Organize Your Linen Closet, Inside Out

Do you have a linen closet in your home which is close to or inside the bathroom? Is it organized? If not, you are missing out on a very small but useful closet storage space in your home. Unfortunately, it usually becomes on of those "catch-all" places in the home, like a junk drawer in the kitchen.

This space is best used for storage of linens (hence the name). Store your clean and folded towels, sheets, extra bedding, tablecloths, and cloth place mats and napkins here.

Start be removing everything from the closet and donate or toss the items you don't use, need, or like. It's better to have less items and wash them more often. This helps prevent that musty smell that comes from storing things like sheets or blankets for too long without using them.

Tip: Use natural cedar wood blocks, spray, balls, or other products to keep your linens smelling clean and to avoid musty odors.

A good closet design is also helpful for this space. Add a closet system (including shelves or even drawers) to maximize this small closet.

If you still have additional space, use it to store bulk purchases of natural cleaning and household products like toilet paper, kleenex, laundry detergent, etc. You could even keep one of your natural cleaning kits here along with the mop, broom, vacuum cleaner, and wash cloths.

Finally, it is very important to have a family first-aid kit. The linen closet is a good, centralized location to store the first aid kit in case of an emergency. Make sure all of the family members know where it is located, but keep it out of reach of the little ones.

By approaching each closet in your home with intentions followed by a session of decluttering, cleaning, and simplifying, closet organization and maintenance will become a snap.