Often my clients ask me: How many sets of sheets do I need to have? Here are my recommendations:
- For each bed you should have two sets (pillow cases, flat sheet and fitted sheet); one on the bed and one in the closet. For the guest bed, one set is sufficient. Instead of having percale sheets and flannelette sheets, try using jersey knit sheets all year long.
- You should have one duvet or comforter per bed and/or 1 or 2 blankets per bed depending on your climate.
- Surplus pillows should have two pillow cases each.
- Each person in the house should have two bath towels (three for those with long hair), and two or three face clothes per adult, for per child.
- If you do laundry more often, you could reduce the number of sheets and towels you have. If you have young children you should have an extra set of sheets in case one of the children is ill and you do not have time to do the laundry. If you have a pool or go to the beach often you may want to have an extra bath towel per person.
Linen Storage
Store your linens in the linen closet if you have one. Put all the sheets of the same size on the same shelf. To keep sheet sets together, fold the sheets and put them inside the matching pillow case. One idea is to buy all sheet sets in the same colour. For example all the sheets for double beds are blue, all the sheets for single beds are pink.
If you do not have a linen closet, store your sheet sets in the room in which they are used, either in the closet or in a container under the bed. You can store bath towels in the bedrooms too.
