I got a sewing kit from my grandma when I was 6 and she gave it to me in a cookie tin! She gave one to my sister on her 6th birthday as well! I thought it was something my family just did! This brought back some good memories!
I'm currently in the process of cleaning all our closets. My husband and I have always had 3 towels a piece for years! It's so nice, we also have a small house. The less stuff the better :)
To store gift wrapping, use a plastic suit cover that zips up the middle & is sealed at the bottom. You then have your rolls that you can easily see, are hanging nicely ... & easily accessible inside the suit cover.
Wendy Maxwell this sounds like a great solution. We put ours in one of those under-the-bed containers, together with ribbons, gift tags, a pair of scissors, and tape!
Well I don't have a linen closet but I do have a 14 foot long bedroom closet that needs a good cleaning and today is the day to do it! I also have a cookie tin of sewing supplies---it's a family tradition in my family that when you leave home you get your own tin of some sort with donated sewing needles, thread, buttons, etc. and I have had mine for about 35 years now!
I actually did do a linen closet clean out back a few months ago. The amount of towels we had was amazing for only three people haha. I did get the closet successfully organized, and got rid of some old towels and bed sheets, but I think it will have to be reorganized again in the near future. Great videos, love the way you talk, and I'm going to continue watching more of you later on :) I must also say how much I LOVE baking soda!! I cleaned my fridge out last week I think, and I used baking soda on all the ink marks from the produce bags that go inside the fridge, and it worked splendidly! My fridge looks brand new again!! I also have my own spray bottle of Dawn dish soap and tap water that I use for some cleaning. Well that's enough for now, cya around!
You gave me such a boost of energy that I pause the video and tidy my linen cupboard. Dont worry I did come back and watch the entire video. And I also kept my scrabble! :)
I am attempting to clean & organize my linen area. I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE your tip about the sheet/pillowcase storage!! I will be forever grateful for this tip! So glad I found you because I am cluttered up to the gills!! Many thanks!
i love all your cleaning videos. my linen closet over the last few years has become more of a dumping ground as managing a family and studying nursing full time has left me focusing my cleaning on the rooms we use the most. Going to attempt this project tomorrow as ive recently purchased new bedding and I need to make room for the new.
Thanks for this series! Love it!!!! I started my "spring cleaning" in January and am finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. On my list is/has been the garage, desk area, laundry room, son's closet, master bed and closet, pantry and kitchen bookshelf. It feels good and I was so stuck in a couple areas and your videos have truly helped!! So thank you. And the pillow case tip is one of my faves, my mom's used it since I was a kid. Your closet looks great!
I have that EXACT SAME TIN! And I live in Buenos Aires, so, they're international! Now I use it to keep buttons and have my general sewing kit in a toolbox (yes, it's that large!).
i cleaned out our linens not too long ago so i don't need to do this particular project, but i did work on reclaiming some of my bedroom this weekend from the 3 large and 2 small plastic bins full of my son's old clothes. i used space bags to slim it down and moved a number of items from the "holding on to" pile to the "sell" pile and moved it all to the garage. i've got plenty more work to do, but it was a start. i also took a small box to goodwill.
I have a lot of cabinets in my hallway, I will be cleaning them out and organizing them soon. I love the idea of the sheet set in the pillow case I am going to do that. Right now in going room by room and decluttering. Feels so good and less stress.
my sewing kit is in a cookie tin!!! yay! My linen closet is better but I need to clear it out again. It's been about 5 years since I've done it . Yep, I will be doing it again this spring.
Your idea for a basket for vacuum parts is a great idea. I recently relocated and some things I have don't work here. But I sure do have vacuum parts so I can use one of my favorite baskets for those.
Thank you for the organisation. I absolutely will do the project although It will never look as good. My linen closet is filled with « linen » . The one you inherit from Grandma, that she handmade. It’s so valuable to me. I don’t have much space in my linen closet and have linen for three bedroors. The pillowcase idea is great.Thanks. Great watching you. Was a pleasure. Lydia
Butter cookies box containing sweing kits is a granny tradition everywhere in the world !! i created my own mini sewing kit that i keep in a designated box. request for a new Q&A video.. questions piling up here !!
Love the end result Melissa and I'm glad that you identified your 'sewing kit' aka the butter cookie tin! My linen closet actually contains linens but there are a few too many so I will paring down the sheet sets for sure! Great ending to the Spring Cleaning 2015 series!!
never saw putting all the matching sheets in a pillow. excellent idea. I have never used my sawing machine ever as well. my closet is pretty clean though.
Yup...we always always had the sewing stuff in the butter cookie tin since I can remember!! N my closets are organized but a Lil messy ...but this video has definitely motivated me to fix it again!! Thanx Melissa!!
