How to Organize the Linen Closet

Day #9: Organize the Linen Closet

Yesterday we organized our laundry rooms so today it’s time to organize the linen closet. I have seen so many beautiful linen closets on Pinterest that I was dying to re-organize mine!

First you will need more baskets. The ones I chose are from Target, but stores like the Dollar Tree also have lots of great basket. I just happened to have a gift card to Target. :)

In this picture you can see I tried the rolling method but then I nixed it!

Next empty out your linen closet. I only use two shelves of my closet for the linens, the top shelf is for games {obviously we are lacking in the game department} and the bottom one is for my medicines.

You can see how I organized those here.

Next categorize the items that came out of your closet: table linens, sheets, hand towels, bath towels, beach towels, etc. Once you have all of your items in the right categories decide which items you would like to put in a basket. Not everything has to go in a basket, and not everything will probably fit in a basket. I decided to leave my towels out because they are pretty wide and I didn’t like the way they fit in the baskets. The items I put in baskets are: table linens, sheets and hand towels. Everything else is folded neatly and placed next to the baskets.

My linen closet is deep so I placed items, that I don’t use that often, in baskets behind the items that we use on a daily.

After placing all of the items back into the linen closet I made labels for each of the baskets, using my new Silhouette! {Looooove it!}

I stole the cloths pin idea from Pinterest. I thought it was a cute touch for a linen closet and I had a bunch left over from the Christmas gifts I made for Malea’s grandmas.

As you can see in the “before” picture, it was organized before but it wasn’t very pretty. Now I can look forward to putting away the laundry and getting to visit my new linen closet. :) Oh and if you’re wondering where all the bulky stuff on the top shelf went, it’s in the top stair of Malea’s bed. That’s my favorite part of her bed: hidden storage compartments!