I don't know why but I am anti-laundry basket, lol. After gathering all of the dirty clothes, I carry them to the laundry room loose...no basket. Then I fold as things come out of the dryer, stack piles, according to person, on the dryer, and then carry each stack up and put away. I guess I don't want a laundry basket sitting around cluttering up the space, I'm not really sure why I do it this way. Is the dryer to tall to fold on with the pedestals? I'm assuming it is. Ideally, I would like them raised about half of a pedestal, so something custom would have to be built I guess. Don't think I feel like messing with that...

@ greendesigns. My countertop is extremely light and I can simply pull it forward to access the hoses or to pull the washer/dryer out. The basket that sits in the middle of the countertop actually blocks the water valves. Because the table that I used for the legs is skinnier than the table that I used for the top (24 v. 30), there is room for the dryer vent to run behind the machines and to the vent without hitting the "legs". One of my kids always unloads his backpack and switches out his notebooks in the laundry room and before he used to always drop stuff in the crevices between and behind the machines, but no more!! @lasummers24 - Top is 30x60. Sides are ~24x40. I followed this blog to make the laundry room counter: https://helen.blog/2014/01/house-project-laundry-room-and-table/ Basically, the laundry room counter consists of an IKEA linnmon table top (I used white, but it comes in other colors - it is normally $39, but goes on sale for $29), two shorter IKEA linnmon table tops for the legs (I think these were $19/each), 4 L brackets to attach the "legs" to the top and 4 furniture glides put into the bottom of the legs as feet. The furniture glides gave me a bit more space between the tops of the washer/dryer and the counter top (some people suggested the machines needed room to breath). They also gave me some space between the floor and the legs so in case there is a water leak, the legs won't get instantly wet. My washer/dryer are not on pedestals. I am only 5'2", so if they were, I would not be able to use the countertop! Basket blocking the ugly water valves in the picture below. You can see here that the table I used for the legs is not as wide as the table top. This is great because it allows the dryer vent to pass by the legs to connect with the vent, but I did not like the look of the gap, so I placed the basket with dog leashes there to cover the hole and prevent things from falling through the crevice.

Thank, Patricia. I'm new here. I'll be back with more information and photos, especially since I'm looking for ideas for the whole project. I have an empty wall opposite my narrow room that is begging for cabinets and counter. I guess in the meantime I would like to hear other people's preferences for shelving or cabinets above their washer and dryer. I see quite a few that look like they have very little clearance above the appliances. Shelves can be removed easily if necessary, but not cabinets.

My cabinets above my W/D are 24” deep and stuff does get a bit lost in the back but I keep the extra soap, back there so not a big deal. I am 5’9” so reaching not really an issue most of the time.