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This dresser got moved to the guest room, so we will use it to hold bed linens. My partner made labels for it so we don’t grab the wrong sizes.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If the day after getting a label maker, every single thing in your home isn't labeled: I'm pretty sure you're doing it wrong.

[–] mech@feddit.org 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I used to work as a household helper (don't know the proper term in English) for an old lady who had labeled everything in her apartment. Every time a helper had done something wrong, she labeled it.
There was a label on the window "please don't forget to close after airing the room".
There was a label on the tea pot "please steep no longer than 90 seconds".
There was a label on the ceiling lamp "please don't hit your head".
It was amusing, infuriating and kind of cute.

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That is adorable and I’m sure a bit annoying to actually deal with.

The term you are looking for is personal assistant, maid, home health aide, or housekeeper depending on the duties.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

2 days after mine arrived, I had more than 60 gridfinity boxes labeled, but nothing else.

[–] varyingExpertise@feddit.org 11 points 4 days ago

Not even the labelmaker?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why isn't everything in your home in a gridfinity box? The "finity" part implies it not only connects infinitely, but also the infinite possibilities of what they can contain. You can even make one big enough to live in! 😃

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Found my 2026 project.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

Now, I just used masking tape and sharpie, but for a dresser in a room where you want the labels but don’t want them visible, you can put them on the thin upper surface of the drawer-fronts. You only have to pull the drawer out an inch or so to read them. Also good if you don’t quite trust the dresser’s paint job.

[–] algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You have four different sizes of mattresses? That's interesting, I've never been in a house with more than 2 sizes

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 4 days ago

Yup. We share a king bed, have a queen that will go in the guest room, eldest daughter has a full and youngest has twin bunk beds.

[–] Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

top right 'short king's Linens'

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 days ago

Humph... I was kind of hoping for something more mysterious or unmentionable.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I hereby formally invite your partner to come over and organize my linen dresser. It's in my office and everything is just jumbled in there.

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 days ago

I’ll be sure to pass that on.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What brand of dresser is that?

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It’s an ikea HEMNES. I’ve had it a long time and it’s held up quite well, being actual wood. My youngest has a similar one in red with matching end table that was once in big sisters nursery and they have also held up well, except for being covered in stickers.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

We have one too. It's pretty nice and I like the safety feature that only lets you open one drawer at a time to avoid tipping.

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 5 points 4 days ago

Looks like it's from IKEA.

[–] BranBucket@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Looks good!

I did this in our kitchen. No one else pays attention to it and I still can't find shit. YMMV.