30 Day Organize athon 08
08
Apr

30-Day Organize-athon | Day 8: Organize Your Linen Closet

30-Day Organize-athon 08

Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!

In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-organize your bed linen, towels, and table linen.

Think: clarity, freedom, and order. Let’s start.

Day 8: Organize Your Bed Linen, Towels, & Table Linen

Step 1: Get a large bag (you may need to buy more bags soon!) and open up your linen shelves. Moving quickly from top left to bottom right, toss out any:

  • Sheets and pillowcases that are old, stained or tatty
  • Towels that are old, stained or tatty
  • Tablecloths that are old, stained or tatty
  • Napery that is old, stained or tatty
  • Blankets that are old, stained or tatty
  • Quilts that are old, stained or tatty
  • Bed linen, table linen and towels that are surplus to your general needs (allow for guests and keep a couple of old towels for spills and leaks).

Step 2: If something is really lovely, and can be rejuvenated by laundering or dry cleaning, and you’re certain you’re happy to make the effort, then put it into a separate bag. It’s unlikely anything else will be donation-worthy, except perhaps excess table linen that’s in good condition.

Step 3: Pop your bag(s) into the trash and/or take to the car for dry cleaning/donation.

Step 4: Do a quick re-order of your linen closet to make better use of the newly liberated space.

And you’re done!

Got an Extra 5 Minutes?

  1. Check your pillows – do you need to update them? If so, add pillows to your shopping list.
  2. Organize your linens with the main fold facing out, toward you. It looks much nicer this way. Smile
  3. If you have an attractive table, consider dispensing with tablecloths altogether in favor of placemats. You’ll save on storage space and laundry.

Now don’t you just want to admire your beautiful linen closet?

The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra

Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!

Start the 5-minute timer now.

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See you tomorrow!

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Michele | Get Organized Gal

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227 thoughts on “30-Day Organize-athon | Day 8: Organize Your Linen Closet”

  2. Bernadette says:

    This wasn’t too bad since we use almost all our linens and stuff and use old towels as our rags (somewhat saves the environment too since we don’t have to use paper towel for spills and dirt on surfaces). Just go rid of tattered ones.

  3. molly says:

    Phew! That was more work than I expected! The oldest thing I tossed?? Two hand embroidered pillow cases that I’m pretty sure were in my mother’s trousseau [remember that word?]—sixty four years ago—egads! Have a nice big pile pf towels for the dorm denizens!

  4. Annette says:

    One of the easier tasks for me to accomplish.
    A good use for an old blanket is to put it in the trunk of your car. If you have a flat tire, it can be placed on the ground to keep from getting your clothes dirty. Also you will have it there if you get stranded in cold weather. An old towel is good to wipe your hands on if you have to work on your car’s engine, while you are on the road. I have a plastic box in my trunk to store them in along with washer fluid, jumper cables, etc.

  6. Megan S. says:

    Had done this recently, but there was more to get rid of. It seems like it never ends. But it feels nice to clear out. Bring on Day 9 and more organizing.

  9. Ann-Marie says:

    DONE! This was perfect timing for me, as I just bought new towels, but the linen closet was such a mess I couldn’t put them away! Got rid of some old sheets and found some pillowcases!

  12. Liz says:

    Day 8 done!!!! FYI–you can also donate towels and such to your local animal shelter. As long as they don’t have holes in them, they can use them to line the crates, cages, etc.

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