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Linen closet tip

LoveMyBaby — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:48:12 GMT

This is such a good 💡 idea! It really helps keeping sheets organized and easily quick glance see what's what.

Maybe others have seen this, but I never have, and thought it was so clever. The sheets and other pillow case get inserted into one of the pillowcases.

Her other her tip (which I have heard of) is turning the clothes hangers the opposite way at the beginning of the year, after 6 mos to a year, anything not turned around the other way after being worn gets culled from the closet.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

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SXMGirl — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:21:30 GMT

I have done that with my sheets for years. Takes up less space and all pieces are together. Great reminder, @LoveMyBaby, as we start this new year and most people are in organizing mode.

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Big Joanie — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:04:17 GMT

what a great idea ....

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DREAMON — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:05:30 GMT

I must do this!!

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nyc1 — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:09:19 GMT

Looks great, and is a great idea. First time I'm seeing this. I'm a very neat folder, but I'm not sure both my top and bottom sheet and other pillow case will all fit into the one case, especially the sheets we use in the winter. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks.

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LindaSal — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:38:35 GMT

That is genious!! I've never seen it either. I am not a neat sheet folder so I think it would help me, plus the fact that my sheets are king size so the big pillowcase will be great. As far as the closet, I have an empty hanger in the place I am up to, trying to wear my clothing from one end to the other and doing just that........donating what I hate and what no longer fits. It's making me realize how many ridiculous clothes I already own and not to buy more in the new year.

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LoveMyBaby — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:01:36 GMT

@LindaSal

I know!! Lol, my linen closet is a disaster and I don't have a lot of space, so this makes perfect sense to incorporate this tip.

(Can so relate to the ridiculous clothing purchases, that HAS to end NOW)! I'm culling things just about everyday when I get dressed in the a.m.

I got a kick out of your response, thanks for that!

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151949 — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:17:24 GMT

I have many more pillow cases than sheet sets ( the sheets wore out but the pillowcases are still in good shape) so I hung a scarf organizer in my closet and I washed & ironed the pillowcases and hung them on the scarf hanger. I used to hang that scarf organizer on a hook inside the linen closet door but now I don't have a linen closet so it is in my bedroom closet.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:45:01 GMT

I've seen that done before, but I can fold the sheets up so small that I can get two sets from front to back on the shelf and then another two sets on top of them.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 21:12:34 GMT

I am going to give this a try. My linen closet is pretty big, but I have a lot of sheet sets and towels, so I could really use the extra room.....Thank-you for posting!!!!I just love when people have perfectly neat linen closets and they open them up and you are like-Wow! That is what this reminds me of......

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mimilucy — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:14:49 GMT

I look at things like this and wonder why I never thought of that before!!! Thanks.

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LoveMyBaby — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:26:07 GMT

@CANDLEQUEEN

Lol, I know exactly what you mean, I'm in awe too at a neat tidy linen closet! I'm working on this eventually, tablecloths, napkins, dish towels, on one shelf, sheets and pillowcases on another, bath towels, and then the stray stuff gets stuffed up in there too. 😫

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LoveMyBaby — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:29:03 GMT

@mimilucy

I know, 👍🏼it just cracks me up the simplicity of these ideas and they always make so much sense!

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Mominohio — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:58:15 GMT

I have heard of this before, but never thought it really would work the way this picture shows.

Back in the day of thin mattresses, and smaller sheets, one could fold sheets up very neat and compact, but today's super thick mattresses (and I have a whopper of a thick one) and the huge fitted sheets required to fit them, don't seem to lend themselves to folding flat enough to make this neat and level stack.

I may give it a try, as I'd love it to work, but I really don't think my sheets would level out enough to make this kind of stacking any better looking than what I'm already doing.

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Denise in PA — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 01:05:11 GMT

I downsized almost 3 years ago - moved to a smaller place. At that time, I started storing my sheets like the photos here. Such a space saver and it looks much better in the linen closet.

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Bhvbum — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 01:53:51 GMT

Since I have queen and king size beds, I store all the sheets for each room under each of the beds (each bed has 3 bins)

One bin for the fitted bottom sheet, 1 bin for the topsheet and 1 bin for pillowcases. I rolled them up in the bins and load from the back and pull from the front to rotate the wear and so I can see each one. I’ve got better uses for my linen closet!

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AnikaBrodie — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:46:59 GMT

I've done this for a while. It works especially well for the Berkshire sheets which take a lot of room. Fortunately, I have three linen closets.

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IslanderGirl62 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:56:23 GMT

As other posters have said, I too have been doing this for years.

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Lilysmom — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:12:52 GMT

@LoveMyBaby, thank you! I am about to start closets so this is very timely! LM

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Rowan72 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:49:25 GMT

I, too, have done this for several years, but somehow ... mine do not look half so neat as those pictured.

I like the hanger tip, too, @LoveMyBaby! 👍