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Post by mom on Mar 8, 2024 15:41:23 GMT
How do you store your sheets for your beds when you aren't using them? I don't have a dedicated regular linen closet, but do have closet space in our guest bedroom. How do you store yours so everything is all together and nice and tidy?
Give me your best tips.
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 8, 2024 15:46:04 GMT
I keep them in a dresser drawer. We don't have the closet space to keep them someplace else.
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Post by quinlove on Mar 8, 2024 15:52:12 GMT
Could you put a small dresser in the guest closet ? I love dressers inside closets.
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Post by gillyp on Mar 8, 2024 15:52:58 GMT
On a shelf in the closet, folded inside the matching pillow case so they are altogether.
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Post by Linda on Mar 8, 2024 15:54:21 GMT
we only have one spare set for our bed - it gets folded and goes in a small doored section of my dresser. DD17 also only has one spare set and she stores it stuffed into one of the drawers of her captain's bed (or on the floor, lol). I don't have spare sheets for the guest beds - just the set on each of them.
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anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Mar 8, 2024 15:54:56 GMT
I have 3 regular sets for our master bed and 1 flannel... and then 2 sets for our guest bed... i keep them folded into shoe boxes... they have a small silica bag and put on the top shelf of guest bedroom closet...
I change our sheets every 2 ish weeks and wash when then 3rd set in on the bed...
The guest sheets get washed everytime they get used but dont get put back on the bed until someone (usually my mom) is coming to stay...
We live in the country surrounded by cotton fields... during stripping season it is really hard to contain the dust and dirt... the shoe boxes help keep them clean...
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 8, 2024 15:56:53 GMT
I have a TINY linen closet, so each bedroom has a rubbermaid tote that stores each bed's sheets in the closet.
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Mar 8, 2024 15:57:23 GMT
We have a curio cabinet on top of our dresser. So that is where I store our extra sheet sets and blankets as well as extra pillow cases. I have to out a new one on every day to help with allergies.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 8, 2024 15:58:16 GMT
We do have a storage tower in our master bath so they are stored there, on the top shelf over all the towels. All the sheets and pillowcases are folded separately, then stacked on top of the flat sheet and folded into one neat bundle. Looks better, keeps it all together and easier to grab.
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River
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Post by River on Mar 8, 2024 15:58:25 GMT
I just keep mine in a dresser drawer. I'm too short to store anything I need to get to regularly on a closet shelf.  |
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Post by mom on Mar 8, 2024 15:58:31 GMT
Could you put a small dresser in the guest closet ? I love dressers inside closets. Oh I love this idea! I don't have a spare small dresser but maybe I could find one on Marketplace. |
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Post by librarylady on Mar 8, 2024 15:58:36 GMT
I have a linen closet.
Top sheet is folded nicely. Fitted sheet is wadded up as best I can in an attempt to be neat. Pillowcases and 2 matching sheets together.
I tried putting them in Pillowcase, but the mess of the fitted sheet prevents that.
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Post by JoP on Mar 8, 2024 16:02:45 GMT
In the bed base drawer. I fold my pillowcases and sheet and place inside my folded duvet cover, so the āmatchingā set are all together.
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Post by littlemama on Mar 8, 2024 16:03:21 GMT
In the linen closet.
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Post by gillyp on Mar 8, 2024 16:10:59 GMT
I have a linen closet. Top sheet is folded nicely. Fitted sheet is wadded up as best I can in an attempt to be neat. Pillowcases and 2 matching sheets together. I tried putting them in Pillowcase, but the mess of the fitted sheet prevents that. Game changer |
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Post by mimima on Mar 8, 2024 16:13:23 GMT
I stuff them in to the pillow case and put that in a steamer trunk that was my Great Grandmother's, which is in our bedroom
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Post by katlady on Mar 8, 2024 16:14:56 GMT
We only have one extra set and it is stored in the linen closet.
