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Long and narrow laundry room designed with a window seat bench, white and gray cement floor tiles, and black leather granite countertops on green cabinets.
Erin Gates Design
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Long and narrow laundry room features blue cabinetry with brass pulls and honed white marble countertop, gray glazed wall tiles, gray side-by-side washing machine and dryer, a tan runner and a blue and white Dutch door.
Pure Salt Interiors
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Well-appointed long and narrow laundry room boasts a row of pegs fixed to a light gray wall over a diamond jute rug positioned in front of an enclosed silver front loading washer and dryer positioned under white cabinets.
MMI Design
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Long and narrow galley style mudroom and laundry room combo features wood-like floor tiles, white built in bench with storage drawers and stacked washing machine and dryer.
Karly Kristina Design
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Black and white laundry room boasts a white front loading washer and dryer placed on blcak herringbone floor tiles beneath a white quartz countertop accenting white drawers with oil rubbed bronze pulls.
Pure Salt Interiors
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Tiny laundry room features a narrow hall lined with a black and white ironing board leading to a stacked shelves over a black front load washer.
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Long and narrow laundry room designed with large gray marble hexagon floor tiles layered with a woven beige and black accent rug.
Boland Lord Design
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Cottage laundry room features ivory inset cabinets paired with soapstone countertops fitted with a sink.
Graystone Custom Builders
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Fabulous laundry room features a Honore Hanging Lantern illuminating crisp white cabinets flanked by front-load washer and dryer topped with gray quartz countertop framing small square sink paired with hook and spout faucet under open shelving backed in beadboard trim situated across from windows dressed in white and gray gingham roman shades.
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White and gray laundry room is equipped with dark stained wood floors accenting a white front loading washer and dryer positioned in an enclosure beneath a white marble countertop located under white flat faced cabinets donning polished nickel pulls complementing silver mini brick backsplash tiles.
Fiorella Design
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White and blue mudroom features blue custom cabinetry paired with gray marble countertops and Clarence House Chinoiserie Tibet Print Dragon wallpaper.
Mel Bean Interiors
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Modern white and blue galley style laundry room features black and white floor tiles and white floor to ceiling cabinets.
Greg Natale
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Vintage laundry room boasts a concrete and wooden sink vanity with a vintage mirror.
W Design Collective
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Stacked oak floating shelves are mounted in a wonderfully appointed laundry room over a farmhouse sink paired with a satin nickel faucet.
MMI Design
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Blue laundry room cabinets are accented with brass pulls and a black leathered marble countertop fixed against a red brick backsplash under a brown wood floating shelf.
Brooke Wagner Design
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A brown wood floating shelf is fixed against a red brick backsplash over blue shaker laundry room cabinets adorned with brass hardware and a black leathered marble countertop.
Brooke Wagner Design
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A woven laundry bin sits beneath gray plank laundry room cabinets fitted beside a reclaimed wood washstand holding a vintage sink with 2 faucets beneath a curved brass mirror.
Hendel Homes
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A gorgeous blue vintage wall mount sink is fixed against shiplap trim under white modular shelves and beside a white cabinet finished with pull out woven baskets and fixed against white and blue mosaic floor tiles.
Annsley Interiors
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Windows framed by gray glazed grid wall tiles are located over a farmhouse laundry sink matched with an aged brass vintage faucet fixed over beige oak cabinets with brass knobs.
Blackband Design
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Green laundry room features green vertical plank trim and a farm sink with a nickel gooseneck faucet.
Maddie Hughes Design
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Vintage laundry sorters sit on black hexagon floor tiles beneath windows, while a colorful rug is positioned in front of black flat front cabinets donning matte black pulls and a white countertop.
Amy Storm and Company
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A stunning exposed brick backsplash accents green laundry room cabinets fitted with a marble-look countertop and brass pulls.
Lindsey Black Interiors
Smart Laundry Room Layouts
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Updated on 08/10/22
phototropic / Getty Images An efficient, functioning laundry room hinges on several factors such as your choice of the washer and dryer, wall finishes, floor covering, storage, and organization.
But the most important factor when remodeling your laundry room is deciding on the best room layout that works for your situation.
Laundry rooms have large appliances, countertops, cabinets, and sometimes a sink. So they borrow much of their inspiration from kitchen layout planning, employing favorites such as the L-shaped, U-shaped, galley, and open plan floor plans. Not only does the laundry room footprint need to work within its given space, but it also needs to maximize the user's efforts while reducing the overall workload.
