Updated room layout and could use more input
Patty C
4 months ago
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Would love input on laundry room layout
Comments (10)Also, as far as the space under the stairs goes, those things can be huge (likely at least 6 feet deep). I might consider putting a door on that under the stairs space and putting the dog bed in the open area next to it with a dutch door. You could do your broom closet under the stairs and have ample room for vacuum cleaners, buckets, mops, cleaning supplies, extra rags and old towels (which I store in a laundry basket), etc. My parents have one and it is wonderful . . . they also store the cushions for the patio furniture in there off season, as well as a folding table and chairs. . . tons of room! They have a narrow shelf along one side for cleaning stuff (furniture polish, floor wax, floor cleaner, brass cleaner, upholstery cleaner - all the stuff you accumulate) with a broom and mop holder under it. The other side has the vacuum cleaner and the carpet cleaner with plenty of room to walk between. I have never thought a cabinet broom closet would be big enough for me, and your laundry is not too big as it is. . . . that would be taking up lots of space! Also, I have a great cordless Hoover Platinum vac which I use multiple times a day (for multiple kids and dog), so I would want a broom closet where I could have a plug for the charger for that (which I highly recommend!!!)...See MoreSwag update...need more input
Comments (4)Would it be possible to simply get some yellow and white gingham ribbon and trim the shade, perhaps down the sides and across the shade above the scallops? I guess you could use some fabric in a gingham to do the same thing. Or you could be funky and stamp on yellow squares with craft paint to make a yellow check pattern on the shade. I think a valance would be too much....See MoreLaundry room layout - would love input
Comments (14)It's going to be very, very nice, Jenswrens. I think the window will definitely pull its weight. It's going to be a good work room, and it'd be a shame if you were forever carrying stuff off to some more inviting place to finish up. Definitely that recommended extra-deep counter, which you have good room for. So extremely desirable, I'd put it right at the top of my list and start working from there. Probably under the window... A sink large enough to soak a large heavy blanket in would be nice, but maybe not worth sacrificing other function for anyone who has a bathtub. Unless you find yourself needing one fairly often? Even if you would choose to do lengthy sewing and ironing tasks elsewhere, it would be very nice to have a fold-up board and sewing machine readily available for those quickie single jobs. I'd definitely design them in, the board on a swivel and the closer to the window the better. My wall board gets only dim natural light, and even with the light on I have to walk dressy items into the bedroom to see if I've done a good enough job for them. On the plus side, I can see the TV from the board. :) For sure, extend the counter right across the washer and dryer, wherever they are set, to maximize work space. And for pretty. Would it work to convert the washer and dryer's current location to an ironing/hanging rack (+ rolling laundry cart?) area, gaining good use of cabinets to the corner to offset some of what you'd lose? Now that it's occurred to me, I'm thinking I'd definitely want that because, if the counter were to run over the W/D and the window portion was nice and deep, you'd already be counter-rich with just the L. The ironing area'd be nicely out of sight from the hall and, after all, ironing's an important function well worth investment of space in a laundry room, given its obstinate refusal to become obsolete (will it ever?)....See MoreWould love a little more input on my layout pretty please....
Comments (18)If there is to be no prep sink in the island, I'd do this. It gives you separate zones for clean-up, prep, and cooking without crossing into the other zones. It gives you a landing place from the fridge. You'll notice I made the sink more like a 32" single. The sink in your plan is way too small. With 32", someone can do clean-up on one side of the sink while someone else does prep on the left side. With only one sink, you really need a larger sink that allows for this type of multi-tasking. Even if only one person is working in the kitchen at a time, it's nice to have room for both tasks so you don't have to move things out of the sink continually. If you do what I like to do, which is keeping the DW door open while prepping so I can load items directly into it which makes clean-up a lot faster, your 4-foot aisle is wide enough to walk around the DW to get to the fridge. With 24" cabinets + 15" overhang for seating, the aisles is a bit tight at 42" instead of the recommended 48". This might be OK depending on how often you believe people will be sitting there when people need the bathroom or want to access the fridge without crossing through the work zones. Or it might be really annoying. You would need to consider traffic flow and how your family uses the kitchen to decide if the tighter aisle will be a problem. The sink off-center on the window is fine. You can find many photos of kitchens with sinks not centered on the window and they look fine. Also, this means that you will have plenty of room to prep in front of the window. Since most of us spend more time prepping than any other kitchen task, being in front of a window while prepping can help make things more pleasant. I encourage you to at least consider a prep sink on the island. An area without a sink often isn't used for prep work like people think they'll do because of having to wash, then carry the items across the aisle to prep on the island, and then carrying prepped items across the other aisle to the range to cook. You could always have a cutting board cut to fit into the prep sink so you have more counter space there at times where you need the extra space....See MorePatty C
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