Laundry room entrance ideas

This marigold yellow multi-use room by Stephanie Sabbe in House Beautiful's Whole Home project features a laundry corner with a single unit washer-dryer appliance from LG. All the controls for both the washer and the dryer are at eye level for easy access, speeding up household chores.

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Put Machines Behind Barn Doors

Barn doors painted a crips white contrast with the cream hardware for a subtle yet stylish impact that makes this shabby chic laundry room by Leanne Ford Interiors blend in stylishly. Not to mention, barn doors and pocket doors save space in the adjoining areas.

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Give Both Views and Privacy

A pretty blue paisley print wallpaper is the perfect transition piece between the laundry room and adjoining living space designed by Anna Spiro. A blue ticking stripe pattern on the Roman shades and tile flooring makes the utility room pretty enough to be exposed through an interior glass door—but, should one decide to close it, the glass is lined in a matching ticking stripe fabric curtain for privacy.

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Display Pottery

Tammy Randall Wood of Interior Archaeology made sure to carve out a special room for laundry and flower arranging in her Spanish colonial home in the Santa Monica mountains. The laundry room features zellige wall tiles and a soapstone countertop and backsplash. A glass-enclosed cabinet allows her to see all her vase options while arranging flowers, too.

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Hide Things With a Curtain

Now, this is a clever way to hide a mess! This luscious red velvet curtain in an eclectic kitchen designed by Tamsin Johnson Interiors keeps storage spaces and appliances discreetly tucked away. The curtain is more eye-catching than a door—not to mention, easier to install yourself. If you have a similar setup, where your laundry space lives within a larger room, consider hanging a rod and curtain to keep it out of sight when not in use. Hand them from the ceiling if it's not already in a closet or niche.

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Choose Materials Wisely

Tile floors will be easy to clean (which will definitely make life easier in a laundry room) but they also have the ability to introduce style and personality. Heidi Caillier laid an angular chocolate brown and white pattern that speaks to the beautiful marble veining in the countertops.

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Consider Location

While the candy-colored pendants, sweet gingham cafe curtains, and prim wallpaper (including the blue floral one reflected in the mirror!) are what make this laundry room by Anna Spiro so lovely, the practical elements should be celebrated, too. The room is conveniently located by a terrace for air-drying freshly laundered linens, and the brick floors are super durable and age beautifully, so inhabitants don't have to be precious.

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Hang a Drying Rack Above the Sink

In a small laundry room, you'll want to keep surface space free, which means using your walls and ceilings, too. Designed by Sarah Solis, the hanging drying racks keep things out of the way. (We love this one from deVOL Kitchens!) Plus, pretty painted cabinets draw attention away from less-than-appealing machines.

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Add a Shelf

If you can't install your laundry machines under built-in countertops or behind a closed door, just add an extended shelf on top of them. In this laundry room designed by Toledo Geller, the shelf obscures the machines while also providing some surface area to work on.

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Share Closet Space

Designer David Kaihoi used some seriously smart storage solutions to make his New York City apartment feel like home—including creating this compact laundry "room" in his closet. That way, when he's not doing laundry, he can close the door on these eyesore appliances.

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Use Fluted or Frosted Glass Doors

In a pint-sized laundry room, Dee Murphy tucked unsightly laundry essentials behind a fluted-glass cabinet door. This material obscures eyesores but also takes up less visual real-estate than painted-wood cabinet doors.

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Buy In Bulk

This laundry room designed by April Tomlin Interiors is full of lessons, but perhaps the most important one is on display right in this little nook: Buy in bulk! You'll always need laundry detergent and cleaning supplies, so if you have enough storage space, the money (and trips to the store) you'll save buying in bulk is definitely worth it.

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Conjure Up the Past

This tiny laundry room from Plain English Kitchens proves that traditional simplicity never goes out of style. Though old-fashioned, it has all the modern amenities. A single scalloped pendant lights the room and butcherblock counters make for a durable worktop. Rust-toned paint color is dressed up by a brass faucet.

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Protect Your Pets

If you've already got a flat surface for folding laundry, consider placing your machines in an elevated built-in platform to give your back a break from unnecessary bending. Annie Selke incorporated plenty of cozy nooks for her pets to relax in this laundry room, too.