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Galley or Corridor Laundry Room Layout
It is the most simple, basic, and economical style of laundry room layout since it fits into even the smallest of areas.
Many laundry rooms have this type of layout simply out of default: The space is so small that only one wall is available for appliances and counters. Typically called a galley or quarter-style laundry room, this layout fits in long, narrow areas found off the side of kitchens or in mudrooms. Because the space is slim, often as narrow as 5 feet wide, there is room only on one side. That side may have the washer and dryer, utility sink, countertops, and large cabinets.
The other side of the laundry room might be a wall only. At most, the other wall may have hooks or narrow shelving. Keep these to a minimum, though, since they will interfere with the operations of the washer and dryer.
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L-Shaped Laundry Room Layout
An L-shaped laundry room layout is similar to a galley-style layout in that a majority of the services are clustered on one long wall: the layout’s long leg.
The short leg of the L-shaped layout might have a washer and dryer, a short run of countertops and cabinets, or a laundry room sink. On this short leg is usually space only for one service, not multiple services. At best, you may be able to fit a utility sink. But in narrow laundry rooms, the short leg is mainly used for storage and for folding small items.
Much of this layout is dependent on the location of the water supply and drainage, as well as the electrical receptacle or gas for the dryer. If these are located on the short leg of the layout, it makes smart design sense to place the washer and dryer here as this gives you a maximum amount of room to open and close the washer and dryer doors.
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U-Shaped Laundry Room Layout
If you were to take an L-shaped laundry room, then extend it so that you have two long legs, you would have a U-shaped layout.
Much of the heavy lifting of the U-shaped laundry room’s functions is already carried by the other two legs of this layout.
This second long leg represents a type of bonus area for additional storage, organizers, shelves, hooks, and clothes racks. A U-shaped laundry room layout should be at least 90 inches wide, to accommodate countertops on both long walls and a 42-inch wide aisle.
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Open Plan Laundry Room Layout
An open plan laundry room layout is the most design-flexible layout of all.
To begin with, you will need a large space. Appliances and storage are located at any point around the perimeter of the room, dependent on the location of doors, windows, water, drainage, and electrical services.
As with open plan kitchens that have an island in the center, open plan laundry rooms are usually large enough that they can have a folding table located in the center of the room.
Open plan laundry room layouts are usually flexible, too. The space might be large enough to allow for empty areas that can be filled in at a later time.
Some of these open areas might even be recruited for purposes that aren't related to laundry: Large storage cabinets for sports and camping gear can be located here.
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Hidden or Invisible Laundry Room Layouts
When you have no dedicated space available for a laundry room but you still want to do your own laundry, one option is to hide away the laundry room in an existing room of your house.
Because laundry rooms and kitchens share so many of the same characteristics and needs, they are a natural fit. So, laundry rooms are often found hidden away here.
Bathrooms have water supply and drainage, so they are sometimes used, as well. One issue with using a bathroom as a laundry room is that they usually lack the 240V increased-power electrical receptacle needed for dryers.
A side-by-side washer and dryer are placed under the kitchen countertop, sometimes with a sliding door or curtain to mask them when not in use. In other layouts, a stacking washer and dryer are placed in the kitchen pantry and closed off behind a door.
Storage for laundry items is extremely limited and sometimes is shared with kitchen items. If you have any type of extra space for a laundry room, creating a hidden laundry room within your kitchen should not be your first choice.
Designing a narrow room with a window: how to choose an interior and furnish it with furniture
Turning a long "pencil case" into a full-fledged living space - a living room, dining room, bedroom, nursery, office or dressing room
A narrow, elongated room is not uncommon in our homes. In addition, in such rooms there is often one window, because of which the lighting of the space suffers. Before you decide how best to deal with the "pencil case", you need accurate measurements.
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3 meters or less?
The width of a narrow room is a critical indicator. If a room is three or more meters across, there are quite a few options for arranging furniture.
If it remains in the region of two and a half meters or even less, you will have to get out.
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Narrow living room
Arranging a living room in a narrow room is perhaps the most difficult task. All family members gather in the living room, so there should be plenty of seating. Your choice - long sofas; it is even desirable that they be longer than usual. Strict lines of perspective will be smoothed out and the room will appear more rectangular.
The opposite wall can be decorated with shallow hanging shelves or built-in storage. And if the width of the room allows, you can even install a couple of chairs opposite the sofa. It does not matter that they will close the approach to the cabinets - if necessary, the chairs can be easily moved. But such a solution will allow you to conveniently settle down for family communication.
