Yes - so true, I went the Self Stick Tile way and that is exactly how I make the bed as well - I also never attempt to make the bed with out shoes on my size 13's for "padding" when I do Jam my toes.
We put contact paper on the particle board (bed platform) and others have put self-sticking tiles down.
As for making up the bed, I pull the mattress down toward the dresser to put the fitted sheet on, push it back to the head-board and continue with the flat sheet.
We have covered the mattress board in our other campers...(not this one yet)...with tarps we have cut to fit. Bill staples it down. It is much easier to move the mattress up and down. I will have to wait until we get the Big Country out of storage but I do not hit my foot on anything. I never have my shoes on when I make the bed so lets say I never feel anything. I keep thinking our mattress is out over the sides a little.
If you do cover the platform with self-stick tiles, be sure to apply a primer/sealer to the wood first. That will help the tiles to stick. Then use some ready made corner molding to trim the tile and wood edge for a smooth, no sliver, surface.
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The trim I used was from Lowe's, I think. That's where I got the tile. But it's the fake wood stuff. Structural foam with a picture of wood on it. Easy to cut, no slivers, and I used strips of double-sided carpet tape to stick it to the tile.
We are listening- Looking at some ways to make it easier to make the bed.
On saturday we did a modified version of what John did. Above the split under the matress we stapled left over vinyl from our kitchen floor re-do. My only concern is will the matress be too mobile when used for sleeping. We addressed the "making the bed" issue it seems. It was enough slip to move it around to add the sheet.