How to Roll Towels to Save Space and Organize
How to Fold Towels is one of the topics I have been wanting to write about for more than a year. Its a basic housekeeping hack but something we all use almost every day, either to tidy up towels others messed up , or when doing laundry.
I just started to roll towels this new way and its much better than my older method because the towels stay in place. The secret to having a tightly rolled towel is tucking the point in place to make the towel hold its rolled shape.
Aren’t simple hacks you can remember the best?
What you’ll love about this method:
I think a nice basket of neatly roll towels is the best way to display your larger towels. I don’t have any lovely open shelves in our new bathroom yet, but a stack of matching white cotton towels smelling of sweet fabric softener reminds me of a spa or five star hotel even if they are in a basket. Until I get those shelves a basket does a pretty good a job.
Having rolled towels that stay together is a fantastic idea for a busy kids bathroom. Each child has their own preferred colour, hopefully preventing them from ruffling through stacks of neatly folded to find their favorite. You can even use a small basket to hold hand towels near the sink so they kids can skip hanging them on a towel bar.
As an empty nester I find rolled towels perfect to display in a basket, store wire baskets in the compact spaces of our travel trailer, stack away beach towels for the swimming pool and store my loveable dogs bath sheets so they don’t get mixed in. This is very helpful when you don’t have a lot of storage space and you can sneak the seasonal towels way up in the top and squeeze a little more storage.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Rolling Towels
There are so many folding methods for towels, but this roll and tuck method is a great option for securing towels that stay in neat bundles. The funny part is hubs learnt to fold them this way himself because he finds it intriguing that it works, and he loves that they stay in a nice tight roll.
Begin with a flat surface at least as big as the towel, you want to be able to lay the towel out flat.
Step 1. Starting at the short side, grab the upper left corner and fold it over to meet the longest edge, forming a triangular shape at one end.
Step 2. Taking the upper long edge fold the towel in half lengthwise matching edges.
Step 3. Grab the towel at both ends along the folded edge and flip it over. Use the palm of your hand to make a crease along the fold.
Step 4. Start at the square short edge (the opposite edge of the point) and roll the towel as tightly as you can towards the pointed end of the towel.
Step 5. Push the point of the towel into the rolled up ends of the towel to secure in place.
Step 6. Finished Towel Roll
You can use this method for any size of towel, its even a great way to display washcloths as well. Our guest room isn’t fully furnished yet, but I did include a chair with a basket full of freshly washed towels and facecloths on a little chair for guests. The room does look like a luxury hotel yet, but its a small touch that somehow looks more welcoming than a simple stack of folded towels.
How to Roll a Towel Video
Here is the same tutorial in video format if you find it easier.
I hope you found this tutorial helpful. I do all sorts of different things to squeeze extra storage space around here. I love to be able to find what I want when I want it and still have room to breathe. Happy Organizing.
Other Ways to Organize and Fold Towels
I fold my towels in different ways depending on need and how I want to save space. We all have a preferred way I think, but over time I have learned my preferred way is the prettiest way that stays the way I organized it.
Great idea to store these! Thanks so much for sharing!
I’ve always wondered how to fold towels like this! Looks very spa-like.
I agree that rolled towels take less room to store. Your how-to roll a towel is wonderful since you include the tuck-in step that will make keeping the rolled towels neat.