How to fold bedding

Sooner or later, everyone faces the problem of complete mess in the closet. Often this happens when we, having matured, “fly out” of the parental nest and try to live separately. There is no caring mother nearby to restore order, so you have to do everything yourself.

Someone quickly gets used to a new life and copes well with all household chores, and for some, the problem with the mess in the linen closet remains relevant for many years. If you saw yourself in this description, then do not despair, everything is fixable.

Ways to fold bedding

There are many ways to fold your bedding correctly so that it takes up little space and does not wrinkle. If you learn to use them in practice, then the mess in the closet will remain in the past, and will never again spoil your mood.

Conmari Method

This way of dealing with the chaotic arrangement of things on the shelves of the cabinet can be called categorical, and, at the same time, very practical. The founder of the Konmari method, Japanese Mary Kondo, is convinced that the order in the house begins with a farewell to old and unnecessary things that clutter up the house.

The method of organizing bedding, according to Conmari, is very effective. It is based on the following principles:

  • Storage should be organized so that the latter took up as little space as possible.
  • Any thing can be taken out of the closet without disturbing the general order in it.
  • All things on the shelves are constantly available for review.

Mary Kondo helped a large number of housewives around the world deal with the mess in the house and in the closet as well. In the process, she had to face various difficulties, analyze them and draw conclusions:

The author advises not to stretch the cleaning process in time, but to cope with all the tasks in one go and enjoy the result.

It’s best to clean up when there’s nobody else in the house. A bunch of unnecessary things (yellowed pillowcases and holey sheets) that you are going to get rid of can plunge your relatives into shock. As a result, cleaning can quickly turn into a scandal.

Take one category of things at a time. For example, first deal with duvet covers and pillowcases, only then go to the sheets with elastic bands.

Mary advises, before starting the fight against chaos - free up space by throwing away all unnecessary.

Attention! Adhering to all of the above items, you will quickly cope with the mess, not only in the linen closet, but throughout the house.

Method of folding bedding in a pillowcase

Some housewives put duvet covers and sheets in a closet separately from the pillowcases. If you have a large number of bed sets, this method will take a lot of time and space.

It will be more convenient and practical to fold all textile items into a pillowcase. Thus, you will have everything stored in one place, and the closet will become more spacious and will be able to accommodate many other things.

To bedding, folded in a pillowcase, ideally preserved need:

  • Exactly, corner to corner, fold the short sides of the duvet cover. Place the resulting rectangle in the pillowcase.
  • Similar to the first way to fold the sheet and put it on top of the duvet cover.
  • Having straightened the inner pocket, carefully fold the second pillowcase and place it on top of the pile.

    Turn the side of the pillowcase, which remains free, down and put the set on a specially designated shelf in the closet.

  • This simple and quick way not only helps to maintain order in the closet, but also simplifies the process of changing bed linen for housewives.

Rubber bedding, folding method

In European countries, there are elastic sheets in every home. Such their popularity in the West is due to the convenience and practicality in the use of this textile product. In our everyday life, tension sheets appeared relatively recently. We are happy to use them, but we have not yet learned how to store them properly.

Important! In order for a sheet with an elastic band not to spoil the general appearance of the shelves with their crumpled appearance, it is necessary to master a simple way of folding it:

  • Spread the corners of the sheet with your hands. Stretch it all the way.
  • Place one corner of the sheet in the other.
  • Place the next corner under the previous two.
  • Fill the fourth corner of the sheet like the third.
  • Carefully lay the resulting rectangle on the table and straighten all the formed folds on it.
  • Holding the corners, fold the sheet so that the elastic is inside the package.
  • Fold the sheet again. The result should be a small square.

That’s all done. It may not be possible to fold the sheet perfectly the first time, but after a while you will easily be able to cope with this task.

The optimal number of sets of linen for one family

There are never too many bed sets; every woman understands this. Previously, the entire range was limited only to white linen, and nowadays you can find sets of any color, quality and for any wallet. I do not want to limit myself to such a large selection. Nevertheless, we will figure out what the optimal amount of bedding is needed for one family.

Suppose 3 people are constantly living in the apartment (mom, dad and child). Accordingly, in their home there are 2 beds. For each of them you need 2 sets of bed linen (permanent and removable). Another bed set is needed in case of an overnight stay. It turns out that the optimal amount of bedding for a family of three is 5 pieces.

So we looked at simple and practical ways of folding bedding. They will help you not only restore order in the closet, but also to prevent chaos. After some time, you will forget part of what you read in this article, but the skills you have gained will remain forever.

Also, a video about convenient storage of bed linen in the closet will be useful to you.