5 Top Tips to Organise Your Linen Cupboard Storage and Cupboard Doors

Maintaining a functional, organised linen cupboard can streamline your home and provide you with a sense of accomplishment every time you find the bed linen or towels you’re looking for without needing to go digging through jumbled piles.

Start by decluttering your linen

It’s remarkably easy to accumulate a sizeable collection of linen over time without realising just how much you have. It’s always easier to keep a smaller collection of things organised, so it can be beneficial to donate or repurpose items that you no longer need.

Pro Tip: There are many charities who will appreciate receiving bedding that’s still in good condition and animal rescue centres often put out calls for old towels, so it’s worth looking on local social media if you have more than you need.

5 Essential tips for organising your linen cupboard storage

1. Keep it simple 

Your linen cupboard should make your life easier, so it’s worth spending a bit of time thinking about what you want to keep in it and what may be better stored elsewhere. We recommend avoiding items such as seasonal decorations and cleaning supplies, and instead focusing on organising blankets, towels, tablecloths and bed linen.

2. Select an effective, functional storage system 

When you’re clear about exactly what you want your linen cupboard to store, it’s time to choose elements including containers and shelf dividers to ensure everything has a dedicated place.

If you have an area of wasted space in your cupboard, consider installing an extra shelf or some hooks on the inside of the door, so that you’re not overwhelming each container or being forced to dig through boxes to find what you’re looking for.

3. Labelling everything is always a good idea 

Whether you’re looking for an excuse to use your favourite label maker or you enjoy getting creative and decide to create handmade labels, incorporating them into your linen cupboard storage system is an excellent way to make sure that every member of your family can easily find what they’re looking for and, crucially, know where to put their clean linens so as to not disrupt your system.

4. Be smart with your placement 

To support the overall functionality of your linen cupboard, it’s always worth investing a bit of time into the placement of each category.

For example, you may find it beneficial to assign categories to specific shelves, so that spare or guest linens are on a lower, less immediately accessible shelf compared with something like towels that you will need to access more frequently.

Pro Tip: Organising your bed linens by which bedroom they are used in may be easier than organising them based on their size, particularly if you have a lot of linens with subtle patterns that may be hidden when they are folded up.

5. Customise the exterior to suit your style with replacement unit doors

Once you’re happy with the interior of your linen cupboard, you may want your hard work to reflect on the exterior as well and the good news is that there are a number of ways that you can achieve this. 

Investing in new cupboard fronts can be an easy way to breathe new life into a built-in linen cupboard in a straightforward and affordable way.

Choosing a slab-style door such as the Valore range will enable you to create a sleek finish, whereas something like the Bella Richmond can infuse some subtle character into a more traditional space.

Alternatively, painting a freestanding linen cupboard can allow you to exercise your creativity and put your own stamp on such a functional piece of furniture in your home.

Happy Doors are here to help

Specialising in replacement unit doors and drawer fronts, here at Happy Doors, we have an extensive collection of cupboard fronts to transform your linen cupboard and ensure it’s in keeping with the style of your home.

If you have any questions or queries about our replacement unit doors, we’re always available to provide support and advice. Simply use our live chat feature online, email hello@happy-doors.co.uk or call us on 01256 845 816.