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Post by katiescarlett on Mar 8, 2024 16:22:04 GMT
I have a linen closet. Top sheet is folded nicely. Fitted sheet is wadded up as best I can in an attempt to be neat. Pillowcases and 2 matching sheets together. I tried putting them in Pillowcase, but the mess of the fitted sheet prevents that. This. I cannot fold a fitted sheet to save my life. I start out trying then just wad it up. The wadded up mess is stored on a shelf in the closet. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Mar 8, 2024 16:33:31 GMT
I have a total of five sets of sheet.
I use two gallon ziploc bags. They hold one flat sheet and one fitted sheet.
They get stored in a bin, in one of my cube units.
Pillowcases (I have about a dozen), are all in two gallon baggie, on top of the stored sheets.
I change my pillowcase daily or every other..... depending menopausal scalp sweating (or not). The rest of me is fine, but the scalp night sweats, so gross!
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Post by Restless Spirit on Mar 8, 2024 16:40:33 GMT
No linen closets in this house, so I had to improvise.
The guest bedroom closet is big enough for storage totes.
For the master bedroom, I have an end of the bed storage bench that matches the bedroom set. Extra sheets, blankets, and pillowcases are stored there.
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Mar 8, 2024 16:45:50 GMT
Extra sets are kept in linen closet at end of hall I really just wash and put same ones back on bed.
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Post by scrappinmama on Mar 8, 2024 16:53:16 GMT
We have a couple extra sets stored in a sealed container in our spare bedroom in the basement. We never use them,but have them just in case. We wash our sheets, dry them and put them right back on our beds all in the same day.
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Post by monklady123 on Mar 8, 2024 17:01:34 GMT
At this point we have all the beds the same size. Dh thought we should just get a full bed for ds's room when we converted it into a guest/spare room, but I nixed that immediately. lol. Yes, the room is on the small side but I wanted every bed to use the same size sheets. Now I keep them all in a dresser drawer in dd's room. If she's visiting and might want some drawer space I just pull the sheets out and stash them in a bin in the basement. I keep all pillowcases in another drawer in the same bureau.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 8, 2024 17:09:31 GMT
I have a linen closet. Top sheet is folded nicely. Fitted sheet is wadded up as best I can in an attempt to be neat. Pillowcases and 2 matching sheets together. I tried putting them in Pillowcase, but the mess of the fitted sheet prevents that. Game changer That works on regular sheets, but I can't make it work on my thick fabric flannel sheet. |
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Post by smartypants71 on Mar 8, 2024 17:15:14 GMT
I have some built ins in my guest closet where I store my sheets. Each set gets folded and stored inside one of the pillowcases
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Post by hopechest on Mar 8, 2024 18:33:23 GMT
They're supposed to be stored in the linen closet on the nicely labeled shelves. However lately they have been stored in a heap in the laundry basket until I pull them out to put on the bed.  |
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Post by alsomsknit on Mar 8, 2024 18:33:34 GMT
In the laundry basket they were thrown into when taken from the dryer. š
There are 2 sets per bed. The extra pillowcases are folded and put in closet/drawer depending on whose pillowcases.
The fitted sheet is line dried. Depending on need for the line they may hang until I change sheets (weekly, at this point).
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Post by leannec on Mar 8, 2024 18:54:26 GMT
I have a really nice cabinet/entertainment unit/credenza in my bedroom that holds all of my sheet sets and duvet covers ... it has one long drawer and a set of shelves with decorative doors ... it is navy blue and I got it at Costco!  |
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 8, 2024 19:10:00 GMT
In their respective rooms. Some are in a dresser drawer, some in a linen closet, some in the master closet. We just bought this house in August. They did a complete gut of the primary suite, including breaking up the concrete floor for pipes and in floor heating, but the en-suite bathroom is so inefficient and weird. Thereās very little storageāthree triangle shelves in a corner unit, 4 drawers 3ā tall, and the cabinet under the sink. Thereās no where for towels, sheets, hair appliances, etc. Itās so weird!
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Post by lisae on Mar 8, 2024 19:38:28 GMT
I have linen closets for each of the bedrooms; however, the upstairs linen closet is filled with craft supplies. I keep the seldom used linens for the guest room in plastic bins under the bed. I lay out towels for guests and I'm the one who changes the sheets so it doesn't matter that they are under the bed.
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