Whether you’re swapping out thick winter comforters for light and airy summer sheets or packing up blankets and pillows after having guests over, there’s often no getting away from needing to figure out bedding storage for your house or apartment.
If you’ve got more blankets and sheets than places to keep them in your living space, Compass Self Storage is here to help. As your local storage experts, we’re committed to helping you enjoy more room without giving up the belongings you still need or want.
Prepare Your Blankets and Sheets for Bedding Storage
Before anything else, your blankets and sheets need to be cleaned before you pack them up. Without a thorough wash, used bedding can get mildewy from oils and sweat that haven’t been rinsed out. Running your bedding through the washer and dryer helps keep it ready to go the next time you unpack it. You may even tuck a dryer sheet or cedar block into storage with your bedding to keep it smelling even better.
Pick the Right Kind of Bed Sheet Storage Solutions
You may be tempted to use vacuum-seal bags to fit more sheets and blankets into storage, but resist the urge. Vacuum-seal bags can flatten the insulation in comforters and quilts, damaging their insulating properties, or create deep wrinkles in more delicate sheets.
If there’s any moisture in the bags when they’re sealed, your bedding could potentially become an ideal environment for issues like mold and mildew.
The ideal bed sheet storage options are fabric bags that allow their contents to breathe without putting unnecessary pressure on them. Fabric bags also make carrying or moving your stored bedding around even easier.
Find a Cool, Dry Storage Space
As you may already suspect, humidity isn’t good for storing bedding. We recommend avoiding using your laundry room, attic, garage, or basement to store sheets and blankets. If you have a linen closet, that’s typically the ideal at-home candidate for bedding storage, but depending on the size and quantity of your sheets and blankets, it’s easy to run out of room quickly.
When you need additional storage for your sheets and linens, consider a climate-controlled storage unit. You can recreate the environment of a linen closet using a small or medium unit, and climate control shields your bedding from extreme heat that could contribute to moisture issues.
If you need to store a mattress along with your bedding, you can find even larger storage unit sizes to accommodate it and your sheets and blankets.
Let Compass Self Storage Help You Tuck Bedding Away
Before bedding clutters your closets or gets stuffed into drawers, head to Compass Self Storage. We offer a wide range of storage unit sizes that are perfect for organizing seasonal blankets and sheets or packing up your entire guestroom between visits from family and friends. Explore our unit size guide to find your ideal bedding storage solution, and visit a Compass Self Storage facility near you today!
