Not Baskets: Costco Has Versatile Shelves For Storing Towels Or Blankets

While placing baskets in your home for stylish storage can be an easy fix for hiding clutter, it's only a matter of time before the amount of baskets you accumulate become almost clutter-like themselves. Using baskets to organize and store blankets or towels in cabinets or on shelves can be a more efficient use of space over piling stacks of these textiles on top of each other. However, while the baskets can double storage space when placed in a cabinet or on a shelf, there is an alternate solution for storing towels and blankets in your home, and it's available at Costco. The Kellen 72-inch Ladder Bookcase provides a sleek, versatile storage solution that can be placed in any room. The freestanding ladder has five shelves of varying sizes that provide plenty of accessible space for linens.

Manufactured by Bayside Furnishings, the ladder bookcase retails for $169.99. Its open shelves range from small to large, creating a ladder look. The smallest, top shelf can hold a max weight of nearly 30 pounds while the largest, bottom shelf can support up to 50 pounds. This means any of these shelves are sturdy enough to hold an abundance of blankets or towels, even the smallest one. The versatile shelving unit stands six feet tall and is constructed from poplar wood that's finished with a coat of light gray paint. The neutral color makes it easy to blend in with any existing room's color scheme and design while adding a simple, modern touch to the chosen space.

Deciding where to place the Kellen Ladder Shelf in your home to best suit your towel and blanket storing needs may be more difficult than assembling it. Many customer reviews mention that the versatile shelf is quick and easy to assemble with the provided instructions and parts (though some do note that the shelves can be heavy to handle during assembly). For use as a towel storage solution, place the ladder in a bathroom. If your bathroom is too small, you can place it right outside the door where towels can be easily grabbed prior to entering the room. Use the larger shelves to store neatly folded stacks of full-sized towels and reserve the medium and tinier shelves for smaller hand towels and wash cloths.

For better organization of your blankets, consider placing this unit in a linen closet in lieu of built-in shelves. If a linen closet is too narrow for the nearly 30-inch wide shelf, placing it within a laundry room or right outside the closet can work, too. Each tier can hold a stack of neatly folded throw blankets while openly displaying them, making it easier to find your preferred blanket. To make the most use out of all five shelves on the Kellen Ladder Shelf, make sure to fold towels and blankets in ways that's meant for better storage and organization. Utilizing the spa roll or tri-fold techniques for both types of linen can help increase the number of items you can store on each of the ladder's five tiers.