Organize + Energize: 7 Tips for Organizing Your Linen Closet
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
A linen closet can be home to a variety of mixed category items. We store anything from sheets, makeup, manicure items, toiletries, towels, to first aid, etc. What other items are you storing in this closet?
How many sets of sheets do you really need? Get rid of sheets that are ripped or have lost their elasticity. Are they contained or just thrown all over this space? Categorize, itemize and store like items together contained in bins. You really have to get creative and maximize your space when organizing your linen closet.
Here are 7 tips to help you in this process:
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Make 5 piles: Keep. Toss. Donate. Sell. Move to another area. Create a “move to another area pile” because you never want to move out of the space you are organizing.
Check for expiration dates. Be sure to check for expiration dates when going through toiletries, medications and first aid. If you haven’t gone through this closet in years, you may find some very old, expired medication.
Categorize. As you are emptying, itemize and categorize the items in your keep pile. This will make it easier when you begin to organize.
Create a vision. Take a look at your empty space. Create a vision of how you want your closet to look and how you want to function. Think about how you and your family grab items. What’s used on a daily, weekly basis vs monthly or yearly?
Purchase containers. Don’t purchase your bins until you know exactly what you will store in them. Measure your space. Look at what you have and purchase bins to match what you have and ones that will fit the space. Maximize your space. Everything should fit like a puzzle.
Label, label, label. If you want everybody on board with this process, label your bins. You and your family will maintain these systems if you label.
Think about how many items you have to touch before you find the item that you need. You want to be as efficient and productive as possible and just having this space organized will help you get more free time. Revisit your closet in one month to be sure that your systems are working. If you need to, tweak them to work better for you.
Kristin Carcieri-MacRae, is an organizing & efficiency expert and owner of Organizing in RI. Kristin teaches her clients that living an organized lifestyle will save them time and money, decrease their stress levels and help them become more efficient and productive. Her articles have been published in local and national magazines. She has also given over 70 presentations throughout the state. Watch Kristin LIVE every Thursday at 3pm here on GoLocal LIVE.
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