Perfect Linen Closets for Your Home

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Linen Closets Through the Years

In traditional homes, a linen closet provides storage space for bed sheets, pillow cases, blankets, and comforters. A typical linen closet has several shelves where you can place folded linens to keep them clean. Linen closets may or may not have doors. They are usually situated in hallways right between bedrooms for easy access.

Today's linen closets are no longer just extra places for linen storage. You can store a great many other items in a linen closet, like extra clothing, bathroom supplies, and cleaning agents. They also serve other functions, such as an ironing nook or a place to put a compact clothes dryer. The closet doesn't just contain linen shelves but also drawers and rods for hanging clothes. Linen closets have become utility centers for facilitating housecleaning and organizing.

Designing Your Linen Closet

If you're a do-it-yourself person, you can design and construct your own linen closet at home. Or you can design it and hire someone to build it.

An efficient linen closet starts from proper and careful designing. You need to take an inventory of all the items you would like to store in your linen closet.
You then determine the size of the closet and the number of shelves and nooks you will need. Even the door of the linen closet can be functional, by adding extra hooks or a pull-down ironing board. Removable or adjustable linen shelves are also handy.

If you have enough space in your home, you can even design a walk-in type of linen closet. With more space, you can turn the linen closet into a multi-function storage area which will afford enough room for a lot of things in your home, and eliminate any visible clutter.

Constructing Your Linen Closet

Use only fine quality wood which will not crack or bend from heavy weight. The hinges and nails that you use should also be strong and rustproof since you will be opening and closing your linen closet door very often.

Make sure that the wood is well-sanded and has a good coat of paint to have a smooth finish. This prevents any scratching or splintering of your hands, as well as prevent accidental damage to your linens.

Organizing Your Linen Closet

The things that you use the most should be on the lower shelves. Cleaning substances should also be kept on the bottom parts of the closet for safety reasons, and should not come in contact with the linens.

When you start loading your linen closet, classify the items into categories. Each shelf can represent one category. Fold linens and clothing neatly so that you will be able to find them easily. Avoid crowding the items and make sure that you're able to close the door snugly after putting away all the things.


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