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Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/12/2008 4:39:49 PM
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kmangel
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My son is moving into a brand new apartment. He gave me the floor plans and in looking it over I noticed no linen closet. Being the Mom that I am, I see this as a big negative! He has to have a place to store his towels and sheets! He does have a small alcove in his closet in his bedroom. I think I would be able to put something in the space that would hold his linens. He doesn't want anything feminine, though. I went into a local decorating store and they had metal shelving units that I think would fit the space, but there were (gasp!) leaves at the top. He said it was too elaborate for his taste. I'm looking for some ideas that a young adult male would like!
Also, he doesn't have a pantry, either. That's a big negative, too. I can't see why any new apartment complex would build apartments without pantries and linen closets. This move of my son is stretching my imagination to the max!
Thanks for any suggestions!
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/12/2008 4:42:01 PM
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Is there room in the bathroom or maybe the corner of his bedroom or in his bedroom closet for a couple of those big rubbermaid containers. This is the first place I've lived with a linen closet. At my last house I kept a large rubbermaid container in the bathroom and that held enough towels for my family of 5.
As for sheets, he could do the same thing for sheets. I mean a single guy isn't going to have that many.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/12/2008 4:47:34 PM
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zoebob
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Or, is there room for something like THIS
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/13/2008 9:52:59 AM
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You can go to Target, Bed Bath & Beyond or any other home store and browse the college dorm section. They have many pieces that can be used for storage in any room of the house and they have many sizes and styles to choose from.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/13/2008 11:37:02 AM
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Unfortunately - many small apartments are this way. The first apartment hubby and I lived in had NO storage space at all! We didn't even have a closet!
We ended up stashing our linens in a storage container under our bed and our towels in a crate under our pedestal sink. Our wash clothes in a basket on the over the toilet shelf. Our pantry was just one of our kitchen cupboards. It's all I had. For our hanging clothes we found an old sales rack at a garage sale and had that in one corner of our bedroom.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/13/2008 4:25:21 PM
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I live in a really small house and have very little room to keep kitchen linens in my kitchen ~ it's needed to store food and crockery etc. Likewise, my bathroom is too small to really store anything. My bathroom and bedroom are upstairs. I'm not allowed to attach anything to the walls incase of damage.
For my bathroom towels and sheets, I use underbed storage boxes. For my kitchen towels I bought some plastic storage drawers (which sit neatly under a dresser in my lounge. Simple, cheap, plain. I may update when I can afford it, but they work well for now.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/13/2008 9:58:28 PM
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When I was in a place like that I got one of those spring-rod over the toilet shelf units. It had two shelves and a cupboard, and then I kept the towels on top.
For sheets, he doesn't really need more than two sets for his bed, right? So for those and any extra blanket, I would get an under-bed storage container.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/14/2008 4:14:01 PM
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Don't most young people living alone (or young couples) just keep the sheets on the bed and the towels on the rack? You take them off, you wash them, you dry them, you put them back. The end.
Pantries are mostly for families too, to my mind. If you don't bake and you only have one person, just how much food needs to be stored on-hand long term? Come to think of it, I can't imagine what's taking up all the space in my pantry... 
There's also usually space on top of the cabinets for larger items. Perhaps he would appreciate some sort of camouflage system so he can use that area without it looking untidy to you? Perhaps metal mesh panels hung from the ceiling to just the top of the cabinet, that can be lifted up and outward to 'open'. And a matching step-stool.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/14/2008 4:45:44 PM
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How about letting him figure it all out? That 's part of college life and growing up.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/14/2008 5:11:39 PM
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I'm laughing at the "1 set of sheets and 1 set of towels" quotes in here...
cause they're mostly right... 
freestanding cabinets can be had very cheap on your local craigslist or even a chest of drawers with an extra drawer for linens would be good.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/14/2008 6:34:24 PM
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Or stainless steel shelving which is relatively inexpensive at Sam's or Costco.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/15/2008 7:00:46 AM
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I lived without a pantry or linen closet most of my life. I agree, let him figure it out. If he is on his own it is his place. Mom just gives advice when it is asked for.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/15/2008 7:24:27 AM
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kmangel
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Thanks everybody for all your ideas. And yes, I should let him figure it all out. He will. He's so excited about his new place which has made me be excited for him, too!
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/15/2008 1:05:31 PM
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I have limited storage here at my house, and i keep my sheets in one of those bags that the comforters come in, those clear plastic bags with zippers? I have all my sheets stuffed in there and it's on my closet floor in my bedroom.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/17/2008 10:55:29 PM
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I don't have a linen closet or bathroom cabinets in my house.
Our linens: Are in a rubbermaid tub that slides in the floor of my closet
Our towels: Are rolled up nicely in an attractive basket in the bathroom
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/18/2008 12:20:59 AM
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You can find all kinds of storage furniture that comes flat in a box and needs to be assembled, and a lot of it is pretty utilitarian, which it sounds like he would prefer. Chest of drawers, dresser, wardrobe would all work for the linens, and you can buy pantries and even little narrow cabinets (I think they're called jelly cabinets?) for the kitchen.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/18/2008 12:54:48 AM
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Something like this may work for linens and towels.
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RE: Storage for Linens in Closet and Pantryless Apartment - 7/18/2008 1:01:43 AM
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This is what came to mind when you said he did not have a pantry.
There is a drawer for kitchen towels and the lower cabinet can be his pantry. The top could be used for a microwave or toaster oven. He could even eat up to it if he does not have a kitchen table.
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