Love these beds and my cats do too, I’m a breeder and send each kitten home with one so I’ve bought quite a few beds, and I want them to smell like mom so they washed and dried many times. I do wash them in the washing machine (a necessity for me to keep bedding clean) and for the most part I’ve had good luck with the crowns. The cushions are great, wash and throw in the dryer. But the crown… The foam in the crown points is not sewn down so on occasion coming out of the washer they are not quite straight and flat. MOST of the time I can get them back into place. I’ve learned the delicate cycle helps and use less spin. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PUT THE CROWN IN THE DRYER or its straight dryer to garbage can. The crowns will come out a twisted mess and it’s almost always impossible to save the shape , so I AIR DRY ONLY THE BED. MY RECOMMENDATION TO NANDOG: Sew the foam into crown points so it can be put into the dyer on a delicate cycle and assure there is no worry in the wash cycle. But a very cute bed otherwise.