Linen Closet Archives - Graceful Order

You may remember that I recently released a post on the { linen closet } that I have in my master bathroom. You may also remember that there are no linens in that closet. The irony.

I also have another linen closet that is extremely narrow and is bookended between my sons room and the boys bathroom. I need every bit of space in that closet to store not only linens but also items that don’t fit under the bathroom sinks. Here is the closet.

Since the closet is narrow I pulled out all the baskets so that I can share with you the contents. Also, the lighting in this corner of the house is horrible so I took most of the pictures in my bathroom. My bathroom has 3 windows so the lighting is amazing for photography AND for seeing every single hair that falls on the floor. Every strand of hair that falls on that floor looks like a garter snake…perfect lighting will do that! Since I love well-lit rooms, I have a broom nearby!

Here are the baskets that I use for corralling the items the linen closet. They are Rubbermaid Bento boxes and can be found at Target. I like that they have pop out dividers so small items don’t move about. I chose to mix the khaki pattern with the solid Khaki. These are the medium and large sizes. There is also an extra-large size but it was too large for my closet; maybe it would work in yours.

I used one of the boxes to put all of our band aids.

In the smaller pop-out dividers I placed the ointments and smaller items. In doing so I realized that I will never run out of Neosporin.

I used the larger box for other first aid items such as bottles of peroxide, rubbing alcohol, sprays and gauze.

Here it is full.

One box holds all the sunscreen and insect repellant.

I chose a plastic container for bubbles and sidewalk chalk. These items would make a mess inside a fabric box. These are the ITSO bins from Target.

In the very top of the closet I store water toys that I use in the backyard. The other water toys I keep with the {beach bag}.

In every closet that is nearby a bathroom I like to have a cleaning caddy. This one holds some of my favorite cleaners and favorite brands.

Here are the items back inside the closet.

Linens, of course.

I added cute labels to the baskets and I secured them with square clips. I am attaching this free printable in pdf format for all of you. Click HERE for the printable. I left the labels blank so you can either write on the labels or use a label maker to print the tag. I had my labels laminated to make them sturdier.

In the very bottom of the closet I used a large bento box for my son’s school supplies. The only thing that would make it more perfect would be adding small wheels to the bottom of the basket. That would make cleaning the floor underneath easier. I will add that to the honey-do list.

Please share with me what you currently have inside your linen closet. Do you only store linens in there or a bunch of stuff like me?

Happy Organizing!

Maria

The space that I lack in my sink…

I have in the linen closet that is right next to my sink.

My husbands sink is on the other side of the bath tub and it is equally as small. If I had a larger sink counter or drawers under my sink I would probably store my makeup in that space. Since I don’t, I use the closet to hold a LOT more than towels. I have (maybe) 4 towels in the closet. The rest is makeup, hair care, nail supplies, lotions and bathroom cleaning products. Here it is…

In the very top, as in “I need a ladder” I have towels. These are towels that are designated for guests. I have another area in the bathroom that I store our daily use towels.

In the top shelf I also have 2 turntables that hold extra shampoo, conditioners and lotions. Turntables are one of my favorite organizing tools. They allow me to put items in areas that I otherwise would lack the visibility to see what is in the back of the shelf. I just turn the tables and get what I need. You can find these here: Amazon.com

Next to the turntables I store my travel toiletry bag. It is not used often so I don’t need it to be right in front of me. I will be doing a post on what is in the bag sometime next week.

In the next shelf I have my cleaning caddy. I think every bathroom should have a cleaning caddy. If you have to walk to another room to grab cleaning supplies you are less likely to wipe up simple messes. Having this here helps me keep the bathroom cleaner in between deep cleanings. I keep this caddy in the higher shelf to keep it away from the kids.

If your grooming items look pretty you will use them more. That being said, fifty percent of the times my nails are not done. Clearly it’s not because of lack of polish, just lack of time. I think if this display didn’t look so pretty my nails would never get done. I purchased the polish display years ago on Amazon but you can still find it here. They have different vendors and different size displays that you can choose from.

In the next shelf I have my makeup. Same story as the polish. I use very little makeup on a daily basis. My daily makeup routine consists of no more than tinted moisturizer, mascara and lip gloss. The rest only gets used when we go out on the weekends. I like to display my makeup so that I can “see” what I have and hopefully get inspired. I know that if I threw my makeup in a bag I would never use it. I will be doing a post on makeup organization later this week.

I have these baskets and bins to hold extra makeup and samples that I use to refill my travel bag. I also have a sewing box. I only know how to replace buttons and maybe a quick hem but even for simple things like that you need a system to hold all the different color threads and buttons. This is also where I put all the extra buttons that come along with outfits. Otherwise you end up with 50 baggies of weird buttons swimming throughout your home.

Underneath are four white plastic baskets that hold items that I like to throw in without much thought.

Such as hair care.

Extra lotions that have been gifted to me or nice hotel samples.

In the very bottom is a large basket with all my rollers. You like the pink ones? Be honest. I know you do.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Lots and lots of things that have nothing to do with each other but you can still manage to make them look organized if you dedicate a shelf to a certain task, use organizers and label your items. I hope I gave you some ideas of other uses for linen closets. What else do you store in your linen closet?

Happy Organizing!

Maria

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