It is so enjoyable to watch and learn from your videos~ My husband and I just moved in a studio like apartment, which is not very spacious. And I found that I need to reset our two sofas(both are size of 7'x4'), a full size bed, a desk (w/ chairs), a closet (5'x1 1/2') and two book shelves all into this 14'x14' square shape room, to make it functional as a bedroom, living room, study and storage place. This has turned out to be a challenge to me. So that I think maybe I can benefit more if there are more tips about how to organize different type of things into a downsize space, since I think some, like me, may currently live in a small apartment without closets, storage units. So that any creative and efficient ideas would really help us a lot. Looking forward to seeing more of your thoughts and suggestions here.
awesome video, very in-depth!! I am currently starting to put things back in my linen closet/cabinet. one drawer at a time. I am trying to find a better way to fold my bed sheets.
abbylayla2000 I know right same in Ireland I think there must be some mind trick there you think by sewing something your as sweet as cookies or bikkies to us Europeans lol
I moved about a year ago, and took great care to organize my linen closet then, so that feels set (though I do accumulate a LOT of trial size items that are starting to clog up the closet). My real need is organizing my "under the stairs" storage area (which also doubles as my coat closet. Thanks for the tips!
We've always been using butter cookie tin to store sewing kit in my family too! :)))) I never knew that it was a tradition all over the world! That's awesome!
Yes, exactly! It's having a system and the inspiration. So far ive cleaned out and re-organized my dresser, my main clothes closet (there are plenty more elsewhere ;)), my utility closet and my linen closet (almost done). It is so satisfying I go and open the doors and feast my eyes several times a day! Ha! Ha!
LOOKS GREAT!!!! Its amazing what we find when we purge. and how great it looks in the end. I'm tackling the dreaded basement. My basement has become a catchall for EVERYTHING and has become soooo unorganized..I HATE it. So I am going in with the KONMARIE method. I run an inhome daycare and need to organize the toys as well as diapers and wipes. I have an office down there (scrapbooking etc) and it has become a HUGE mess. Ugh. I've been at it for 1 hr and have 1 lrg garbage bag full and a box and 1 bag for garbage and this was only from my laundry room that also became a hoarding ground. You would never think my basement looked this bad if you walk into my home. That is why it became so bad...Oh just put it downstairs...But I'm on a mission and it feels good. As for the linen closet, I did it a few months back. Its working, but Its not my fav yet. Its very small and I purge it or reorganize it about 2 times a yr, ya I know...crazy. I will post a pic on IG (Barbieri6) Thanx for the motivation Melissa.
butter cookies box containing sewing kits is a tradition allover the world - also in switzerland :). hahaha and the ONE time you really need sewing stuff there will be cookies in this container :D
Same in China, My grandma did that too. We use either the Denmark butter cookie can and then later the mooncake tin can. Very durable! You can find all kinds of buttons and threads in this amazing box!!
My linen closet is okay considering I moved in a year ago........ except that I've hardly touched some of the stuff. I used to experiment with cleaning products that I don't even use now, but haven't bothered donating/chucking. I do keep my guest towels in there (I have a mini linen closet in my bedroom for our towels which is handy!). Probably should go through all my old cleaning stuff and just bite that bullet. Also my grandma has about a thousand Turtles tins and a few butter cookie tins. I have a lot of sewing things that I've otherwise contained into see-through shoe box totes instead. :) Great video as always!
No cookie tin sewing kits here. I have a whole room for sewing stuff. But I also sew A LOT! It's time to get rid of a bunch of towels here and old junk linens. I will be donating my towels locally to an indoor children's play centre that I know needs some but SPCA's are usually in need of towels too! Good way to get rid of them and feel good about where they are going!
Hi Melissa, I am in love with the way you work and have picked quite some from you. I am in the process of settling my house in Milton, and trying to organize everything 'your way'! 😚 and yes u have a butter cookie box for all my embroidery and sewing stuff! Isn't it something really popular around the globe especially the Danish butter cookie tin box🤓
yessssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!! you have inspired me-but i am so scared that i may drag all the stuff out feel overwhelmed about too many decisions to make and not get finished then people come over and junk everywhere. will give myself more than two hours and promise to not stop til it's done.
I inherited my Mom's cookie-tin sewing kit after she passed away three years ago (April 2016) so it was bittersweet to think of and neat to learn just how widespread the tradition is. My first guess was that it must've been a Great Depression sort of trend. I'm pretty sure that my grandma who was born in 1929 had one too.
Wonderful job! I'm with you on the wrapping paper storage and think the ikea bin works well. Also love the basket you used for your vacuum supplies. We recently donated our old towels and treated ourselves to a large matching set. What a simple but luxurious difference. xo!
