Chances are you spend way more time in the laundry room than you'd like. I spend a tremendous amount of time in the laundry room, and believe me it's no fun. No one likes to do laundry in a dungeon, I know I don't. Storage solutions can change the overall look and feel of any laundry room.
#1 Hampers
Instead of one really large hamper, consider purchasing different hampers for various laundering needs. For example, you can purchase a hamper for each member in your family, they don't have to be all that big as small hampers will do just fine. You can add personal labels or cute note cards to each hamper to identify the owner. OR you can assign a hamper to the different types of laundry. One hamper might be used to store clothes that need to be washed in cold water. Another hamper can hold all of your linens, colored clothes, whites, etc.
#2 Collapsible Drying Rack
A collapsible rack can come in handy especially when drying line dry items. When you're not using it, you can fold it up and store it in your closet or other hidden location. When you need to dry delicates OR cold wash items you can unfold it and stand it upright. Easy peasy, right?
#3 Detergents, Fabric Softeners, and More
Detergents and fabric softeners tend to get a little messy. An easy-to-clean storage cart, bin, or shelf can be an extremely useful tool. Consider a wheeled cart with large shelves as this can make organizing your items a breeze. If your cart has wheels you can pull it out when you need it and tuck it away when you're all done. Attractive storage bins can make it easy to store your detergent in an attractive and useful way, too. So simple!
#4 Pocket Jackpot
What do you do with all of the items found in the pockets of jeans, jackets, and shirts? Create a lost and found jar, no seriously! A clear jar can be a fun way to build an interesting collection of lost and found items, too bad this doesn't work for socks, bummer! A simple clear jar is an easy storage solution, we currently use old pickle jars and they're the perfect size for those lost and found items. If you want to match a color scheme you can get crafty with a bit of decoupage, too.
#5 Folding Station
It often makes good sense to fold the clothing right after it's taken from the dryer. A folding table and a hanging rack can make your life a whole lot easier, trust me! If you're tight for space, you can find folding tables that mount to the wall. They're perfect because you can fold them up when they're not in use. If you're short on time, ask each member of your household to help fold his or her own laundry, this option works better for me.
Take a look around your laundry room and examine the space. How can simple storage solutions help you create efficient laundry solutions? How can you use storage to help add charm and visual appeal to your laundry room? A few simple steps and you can turn your laundry room into a fun, or at least mildly appealing, place to be.
My laundry room is a disaster. I could use all of the help I could get, lol.
ReplyDeleteI hate doing laundry, but folding is the worst. I never seem to have time to do it and get everything put away. Such a timesink.
ReplyDeleteMy laundry room is pretty tight but I love having the drawers under my washer/dryer for my detergent
ReplyDeleteGreat solutions!
ReplyDeleteAccording to my neighbors I have a big laundry room, but I would like it a bit bigger to fold in.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a laundry room, just a basement. I love pocket jackpot though.
ReplyDeleteI have a very small laundry room but my husband made me a hanging rack for line dry items. It has a shelf on top and then a long bar for clothing. I need better storage above the washer and drier, though.
ReplyDeleteMy solution is to hire someone ... that's what I need to do!
ReplyDeleteYou shared such great tips!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a laundry room that I needed to organize. I hate living in an apartment sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI really need to do this...
ReplyDeletethanks for the tips. My laundry room can use organizing
ReplyDeleteI love the pocket jackpots!
ReplyDeleteI need to get more organized
ReplyDeleteGreat tips! My laundry room definitely needs some help.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a laundry room Gah! I'll keep these tips in mind for my next house.
ReplyDeleteI really hate doing laundry. To make matters worst I don't really have a laundry room...my washer and dyer are in my utility room so I just fold laundry in the bedroom lol
ReplyDeleteGreat tips. I wish mine was bigger.. It's a cubby lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! My laundry room needs some help!
ReplyDeleteI need to get another drying rack for my delicates.
ReplyDeleteI love the pocket jar idea!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are some great solutions for an organized laundry room.
ReplyDeleteI need a folding station besides our bed. Haha!
ReplyDeleteI can use these ideas! My laundry closet (and it drives my hubby crazy every time he hears me say laundry closet) is so small.
ReplyDeleteWe actually don't dry the majority of our clothes in the clothes dryer. We hang dry them to save on our gas bill and keep the clothes looking newer. That being said, we have a few of the collapsible drying racks and they are great.
ReplyDeleteI have a folding station on top of the machines which works great! I like your idea of a container for the pocket paraphernalia too!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea for items found in pockets - we get a LOT of those!!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I really don't mind doing laundry, these tips are still very helpful!
ReplyDeleteI wish my laundry room was big enough for a folding station.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great ideas!
ReplyDeleteThese are some great ideas. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI need to set up my washing area better. That will have to wait til after the holidays though.
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