Hi hoyamom. We are doing something very similar with our laundry area. It was a closet just like yours in a hallway next to the kitchen. We took out the doors and the wall opening and are building a cabinet around the washer & dryer. And we are also putting in a counter top that can be pulled off if we need to access the back. We're also going to make the cabinet that surround the washer and dryer portable so we can pull it out to move the washer & dryer in and out. We found a table on craig's list and are going to use the top for the countertop. It's lightweight and has the old wood look I want to go with our white cabinets.

It sounds like the best solution would be to buy a brand that will fit under the window. It would be more convenient to have them side by side and facing the same way. You could also get a window blind with bottom up capability if the new machines are too tall, so you wouldn't see it from the outside.

Your bathroom is lovely and very elegant. It you want to complement (you don’t have to paint cupboards) add wallpaper, update cabinet hardware, a new faucet, lighting and a runner You could also go in a completely different direction and there are lots of ideas on Pinterest. Consider practical additions like a drying rack, shelves over sink and some lovely tile on sink wall.

Yes and yes. Basically anything so my kids dont have to go outside and get eaten by bugs or laundry get rained. Just want access from the inside. I thought along those same lines. Opening up my room that joins the Laundry room. We called numerous contractors and all seem to come up with the same...55k not counting/considering the structure engineer, planner and every Tom Rick and harry that wants a chunk out of my money. I said forget it, considering that I bought my house for 110k and to knock down a wall or cement a wall to enclose it would be almost half of the cost of the house???!!!