Btw, I'm Spanish and my mum has basically the same tin with buttons from all our garments, if something's goes to the bin, she'd always come running and take buttons off for a "just in case you need one" !! Xx
My linen/everything cupboard as it's is the only storage in our house is very neat and tidy however I want to go through it again and get rid of stuff that I haven't been using. Great video melissa even if it's not something I nees to do your videos always insipre me to get up and start cleaning :)
We have a cleaning-closet and two shelves over that for our excess products like extra soap, toothpaste, tissues, lightbulbs, paper towels etc. and products were almost out of. I gave that a good cleaning and decluttering in the easter break. Towels and linen are in our clothing closet, gift wrap and such misc. in our wardrobe, games in the living room etc. Basicly we don't have a Misc. "Linen Closet" so we have all that stuff where it makes sense elswere :)
Many years (decades!) ago my mom had a big one in her sewing closet, with buttons and other sewing notions in it, like: rickrack, & bias bindings, etc., in it. But that was MANY, many years ago, and three moves ago, so it is long gone since now! But I've decided my sewing room needs (at least) one, so I just this past week saw them for sale in Walgreens!! I ended up buying a bigger one, and a smaller one!! The small one will be good to carry with me, in my purse or sewing tote bag (to carry my thread, needles, small scissors, etc, when I take my sewing with me places.) Right now I'm still in the process of eating the cookies from both tins!! (Have you EVER even SEEN cookies in them????) 👀 They're both really not that big. The "bigger" one is 7 1/2 inches in diameter, and the smaller one is 5 3/8 inches in diameter. I know that they CAN come in a size even larger than 7 1/2 inches, but I got what I saw at Walgreens. The bigger one is Royal Dansk Danish butter cookies, and the smaller one is "Nice!" Premium cookies, butter flavored. (Both are in the iconic royal blue metal tins, with a gold outer edge painted on top.) The smaller tin's cookies are basically the same kind of cookies as the Danish ones; I guess it's just a different (more generic?) brand?? I love that both of them have coconut in the cookies!! I thought they were gonna taste more like Almond Sandies or Pecan Sandies, but they are still very tasty. Very rich!! It's gonna take me a while to polish off all of the cookies before I can use them for sewing boxes!! Lol!! (Who knew they ACTUALLY COME WITH cookies in them!!). They could sell them EMPTY(!) at the fabric stores, and they would still sell!
Hi Melissa, another inspiring video!! Me, I actually have lots of baskets in my "linen-Billy bookcase" from Ikea, (cause I happen to be so lucky to work there) instead of a closet ;-) I always fold my towels the way you do and showed in a previous video. Love all of your work and Chad's 'weirdo' appearances :-) You seem like a really good team, keep on going, greetings from Germany, Mary
First off, I have loved your videos for years. They are so informative and extremely easy and quick to watch during the few seconds I have in a busy lifestyle. Second, what tips do you have for musky smelling linen cabinets and closets? I recently reached for a uncommonly used sheet set from our linen cabinet and they smelled horrible. Thanks again!
I love using my old towels for spills! And with another baby on the way these old towels come in handy. But I do think a downsize might be a good idea. So I'm gonna see if I can get more space out of my cupboard.
I definitely have to do this project! We haven’t cleaned our linen closet since we moved in ... and the old owners left a lot of stuff in the bottom shelf we haven’t even looked at 😬
Great Video !!! I have no storage in my small bathroom...bit I do have a small linen closet just outside the bathroom...where do you store items needed daily like brush, combs, toothpaste, leave in conditioner, cleaning supplies , etc ?
6/23/19....My linen closet has been organized since I moved out of home to get my own place! 😙 And ALL my closets have matching huggagle hangars with my clothes hanging by item type--- tops & skirts & jeans & slacks..... & then by dressy or everyday. I put any suits together in another "business" or "travel" closet---all organized by color. My dresser drawers are also organized by item & I rotate & put freshly washed/cleaned items BEHIND other items so I use ALL my items equally. I also have my kitchen drawers/ cabinets organized for easy use. My problem is I have so many COLLECTIONS b/c I like so many items & then somehow I get 1, find a 2nd, get "gifted" a 3rd---& NOW I have a "collection" that GROWS! Dogs---angels---licence plates from all my cars thru the yrs---mugs from my various trips--- tea-for-1 sets---roosters---even a bunch of new/various colors stuffed Angry Birds for my pet! I have decluttered 1st time before I retired & moved---then #2 declutter when I left apt & bought a house in retirement area---NOW is #3 declutter but I REFUSE to do like my friends & live like a regugee with NOTHING PERSONAL that means so much to me...... At least I am a NEAT & CLEAN "ALMOST HOARDER" of really beautiful collections!
Yes, like and enjoy the sewing tin ...authentic. what's an idea or device for hanging cleaning supplies with" long handles" in a small area beside the fridge. Easy access is why I keep them there out of sight. Both for sanitary uses and quick release and putting away.
I was wondering how other people store things like lightbulbs. My linen closet is 1/2 that size, one shelf I now use for vacuum parts, light bulbs, duct tape/masking tapes, etc. one shelf for dry pet food bags, one shelf for towels and one for beach towels/other linens (I keep sheets in their own bedrooms). BUT the "piece de resistance" is using a label maker! It's the cherry on the cake for an organized looking space and for finding things at a glance.
im gonna clean out my closet over the weekend. ive been meaning to clean it out. thanks for the motivation. cleaning use to be a problem for me and now my family doesnt look down at me anymore. thanks. do you have any ideas for tidying up cords the go into wals or an extension cord. my cords look like a snakes nest.
