I'm 5'1" and have a stacked full-size Electrolux pair in a laundry closet off the kitchen. I have a large island in the kitchen that I use for folding. Not an optimal arrangement, but I'm older than dirt and do a lot of laundry. This arrangement avoids trips to the basement which are hard for me. I have no problem reaching the controls. Occasionally, something will get stuck in the back part of the dryer. I just use the mop handle to move the item within reach. DH is tall and doesn't like bending over to get things out of the washer. I do most of the laundry, so this isn't a show-stopper. I would not build a frame around the w/d. It makes maintenance harder and limits your options if you have to replace an appliance. I'd go for counter space with an open area below for shoes and a small ottoman that could be pulled out if one needed to sit. I'd put coat hooks on the wall between the doors to the house and garage.

It is my understanding that different animals not only have different visual systems, and different color perception, they also have very different prioritization of their senses. While humans get a lot of their environmental feedback from our sense of vision, other animals might not. From what I have been told, dogs are not particularly influenced by visual information, whereas cats are more so (although movement is probably more important than static colors) and birds are extremely visual. I am sure, somebody could do more research and find more data on this question. But my initial impression would agree with what everybody else in this thread seems to think as well. There is no such thing as the equivalent of a "stop sign red" room for a dog. To think that there is would be a failed attempt to treat animals as if they were humans. But there are, of course, lots of other things you can do to make the room comfortable for a dog. Smells and accessories/toys would spring to mind. You probably already know from your own experience with your pets which things are important to them.

I need to bump this thread again. Final thoughts. Will make closet with louver door a regular door with cat door access to litter box. Shelving in there for the printer/fax machine, kitty toys and litter stock. Possibly to the left of door entrance make a wall counter to fold clothes??? If I move sink to far right, it will only leave 18" of counter and then it would bump out. As for the desk, maybe an L shape. I would be facing the wall but the window would be to my immediate left. Thoughts? I wish I had a program to see a perspective.

No, only the double windows at the other end. Here is my very unprofessional drawing with dimensions. The entire room sits over a garage bay, so the wall that is 16’ does not have a wall under it. For easier access to plumbing and electrical I was thinking the washer and dryer on the 8’ wall on the left.