Mastering Linen Closet Bliss: Organize With Style And Ease!

Andrew McCaul

It can be a little daunting when you are trying to organize your linen closet. With effort and resourcefulness, you can get rid of all the clutter in your closet. It's really about arranging and sorting everything into related groups. You can sort bathroom linens such as hand towels, tablecloths, face towels, and large towels into separate piles. You can also sort bedding into bed sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases should have their own piles too. Now, let's discuss how to organize your linen closet in a few steps below.

  1. Assess and remove less-used linens

Most times you don't use majority linens found in your closet space. There are things that you might be holding on to that are not useful anymore. Rather than fill up your closet space with less-used items, you should give them away. You should aim to reduce the number of items in your closet so that it will be easy to organize. While assessing your linens, you should ask yourself if you really need them. You need to check for old items that need to be disposed of. You might even find some stained towels that look awful and yellowish. If you have too many sets of bedding, you have to hand them out. Keep the linens that you actually use often. The rarely used linens that just take up space should be gone from your closet space.

  1. Line your closet shelves

You have to prevent shelves from leaving marks on your linens. You want to maintain the quality of the items in your closet. Melamine and wood shelves tend to cause discolouring or fading of bed sheets and towels so you have to cover your shelves with some liner. You can use either basic or patterned liner if you wish. It is also possible for you to place papers or newspapers on the shelves. This will create a barrier between your linens and the shelves.

  1. Make sure your linens are clean

When trying to organize your closet, you should endeavour to wash towels and sheets before you put them back. This will ensure that you have clean linens to use. Whenever you need any of the items, you can rest assured that they are neat and fresh. If you're feeling extra and want to do more, you can iron your sheets and pillowcases. Then, fold them properly to ensure that they stay neat and wrinkle-free.

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  1. Categorize all linens

When organizing the closet, you should sort linens into different categories. You can do this based on size, type, color, or storage bin. For example, some linens meant for the bed such as pillowcases, bed sheets, and duvet covers should be grouped together. Every other linen such as table napkins, quilts, tablecloths, and face towels should be organized within the same space. You should put your most frequently used items in front where you can easily find them. Off-season items can be stacked at the back. Don't just place linens anyhow. You should fold them neatly and place suitably on the shelves. You can even dedicate certain linen to particular shelves so you can easily locate them.

  1. Make use of baskets, boxes, and trays

 It is advisable to make use of baskets, trays, and boxes when organizing a small linen closet. You can organize different sizes and types of linens into small storage boxes. You can use anything from fabric boxes to rattan baskets in order to keep your items orderly. Bath towels, bedroom sheets, and dish towels should be kept in separate storage containers. You can buy some colorful or fancy boxes so your closet can have an aesthetic look. You should group smaller items such as toiletries and napkins into trays or bowls.

  1. Make use of space-saving bags, fabric bags, and zippered plastic bags

You might not be able to store everything in boxes or bases so plastic zippered bags should come handy. These bags can be used to keep your down comforter, duvet, and pillows. Fabric bags can accommodate pillows, quilts, and beach towels. Space-saving bags are meant to help you pack bulky items such as king-size bedding, compress them, and save lots of space.

  1. Put bed sheets together with matching pillowcases

You should arrange bed sheets together with the pillows that correspond. It's also important to pair pillowcases with the same colors of bed sheets. You can even fold your sheets and tuck them inside matching pillowcases.

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  1. Label storage boxes

 You can also label storage baskets, bins, and boxes. This should be done after you have sorted all the linens and organized them into stacks. You want to make it easy for yourself when trying to pick up something from your linen closet. Labeling is not quite difficult. You can pick up some sticky notes and write the various labels before sticking them on the right baskets.

  1. Make use of over-the-door racks

Apart from using shelves in your linen closet, you can also use over-the-door racks for additional storage. This could be as simple as hooks that you can place over-the-door. You can hang small linens like table napkins and runners. Most importantly, they are very easy to access anytime you need them. Over-the-door and wall-mounted racks help to maximize as much space as possible. In your linen closet, you should aim to use the vertical space for storage rather than clutter the floor with linen boxes.

  1. Make sure your linen closet smells good

Here is another way of caring for your linen closet. You need to make sure that all your linen is safe from mildew and moths. You can keep your linen closet smelling fresh by doing a few things. One of these involves putting baking soda on your closet floor to get rid of bad odors. If you place cedar blocks along your shelves, you can prevent bugs and moths from coming into your linen closet. Placing a few scented soaps in your linen boxes can also help to retain sweet smells.

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