I attempted to organize our linen closet last summer and it became somewhat organized and manageable until after a few months. Our problem is that we buy in bulk from Costco because we have a fair number of people at home. It gets difficult to find space to store all of that in a location that people will be familiar with. I will try and tackle it again this summer though!
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What is the name of the vacuum you use? I love my Dyson, but it's so awkward and I would love a smaller kind like you used in this video. Thanks in advance!! Your videos are so motivating!! Love them!
You should put a story and date on a label and put in your sewing tin. Amazing how those 'cookie tins' have stories behind them. Wow! Love how you organized your closet. : )
Hey Melissa, I LOVE your videos!! I have a question though. I have a SMALL bathroom with no vent and I try to shower with the door open but I still worry about mold on my towel that I store in there, is there anything you suggest to keep my towels and toiletries mold free?
Just subscribed to you !!!! :D ! I'm going to try this out PLUSSSS.... The bedroom drawers since mine... well they are another story on top of the "linen" closet.. its a disaster zone to say the least ahah. You are so cheerful and keep your audience awake with your content! I watched all the way to the end!!
Have to tell you this: just this week I found Danish Butter Cookie tins in a 4 ounce size at the Dollar Tree (Minnesota, USA). I bought 4. They had me at "cute". Guess I'll eventually use them for buttons or thread or zippers or something. Linda
My mom totally has sewing supplies in an old tin cookie box. I wish you could come to my house and help me with some projects! You are great. I've just discovered your channel and have really enjoyed it so far! I do have an issue. I have a standing steam mop the hoover twin tank you can find it on amazon, but I just don't know where to store it. My linen closet is narrower then yours, just the width of a regular door and is filled with 2 shelves of games, (we have 3 kids so we have lots of games), 2 shelves of towels and then the bottom has my sewing machine and other sewing stuff next to that. So my mop just floats around in my kitchen and my vacuum just lives standing up in my hallway! I noticed your vacuum folds small at the bottom of your linen closet. It has been this way for almost 6 years in my house and I wonder if you have any ideas on this. My broom is able to slip perfectly inbetween the fridge and the counter next to it so that one is ok. phew!
I have 2 closets in my apartment. The Linen one I keep my towels, sheets, blankets, my hamper extra tp and lady products. I need to cut back on my towels.
Ahhh, a basket for all my vacuum accessories!!! Right now they are on my bedroom dresser for the 2nd week in a row! Thanks.
just a note to say how impressed I am with your professional presentations. Sound, video and editing looks like it could be moved directly to TV
I got a sewing kit from my grandma when I was 6 and she gave it to me in a cookie tin! She gave one to my sister on her 6th birthday as well! I thought it was something my family just did! This brought back some good memories!
Erin R No way! that's lovely!
I'm currently in the process of cleaning all our closets. My husband and I have always had 3 towels a piece for years! It's so nice, we also have a small house. The less stuff the better :)
lys7012 Yes to that!
To store gift wrapping, use a plastic suit cover that zips up the middle & is sealed at the bottom. You then have your rolls that you can easily see, are hanging nicely ... & easily accessible inside the suit cover.
Wendy Maxwell this sounds like a great solution. We put ours in one of those under-the-bed containers, together with ribbons, gift tags, a pair of scissors, and tape!
Well I don't have a linen closet but I do have a 14 foot long bedroom closet that needs a good cleaning and today is the day to do it! I also have a cookie tin of sewing supplies---it's a family tradition in my family that when you leave home you get your own tin of some sort with donated sewing needles, thread, buttons, etc. and I have had mine for about 35 years now!
I actually did do a linen closet clean out back a few months ago. The amount of towels we had was amazing for only three people haha. I did get the closet successfully organized, and got rid of some old towels and bed sheets, but I think it will have to be reorganized again in the near future. Great videos, love the way you talk, and I'm going to continue watching more of you later on :) I must also say how much I LOVE baking soda!! I cleaned my fridge out last week I think, and I used baking soda on all the ink marks from the produce bags that go inside the fridge, and it worked splendidly! My fridge looks brand new again!! I also have my own spray bottle of Dawn dish soap and tap water that I use for some cleaning. Well that's enough for now, cya around!
I just cleaned out my linen Closet yesterday! I got rid of so many blankets!! I'm glad you shared this video with us :)
You gave me such a boost of energy that I pause the video and tidy my linen cupboard. Dont worry I did come back and watch the entire video. And I also kept my scrabble! :)
zuzu96 Awesome - glad to hear that! And YES to Scrabble. YES!
I am attempting to clean & organize my linen area. I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE your tip about the sheet/pillowcase storage!! I will be forever grateful for this tip! So glad I found you because I am cluttered up to the gills!! Many thanks!
i love all your cleaning videos. my linen closet over the last few years has become more of a dumping ground as managing a family and studying nursing full time has left me focusing my cleaning on the rooms we use the most. Going to attempt this project tomorrow as ive recently purchased new bedding and I need to make room for the new.
