Does doing laundry make you an expert at procrastination? All you need is the perfect laundry room to turn this boring task into something you might actually enjoy.

The right space and organization makes all the difference. Suddenly, it’s easier to move around. Things like folding and ironing are simpler.

Instead of just stuffing your washer and dryer into a corner, design a space specifically for them. Turn it into a place you won’t mind using.

Choose The Right Appliances

The first step is to consider the appliances you’ll use. For instance, if you prefer front loading washers and dryers, you can utilize the space directly above them to fold clothes or set your laundry basket. Or, if you have a smaller space, a stacked set helps you save space so you have more room for cabinets and a counter.

If you like top loaders, not a problem. You can easily add a workspace around them instead of over them. Or, create a fold out station to save even more space.

When designing your perfect laundry room, leave extra space around your appliances. You may buy something slightly larger later and you don’t want to have remodel everything just to make your washer and dryer fit.

Even if you have smaller spaces, you can still create a great laundry room. But, by picking the right appliances for the space, you’ll be better able to customize the smaller space to get the most out of it.

Consider Adding A Sink

One thing many people don’t consider is the convenience of having a sink in the laundry room. More and more items are hand-wash only or you need to rinse out a stain before throwing an item into the wash. If you have the space, consider adding a sink. It’s a simple addition that’ll you use far more often than you think.

Created A Dedicated Workspace

Nothing’s more frustrating than having to pull everything out, go into another room and then try to sort it all. This is especially true if you have items you can’t dry, but have to find places to hang throughout your house.

Create a dedicated workspace around your appliances. The perfect laundry room includes at the very least a drying rack and counterspace for working with everything. Imagine having ample room to lay out your clothes for folding and ironing. You can also easily see which socks don’t have matches just yet.

Add Cabinets For Storage

The perfect laundry room isn’t complete with custom cabinets. Once you have a worksplace, you don’t want it cluttered with detergent bottles, dryer sheets and other items. Instead, store these in cabinets. Plus, if you have kids, it’s easy to child-proof the cabinet doors to keep your little ones safer. You can easily hide your iron and ironing board inside a cabinet to keep it out of the way, too.

Don’t forget that some appliances also come with a storage pedestal. Take full advantage of this too. These are ideal for storing smaller items, giving you more room in your cabinets.

Create A Pickup Station

If you’re doing laundry for more than just you, add a small pick up station. Instead of delivering clothes to everybody, add a cabinet or cubicle area with a basket for each person. As you sort laundry, sort it by person. When you’re done, they can come by to pick up their individual basket. They can also drop off their dirty laundry in a separate basket or hamper so you don’t have to do any extra work.

Design A Multi-Purpose Laundry Room

Most of the time, you think of a laundry room as just a room for washing and drying clothes, but it can be so much more. Free up room in your kitchen and bathroom by storing cleaning supplies in your laundry room. Extra paper towels easily fit above your washer or dryer. There is so much storage space available that it can also work like a mud room if it’s near your back door.

Make use of all the space available. Just leave plenty of room to walk around easily. If you’re not sure where to start, The Spruce lists 50 incredible ideas to inspire you.

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Laundry Rooms Are Meant For More Than JUST Cleaning Your Clothes

Wall Space: Walls are the underrated space-saver. In a small space, every square inch is luxury real estate, and walls are unutilized land. Put shelves above the washer and dryer, the door, the standing sink, or any unused corner. If you have space, make those shelves floor-to-ceiling. Use these shelves for storing laundry and cleaning supplies.

Back of Door: If the laundry has a door, use it for storage. There are numerous door organizers on the market. There are metal shelves that use most of the door. There are clear plastic pocket organizers. Add hooks to hang clothes or towels. Use part of the door or all of it. It’s an excellent place for storage.

Baskets and Storage Cubes: Once you have shelving, use baskets or storage cubes to organize supplies. Label the containers, so you and others know what’s in them and where to return items when used.

Utilize All of Your Home’s Space

Drying Rack: With today’s fabrics, many cannot be thrown in the dryer. So a drying rack is needed. Any laundry room can have a drying rack. If the laundry room is small, hang the drying rack from the ceiling or have one that folds flat to the wall when not in use.

Cabinets: If there are cabinets in the laundry room or if you add them, use all the space in the cupboard. The efficient way to do that is to add wire drawers that pull out — no more lost supplies in the back corner of the cabinet.

Pedestal Drawers: Front-loading washers and dryers can often be placed on pedestals for more effortless loading and unloading. Be sure to use the drawers in these pedestals for storage. Extra laundry supplies or even a supply of paper towels or toilet paper can be placed here.

Folding Station: If you don’t have a countertop place to fold clothes, try a folding station that hangs on the wall. This way, you can use it when folding but then collapse it against the wall when not in use.

Standing Sink: A shelf added between the legs of a standing sink can be useful for storing cleaning supplies. Make this dead space useful.

So get in there and start decluttering and organizing. You’ll be glad you did, and when done right, you will never have to do it again.

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