Well-folded and tidy linen allows you to optimize space in the chest of drawers and on the wardrobe shelves. It's also the best way to have wrinkle-free tablecloths and wrinkle-free sheets. Take advantage of Bonsoirs’ tips for perfect storage of your household linen. And as a bonus, we give you some tips to keep your laundry fresh and fragrant.


Marie Kondo folding for optimization of storage


Poorly folded household linen quickly becomes bulky. But how can you avoid wasting too much time folding it? If you above all want to optimize your storage, you can take inspiration from KonMari folding, a method popularized by Marie Kondo, which favors verticality. This folding can be done for all pieces of household linen: towels, tea towels, tablecloths, sheets.


Place your piece of laundry in front of you lengthwise. Fold the bottom edge bringing it toward the center. Then fold the top edge over the bottom edge. You thus obtain a thin, long rectangle. Then fold it several times on itself. All you have to do is store your linen vertically, next to the others.


Storage of bed linen: sheets and duvet covers


Bed linen has large pieces which present the most difficulty in folding. To apply the Marie Kondo method, you must first try to create a beautiful rectangle with the sheets. It's quite simple with pillowcases or a flat sheet , it's a little more complicated with a fitted sheet . Yes, the characteristic cups of the fitted sheet do not simplify the task. You must therefore seek to achieve beautiful right angles. For that :

  • fit the cups into each other: the upper left corner in the upper right corner, and the same for the lower angles;
  • then fold each end back on itself, about 10 cm, to create a rectangle with right angles.

Practical storage spaces for household linen


To protect linen from dust, humidity and moths, it is recommended to store it carefully in suitable spaces. We don't always think about it, but we must also take care to protect the laundry from the sun's rays, which can cause colors to fade.


Sort through household linen


Household linen is made up of small pieces like tea towels, which sit alongside large pieces, like bath towels or even sheets. To find your way around all this beautiful laundry, the best thing is to arrange them according to their size and use. We therefore make sure, first of all, to sort between bed linen (sheets), bath linen (towels and gloves) and table linen (tablecloths, napkins).


The chest of drawers for small rooms


Smaller parts are more easily kept in dresser drawers. You can store napkins or tea towels in these drawers. If you opt for the Marie Kondo method and vertical storage, you can easily place two rows of laundry in the same dresser drawer.


The shelved cabinet for larger rooms


To store complete bed sets or bath sheets , the wardrobe with shelves is the most suitable. You can either stack the pieces on top of each other, like our grandmothers did, or optimize the space with vertical storage. The second solution also allows the rows to be superimposed.


Storage boxes for even more optimization


With storage boxes, it is possible to save even more space in cupboards. First, the items of linen are stored vertically in the boxes, in several rows. Then, we can stack the boxes in the cupboards. You can put them on the shelves and also stack them at the bottom of the wardrobe.


Storage boxes have the advantage of being airtight. They therefore protect the laundry from humidity and dust. You can put them on a shelf in the laundry room. So, once the laundry is taken out of the dryer, we fold it and put it away directly.


Tips from our grandmothers to make laundry smell good


When you store laundry in drawers, cupboards or boxes, there is a risk that it will come out with a slight musty or plastic smell. To avoid this, let's trust our grandmothers' tips.


Lavender sachets


Lavender has two very useful benefits for household linens. First, it smells good and delicately impregnates the laundry with its essence. But it is also a natural moth repellent. Don't hesitate to make your own lavender sachets and then place them in all your cupboards, drawers and storage boxes.


A handful of cloves


There is an alternative to lavender sachets: the handful of cloves giving off a lighter scent. However, cloves are as effective as lavender in repelling moths. So put a few all over your storage spaces.


Coarse salt for humidity


Another tip from our grandmothers to get rid of humidity in cupboards, often responsible for bad odors in laundry, is to use coarse salt. Salt naturally absorbs moisture. Place a few grains in a saucer, for example, inside your drawers and cupboards.