How Do You Keep Your Sheets Smelling Fresh?

Try putting dryer sheets in between the folded sheets. If that doesn't do the trick, I suggest you paint and seal the insie walls and shelves of the linen closet.

I'm with another mom below. I got rid of all my old sheets. I only use one set at a time. I will wash my sheets and but them right back on in 2 hours. When they get too worn out, then I put on a new set. I do always have a new spare on hand just in case. You never know if something happens in the middle of the night - like one time my daughter got sick in our bed - gross. I wasn't doing laundry then! At least we had a spare to get us through one night!

A sachet of baking soda or a dryer sheet can work wonders.

Our linen closet doesn't have anything in it that could create unpleasant odors, and we keep it closed so that the pets don't get into it.
Neither of us is a big fan of scents on linens. We use unscented alundry detergent, and as long as the sheets don't smell funky, they're fine.

I would just hang them out on a clothes line for an hour or two before you use them. The fresh air and the sun will help to crisp them right up and smell nature fresh again. Works for me.
Good Luck

same problem here and I can't figure out where the smell comes from!
I like the idea of a space bag and a dryer sheet.
For now, I just wash and return them to the bed so they'll be perfectly fresh...or I just keep the "used" ones in the laundry hamper until I need to change the sheets and then wash them and put them on fresh...pet peeve of mine.

If it is your linen closet that smells, then you might want to buy a space bag and store unused sheets in it with a dryer sheet.

An airing outside is the least energy-intensive and healthiest option. Most brands of dryer sheets contain toxins that are seriously scary: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/dinged-by-dryer-sheets.html

You might want to try emptying your linen closet and spraying all surfaces with white vinegar – it's a great deodorizer and germ killer, and completely non-toxic. Allow it to dry completely before stacking sheets again. And keep only the amount of bedding you actually need, including spares. Room for air to move around in the closet will help.

We don't keep more linens than we need, which helps. When they were all "crammed" in there it got musty. We "purged" and now have only what we need and keep "spares" in the basement- they only get used when we have a LOT of company and then I have to wash them.

Aside from that, I would suggest putting dryer sheets between the sets of sheets to keep them smelling fresh and rotate your linens weekly- don't just wash and put the same ones back on the bed!

try febreeze sprays they make stuff like that smell good, so you wont have to worry about rewashing them, unless you actually use them.

I don't like space bags, they make everything smell chemically plastic (the same with certain plastic tubs/containers). I wash and all but one pillow case. Then I put the folded linens in the pillow case along with a dryer sheet.

I 2nd what Whitney said. I use a 'linen' scented dryer sheet (because it's not as overwhelming of the scents) and tuck it in between the flat and folded sheets.

I have also used a 'stick up' or whatever they are called now. But it's just a room deodorizer basically that 'sticks' on the wall (but I just sit it in the cabinet).