Thanks for this series! Love it!!!! I started my "spring cleaning" in January and am finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. On my list is/has been the garage, desk area, laundry room, son's closet, master bed and closet, pantry and kitchen bookshelf. It feels good and I was so stuck in a couple areas and your videos have truly helped!! So thank you. And the pillow case tip is one of my faves, my mom's used it since I was a kid. Your closet looks great!
Just saw the before and I am excited- I have almost the same closet look and scenario!
Great job! It looks sooooo MUCH better! I did mine last year and it has herald up GREAT!
I have that EXACT SAME TIN! And I live in Buenos Aires, so, they're international! Now I use it to keep buttons and have my general sewing kit in a toolbox (yes, it's that large!).
i cleaned out our linens not too long ago so i don't need to do this particular project, but i did work on reclaiming some of my bedroom this weekend from the 3 large and 2 small plastic bins full of my son's old clothes. i used space bags to slim it down and moved a number of items from the "holding on to" pile to the "sell" pile and moved it all to the garage. i've got plenty more work to do, but it was a start. i also took a small box to goodwill.
I have a lot of cabinets in my hallway, I will be cleaning them out and organizing them soon. I love the idea of the sheet set in the pillow case I am going to do that. Right now in going room by room and decluttering. Feels so good and less stress.
my sewing kit is in a cookie tin!!! yay! My linen closet is better but I need to clear it out again. It's been about 5 years since I've done it . Yep, I will be doing it again this spring.
mpenny226 Aww, love it!
Your idea for a basket for vacuum parts is a great idea. I recently relocated and some things I have don't work here. But I sure do have vacuum parts so I can use one of my favorite baskets for those.
Thank you for the organisation. I absolutely will do the project although It will never look as good. My linen closet is filled with « linen » . The one you inherit from Grandma, that she handmade. It’s so valuable to me. I don’t have much space in my linen closet and have linen for three bedroors. The pillowcase idea is great.Thanks. Great watching you. Was a pleasure. Lydia
Butter cookies box containing sweing kits is a granny tradition everywhere in the world !! i created my own mini sewing kit that i keep in a designated box.
request for a new Q&A video.. questions piling up here !!
Yes, I have a butter cookie tin for sewing supplies 😀...i love this video. Going to get cleaning now.
Love the end result Melissa and I'm glad that you identified your 'sewing kit' aka the butter cookie tin! My linen closet actually contains linens but there are a few too many so I will paring down the sheet sets for sure! Great ending to the Spring Cleaning 2015 series!!
Really started cleaning up my linen closet with this video !! 😀
never saw putting all the matching sheets in a pillow. excellent idea. I have never used my sawing machine ever as well. my closet is pretty clean though.
Yup...we always always had the sewing stuff in the butter cookie tin since I can remember!! N my closets are organized but a Lil messy ...but this video has definitely motivated me to fix it again!! Thanx Melissa!!
shash 2716 Glad to hear!
It is so enjoyable to watch and learn from your videos~
My husband and I just moved in a studio like apartment, which is not very spacious. And I found that I need to reset our two sofas(both are size of 7'x4'), a full size bed, a desk (w/ chairs), a closet (5'x1 1/2') and two book shelves all into this 14'x14' square shape room, to make it functional as a bedroom, living room, study and storage place. This has turned out to be a challenge to me. So that I think maybe I can benefit more if there are more tips about how to organize different type of things into a downsize space, since I think some, like me, may currently live in a small apartment without closets, storage units. So that any creative and efficient ideas would really help us a lot.
Looking forward to seeing more of your thoughts and suggestions here.
awesome video, very in-depth!! I am currently starting to put things back in my linen closet/cabinet. one drawer at a time. I am trying to find a better way to fold my bed sheets.
Everyone has there sewing kit in a butter cookie tin - it's the law in England ️xx
Same in Australia lol
Natasha Deedee i live in Greece and i do it too!!! :)
Natasha Deedee OH my gosh I had no idea other people did that!! How interesting.
abbylayla2000 I know right same in Ireland I think there must be some mind trick there you think by sewing something your as sweet as cookies or bikkies to us Europeans lol
LOL!!!!
I moved about a year ago, and took great care to organize my linen closet then, so that feels set (though I do accumulate a LOT of trial size items that are starting to clog up the closet). My real need is organizing my "under the stairs" storage area (which also doubles as my coat closet. Thanks for the tips!
Yes,Im working on my closet this week.Also the coat closet.
I'm always trying to find ways to stay organized and for a space to stay clean, so this was so helpful!!
We've always been using butter cookie tin to store sewing kit in my family too! :))))
I never knew that it was a tradition all over the world! That's awesome!
Hedonista Lifestyle Here in Mauritius too, it's a thing to store sewing kit in butter cookie tin.
My grandma and my mom keep a sewing kit in a butter cookie tin since forever. And I'm from Peru!
