Where I live (Czechia) and select other Central European countries, we don't really use "sheets" like many do in the United States. Instead, all comforters have duvet (comforter) covers. These sort of act as sheets. When they are dirty, they are removed and washed. Right now ours is a green, blue, and gray modern design. Flannel. Our fitted sheet below is white. We also often use a duvet cover that is light blue with white and golden flowers. Cotton. We prefer the duvet covers over sheets, but did buy a large comforter that covers Hubby and me together (typical in the US), while Czechs often buy two small comforters (with same size covers) for such large beds. So each person on the bed has their own small comforter. And while we (and most Americans) simply make the bed by putting the comforter flat on the bed, most Czechs fold the individual comforters in half and position them sideways on the mattress(es). Also, though most Czech big beds do have one large bed frame, they usually have two smaller (twin) mattresses in it (side by side) rather than one huge (queen or king) mattress.

Is there something you now do differently than when you were growing up (parents did)?