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Ditch Lower Cabinets

Here's another great pet-friendly laundry room. Designer Emilie Munroe sourced the chic food and water bowl drawer as well as the orb bed from Meyou Paris. And, instead of building in cabinets below the worktop, she left room to store an old-fashioned rolling laundry bin.

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Get Creative

This small laundry room designed by Gail Davis is bursting with personality, from the colorful wallpaper, to the framed artwork, blue trim, and striped penny tile floors. And you don't need to build custom cabinets and shelves to have extra surfaces for folding. Just slide in a lucite side chair! They take up virtually zero visual real estate.

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Double Your Load

If you have a large home—or family—consider doubling your machine count so you can buy back some of your time. In this perfectly preppy laundry room designed by Mark D. Sikes, the many shades of blue provide a pleasant distraction from the extra appliances.

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Embrace Matching Finishes

This neutral-toned laundry room designed by Gil Schafer exudes English-country timelessness, from the exposed hinges and farmhouse sink to the traditional flush mounts. Though it isn't visible from the kitchen, the cabinetry mimics that of the kitchen for a consistent look in the home.

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Put In a Cabinet

Designers Andrew and Yvonne Pojanni tucked a washer and dryer behind closed doors in their bathroom; the cabinets are painted the same color as the walls to help the storage blend in. If your appliances are front-load style, this is a great way to hide them in plain sight in exposed spaces and open floor plans. Guests will never guess this is where you spend your time on laundry day.

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Make It Feel Special

"I really wanted it to feel like our grandparents' homes," Lauren Atkins told designer April Tomlin of her design objective when redecorating the family home she share with her husband Thomas Rhett and their three children. "Their homes are what inspired us to build a home for our family and friends," she added. And that ethos is applied even in the laundry room. Tomlin opted for a vintage-looking sink with an old-fashioned skirt and retro-inspired laundry cart. These small touches make chores feel special and connected—folding someone else's clothes is an act of love, after all!

Hadley Mendelsohn

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Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House. When she's not busy writing about interiors, you can find her scouring vintage stores, reading, researching ghost stories, or stumbling about because she probably lost her glasses again. Along with interior design, she writes about everything from travel to entertainment, beauty, social issues, relationships, fashion, food, and on very special occasions, witches, ghosts, and other Halloween haunts. Her work has also been published in MyDomaine, Who What Wear, Man Repeller, Matches Fashion, Byrdie, and more.  

8 Ideas for Organizing Home Laundry in a Small Apartment

In the Bathroom

If the size of your bathroom allows, organize your home laundry there. Hint: the area of ​​​​the bathroom can be increased by a corridor or hallway. Another life hack: the washing machine and dryer will fit perfectly on top of each other, saving a lot of space on the floor.

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Hallway/corridor

Public access

However, the owners of a spacious hallway do not even need to arrange a redevelopment: a mini-laundry may well be located near the entrance or, on the contrary, in a far secluded corner of the corridor. Do not forget to provide waterproofing of the floor in the room and coordinate the transfer of the wet zone.

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In the closet

For those who are confused by the placement of the laundry area in plain sight in the hallway, there is an option to hide the utility corner behind the cabinet doors.

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In a niche

Another solution to hide a mini-laundry room and gain some extra space for it in the hallway is a niche. Please note: so that household units do not overheat, do not move them close to the wall, leave some space behind and on the sides for air circulation - this way electrical appliances will last longer.

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As part of storage system

There is also a compromise option that allows you to partially hide the laundry area in the hallway, while maintaining quick direct access to the washing machine and dryer - household appliances built into the storage system. It looks very aesthetically pleasing, while access to the units does not need to open any doors.

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In the kitchen

Many consider the kitchen to be a good place to place a washing machine. Why not go further - and place a full-fledged mini-laundry room right here? Everything you need will be perfectly hidden behind the facades of the headset, and the transfer of wet areas, coordination and redevelopment will not be required.

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Under the stairs

The fashion for the loft style has made loft beds very popular, and the organization of a mezzanine bedroom in small spaces is becoming an increasingly common solution. Does your small apartment also have a staircase leading to the second tier, floor or mezzanine? Use the space below it to good use: place a home laundry there.

Reception can also be adopted by those whose housing is located on the attic floor.