You make me look forward to cleaning. I never had a sytem so it got overwhelming real quick. thankyou
Yes, exactly! It's having a system and the inspiration. So far ive cleaned out and re-organized my dresser, my main clothes closet (there are plenty more elsewhere ;)), my utility closet and my linen closet (almost done). It is so satisfying I go and open the doors and feast my eyes several times a day! Ha! Ha!
LOOKS GREAT!!!! Its amazing what we find when we purge. and how great it looks in the end. I'm tackling the dreaded basement. My basement has become a catchall for EVERYTHING and has become soooo unorganized..I HATE it. So I am going in with the KONMARIE method. I run an inhome daycare and need to organize the toys as well as diapers and wipes. I have an office down there (scrapbooking etc) and it has become a HUGE mess. Ugh. I've been at it for 1 hr and have 1 lrg garbage bag full and a box and 1 bag for garbage and this was only from my laundry room that also became a hoarding ground. You would never think my basement looked this bad if you walk into my home. That is why it became so bad...Oh just put it downstairs...But I'm on a mission and it feels good. As for the linen closet, I did it a few months back. Its working, but Its not my fav yet. Its very small and I purge it or reorganize it about 2 times a yr, ya I know...crazy. I will post a pic on IG (Barbieri6) Thanx for the motivation Melissa.
butter cookies box containing sewing kits is a tradition allover the world - also in switzerland :).
hahaha and the ONE time you really need sewing stuff there will be cookies in this container :D
Michaela Fuchs 😆 That'll be true!
Thank you. I didn't know about the pillowcase tip, but that makes so much sense.
Great videos :) I found your videos tonight and have watched heaps of them. They have been really helpful.
Same in China, My grandma did that too. We use either the Denmark butter cookie can and then later the mooncake tin can. Very durable! You can find all kinds of buttons and threads in this amazing box!!
infanta55 Awesome!
Just in time! Watching now.
My linen closet is okay considering I moved in a year ago........ except that I've hardly touched some of the stuff. I used to experiment with cleaning products that I don't even use now, but haven't bothered donating/chucking. I do keep my guest towels in there (I have a mini linen closet in my bedroom for our towels which is handy!). Probably should go through all my old cleaning stuff and just bite that bullet.
Also my grandma has about a thousand Turtles tins and a few butter cookie tins. I have a lot of sewing things that I've otherwise contained into see-through shoe box totes instead. :)
Great video as always!
No cookie tin sewing kits here. I have a whole room for sewing stuff. But I also sew A LOT! It's time to get rid of a bunch of towels here and old junk linens. I will be donating my towels locally to an indoor children's play centre that I know needs some but SPCA's are usually in need of towels too! Good way to get rid of them and feel good about where they are going!
I love all your videos. I have learned so much from you guys. Keep it up.
My linen cupboard has been my husbands 'shed' for years! I'm going through the house one room at a time right now, so hope I can get organised finally
Hi Melissa, I am in love with the way you work and have picked quite some from you. I am in the process of settling my house in Milton, and trying to organize everything 'your way'! 😚 and yes u have a butter cookie box for all my embroidery and sewing stuff! Isn't it something really popular around the globe especially the Danish butter cookie tin box🤓
yessssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!! you have inspired me-but i am so scared that i may drag all the stuff out feel overwhelmed about too many decisions to make and not get finished then people come over and junk everywhere. will give myself more than two hours and promise to not stop til it's done.
I inherited my Mom's cookie-tin sewing kit after she passed away three years ago (April 2016) so it was bittersweet to think of and neat to learn just how widespread the tradition is. My first guess was that it must've been a Great Depression sort of trend. I'm pretty sure that my grandma who was born in 1929 had one too.
Wonderful job! I'm with you on the wrapping paper storage and think the ikea bin works well. Also love the basket you used for your vacuum supplies. We recently donated our old towels and treated ourselves to a large matching set. What a simple but luxurious difference. xo!
Btw, I'm Spanish and my mum has basically the same tin with buttons from all our garments, if something's goes to the bin, she'd always come running and take buttons off for a "just in case you need one" !! Xx
Misspapadita I do the same thing. I also tear out zippers to reuse as I need them.
LISA BEISHLINE Zippers!! That's brilliant!! Thank you!!
Misspapadita LOL! Too funny!
I used to do that whenmysewingmachine actually worked!
My linen/everything cupboard as it's is the only storage in our house is very neat and tidy however I want to go through it again and get rid of stuff that I haven't been using. Great video melissa even if it's not something I nees to do your videos always insipre me to get up and start cleaning :)
Great video Melissa! Keep'em coming!
We have a cleaning-closet and two shelves over that for our excess products like extra soap, toothpaste, tissues, lightbulbs, paper towels etc. and products were almost out of. I gave that a good cleaning and decluttering in the easter break. Towels and linen are in our clothing closet, gift wrap and such misc. in our wardrobe, games in the living room etc. Basicly we don't have a Misc. "Linen Closet" so we have all that stuff where it makes sense elswere :)
Many years (decades!) ago my mom had a big one in her sewing closet, with buttons and other sewing notions in it, like: rickrack, & bias bindings, etc., in it.
