Organizing a Small Linen Closet

Organizing a Small Linen Closet can be a challenge. If you need to get your linen closet organized I have some ideas to help you get it in shape.

To give you reference this closet is a little less than 23″ wide and 9′ tall. It needs to hold all the guest and kid’s linens, bedding, blankets, towels, and even games. It’s not ideal for games but there is nowhere else to store them.

Here’s the before photo. It’s not too terrible if I’m in charge but if the kids put things away it can quickly get out of hand. Baskets are the key to keeping things neat, tidy and contained. Remember to keep like things together so everything is easy to find. And finally, get rid of the excess before you start organizing the space.

Organizing a Small Linen Closet

Let’s start on the top shelf with the games. Since the bedrooms and closets in this house are all pretty small this was really the only place to store games. Games that haven’t been played with were donated before the space was evaluated. Small games are contained in a large basket and the big games are at the side of the basket. It’s easy for the kids to get the games out and put them back in the basket. The large games slide out easily without having to remove several to get to other games.

Since we spend a lot of time at the pool and the beach we use a lot of pool towels. Roll towels to save on space and to fit more in the basket. I was able to triple the number of towels in this space by rolling instead of folding.

The bath towels fit perfectly in these baskets. We have one that holds the kid’s towels and one that holds guest towels. I like to keep the guest and kid’s towels separate and this seems to be working.

Keep your sheets all together by placing the set inside it’s pillowcases. The whole set is together when it’s time to change the bedding. How many sheet sets do you need for each bed? You really only need 2 and it saves on space and money. I have extra pillow cases because I change those more often than once a week.

The next shelf holds extra blankets and the bottom shelf holds extra pillows. The smaller blankets are perfect for the grandkids when they come to visit.

I bought these chalkboard tags for 6 for $1. You can also make them by applying chalkboard paint to chipboard pieces. I’ve done that several times for my kid’s closets. Label the tags with a chalk marker then attach them to the baskets with twine.

Here’s the after photo. The baskets add so much order to the closet by keeping everything contained even if the kids put things away. The tags make it easy to know what is stored in each basket. They can be really useful when linens are different sizes. It also looks tidy when you open the closet door.

I purchased all 6 baskets and the tags for under $40. I recommend watching for sales of at least 50% off to get the best deals. Just a reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be expensive. 

Happy Organizing!

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