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Laundry room counter question

13 years ago

I am finishing a laundryroom/pantry that is situated off my kitchen. The counters will be visible from the kitchen and the cabinetry on this wall of the laundryroom will match the kitchen (creamy white). There will also be some stained wooden cabinetry.

The counter over the washer and dryer needs to be easily removed with a few screws, so granite is out. In my kitchen I have Santa Cecilia granite. Should I make both counters in the LR matching laminate or should the sink counter match the kitchen granite?

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grlwprls

13 years ago

A laminate counter of that size is not going to be easily moved. They are on a particle board substrate which is quite heavy (and at that size, awkward too!) Why does that counter have to move? To service machines? If so, you can put them on "miracle sliders" and make sure you have enough mobility to move them out.

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marthaelena
13 years ago
I suggest you to use the same kind of counter over the washer/dryer and at the sink. It looks like you do not have too much space and using 2 different textures will "chop" it visually and make it look a lot smaller.

If your concern is that it will not look like the kitchen, you could use the Formica's Santa catalina pattern (light or gold, the one that matches your kitchen counter better). See link

Here is a link that might be useful: santa catalina
gmp3
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks! I just ordered formica samples as you suggested.

Sink counter is 36" counter over W/D will be 76 x 30 deep, so it is fairly large.
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pricklypearcactus
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Just to throw out another idea, what if the countertop over the washer and dryer was wood butcherblock (maybe even the same tone as your stained cabinetry)? Or maybe even stainless steel or copper? It seems like all three options would be as light (or nearly as light) and removable as laminate.
erinsean
13 years ago
When I bought my front loaders the store had a counter top/clothes sorter counter that fit over the top of the two appliances....that may be the way for you to go. Then you could get the same granite for your sink area.
gmp3
Original Author
13 years ago
You guys have such great ideas! Thanks!
debbie1000
13 years ago
Our laundry is the same layout as yours. We used granite that matches the kitchen at the sink and we have no counter over the washer and dryer.

The washer and dryer are SS and so is our sink so it works nicely. We also have counter space on the opposite wall that is also granite.

You do not need anything over the washer and dryer if you are just putting clothes there and are careful not to scratch it.
User
13 years ago
miracle sliders work on a heavy w/d? good to know!!!
hoyamom
13 years ago
I am in the process of getting my laundry room finished. We are putting a heavy laminate countertop across the W/D too because we might need to remove it for servicing. Our W/D is on the second floor and sits in a pan so it can't easily be pulled out.
Your room looks great!
busybee3
13 years ago
our front loader and dryer sit very closely together and do not vibrate away from each other, so there is never a gap between them...i do not have a counter on top(they're on pedestals) and i use the tops all the time for piling stacks of folded clothes...
could you perhaps lower what looks like a knee wall and cover it's edge with granite rather than having it higher and covering it with a counter?? it doesn't gain you very much space for clothes stacks...
hoyamom
13 years ago
I noticed your washer is on the right and dryer on the left like mine is. Are you having an issue with the washer door opening the wrong way?

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