For most of our beds, we only use one set of bedding. When I wash bedding, I just put it right back on the bed after it comes out of the dryer. For storage, we have one or two spare sets of sheets in each size, a few plain blankets that are put under our regular blankets in the winter, a few extra pillows and blankets for guests, and a long pillow that I only use during pregnancy. All of this is in a cedar chest in my and husband's bedroom.
A few other space-saving and time-saving tips for bedding:
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Fold a complete set of sheets and tuck it all inside the accompanying pillow case. This allows the sheets to stay nicely folded even if they get tossed around, such as when piling up on a high closet shelf.
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If your storage space is limited, extra sheet sets can be kept between the mattress and box spring of the beds they are used for.
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Making beds can be cumbersome for children with bunkbeds. We lay the blankets down in such a way that the outside edge of the mattress is covered only by the fitted sheet. The topsheet and blanket do not hang over that side, but the edge comes just to the edge of the mattress. This way, all they need to do to make their bed in the morning is pull the top up, smooth it out, and throw their pillow on top.
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The kids don't pull the other side of their blanket out from against the wall, because they have seen for themselves that it's much harder to make that way.
