Get Organized! {the linen closet}

Although I work full-time as a Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Therapist, my true passion is home decorating and remodeling. I’ve always dreamed of living in a 1920’s cottage (like Shannon’s!). Since we are happy with the location of our 1980’s ranch home, I’ve been adding vintage charm and character to our home so it will look like an older home instead of the basic builder’s home we moved into. Our home is rather small for our family of five, so I have to find ways to keep it organized. This month, I’ve been tackling our closet chaos. There’s a wonderful thing about closets…they usually have doors. The door to our linen closet was hiding a multitude of sins. I couldn’t find anything I needed! Ready to see what I’ve been hiding? {You may want to shield your eyes.}

You won’t believe the after! I love it so much that I’ve kept the door open for the past few days.

I knew what a difference it would make to paint the door and the shelves white after seeing the results a little paint made when I organized our other hall closet. After pulling everything out, I sorted everything into five piles.

After organizing and putting everything back in the closet, it looks like we have twice as much room (or half the junk).

The linen closet is in the middle of the house and beside the hall bathroom. Rather than digging underneath the kitchen sink cabinet to get cleaning supplies, I’ve put some in a fabric covered bucket close to where they are used most often. I bought the metal labels several years ago for this closet, but wanted to wait until I painted the shelves before I put them up. These shelf label holders are similar or you can look for them in the scrapbook section of the craft store.

After seeing some Swiss Army baskets from Refresh Interiors, I spray painted some old baskets white and used craft paint to add the red cross. I had planned on using them in the boy’s bathroom, but for now the baskets hold pillow cases and ironing supplies. The ironing board cover was made by Lett’s Sew Something on etsy.

The chrome shelf dividers keep everything looking neat.
I bought these at Bed Bath and Beyond.

I’m a bit of a bin/basket fanatic! This one usually goes with us on trips to the beach, so it will be grab-and-go.

And since it’s always fun to see a before and after picture!

I hope that I inspired some of you with some ways to get organized! If you’d like to see more organization projects that I’ve done, click here. Thank you so much, Shannon, for letting me share my post! I look forward to seeing you all again next month!

So cute and so inspiring Tricia!
Nothing like seeing a great before and after to get me motivated. I need to attack my linen closet and this is just the kick to do it 😉

Adore that ironing board fabric too. So funny… I have that exact material. I bought it to make some fun pillows with. Just goes to show what a great, natural fit Tricia will be here.

Tricia is a new contributor, along with Kimberly from Serendipity Refined, that will be joining us here monthly. My goal was to offer a little more flavor and variety to the blog, while still staying true to the Fox Hollow Cottage you are accustomed to.
I hope you enjoy the added inspiration!

You can find Tricia where she blogs,
at Simplicity In The South. As well as on pinterest,
facebook, twitter and google+.

I’m sure you’ll love what you find if you pay her a visit and she’d be tickled to see you!!

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