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It is reasonable to divide not only a narrow, but also a long room into several zones: for communication (armchairs by the window or a desktop), a sofa + TV.
Quite often, narrow elongated rooms have an alcove - according to the situation, they have a bed or a built-in wardrobe.
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If the length of the room is not enough, you can do without armchairs. Then compact puff tables will serve as an additional place to sit.
You can use a corner sofa to make up for the lack of seating. The lighter the model, the less its visual weight. If the same sofa were in rich, contrasting upholstery in relation to the walls, it would seem gigantic. Consider the visual weight of objects!
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Question: Why does the interior seem overloaded? The main thing here is that the floor is clearly visible - this creates a feeling of free space.
Bright accents will also help visually adjust the volume of the room. Look at the photo above - thanks to the bright yellow details, the living room seems bright and spacious.
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A room with a window near the door can also be converted into a compact area with living room functions.
In this case, an alternative to a long sofa is a soft group of chairs and a table. A great option is to furnish such a room with structures in the style of the 50-60s of the last century: visually light, on high wooden legs and with wooden armrests. Complement them with a shallow chest of drawers-credenza, as in the photo.
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Narrow bedroom
If the width of the room is more than 2.6 m, then the double bed can be placed across the room with the headboard against the wall and placed closer to the window. If the width is about 2.3 m, then you will have to forget about a large bed in the bedroom, unless you make it built-in from wall to wall or not be content with a "one and a half" - a narrow double bed 140 cm.
In the case when the bedroom is very small , try to expand the end wall with a headboard with decorative techniques: for example, decorate it with mirrors or wallpaper with an optical effect.
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There is another way out: to save inches for passage, discard the bed frame, order the heaviest and thickest mattress and put it on a low base as is usually done in hotels.
A thick mattress in a stretch sheet will look like a full bed, but at the same time you will save at least 15 centimeters on the frame of the bed itself. There should be at least 40 cm left for the passage between the wall and objects, preferably 50–55 cm.
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If the passage is located between the bed and the wardrobe, then this is the distance big. In this case, it is more convenient to place the bed along the room close to the wall and headboard towards the exit.
As an option, you can make a high headboard combined with shelves. This cabinet will successfully zone the space. On the other side of the closet, you can organize a mini-wardrobe or put a small table for a laptop.
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It may be successful to have a built-in structure that leaves no passages between the bed and the wall at all. However, this option is more suitable for young people. For older people (they often wake up at night), getting out of the depth of the bed and climbing back will be inconvenient.
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Built-in designs offer many options: in a narrow bedroom, you can provide an additional pull-out mattress or a wardrobe in the headboard.
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In the photo: the bedroom is so narrow that the bed could be placed either across (as in the photo) or with the headboard to the window (the hostess was uncomfortable).
The passage was deliberately narrowed - the bed rests against the ledge, which allowed the sofa to be placed from the side of the kitchen (see plan)
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Narrow children's bedroom
Reception of a symmetrical arrangement of objects often saves narrow rooms. Especially children's bedrooms for one or two children. Children are usually not embarrassed by the small distance between the beds. Moreover, they are happy about this and will jump from bed to bed with pleasure in the absence of adults.
Important: If the location of the window allows, it is better to place two beds opposite each other than on top of each other (on the upper floors of loft beds it is usually stuffy).
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Photo idea: a bed in a narrow bedroom often has to be moved with the long part against the wall.
Designers in these cases turn it into an ottoman - a sofa with an orthopedic mattress: we remove the linen and use it like an ordinary sofa
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Narrow cabinet
In cabinets, you can use the same symmetry rule with respect to the window, only for built-in cabinets and surfaces. If both shelves and surfaces are the same width, this will visually balance the room. Yes, perhaps the table would like to be wider, but even this, less than 50 cm wide, is quite enough.
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If the window is not located in the center of the room, but closer to one of the walls, then it is logical to make insets only on one side, but in this case it will be possible to increase the depth of the working surface. Built-in tables make it easy to bypass load-bearing columns if there are any in the room.
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In rooms where the width varies from window to door due to load-bearing structures, several workstations can be marked out: one along the window, the other along the wall. A very useful thing if there are two people actively working from home in the family and it is inconvenient for them to share one table.
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Narrow dining room
Oddly enough, but a narrow room with one window may well be a dining room if the kitchen and cooking area are nearby. The main thing here is to choose the right table. If you need a non-standard narrow version, you can look for ready-made tabletops for desks (they are already dining tables) and complement them with designer legs. Or make a table to order.