But that was MANY, many years ago, and three moves ago, so it is long gone since now!
But I've decided my sewing room needs (at least) one, so I just this past week saw them for sale in Walgreens!!
I ended up buying a bigger one, and a smaller one!!
The small one will be good to carry with me, in my purse or sewing tote bag (to carry my thread, needles, small scissors, etc, when I take my sewing with me places.)
Right now I'm still in the process of eating the cookies from both tins!! (Have you EVER even SEEN cookies in them????) 👀
They're both really not that big. The "bigger" one is 7 1/2 inches in diameter, and the smaller one is 5 3/8 inches in diameter.
I know that they CAN come in a size even larger than 7 1/2 inches, but I got what I saw at Walgreens.
The bigger one is Royal Dansk Danish butter cookies, and the smaller one is "Nice!" Premium cookies, butter flavored. (Both are in the iconic royal blue metal tins, with a gold outer edge painted on top.)
The smaller tin's cookies are basically the same kind of cookies as the Danish ones; I guess it's just a different (more generic?) brand??
I love that both of them have coconut in the cookies!! I thought they were gonna taste more like Almond Sandies or Pecan Sandies, but they are still very tasty. Very rich!! It's gonna take me a while to polish off all of the cookies before I can use them for sewing boxes!!
Lol!! (Who knew they ACTUALLY COME WITH cookies in them!!). They could sell them EMPTY(!) at the fabric stores, and they would still sell!
Hi Melissa, another inspiring video!!
Me, I actually have lots of baskets in my "linen-Billy bookcase" from Ikea, (cause I happen to be so lucky to work there) instead of a closet ;-)
I always fold my towels the way you do and showed in a previous video.
Love all of your work and Chad's 'weirdo' appearances :-)
You seem like a really good team, keep on going, greetings from Germany, Mary
First off, I have loved your videos for years. They are so informative and extremely easy and quick to watch during the few seconds I have in a busy lifestyle. Second, what tips do you have for musky smelling linen cabinets and closets? I recently reached for a uncommonly used sheet set from our linen cabinet and they smelled horrible. Thanks again!
Love your videos, I get so inspired after watching your videos.
I love using my old towels for spills! And with another baby on the way these old towels come in handy. But I do think a downsize might be a good idea. So I'm gonna see if I can get more space out of my cupboard.
Thanks, this video and others are helping me get motivated to organize 😀
You inspired me! I'm going to straighten out and declutter my linen closet now.
My linen closet looks exactly like yours! lots of stuff other than the linen. :) this was cleaned 2 weeks ago. now i have so much more space!
So have to clean the linen closet. Mine is also home to other stuff. Thanks for the video
I definitely have to do this project! We haven’t cleaned our linen closet since we moved in ... and the old owners left a lot of stuff in the bottom shelf we haven’t even looked at 😬
Amazing idea to clean our closet
very helpful dear thank u
Great Video !!! I have no storage in my small bathroom...bit I do have a small linen closet just outside the bathroom...where do you store items needed daily like brush, combs, toothpaste, leave in conditioner, cleaning supplies , etc ?
my linen closet is currently a war zone. same as yours it hold pretty much everything but the linen. going to try this. thanks for the tips.
My linen closet is a mess so definitely going to have a spring clean. Thanks for the video
It almost a tradition her in Saudi Arabia keeping sewing kit in metal sweet box. LOVE your channel and all your videos.
6/23/19....My linen closet has been organized since I moved out of home to get my own place! 😙
And ALL my closets have matching huggagle hangars with my clothes hanging by item type---
tops & skirts & jeans & slacks.....
& then by dressy or everyday.
I put any suits together in another "business" or "travel" closet---all organized by color.
My dresser drawers are also organized by item & I rotate & put freshly washed/cleaned items BEHIND other items so I use ALL my items equally.
I also have my kitchen drawers/
cabinets organized for easy use.
My problem is I have so many COLLECTIONS b/c I like so many items & then somehow I get 1, find a 2nd, get "gifted" a 3rd---& NOW I have a "collection" that GROWS!
Dogs---angels---licence plates from all my cars thru the yrs---mugs from my various trips---
tea-for-1 sets---roosters---even a bunch of new/various colors stuffed Angry Birds for my pet!
I have decluttered 1st time before I retired & moved---then #2 declutter when I left apt & bought a house in retirement area---NOW is #3 declutter but I REFUSE to do like my friends & live like a regugee with NOTHING PERSONAL that means so much to me......
At least I am a NEAT & CLEAN "ALMOST HOARDER" of really beautiful collections!
yes! I think we only buy the butter cookies for the tin so we can store sewing supplies
I have a small dog who frequently gets muddy and needs quick bathing. I now have a basket in my linen closet for those towels we use only for the dog!
Our tin always had tea bags in it. You never know when you need to whip up a pitcher of sweet tea!
