Updated on 29/07/2024
Regardless of the season, bedding is a household must-have in every home.
Whether you’re regularly hosting friends or family members or have accumulated more bedding than you need, it can be challenging to know how to store extra bedding and it can quickly clutter your space.
If you have an abundance of bedding at home, this guide is designed to help you store it to keep it in the best possible condition for years.
To store bedding, you will need to:
- Wash your bedding
- Allow your sheets to dry completely
- Use bedding bags
- Choose a location to store your bedding
- Regularly check your bedding
1. Wash Your Bedding
Before you can store your extra bedding, you first need to wash it.
Washing your bedding is essential every week or 2 weeks anyway, as ‘bacteria and fungi accumulate in bedding over time’. That said, it’s especially important before you store your extra bedding for any length of time.
While bedding such as duvet covers, blankets, and pillowcases can be washed at home, thicker items like duvets and quilts should be dry-cleaned.
Overloading your washing machine drum with heavier items can lead to various issues and long-term damage to your machine and duvet, so it’s always recommended to get them dry-cleaned.
Washing your bedding is essential every week or 2 weeks anyway, as ‘bacteria and fungi accumulate in bedding over time’. That said, it’s especially important before you store your extra bedding for any length of time.
2. Allow Your Sheets To Dry Completely
Once you’ve washed your extra bedding, you’ll need to allow your sheets to dry completely.
This is crucial when putting your bedding away, as any moisture will increase the likelihood of mould and fungi thriving in a damp environment when your extra bedding is sitting for a length of time.
Bearing this in mind, whether you allow your bedding to air dry or put it in the tumble dryer, make sure that it’s completely dry before you put it into storage.
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3. Use Bedding Bags
Once your bedding is dry, you’ll want to pack your bedding into bedding bags.
Bedding bags are specially designed to store numerous types of bedding for extended periods of time, offering the appropriate amount of ventilation for different materials.
You can buy bedding bags from an array of homeware, such as IKEA, and they’re a relatively inexpensive way to keep your bedding in good condition when it’s in storage.
You might decide to fold your sheets up neatly and then store them inside your pillowcases to keep your bedding bags all the more organised.
This way, all of your sheets are paired with the correct duvet, and you can save yourself a lot of time rooting through the entire bag when it comes to getting your bedding out of storage.
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You might decide to fold your sheets up neatly and then store them inside your pillowcases to keep your bedding bags all the more organised.
If you’re tight on space, vacuum-sealed bags are ideal for storing bedding as they take up minimal space. Vacuum sealed bags aren’t however ideal for long-term use as they can compress fibers too much.
4. Choose A Location To Store Your Bedding
Next, you will need to choose the right location to store your bedding.
Where you store your bedding will largely depend on how often you need to access your bedding and the space you have.
Where To Store Bedding
There are many places around the home to store bedding. That said, not all locations are equal in terms of suitability.
A linen or airing cupboard is the best place to store your bedding. If you don’t have space in your airing or linen cupboard, the most suitable location for it is a dry and dark area.
Bearing this in mind, your bedding shouldn’t be stored in a bathroom cupboard. Bathrooms are naturally steamy, humid rooms, and the steam can cause mould and mildew to grow if left for long periods of time.
A garage also isn’t suitable for storing bedding as it often becomes damp, especially during the winter months.
5. Regularly Check Your Bedding
Last but not least, you should regularly check your bedding.
This will help you to establish if you’re keeping your extra bedding in the right place and allow you to notice any issues early on.
You can also add laundry beads to your bedding storage location to ensure that your bedding remains fresher for longer. Place sachets of lavender, cedar, or dryer sheets in containers to keep bedding smelling fresh and deter pests.
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A linen or airing cupboard is the best place to store your bedding. If you don’t have space in your airing or linen cupboard, the most suitable location for it is a dry and dark area.
We hope that this article has given you a better understanding of how to store extra bedding.
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Written by Jemima Thomas for Falconer Removals & Storage.
