Are you tired of the clutter piling up in your linen closet? Your linen closet might be overflowing with accumulated towels, sheets, bedding, seasonal blankets, and spare throws. Don’t worry with a little creativity and resourcefulness, you can organise your linen closet and say goodbye to this area of clutter, disorganisation, and utter chaos.
Benefits of organising linen closet:
By organising and decluttering your linen closet, you can save your precious time as it’ll become much easier to put away laundry after washing. Also, when everything will have a defined home, bed making and changing towels will be easier and faster. You’ll know exactly what items you need to buy next and can donate spare items to animal shelters or charitable organisations.
So, permit yourself to take out some time to take control over the chaos by reorganising your linen closet so everything is in its place and there is a place for everything. Follow these amazing tips for a more organised closet that’s worthy of a home design magazine:
1. START BY CULLING
Take everything out from the closet. List the items you want to store and separate what you haven’t used in years. These items might include random pillowcases and infrequently used table runners, napkins etc. You may also find old tattered towels, blankets, and sheets that can be accepted by animal shelters for the lining of bedding areas of pets waiting to be adopted. Launder these spare items and donate them to charity. To make container shopping easier, jot down the dimensions of each shelf.
2. PAIR SIMILAR ITEMS
Always organise and sort your linens by category. Store your most frequently used items like everyday towels, sheet sets, and throws at the front and centre of your linen closet for easy access. Relegate little-used and off-season items to the lower or higher shelves. Keep beach towels, table runners, duvet covers, and shams organised alongside their fellow items. As a bonus tip, place your flat, fitted sheets, and pillowcases inside of another pillowcase.
3. MAXIMISE SHELF SPACE
Use baskets, boxes, and bins to store and separate your linens. Storing everything in designated storage zones keeps everything neat and easy to locate. You can use rattan baskets, fabric boxes, or cloth bins to separate your different items: towels in one, sheets in another, guest bedroom sheets in another, toiletries in another, and so forth. You must invest in coordinating boxes and baskets to make everything look clean and uniform.
4. LABEL EVERYTHING
Once you’ve got your linens organised and sorted into different storage bins and stacks, label everything accordingly. You can label each shelf and storage box, or even label sheets on their corners with K for a king size, Q for a queen size, or S for the singles. Labels make it easier for you to find exactly what you’re looking for and for everyone in the house to know where the items are located.
To keep your linen closet fresh, consider some of these tried and true methods:
- Put baking soda in a box and stick it on your closet floor to absorb bad odours.
- Place cedar blocks to prevent moths and bugs from wrecking your bed and bath accessories.
- Always make sure to dry your sheets properly before storing them to avoid mildew growth in your lovely closet.
- Put a diffuser in your closet to help keep your linens smelling nice. You can also toss a few lavender sachet bags or place a scented candle.
So, by using these simple and easy tips, you can create the closet of your dreams and get everything under your control. We hope you’ll enjoy giving your linen closet a lovely makeover. Good Luck!
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