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Organizing Your Linen Closet

Years ago I was visiting a friend at her rented beach home. While she packed a picnic lunch I gathered other essentials we would need for our day in the sun. I headed to the linen closet to retrieve some beach towels, pulled the door open and was instantly hit with an avalanche of towels, sheets, and rugs. I still smile when I remember the scene. My friend later revealed that instead of opening the closet door all the way, she would open it a crack, shove clean items in, and immediately slam it shut, thereby avoiding the jack-in-the-box release … Continue reading →

More Closet Tips

We clean out our closets and rearrange them from time to time, yet we still end up with overflowing rods, racks, and shelves and we can hardly find a thing! Is it really a matter of too little space, or is it actually about organization? These tips will help make your closets more efficient: Use space-saving storage bags Space saving storage bags are great for keeping clothing free of dust and for keeping your garments free from moisture and pests such as moths. They are particularly good for freeing up space. You can store about three times as many items … Continue reading →

Make Your Closet Work for You

Whoever invented closets was brilliant, a genius! Who doesn’t love having lots of great closet space? The only problem is that few of us seem to have enough space, and our closets soon look like they are about to burst at the seams. You can make any size closet work for you and the following tips will help: Reduce the number of items in your closet This is a huge project for many of us, but it really is worth the effort. Go through every item of clothing and get rid of the clothes you don’t wear. If you haven’t … Continue reading →