Organizational Sunday Week #4: The Linen Closet

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This week’s organizational challenge will tie neatly into the next few weeks.

We’re getting started on clothing and laundry. I usually see it recommended to start by putting all the clean laundry away. I generally have a hard time putting clean laundry away when the act of actually getting the laundry put away becomes an effort. If the drawers are disorganized or overfull, or there are no available hangers in the closet, for example.

With this in mind, we’re starting with those storage areas.

Open the linen closet, cupboard, under your bathroom sink, or wherever it is you store the majority of your household’s linens. Some of you will have a bigger job than others if you use your linen closet to store first aid supplies and household cleaners.

This week’s goal is to get this space organized. If you have towels or blankets that you no longer need, they go into your donation bin. In general, animal shelters are glad to take these items. If it’s not near you, it’d probably be a good idea to call first, as wasted trips are never fun.

If the towels and linens are in good shape, shelters are another good place to check.

How many sets of sheets and blankets do you need for each bed? In general, two sets are enough unless you have small children—under, generally say eight, but this is a rough guideline. Everyone is different. What I am imagining is what the stomach flu can do in a night.

Seasonal sheets may affect this number, too, flannel sheets, for example.

If space is truly at a premium and you could use the linen closet for something else, consider storing your spare set of sheets between the mattress and the box spring of the bed. If you choose this option, don’t fully fold the items, or you’ll encounter Princess and the Pea Syndrome.

Learn more: How Often Should We Wash Our Sheets?

If it’s a jumbled mess in your linen closet, pull everything out, one shelf at a time. Neatly fold and put the items away.

If you live in a humid climate, it might be a good idea to invest in something like Damprid to keep mildew from getting out of control. Grabbing a warm blanket on a cold night is one of life’s pleasures until you get a face full of funk.

Good luck

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2 thoughts on “Organizational Sunday Week #4: The Linen Closet”

  1. Well, I got it halfway done. It’s the cleaning supplies that seem to be the problem. I did donate a bunch of unused sheets & so on. I hated to donate the Dora the Explorer sheets, but my daughter no longer uses them.

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  2. I never thought about storing the sheets and such between the mattress and the box spring. That is a pretty cool idea! Great space saver and would help squash the wrinkles out. I like it.

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