The laundry room is an often underutilized part of the home. Here are 5 ideas to give your laundry room more life and function:
1. Add storage. Add as many shelves and cabinets as you can and your laundry room can store not only cleaning supplies and toiletries, but also craft supplies, a gift wrap station, inbox for household mail, office space, and really anything that would benefit you that doesn’t need a huge amount of square footage elsewhere.
2. Make it a mudroom. Install durable flooring, a sink for washing grungy hands, a bench for removing shoes and a rack to store them on, and some hooks for coats. Voila! You’ve got a great transition area between the outdoor living space and indoor living space of your home!
3. Make it pet friendly. If you’ve got to keep your pet confined during the day, the laundry room is a great place to do it. If it would work for your situation, you could even add a doggie door so that Fido can let himself in and out during the day!
4. Add amenities. Adding things like a drying rack, hanging rod, and counter space for folding can help speed up the chore of laundry and cut down on your ironing.
5. Boost your appliances. If you have a front loading washer and dryer, put them on pedestals so that loading and unloading them isn’t so back-breaking. But not only should you put them on pedestals, make those platforms work for you by building drawers or other storage into them!
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