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55 Laundry Room Ideas That'll Make Doing Laundry a Joy

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Laundry is an unavoidable household task that many people find boring, but your laundry room certainly doesn't have to be. Interior designers and home decorators never miss a decorating opportunity, knowing that the key to a stylish interior is maximizing every last square inch of space in your home. Elevating a laundry room from a purely utilitarian room to a functional and beautiful room of its own will make your daily chores a little more tolerable, no matter how large or small a space. And because a laundry room is a relatively discrete space in the home, you can treat it either as an extension of your existing decor or as a chance to splash out and take some risks with color, wallpaper, or design that you might otherwise hesitate to incorporate in the main areas of the home.

Whether you are designing a laundry room for a new home, remodeling your current space, or just looking for ideas to refresh your current laundry room, check out these 55 stylish laundry rooms in a number of sizes and styles to inspire your utility room makeover or refresh.

57 Small Laundry Room Ideas

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Invest in Smart Tech

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.

Stephen Karlisch

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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.

ERIN KELLY

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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.

Anna Spiro Design

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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.

Tessa Neustadt

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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.

Tamsin Johnson Interiors

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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.

Heidi Caillier

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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.

Anna Spiro Design

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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.

Sarah Solis

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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.

Toledo & Geller

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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.

JESSICA SAMPLE

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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.

Paige Rumore

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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.

Plain English Kitchen

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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.

WILLIAM WALDRON/ Courtesy of Annie Selke

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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.

Thomas Kuoh

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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.

Mark Sikes

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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.

Eric Piasecki

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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.

Eric Roth

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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!

Paige Rumore

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.  

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    15 perfect storage and decoration ideas for a small laundry room

    Use space in a small laundry room.


    There are plenty of small laundry room ideas to make them functional and attractive. Even if it's a tiny galley laundry room, there are still ways to make it much bigger than it really is.



    Small Laundry Storage Ideas

    Storage is one of the most important functions of a laundry. Many people use their laundry for more than just washing clothes. It can be used to store shoes, coats, food and paper products such as paper towels. Even with a small laundry room, there are ways to make the most of a tiny space.



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    Keep Him Organized

    If the laundry storage areas are poorly organized, they are completely thrown out. By using smaller organizational items like baskets and boxes throughout the room, you can make better use of all the storage space you have.

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    Fill the space around your machines with shelving, baskets, cabinets and other organizers so you always have everything you need at your fingertips. Because space can be tight, look for thin tower shelving units like the Carlson II that use height rather than width and place them between cars and walls.



    Vertical storage

    Take advantage of the height of the room and stack cabinets on top of each other instead of side by side. Waist-to-arm-reach shelving is another good idea for maximizing storage space.

    Use wall space

    If there are empty walls in the room, be sure to use them for something. Hang decorative hooks on the walls and hang laundry bags on the wall. This frees up floor space for other items you may need, such as a trash can. Walls can be used straight up to the ceiling; slide a step under some of the cabinets so you can climb up and take advantage of that extra space.



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    Make use of the space above the washer and dryer

    If the washer and dryer are installed side by side instead of on top of each other, place some shelving directly above them. Arrange baskets or matching boxes there; it will be the center of attention in the room, providing easy access to detergents, bleach, softener balls, dryer sheets and other items you use on a daily basis.



    Decorating a small laundry room

    There are certain ways to decorate a small laundry room to make it look bigger and more attractive.

    • Do not paint the walls of a small room dark. Instead, paint them a lighter color to make the space appear larger.
    • Choose a cool tone in the room to make it look bigger. Cold tones of color visually recede from the eye, which can make the room seem larger. Look for colors like blue, green, or grey.
    • Do not decorate the room with unnecessary items. Even if the picture goes well with the color and style of the laundry room, don't hang it there. Instead, use storage items as decorations. Hang colorful baskets on the wall or paint cabinets white and add unique handles to them.
    • Remove doors from cabinets or even laundry room entrances to create more space. Hang curtains in front of a doorway or on cabinets and shelves to hide items. It's also a great functional way to add more space and style.
    • Make sure the lighting in the laundry room is bright. It's a good idea to have lighting that hangs a little off the ceiling rather than flush with it.
    • Avoid throwing rugs or patterns that break the floor. The larger and less loaded the floor appears, the larger the room will appear. If you are laying the floor, choose the largest tile size to minimize seams and mesh effects.
    • Use the back of the door to hang laundry bags, folded dryers or hooks. This is an often overlooked area that can function just like a wall space when the door is closed.

    Other Useful Ideas

    Here are some more useful ideas for small laundry rooms to maximize functionality and add style to the room.

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    If possible, a small laundry room should have a washer and dryer that should be small and sleek. Although the washer and dryer are the main elements of the laundry room, they should not take up all the space. Look for a stackable washer dryer if your room is narrow, or consider special small sizes. washing machines that work simultaneously with dryers. Plus, black appliances can look thinner, which can make your laundry room look bigger.

    Ironing board

    Most people keep their ironing board in the laundry room, but this can take up quite a lot of space. The fold-out half type ironing board is a great option for small laundries. Fold this type of ironing board so that it is flush with the wall and out of the way when not in use. If a folding board is not possible, hang the board on hooks and only open when needed.

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    There is no need to keep laundry baskets in the laundry room. It is better to place them in separate rooms or in the bathroom if there is more space. If the baskets are stored in the laundry, arrange them by color so that the laundry is easier to wash and the dirty laundry does not fall on the floor.

    Hotel shelves

    Hotel shelves can be stylish organizers and save space in laundries. These open metal shelves hold groceries and allow wet items to hang out and drips through so there are no sticky puddles to clean up over time. They are quick to install and come in a variety of widths; Hang them on the walls above or next to your washer and dryer to keep things close at hand.

    Where to buy

    Home improvement stores such as Home Depot and Lowe's are good places to store and organize a small laundry.

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