Learn how to properly do one of the most basic homekeeping tasks - folding every type of bath towel for a neat and tidy linen closet.
CLEAN + ORGANIZE | Updated January 30, 2025
There are a lot of seemingly mundane tasks involved in keeping a home.
Things like doing laundry and washing dishes sound like boring chores you just need to get done so you can get on to the bigger, "more important" things.
But the fact is those basics are actually the most important part of keeping a home. If the fundamentals are not properly done, it impacts how your entire house looks and functions.
One of the basic chores important to successful homekeeping is folding laundry. This post will focus on the easiest folding technique to get a neat, fluffy stack of towels for a tidy bathroom.
It seems so easy to pull your towels out of the dryer and do a few haphazard folds before throwing them in the closet. And yes, technically the towels are clean and put away which is very important.
But does that thrown together stack give you any pride in the job you've done or how your linen closet looks?
If any of us walked into a chic hotel and found the bath towels folded poorly and tossed on a shelf, we'd demand something better. So why don't we expect the same luxurious stack in our own homes?
Folding a towel neatly does not take any more time than rolling it into a ball and pitching it into storage if you know how to do it correctly.
You want to be sure that each towel is folded in the same way and in the same size for that uniform look.
You don't want a complicated technique or folds that are hard to replicate from towel to towel. The goal is easy and neat, every time.
You may prefer to fold each type of towel in a different way than suggested here, or even to roll the towels, and that is perfectly fine. Everyone develops their own style.
The point is to take those few extra moments to do a job well done that will give you a tidy linen closet and keep your towels fresh for when they are needed at bath time.
Let's start with the smallest and easiest towel to fold - the washcloth:
How To Fold a Washcloth
- Lay the washcloth out flat in front of you.
- Fold the washcloth in half.
- Then fold the half into thirds.
How to Fold a Hand Towel
- Lay the hand towel out flat in front of you.
- Evenly fold it in thirds lengthwise.
- Then fold it into thirds again in the opposite direction. (Depending on the depth of where you store your towels, you may only need to fold it in half on this second fold.)
How to Fold a Bath Towel
- Lay the bath towel out flat lengthwise in front of you.
- Like the hand towel, fold the towel into thirds.
- Going in the opposite direction, fold it in half, and then half again.
When everything is folded, stack the towels in neat piles and store them in your linen closet or place them decoratively on a shelf in the bathroom.
And just to be clear, having a large, clean surface like the top of your washer and dryer a tabletop, or bed makes this job really easy.
But if you have no where to lay things out flat you can always fold the towel in the air in front of you, especially after you've perfected the technique.
Personally, I love opening the linen closet and seeing a nice fluffy stack of clean and neatly folded towels. Taking the time to correctly fold them makes your bath towels accessible, instantly organized, and pleasing to the eye.
Neatly folding bath towels is one of those simple homekeeping tasks that can have an immense effect on the way you feel about your home.
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