***** Oh that's a nice idea!
Yes, like and enjoy the sewing tin ...authentic. what's an idea or device for hanging cleaning supplies with" long handles" in a small area beside the fridge. Easy access is why I keep them there out of sight. Both for sanitary uses and quick release and putting away.
thanks for all the videos. Could you please do video on cleaning can-openers?
For wrapping paper, I put a shower rod in corner of my closet and put paper there , works good!
I was wondering how other people store things like lightbulbs. My linen closet is 1/2 that size, one shelf I now use for vacuum parts, light bulbs, duct tape/masking tapes, etc. one shelf for dry pet food bags, one shelf for towels and one for beach towels/other linens (I keep sheets in their own bedrooms). BUT the "piece de resistance" is using a label maker! It's the cherry on the cake for an organized looking space and for finding things at a glance.
Yes i need to work on my closets. Can you do an updated cleaning declutering series if you dont have one or if you do do you have a link.
im gonna clean out my closet over the weekend. ive been meaning to clean it out. thanks for the motivation. cleaning use to be a problem for me and now my family doesnt look down at me anymore. thanks. do you have any ideas for tidying up cords the go into wals or an extension cord. my cords look like a snakes nest.
I that that all pretty and perfect. It was real and it was organized. Smart girl.
I attempted to organize our linen closet last summer and it became somewhat organized and manageable until after a few months. Our problem is that we buy in bulk from Costco because we have a fair number of people at home. It gets difficult to find space to store all of that in a location that people will be familiar with. I will try and tackle it again this summer though!
I use a small fishing tackle box for a sewing kit...works really well.
My mom has her sewing supplies stored in an old cookie tin too!!
Oh thank god you have at least one messy part of your house I was being to feel very inadequate there for a bit lol:)
tleeg74 glad their not !! Their as human as the rest of us even us clean freaks have one messy secret somewhere:)
Ann marie White LOL I agree!
tleeg74 Well, they are "Clean My Space", not "Tidy My Space" or "Organise My Space" ;-)
tleeg74 We never claimed to be!
Ann marie White Jennifer Ann Fox GiGiWellness28 I don't hide it - there's NO WAY I could live perfectly. I'm just not that person. I started Clean My Space as a way to help MYSELF too LOL!
Quality street tin lol I love it I've done my today after watching u xx 😘
I am always busy but it seems that you never rest!
What is the name of the vacuum you use? I love my Dyson, but it's so awkward and I would love a smaller kind like you used in this video. Thanks in advance!! Your videos are so motivating!! Love them!
You should put a story and date on a label and put in your sewing tin. Amazing how those 'cookie tins' have stories behind them. Wow! Love how you organized your closet. : )
Gaby M. That's a great idea! Thanks so much!
You have really helped me. You and Doitonadime. I have reorganized my whole house ♡.
Hey Melissa, I LOVE your videos!! I have a question though. I have a SMALL bathroom with no vent and I try to shower with the door open but I still worry about mold on my towel that I store in there, is there anything you suggest to keep my towels and toiletries mold free?
i really like it , will do mine next week ,thanks
I fold towels according to the hanger in the bathroom. Bath towels fold in half to fit and hand towels in thirds to fit it's holder.
I have to clean my linen closet... your video has made me start it tomm... can't wait to donate.. animal shelters need towels !!
Just subscribed to you !!!! :D ! I'm going to try this out PLUSSSS.... The bedroom drawers since mine... well they are another story on top of the "linen" closet.. its a disaster zone to say the least ahah. You are so cheerful and keep your audience awake with your content! I watched all the way to the end!!
My family always used the Butter Cookie tin!
Have to tell you this: just this week I found Danish Butter Cookie tins in a 4 ounce size at the Dollar Tree (Minnesota, USA). I bought 4. They had me at "cute". Guess I'll eventually use them for buttons or thread or zippers or something. Linda
what do you do for big blankets and comforters that you don't need in the summer?
Put them in a vacuum bag!
great video thank you for sharing, have you done any video on pot and pans
My mom totally has sewing supplies in an old tin cookie box. I wish you could come to my house and help me with some projects! You are great. I've just discovered your channel and have really enjoyed it so far! I do have an issue. I have a standing steam mop the hoover twin tank you can find it on amazon, but I just don't know where to store it. My linen closet is narrower then yours, just the width of a regular door and is filled with 2 shelves of games, (we have 3 kids so we have lots of games), 2 shelves of towels and then the bottom has my sewing machine and other sewing stuff next to that. So my mop just floats around in my kitchen and my vacuum just lives standing up in my hallway! I noticed your vacuum folds small at the bottom of your linen closet. It has been this way for almost 6 years in my house and I wonder if you have any ideas on this. My broom is able to slip perfectly inbetween the fridge and the counter next to it so that one is ok. phew!
Loving your outfit in this one! Where did you get your top? Great tips too.
The Purple Alphabet Thanks so much! It's from Banana Republic!
I have 2 closets in my apartment. The Linen one I keep my towels, sheets, blankets, my hamper extra tp and lady products. I need to cut back on my towels.