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In a separate room

Do you think that only owners of country houses and very large apartments can afford to organize a laundry in a separate room? Not at all! Even in a small space, you can separate a small corner, placing everything you need there.

Of course, you will have to sacrifice a small part of the space. But in a dedicated utility room, you can transfer all household items, organize convenient storage of household chemicals, think over the aesthetic sorting of dirty linen, and finally determine a place for an ironing board and iron. Agree, a good compromise?

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Please note: no matter where you decide to organize a mini-laundry at home, it is important to provide good ventilation in the chosen room, waterproofing the floor, and also treat the walls (if they are not tiled) before painting or wallpapering with a special primer that prevents the appearance of fungus.

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best ideas for your home

Do you have any idea what the design of the laundry room in the house should be like? Most likely not. This is because such premises are often not even provided for by the layout. Be among the first to get a stylish and convenient laundry!

Beach style laundry room

This compact laundry room is complemented by a wide worktop, very convenient for sorting and folding laundry. A pendant lamp and a window visually increase the space, make it more spacious.

Beach style in the patio

This mini-laundry, located right next to the side entrance of the house, is designed to wash swimwear and beach towels. Having a washer and dryer near the outside door helps prevent sand from entering the house. The worktop and open shelving above the appliances provide additional storage space for linens and laundry items.

Traditional

A short hallway in this small house is the perfect place for a washer and dryer. An inexpensive plywood countertop can be used for sorting and storing things. The location of the laundry corner near the terrace and backyard will allow you to dry your clothes with fresh air from the street.

This multifunctional space doubles as an entrance hall, living room, study and laundry room. A built-in sofa, table and wardrobe help keep things neat and tidy without cluttering up the space.

Plain basement

The designer of this family basement cleverly managed to fit the washer and dryer into a corner without installing additional partitions that could block the light source. The doors successfully mask the appliances, so that the harmony of the interior is not disturbed.

Entrance Laundry

The Entrance Laundry is an excellent choice for active families. Making use of vertical space by placing the dryer above the washing machine seems to us a very smart decision. It is also worth noting the presence of doors that hide the equipment.

Disguised

The designer of this small bathroom decided to optimize its space by placing the washer on top of the dryer. The frosted glass in the doors, installed “for secrecy”, reflects the light.

If your bathroom is too small, try placing your washer and dryer inside built-in cabinets in the kitchen. The closet itself can be shallow, but reach the height of the ceiling - to organically fit into the design.

Set up a laundry section in your kitchen by placing the necessary appliances and appliances behind doors that mimic a pantry. At the same time, the design of the facades must be maintained in the same style as the headset.

Eclectic

Unusual barn doors that hide the laundry room behind create a unique look that blends in seamlessly with the rest of the rustic part of the house. The open shelving above the cars creates a spacious storage space for all sorts of things.

In the office

The washer and dryer in this office is installed under the tabletop, behind pleated curtains. It is enough to move the fabric to the side to gain access to the devices.

Modern laundry

Once again, the washer and dryer are hidden by furniture doors. It is necessary to close them, and the eyes are ordinary cabinets.

Vintage style

Cutting board protects the surface of the washing machine from scuffs and scratches, and also adds warmth and comfort to the interior.

Ordinary

This laundry room is not only beautiful, but also functional. The machines are installed on a podium with compartments for linen baskets, developed according to an individual project.

Unleash your imagination. Separate laundries are places in which it is permissible to carry out bold experiments with design. Brightly colored walls, quirky wallpapers, and playfully patterned tiles are just some of the décor options that might not fit anywhere else in your home.

Eclectic utility area

Stairs suspended from the ceiling, oddly enough, become a smart drying device. You can find one in an antique shop or even in your own backyard shed.

The sink is a great addition to the laundry room. It facilitates cleaning indoors and generally increases its functionality.

Worktop

A wide worktop mounted above the washer and dryer can be used for a variety of purposes, up to decorative.

Clothes rail

This rail can be very useful in the laundry. Taking shirts and blouses out of the dryer and hanging them up right away is incredibly convenient!

Comfort and compactness

Tired of taking your ironing board out and putting it back in again? The built-in option will be an excellent solution for people who have to iron their clothes quite often.

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