Design Tips for Your Linen Closet

Your linen closet is primarily for your bedding and towels. It may also be used for anything that does not have a place in the bathroom, like medicines and extra bath or cleaning supplies.

Making the Best of a Very Small Space

These closets are often rather narrow, and come in most cases with fixed shelves. A nice improvement on the fixed shelves is to get adjustable shelves. They make a lot of sense because they only take the amount of height that is needed.

Finding the Right Depth

The shelves should be 16" deep, this is a standard and works well with sheets and towels. In some cases I design them deeper because the closet has the extra depth and is not very wide.

Using All the Depth You Have

If there are no return walls (the walls that go from each side of the door opening to the next corner) you can use pull-out shelves and make them quite deep, because you can easily reach to the back. They are not adjustable but they do work well and maximize your use of the space.

What to Do if It Is Missing

Most houses have a linen closet. If yours does not, there are alternative ways of creating one:

• One way is to plan a section in your walk in closet that is designed specifically for linens.
• Another way would be to take any unused closet close enough to the bedrooms and design it for your linens.
• If your bathroom has a lot of cabinets, you may choose to use one for your linens.

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