Tips On How To Create A More Efficient Space In Your Laundry Room
You should see how tiny and cluttered MY laundry room is. Heck, people’s walk-in closets are larger than the space I have to do laundry. It makes it super hard to maneuver around things without falling over all the shoes scattered on the floor beneath me. There is just too much stuff in too tiny of a place and I NEED help de-cluttering it…
So, for now, I will just try to do what I can with the space I have. I did come across some really good tips though, on how to create a more efficient space in your laundry room. It came at a good time for me!
Create A More Efficient Space In Your Laundry Room
The Great Tips Are Below (you can also find them featured on www.tideandmaytag.com):
Jenny’s tips for overhauling and organizing your laundry room:
Tip #1:
Dealing with a dark, cave-like laundry room is a chore in and of itself! By taking off the doors on a few of your upper cabinets, you’ll open up the space and create a place to store baskets. In this laundry room, we assigned baskets for every member of the house, which makes sorting a breeze!
Tip #2:
Why not decoupage or paint insides of cabinets for a fun pop of color? It’s a guaranteed smile each and every time you reach for your detergent.
Tip #3:
Don’t like the cabinets, floors, and countertops in your laundry room? Every surface can be painted or resurfaced! For less than $30 in materials, the outdated linoleum, brick pavers, and old, dark cabinets were updated in this laundry room with paint and with a concrete overlay product.
Tip #4
A rolling laundry butler can be your best friend, doing triple duty with a hanging bar, a rolling basket, and a drying rack. It’s the perfect choice for a laundry room with limited space that hasn’t been updated in a few decades.
Tip #5:
Don’t neglect your laundry room walls! Hanging interesting art and mirrors will elevate your room and make it feel less utilitarian and more “homey”. Suddenly those 400 loads of laundry most of us will do this year might actually be enjoyable!
Tip #6:
Use a slab of stone or a simple piece of painted MDF on top of the washer/dryer units to create a folding station and to prevent socks from slipping in between the appliances.
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I entered the giveaway! I learned : Use a slab of stone or a simple piece of painted MDF on top of washer/dryer units to create a folding station that also prevent socks from slipping in between the appliances!
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I learned that “off with those cabinet doors!” is the way to go!
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Sylvie W says
I learned re-doing your laundry room can be an easy and inexpensive proposition. You can paint any of the surfaces from cabinets to floors OR even remove some cabinet doors and insert bright storage baskets.
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I learned by taking off the doors on a few of your upper cabinets, you’ll open up the space and create a place to store baskets! Who knew?!
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I learned how easy it is to create a folding station on top of your washer/dryer set.
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400 loads of laundry is a lot!
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I entered the giveaway. 🙂 Thank you.
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I entered the laundry room giveaway.
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take door off upper cabinets
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I learned that US families do an average of 400 loads of laundry a year!
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Tanya White says
I learned most people do 400 loads of laundry I probably do 3 times that amount (5 kids!)
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Margot C says
I entered the big giveaway too (thanks for the link!)
Kimberly Hilbert says
I don’t think I’m in the statistics, I don’t think we wash near 400 loads a year. Just a quick count puts us closer to 200 loads.
Catherine L says
US families do about 400 loads per year
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Average family does around 400 loads of laundry each year. Seems like a bit
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Tammy S says
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Entered to win on the Tide and Maytag site! 😀 Thanks so much
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Danielle Papsis says
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Serena Powell says
I learned that the average family does around 400 loads of laundry each year.
Monique Rizzo says
I love the space making feature.
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I learn that steam helps remove stains in clothes.
Lisa Brown says
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I learned a folding station makes all the difference in the laundry room. Use a slab of stone or a simple piece of painted MDF on top of washer/dryer units to create a folding station that also prevent socks from slipping in between the appliances!
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i learned that removing the cabinet doors creates a more open feeling and using baskets can organize everything
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make folding on top of your washer & dryer
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Christina says
I like tip 2 on the website – Why not decoupage or paint the insides of your cabinets for a fun pop of color? I think that is a great idea! I am going to think about doing something fun to add some color to the cabinets in my laundry room
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I learned that Tide HE is formulated with ingredients that suspend higher level of soil which helps prevent it from redepositing on clothes during the wash cycle.
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Marti Parks says
I learned that the Maxima X HE Steam dryer has extra-large 7.4 cu. ft. capacity.
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I learned that By taking off the doors on a few of your upper cabinets, you’ll open up the space and create a place to store baskets.
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