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Advantages of the laundry room - 2. Where to organize
- 3. Layout and ergonomics
- 4. How to choose the size of the room
- 4.1. Laundry cabinet
- 4.2. Laundry in a niche
- 4.3. Private room
- 5. Arrangement of the laundry room
- 6. What to put in the laundry room
- 7. Planning solutions
- 7.1. Laundry room 4 m2
- 7.2. Laundry room 10 m2
- 7.3. Laundry room with dressing room 29 m2
Laundry room, or laundry room, is a convenient solution for a private house or apartment of almost any size. A separate room in which clothes are washed and dried is equipped even on 4 m2, not to mention large rooms. How to do it correctly and what to consider, you will learn from this article. The material will primarily be useful to those who are currently designing their own home or planning to do so.
A floor-to-ceiling window blurs the line between room and street, making the space bigger and more beautiful.
Advantages of the Laundry Room
It would seem, why allocate a separate room for a washing machine and take up square meters? There are at least 4 reasons.
- This saves time and effort, because all the equipment, detergents are collected in one place. No need to run with wet linen to the room with a dryer, but with dry linen to the room where the ironing system is located.
- This saves space in other rooms. Washing machines and dryers are often placed in the bathroom or kitchen - it's easier to bring communications. But technology takes its place. Instead, it is better to put a larger bathtub or additional drawers under the dishes.
- It's convenient. When the equipment is in a separate room, its noise does not interfere with dinner or taking a bath. In addition, not everyone likes the smells of powders and detergents that can cause allergies.
- It's practical. In the laundry room, you can install a sink for washing shoes and animal paws after a walk.
This is a convenient solution for cottage owners.
Where to organize
There are two criteria for choosing a laundry room. It should:
- be located next to the utilities, so as not to run extra pipes around the house or apartment;
- have good ventilation, otherwise the room will form mold on the walls and musty smell.
In an apartment, it is more practical to arrange your own laundry next to the bathroom. Ideally, when it borders on the dressing room or is combined with it. Then you do not have to carry ironed things around the apartment. Laundry can be organized next to the shower or pantry.
If ironing is part of your daily routine, then a permanent place should be allocated for the steam system.
In a private house, a laundry room can be made together with a boiler room, boiler room. Typically, the laundry room is located on the basement or first floor, so as not to spread dirt from the street.
The laundry room of a private house should have a separate entrance from the street. After working in the garden, you can immediately go into the room, wash your shoes and change clothes. In summer, you do not have to go around the whole house to hang clothes on the street.
Layout and ergonomics
Ergonomics is all about convenience. When all equipment and objects, united by one function, are at arm's length. When nothing prevents you from moving around the room and open cabinet doors do not hit other furniture, walls or appliances. What is important to consider when arranging a home laundry.
- Make a list of what you will install and keep in the room. Provide a separate place for each item. To prevent the atmosphere from creating a feeling of clutter, hide things behind closed facades.
- Allocate a permanent place for mobile equipment that you plan to use regularly. For example, under the ironing system.
So you don’t have to take it out and hide it in the closet every time, which will save energy. - Place the equipment and inventory that are needed to solve the same task side by side. For example, next to the washing machine, arrange shelves for washing powders. So you do not have to make extra movements when loading the machine.
- If the room has a non-standard shape, order custom-made furniture. This will help you use every cm to your advantage and make the space as convenient as possible.
- Plan aisles at least 70 cm wide. Ideally leave a meter for them. This is necessary so that the open doors do not interfere with walking and it is convenient to turn around with a laundry basket.
To make it convenient to use a narrow laundry room, it is worth reducing the width of the cabinets
Now there are many different solutions that help to rationally use the area. These are retractable columns and shelves: they can accommodate baskets for linen, detergents.
Save square meters and folding dryers. Some models have several planes for drying a large amount of clothes. When folded, these dryers take up minimal space.
If you plan to put more than two washing machines or dryers, then it is rational to place them in a row
How to place the washer and dryer depends on the size of the laundry room.
- If there is not enough space, then it is more rational to put them in a column. A dryer is usually placed on top, because it weighs less.
- If there is enough space, then you should choose a horizontal layout. At the same time, put them on a podium with a height of 50-60 cm. This will facilitate the loading and unloading of linen. In the podium, you can design additional storage space.
How to choose the size of the room
It depends on the area that you are willing to give for your own laundry and how you will use it. The following options are possible.
Laundry cabinet
It is a separate cabinet in which the compartment for the washing machine and dryer comes without a door. The adjacent compartment with a sash can be used for chemicals, a vacuum cleaner and an ironing board.
