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?
- Check your pillows – do you need to update them? If so, add pillows to your shopping list.
- Organize your linens with the main fold facing out, toward you. It looks much nicer this way.
- 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!
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See you tomorrow!
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Linen closet nice and tidy.
Linen closet is tidied up!
Done.
DONE! p.s. I finished this right at 11:30 just couldnt get back onto my computer till now! ack!
Oh, and don’t forget, if you are donating towels or blankets, remember your local animal shelter. They always love those donations.
Just last night, as I threw something in the linen closet, I thought, she’s gonna do this one next…and, sure enough you did! You are keeping me busy and it is good!
Amazing how much I toss when I only have 5 min. to get it done!
We have mixmatched sheets which I actually saved a space for in my closet. I have 3 boys, and they have 2 sets of bunk beds, 2 futons, and a full size loft. They like just a bottom sheet with a divan on top, like in Europe. Keeping the sheet sets together is a real trial! And it seems like there is always some in the laundry!
I DID it! I was half way done when the buzzer went off, but I finished the whole closet in another 5 min!
Yippee! Now more room for my sewing stuff 🙂
Just got a new bed and pillows so this was a timely task for me. So nice to get rid of towels we weren’t using….now to the table cloth drawer!
That took a little longer then some but now it is done. Yeah me!!
Done – this was easy for me, one area I keep organized.
Done!
Done!!! Now that I have looked at the pillows, some new ones are on my list. Need a couple new hand towels, too.
Day 8 – check.
Done.
Finished! Can’t wait to see what we do tomorrow!
Not. Sure if I already posted today.Done brought. Everything down to MSPCA.___
Linens organized. This is something I spent a lot of time on just recently. I do need to replace some pillows . . . .
Done! Must order more big bags – run out already. Lots of fun sorting out zillions of unmatched pillowcases from long-gone sheets!! Thanks.
Done!
All done, Yay!!!