How to Store Bath Towels to Keep Them Smelling Fresh

Using this method to store your bath towels will provide lasting freshness for your towels, leaving them as inviting as the day they were laundered. You can also gain more space in a current storage location by moving the towels and freeing up existing space. This method also provides protection from environmental contaminants like dust, spiders, moths and other household pests, as well as cooking odors, smoking odors and mustiness.

Step 1

Determine the desired location where you want to store the bath towels, taking measurements if necessary. Select the size, number, and style of storage tote boxes required to facilitate your storage needs and the storage area to be used.

Step 2

Launder the towels that are to be stored, if necessary. Dry thoroughly.

Newly purchased towels should be laundered before storing.

Fold the towels neatly in your desired fashion.

Step 3

Place unfolded fabric softener sheets in the bottom of the storage tote; the number used will vary depending on the dimensions of the tote. Use enough of the sheets to line the bottom.

Step 4

Insert the folded towels, one layer at a time, into the tote. Place a layer of unfolded fabric softener sheets on top of every second layer of folded towels

Step 5

Attach the lid to the storage tote and make certain that it is sealed tightly. A good seal will ensure the protection of the stored bath towels.

Helpful Tips:

• This storage technique works great for comforters, linens, seasonal clothing, stuffed toys, extra blankets, and many other cloth items in need of storage.
• Storage totes can be stacked and stored very neatly. When stacking storage totes it is best either to label them with a marker or to use clear totes so that the contents are easily identifiable. There are so many options available and in such a wide array of sizes, styles, and price range, that there is bound to be an option to fit all your storage needs.
• Fabric softener sheets can be purchased for a nominal price and in a vast array of scents, making this a very wallet- and nose-pleasing storage solution.