How much space it can take: 0.8-1 m2.
Where to install: in the corridor or hallway next to the bathroom, in the bathroom or boiler room. Under the stairs in a private house.
Suitable for: young single people, as well as those who do not plan to spend a lot of time on washing and ironing.
Laundry in a niche
In fact, this is the same laundry cabinet, but without fronts, back and side walls. You can make a niche yourself if it is not in the layout, and hide the laundry room behind a folding or sliding door.
How much space it can take up: from 1.4 m2.
Where to install: in the kitchen or bathroom.
Suitable for: owners of small apartments and houses who want to keep all the laundry equipment and chemicals in one place.
Remember that in apartments you can not move or equip a wet area above the living space. In addition, the redevelopment must first be agreed with the BTI.
To save space in the laundry room, you can put a washing machine with a dryer function as in the photo
Private room
This is the most thoughtful option when it comes to comfort. In the home laundry, you can provide a place for everything: washing, drying, ironing, washing shoes and storing household items.
How much space it can take up: from 4 m2.
Where to equip: next to the kitchen or bathroom.
Suitable for: owners of large apartments, families with children and those who do a lot of laundry.
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Laundry room arrangement
Illumination can be provided along the countertop and in the niches of open shelves
When designing a home laundry, it is important to think through the engineering systems in advance. What do they include.
- Ventilation. The simplest option is a separate window through which the air in the room will circulate. This can be done in a private house. The supply and exhaust systems that are installed in suburban real estate and apartments work more efficiently.
- Heating. If the laundry room is a separate room, then a heating system is required. If 1 m2 is allocated for it, then the air will be heated at the expense of neighboring rooms.
- Water supply and sewerage. It is important not to forget to plan plumbing points for an additional sink.
It is necessary to carry out hot water if you plan to use a laundry room for washing the paws of pets. For the convenience of washing the sink and various containers, install plumbing fixtures with a flexible faucet. - Lighting. In addition to general light, such as a ceiling chandelier, you will need spotlights. They should highlight individual areas: washing, ironing area, so as not to miss the folds, especially on dark clothes. To achieve maximum comfort, you can purchase a floor lamp with a flexible stand. This will direct the light in the right direction.
- Electricity. It is important to plan for a sufficient number of outlets in the laundry room. If it is miniature and built into a niche, then two outlets are enough for a washing machine and a dryer. In a full-fledged laundry, it is worth designing a connector for each electrical appliance. A separate socket will not interfere with charging the phone.
Think about how high the outlets should be placed.
It is more convenient to turn on the iron if they are mounted at a height of 90 cm from the floor. Then you do not have to bend down each time to insert or pull out the cord.
What to put in the laundry room
The table lists the basic and additional items for home laundry.
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For shirts, blouses and dresses, a hanging rail is indispensable.
If you plan to spend a lot of time in the laundry room, install a TV and comfortable chairs in it. Laundry room furniture is worth buying practical. Suitable wood with a protective coating, matting upholstery.
Planning solutions
Let's look at them using examples of ready-made laundry designs in apartments and houses from our specialists.
Laundry room 4 m2
For small rooms, you should choose light shades that visually increase the space.
In the photo, the project of the residential complex "Lira". In a small area, it was possible to place the most necessary things, including the sink. She borders on the rack. Well thought out storage system. Open shelves expand the space, make it deeper. Light shades of wood and technology also work for this. At the same time, cabinet fronts hide things, making the interior seem neat and cozy.
We offer to evaluate a few more projects of small laundry rooms from our designers:
Laundry room 10 m2
To make it more convenient to wash shoes or paws of animals, it is worth providing a faucet with a flexible spout
A special feature of the Yalta Sea Spusk project is two shells, each of which performs its own function.
High is needed for hand washing small items, low is for washing the paws of animals.
Washing area and storage system designed in parallel. At the same time, the designer placed the washing machine and dryer under the stairs, making the most efficient use of space. Pay attention to how much space is left for moving. If there are pets in the house, this is worth considering.
Similar projects:
- Discord - laundry room 13 m2
- House in Pushkino - home laundry for 12 m2
Laundry room with wardrobe for 29m2
Ideal for a large family
The room allocated for laundry in the Yalta project has an elongated shape. This determined the planning solution: a closet with closed and open shelves is placed parallel to the washing and drying zones. The passage is wide - nothing will interfere. A large window brings natural light into the room and acts as ventilation.
Home laundry is not the only way to furnish your home.
