, we've got other issues to talk about. In the grand scheme of things, the sheets work beautifully! Fit the bed really well and the sheets do not come off the bed when it is raised/lowered. So win win for me! $179.99 vs $11.71. Yeah I'll take the latter please!

Moral of this story, just because it's out there doesn't mean it's the only option! I was able to save myself $168.28 just by thinking I could make something work, and I did! If your goal is to save money, live as frugal as you can (as you want to be), then always think outside the box to see what you can do yourself before you make that really expensive purchase!

Do you have a DIY tip you would like to share? Something that would have cost your next born child but you were able to make at home for a fraction of the cost? Leave me a comment below, I would love to hear about it!

Until next post, Have a wonderfully Blessed day!

Shelly