The average family spends approximately six hours a week in their laundry room. You need to make sure the space is properly organised, here are 7 Storage Ideas For Your Laundry Room. Organization is crucial if you want to clean your clothes regularly. Having an unorganized laundry room can make doing laundry feel like the most miserable of chores. Why not take the time to organize and improve the room? Control the clutter in your laundry room with these simple tips:
Stackable washer and dryer
A space-saving stackable washer and dryer will leave plenty of room to install shelves for storage. Placing your stackable washer and dryer in a closet is the best way to conceal it. However, if your laundry room lacks a closet or door, you can conceal it with a shower curtain suspended from a shower rod.
Install vertical shelving
Take your laundry storage to the next level by installing shelving over your washer and dryer. Look for a variety of shelves and racks that can fit specifically into your laundry space. Elevated storage will help protect any potentially dangerous cleaning supplies by keeping them out of reach of children. It will also leave you with ample floor space.
Build around it
In order to make your laundry space more functional, you can construct a built-in cabinet around the washer and dryer. If you have a front-loading washer, you can build a countertop on top for additional folding space. A combination of glass and wood doors will provide versatility, which is important for organized storage.
Go into the wall
For extra storage, consider building shelves into the wall. You only have to go a few inches deep to adequately hold towels, detergents and laundry supplies. Open shelving or cubbies will look neat, and the air circulation can help to prevent mildew and odor problems. For easy access, you can label boxes by their contents.
Organize with baskets
Matching baskets are a stylish way to organize your laundry room. Removable cloth liners can protect baskets from spills. You can also use attractive boxes to store laundry room essentials like your stain removal kit and towels. Plastic or metal bins clean up easily and are perfect for laundry detergents.
Fold out solutions
To conserve space, you can try attaching your ironing board to the back of the laundry room door. Just flip it down when in use and then back up when you’re finished. Similarly, fold out drying racks can save space in cramped rooms. They provide the same functionality of standing drying racks but take up less space.
Appliance drawers
Certain washer and dryer manufactures provide storage drawers in the base of the appliance. If you’re in the market for a new washer and dryer and your laundry room is short on space, keep this in mind. If not, you can utilize the storage space between your washer and dryer. Purchase narrow shelving units to keep washing detergents and other harmful chemicals out of sight.
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Angela Reynolds is a freelance writer and interior decorator. Angela recently remolded her laundry room. She recently purchased a wood room divider from Space Management Products to conceal her washer and dryer. The room is much more functional.
