The Fancy Way To Fold Towels (That Also Saves So Much Space)

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Having a linen closet filled with stacks of fluff towels inspires feelings of comfort and order — all the better if they smell nice, too. With this thought in mind, it's probably accurate to say that a towel closet that's a jumbled mess of poorly folded and stacked towels sparks feelings of chaos and stress. While there are quite a number of ways you could solve this problem, your best bet is to start with the towels. More specifically, you should re-examine how you place the towels in your cupboard or closet. Do you fold your bath towels? Or do you roll them up? If you've been a fan of folded towels but you're ready to insert order in the place of terrycloth madness, then you might want to re-think your storage strategy. Rolled towels will do you a solid every time in this scenario, saving space while making your bathroom feel like a spa.

Before you move on to learning the best ways to roll up your towels for storage, you'll want to consider the kind of towels you put in the closet. This factor also impacts how well this towel storage hack works. If your towels aren't thick and fluffy, you may want to invest in some new ones. Fluffy towels hold their shape better when rolled. Turkish cotton towels like these Chakir Turkish Linens Bath Towels are in the sweet spot here. They're almost as fluffy as Egyptian cotton towels, thanks to their long fibers. Turkish cotton towels also happen to be quick-drying — a factor to consider if your linen closet is in the bathroom where humidity can make even the fluffiest towels look limp, thanks to the dampness. 

There are a couple of methods you can use for rolling towels. The first one asks you to lay a towel out flat in front of you. Fold one of the short edges over, like you're trying to create a 3-inch hem at the bottom of the towel. Turn it over. Fold the towel into thirds longways, then rotate the folded towel around so that the non-hem end is closest to you. Roll the towel up. When you get to the end, pull the hem pocket you created earlier over the roll, adjusting until the roll is covered. This process is a little like folding a pair of socks into the hem of one of the socks. 

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For the second method, lay a towel out flat and pull one corner of the towel over to the opposite edge until you have a triangle fold on one half of the towel. Next, fold the towel in half longways. Flip the towel over. Roll up the bottom. Stop rolling when all you have left is triangle at the top of the towel. Pull the end of the triangle over the top of the towel and tuck the end of the triangle into the rolls of towel on the end of the towel. If you've done this correctly, you'll have a triangular shape in the middle of the roll where the folds of the towel intersect.

Simply adjusting your folding method is a great way to save bathroom space with DIY towel storage solutions. This can also be a fun way to display towels for guests. Try it will small hand towels for a spa-worthy stack near the sink.