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HOW TO: MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR LAUNDRY ROOM
Comments (2)I do love Neptune Chichester Laundry furniture !! You should have added a photo to this advertorial !...See MoreHOW TO: MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR LAUNDRY ROOM
Comments (0)Laundry rooms have grown and grown in popularity in the last few years. Why? Because they're a surprisingly easy-to-achieve but lovely concept to bring into our homes, much like boot rooms. A utility room can quite easily be re branded into becoming a laundry room. A porch way can be reconfigured and renamed a boot room. Laundry rooms are where the washing machine and tumble dryer live. They're where the ironing board sleeps and the clothes airer spends its days. They're the room where we can hide away cleaning products, a vacuum and all other chore-related bits and bobs, tucked away from the rest of our home. Out of sight, out of mind. Just the way we like it. Here's how to make the most of yours. Call for order Like with any room in your home, the layout and the furniture inside your laundry room needs to make sense. Instead of working with what you have, it's a good idea to take a step back and to think about what you need and then go from there. Do you have your washing machine and tumble dryer side by side? If so, a cabinet that can stack them is a wise investment, freeing up a chunk of floor space. Do you have a vacuum cleaner, mop and ironing board propped up against a wall or stood in a corner? Items like these not only cause clutter but they just get in the way. Cabinets that can hold a number of household items like these can become saviors, in which everything fits snugly and securely. Think sink If you're reworking a space to turn it into a laundry room, a sink isn't a must, but it's certainly a nice-to-have. A deep Belfast sink is ideal. Delicate items that need hand-washing can then be done in the confines of your laundry room, leaving them to soak for as long as you wish without causing any inconvenience. Place another storage cabinet or two next to your sink to give yourself a bit of work surface space too. You'll be surprised how much you'll use it once it's there. Having a sink installed isn't necessarily a costly project, especially if your laundry room is close to your kitchen so the plumbing work just needs extending. As always, get a few recommended plumbers to visit your home to provide a quote. Wall art It's all too easy to neglect wall space. We're drawn to floors and to think about what we can put on those to fill and use the space efficiently. But our walls can create storage opportunities that look as good as they act. Peg rails are a space from which cotton peg bags can be hung, linen spritz bottles, and even a bunch of fresh lavender. And our airing rail is an unobtrusive piece that can be mounted between wall cabinets or used alone to construct an indoor washing line where crisp white shirts can air on hangers. The beauty of baskets Baskets make life more organised and more attractive. You can use them within cabinets to store like-things together so that you don't need to empty the entire contents to find the one thing that you're searching for. You can use them to unload the washing machine, tipping clothes into them to rest while you peg them out. And why not relocate your laundry basket here too? That way, it saves you having to haul armfuls down the stairs, because there's always that one sock that escapes, and that you notice when you've already pressed the start button. Make it special Even though a laundry room is a room for chores, it can also be a rather peaceful place. There's something quite therapeutic about washing. It's about renewing and refreshing. Plus, everything smells so beautifully light and airy when it's freshly laundered. So make sure you fill your laundry room with the nicest possible cleaning products so that they're a pleasure to use. Invest in ironing water, be sure to never run out of your favorite scented fabric conditioner (Dayelsford is our favorite), and choose a herbal hand scrub and rich hand cream to thank your hands when their hard work is all done, and quite possibly dusted too....See MoreLayout of laundry room
Comments (17)Thank you all for your suggestions. It's great to have some replies and I appreciate your time. I know it would make sense to have the shower with the toilet but my other half is a landscape garden and comes in from work covered in cement etc. The idea is that he has a seat by the door to put his dirty boots under, throw his clothes in a laundry basket and step into the shower. That way all mess is contained so when visitors come they don't have to see it but can use the WC. Two washing machines- one for filthy work clothes and one for my nice work clothes. We both work late hours and leave a lot of washing to be weekend. Also if one breaks down due to dirt, cement, occasional nails, we have a spare. I thought about stacking them but thought it might look imposing in such a small space and singly would give me more worktop space. Can I squeeze it all in?...See MoreUpstairs laundry room or second shower room?
Comments (12)We have an upstairs laundry room and I dry shirts and things I can't tumble on hangers on a rail. If the tumbler is on then the clothes dry really quickly. The max spin speed on my washing machine is 1400rpm, so clothes are really barely damp when they come out. We have a bathroom type fan to avoid the room getting damp. Re noise, I wouldn't put the machines against a wall where for example someone's headboard is the other side of it. But then again, I don't do any washing overnight. With the door ajar, you can't hear noise anywhere else upstairs. The machines are over the garage so I can't really say how much noise comes through the ceiling....See More
last monthYes stainless steel does scratch, but so does ceramic and practically any other sink finish, but stainless steel takes it well. As Isla has already said, an under-counter sink needs a good waterproof worktop. Wood is not waterproof, even when oiled or waxed so don’t have an under-counter sink with wood or laminate, it will not fare well. I have a white ceramic sink that sits on the worktop. I have an oak worktop and it really doesn’t like the water. You have to mop it up pretty quick. A sink that sits op top of the worktop is better than under-mounted with wood. I use Osmo Top Oil on the wooden worktop, but I stress again it is only waterproof for a few seconds. Sitting water and splashes will mark the wood, oiled or not. A ceramic sink does scratch but it can be cleaned with bleach or Bar Keepers Friend to improve it. This is similar to my sink,
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here is the room excuse the mess. We plan on putting a door on the far end wall to use that as storage. We have not yet put up shelves for vertical shelving. After we do that the doors will go on.
Sarah L thank you for bumping that thread. I do want wood as I want to do something a bit different but I want to be practical as well.
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