Help me with my laundry room design...
Trish Walter
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Comments (8)We're in the process of doing our laundry room. My hope is to make it as efficient as possible so that I can be in and out as quickly as possible. I'll tell you about our plans...maybe it will give you some ideas for your space. We're going to use a combination of Ikea kitchen cabinets and the Ikea Stolmen storage unit. I like this unit because it's modular and can be changed around with drawers, clothes bars, and shelves. Hooks can be mounted on the vertical supports. It's also very open--so that it keeps the room feeling large. Could you possibly use something like this across the front of your utility wall leaving space behind it and at the ends to leave easy access to the furnace, etc.? The unit attaches to the floor and the ceiling which allows it to be placed away from a wall. This would give you lots of storage--including hanging storage. So, anyway, this is my plan: 1. West wall--front loader washer/dryer. Ikea base cabinets with deep drawers for storing sorted loads of dirty laundry. Also, a laundry sink. Horizontal wall cabinets (with lift up doors.) 2. North Wall--large window on this wall (2nd floor laundry room.) Ikea base cabinets with doors. Space will be used to store baskets of clean laundry, or empty baskets. Family members will theoretically come retreive their baskets of clean clothes. There will be a small-drawer-mounted ironing board in this run of cabinets. Long stretch of counter will be used for folding. 3. East wall. Stolmen unit and 2 tall 15" wide pantry cabinets. One with pull outs for storage. The other to be used for broom/vacuum/ironing board storage. The Stolmen unit will have clothes-hanging bars, shelves, hooks and drawers. One drawer will be used for wrapping paper so that the folding counter can be used for wrapping. Clothes drying racks will be stored, folded up, under a window on this wall. We do a lot of air drying. I hope to have a sewing machine permanently set up in the corner for quick repairs. 4. South wall--has wall mounted drying racks that tilt out. We have all the components. DH just needs the time to put them together. Here is a link that might be useful: Stolmen system...See MoreHelp me design my laundry room
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Comments (11)Thanks everyone. @decoenthusiaste, the fridge is mostly for extra sodas, milk, overflow. We used to have it in the garage which wasn't the "cleanest" area either but its primary purpose is storage. @cd7733 Which way would you swing the door? In the other direction. Or out of the room all together? And yes the door is 32" wide but with the frame/trim it is 40". My house is really old ; ) @mer03 no we can't. There is no other way to access it. I did look at building something like this over it but more for storage. I have never folded clothes in the laundry room anyways. Just out the door is a large island I could always fold on....See MoreHELP design my 7 x 7 or 8 feet Laundry room!
Comments (1)I of course would first recommend that you hire a designer. I would have a lot more questions for you that would help to create a room that stands apart from casual free advice here on the board. I give my professional advice at times on this board, but it's few and far between when you are considering a blank slate. Some modular cabinet companies will offer in-house layout design, because they benefit from selling you the cabinets direct. (I would let your contractor procure them so that they ensure the product, delivery and everything in between) Would be helpful to know the style of the home, the layout of adjacent rooms, the polar arrangements of the walls (to understand window placement for light) Would also be helpful to see existing designed spaces, furnishings etc. Lastly, if I were your hired designer, I would have interview questions, looking to better understand your movement through the home and getting into detail on how you would use this room. As a professional we know of such thigs as integrated ironing boards and specialty drawers and cubbies that can benefit you for years to come....See MoreTrish Walter
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