10 Great Laundry Room Ideas
Creative ways to sneak extra storage and time-savers into your laundry room
Many would agree that the task of laundry could be a hair more pleasant should the spaces be beautiful to work in. Add a few time savers, handy storage and colorful details, and you may never have your wash loads stack up again.
Browse laundry room photos
Browse laundry room photos
Washer and dryer platforms. This laundry room has both beauty and function. The washer and dryer pedastals were custom built to house laundry baskets.
The even better part of this amazingly functional idea is that there are building plans for this project on Ana White.
Photo courtesy of Sweet Pickins
The even better part of this amazingly functional idea is that there are building plans for this project on Ana White.
Photo courtesy of Sweet Pickins
Drying rack. A ceiling-mounted ladder is a clever way to get your drying rack off of your floor and out of the way. Vintage stores and salvage yards are great places to find rustic wood ones.
Photo courtesy of Little Lucy Lu
Photo courtesy of Little Lucy Lu
Utility sink. A utility sink is a great addition to a laundry room. It makes a place to work on those stubborn stains and can also be really helpful for other household clean ups like rinsing paint brushes.
Top 20 Laundry Rooms
Top 20 Laundry Rooms
Stretch your comfort zone. Laundry rooms are a places you can take a risk and go a little bolder with your design choices. Brightly colored walls, wallpaper, a colorful mosaic backsplash or a fun patterned floor are all ways to try some new design choices — choices you might not otherwise make for the rest of your home.
Hang it up. A hanging rod is a great solution and keeps your ironing needs down. You can take clothing right from the dryer and place them directly on the hanger instead of wasting a step folding first.
Store it away. A built-in ironing board keeps you from having to set up to iron each and every time.
Small-space storage. For smaller laundry areas with stackable units, the door is a great place to gain storage space. There are several types of over-the-door storage organizers available now.
Double duty. Should you have the space and the budget, adding a second dryer to your laundry room could considerably help speed up your laundry chores.
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