two by two

August 22, 2008 in inspiration by becoming minimalist | 2 comments

today i ran into some interesting advice from christine over at organize magazine  for my linen closet.  she wrote: “a bed requires only two sets of sheets, period – one to wash, and one to wear. the rule of twos applies to towels as well: two bath towels, two hand towels and two washcloths per family member. (have some extras for guests, but not too many.)”

i can’t think of any good argument against the two-by-two rule.  looks like i’ve got some more work to do.

 you can read the whole article about organizing solutions for your linen closet right here.

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  1. agomez’s avatar

    agomez on December 27, 2008 at 11:46 am

    I have done this recently and my sister-in-law visited over the holidays and was in awe at how great the closet looked. She called her boyfriend in to check it out and said he is very minimalistic too. Thanks for the inspiration.

  2. David Engel’s avatar

    David Engel on October 9, 2009 at 10:06 am

    I know this is an old post, and I really am all for minimizing stuff, but I don’t want to spend every day in front of the washing machine either. I think there needs to be a little balance on this one.