Laundry room attached to kitchen and master
Hi all -
I'm looking for some advice/feedback. My husband and I are doing a full remodel on our home. The floor plan shows that once entering the home through the garage (in the back of the house), you'll enter the laundry/mud room. I've seen this in many homes and like this change. However, the laundry room is also attached to the master bedroom and kitchen. So once in the laundry room, you can go one way into the kitchen or the other to head into the master. No hallways. I've never seen anything like this and am having trouble finding pictures or videos online to help me visualize this plan. Our dilemma is that this appears to be the only way to make the space work. Any feedback is appreciated. I'd rather make the changes now before we are too far along in the process. Thanks in advance!
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mjd232
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Comments (7)Sounds like a good idea. If we were to ever do a gut the house to the studs type renovation, I'd do the exact same thing as you. The inner core of our 2nd floor have seperate master bath/laundry room and linen closet which all share walls. None of the rooms by themselves are very large. After looking at the space you realize the walls take up a lot of physical space and create layout limitations inside each small room. One big room with access from the master bedroom and hall near the kids rooms would have worked out better....See MoreAnd so it begins.... master bath & laundry room remodel
Comments (106)For mgnohio in response to his/her houzz message request to see the tile we used in our bathroom. These are in progress pics taken last March. I still intend to get finished photos of my bathroom and laundry room posted but life has thrown us several curve balls lately and 2017 isn't starting out any better. My DH is recovering from multiple pulmonary embolisms so this month has been full of hospital stays, ER visits and doctor visits. He's recovering but it scared the crap out of both of us. The lesson here is that if you experience a sharp calf pain that lasts more than a few days and you don't know the cause of the pain, even if it doesn't present with the classic DVT symptoms (his didn't nor did he have any risk factors for developing DVT), insist on an ultrasound of the calf. If we had done that, we could have taken immediate steps to prevent this serious medical issue from becoming something far worse. We are so thankful that it didn't take his life....See MoreMaster Closet vs. Laundry Room: That Last 18"...
Comments (5)What are the dimensions of the proposed laundry room? Are you consulting professional designers? (I ask because of your question about doing an island in the master closet which is clearly not wide enough to accommodate an island. At least 11 feet in width is the rule of thumb for doing a small island in a kitchen. Hanging space requires almost as much room as base cabinets require. I.e., 24" is the minimum closet depth vs. base cabinets that are 24" deep + 1.5-2.0" countertop overhang.) How much free space will you have in front of the washer & dryer? 48" is the usually recommended amount of space that is needed to comfortably work in the space. How wide is the door opening? Wide enough to easily get through with loaded baskets of laundry? To move the machines into the rooms. Is there enough space for almost inevitable repairs to be made? I'll echo what others have said; the master closet is large. IMO, a house that has a 'Master Closet' the size of a small bedroom should have more than a cubbyhole for a laundry. Better to have as much info as you can get ahead of a project rather than have regrets after it is done....See MoreIs a laundry room not connected to master a thing of the past?
Comments (40)There are pros and cons to each laundry room location. It depends what will work for you. Deciding on location of the laundry is an exercise in problem solving. You decide on a number of problem variables and then look for the solution by iterating various locations. A list of questions to consider: Do you mind walking extra? For example, I decided that I want to build in walking into my house taking consideration that we are deprived of movement in an immobilizing automobile culture. Yet the idea of taking clothes off right where you launder them close to the bedroom, washing them, folding them, and putting them away right there is very appealing. There is a lot more convenience then walking from an area far far away. How disciplined you are to move laundry from place to place? Do you dry your clothes in the dryer or will you be using a clothesline? If a clothesline is a potential, proximity to an exit is an important consideration. Do you work outside a lot? If you do, would you prefer to take dirty clothes off just as your enter the house? What time of day do you usually do the laundry? If you do it outside of sleeping hours, closer to the bedroom may not be an issue at all. Do you spend a lot of time at home? Or do you mostly work outside of home? Where you spend most of your time may affect your laundry patterns. If you stay at home and do laundry as you go about your business during the day, you may encounter extra walking to the bedroom area to check on your wash. Do you do a lot of handwashing that requires air drying? Do you iron a lot? If yes, how will your laundry, storing, dressing cycle be affected - where will you place an ironing board? Will you want duplicate ironing boards and irons? What is the chance of forgetting laundry if it is not in the high traffic area at the time of you doing laundry? Who does the laundry MOST of the time? Is privacy an issue? You can add your questions and considerations and weigh out what is important....See More
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4 years agomjd232
4 years agoI do not have the tools to do this properly but would suggest reversing the study and the master bedroom so entry to master is from living room, flipping the walk in closet and master ensuite, relocating the powder room so that it backs up to the pantry wall (which is a good location for a powder room off the laundry room), moving the ensuite toilet to where the powder room was in the original drawing and using the extra space to increase the size of the walk in closet to accommodate built ins so in the master bedroom you really only need a king bed and side tables. The openings for the doors would have to be adjusted accordingly but there seems like there is sufficient room.
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4 years agoMiriam A.
4 years agoThanks for the feedback, everyone. I've shared all of your comments with my husband. The house is currently a 4/2.5 and we are hoping to keep it that way. We are going to reach out to an architect for some more options. For those of you curious, here is the current layout. Hopefully we'll come up with a more viable layout!
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