EXHIBIT 32


                    CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Linens 'n Things, Inc.
(the "Company") for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, (the "Report"), each of
the undersigned officers of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
(section) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (section) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

        (1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934; and

        (2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.




/s/ Norman Axelrod
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NORMAN AXELROD
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Linens 'n Things, Inc.

March 31, 2005




/s/ William T. Giles
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WILLIAM T. GILES
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Linens 'n Things, Inc.

March 31, 2005

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