I'm not a huge fan of the central vac hose system, but the automatic dustpans are about my favorite thing ever, so central vac was totally worth it. We use it also as our main cleaning closet.īehind the door, we built an organizer for our central vac hoses and attachments. Of course, like most everyone else, our laundry room "machine" has to do alot more than just laundry. But every once in a while, I need it, and it's easily accessible. And let's just be honest here, in my household, the primary job for the iron board is to add decor to the laundry room - I run from clothing that needs ironing. We DIYed this little iron board/iron holder shelf (plans here), and it's so much prettier than those store bought ones. Since this is the main view of the laundry room as you walk by (and it is directly off the great room), any old cheapo iron board hanger wouldn't do. On the wall between the washer and cabinetry, we found a spot for the iron and ironing board.
LAUNDRY ROOM HIDDEN WATER HEATER FULL
Never waste a trip leg - always have your hands full there AND back! On the very top floating shelf, I keep empty laundry baskets that I can fill for kids to transport their clothing to their bedroom closets and put away as well.Īnother note - as clothing is put away, on the return "empty" trip, I gather empty hangers from closets to use for the next round of laundry. Each person just grabs their row of hangers and hangs it up. If I've got an especially large load, I can stack folded laundry on the lower shelves for added space.įor hanging clothes, the upper floating shelves above the washer/dryer pull out and have dowels, so I can hang each family member's clothing up on their own dowel.
The countertop height is 32" - perfect for folding. Time to fold! I keep the custom laundry cabinet tops clean and open, so folding is always easy and available to me. That way I'm only passing along freshly washed clothes, and not putting away clothes my kids can no longer fit into. The drawer below is just as big, and can hold even more clean clothes, but I use it as a "hand-me-down drawer" for clothes that my kids have outgrown. It goes directly into a drawer with a slatted bottom for folding (or folding when I get to it). I've suprised myself at how much we are using these guys, and they were a pretty simple build! Plans available here. The lower floating shelves pull out and become drying racks. We pretreat stains as the clothes go into the washer as needed.Īfter the clothes are washed, they either go in the dryer. The hidden cabinet also helps prevent things from falling behind the washer and dryer. I know there's better ways to sort, but this is do-able for our family, and sometimes you have to comprimise a little to get things done.Ībove the washer and dryer is a hidden cabinet that holds stain treatments, dryer sheets, detergents, etc - all within easy reach but hidden away. We dress pretty simply, so there's not a ton of "specials" and I will either do the load on the spot (bedding) or accumulate in one of the drawers until there's enough for a full load. Everything but towels, bedding, extra heavy textures/fabrics, delicates and whites is thrown into the top load washer.
We robbed some space from the neighboring master bath for the bump out. The laundry room is 10 feet deep x 5 feet wide, with a bump out for a top load washer and dryer. We've planned, built, and implemented a "laundry machine" that has taken a family's dirtiest task and made it a thing of beauty.Ī few weeks back, we started by building custom cabinetry along the main 8 foot wall ( plans here).Īnd then this last week, we finished all the smaller projects -įor those of you who don't do video, we thought we'd share a photo tour as well. Gone are the piles of laundry on the floor, laundry baskets stacked in the bedroom, or even smaller sins - like everything, including whites, being thrown into the same wash. My husband and I just finished up our laundry room project, and we couldn't be happier. Even a small laundry room can be a dream laundry room.
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