One thing I learned a long time ago was that everything is easier to care for if it's white. It can be washed in hot water, bleached and all loaded together without having to sort into colors! We have all white towels, hand towels and wash clothes, shower curtains and sheets. You might think that would mean that we have white bedrooms ect, but we just do the basics white, and keep blanket and comforters colorful! The things that should be crisp and bright are, the rest of our house is loaded with color! As I've mentioned in other posts I do sheets on Monday, so we strip the beds and have a few big loads of white sheets to wash, but it's so much simpler than having to sort into various colors. If there is a stray dirty towel it can go right in too. I have to confess, I always forget to wash our shower curtain until it's way past due. So one thing I decided to do today was to add the shower curtain to the Monday morning load. To make things easier, I have several white shower curtains that I have picked up on sale, that way when I take down the dirty one, I immediately clean the shower and add a fresh shower curtain while the other one goes in the wash. Believe me, our shower curtain gets dirty and grayish looking, but after coming out of the wash it's crisp and bright white again. We do the same thing with sheets, everyone has a basket in the linen closet and several sets of white sheets. To keep so many sets of white sheets sorted I mark the top and fitted sheets of each set with the same number K1(King 1)for one set K2 (King 2) for the next and so on with Queen and Twin, then I bind them into sets with white grosgrain ribbon. As a result I know easily which sets go together, and tying them up with ribbon keeps them neat in the closet. Then each set goes into it's own basket for each room, labeled (Master , Ryan , Jessica, Guest). Instead of "Master" you could label your baskets King, Queen, Twin ect. it just works for us to label by room since each room has a different size bed and I prefer to use certain sheets just for the guest bedroom. I have additional taller baskets labeled for the Bathroom (extra shower curtains, washcloths) Extra Pillowcases (all white of course) and Extra blankets. I have found you can never over organize. We use baskets a lot in our house, although most are not seen. I've found the very best way to organize closets, vanity cabinets almost anywhere is with labeled baskets, it's just much harder to put something in the wrong place when there is a basket labeled with where it's supposed to go. I try to use large rectangular lined baskets that are all dark wicker. They look crisp against the white, and using about the same size/ shape baskets is pleasing to the eye.
In our bathroom, we roll towels and put them into a large basket that sits on the bathroom floor, but I've done the same thing with the smaller bathrooms in our house by putting the towels rolled in a basket under the sink. I even used this idea this fall when we were traveling in a RV cross country. I knew we would have almost no storage and a very small bathroom, so we kept towels and toilet paper under the vanity.
I don't ever buy expensive washcloths for our family. Instead I buy white washcloths in a bulk pack from target for $5. They are thinner, which I like, because they dry faster, and I love that if I get mascara or lipstick on them, I can just toss them away. I keep them rolled in a small basket in our bathroom, so they are easily accessible to everyone, and can also be used for quick clean ups and tossed if needed. I usually buy 3 or 4 packs a year and think they are the handiest things around.
May you enjoy the process of tidying, organizing and creating order in every corner of your home this week.
Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. JOB 25:1-3
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