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Design: Crystal Blackshaw

Photography: Dustin Halleck

A Place For Everything And Everything In Its Place

Laundry rooms are often ignored when it comes to tackling clutter and creating an organized space. They tend to be one cup chaos with a pinch of catch-all, lost socks, lint bunnies, and emergency cash pulled from the pockets of an unlucky family member. Considering the amount of time you spend doing the laundry, leveling up your space will make this chore more bearable. Try some of these tips to tidy and organize your laundry room so that some of those lost socks might meet up with their onceforgotten mate.

1. Put up a pegboard. Utilizing wall space for ironing boards, drying racks, mops, and irons gets them off surfaces or the floor and in a place where they will always be an arm-reach away.

2. Assign a ‘put-away’ basket to each family member with strict instructions that once complete, the basket must make its way back to the laundry room for the next batch.

3. Install a folding station. Not only will this help you corral clutter, but it provides a perch to match, fold, and stack those freshly tumbled items.

4. Hang a drying rod for your delicate items or workout clothes. Accordion racks are cumbersome and can be a hassle. Consider putting delicate items right on their hangers and leaving them to dry in your laundry room overnight.

5. Add some art. Give this functional room a bit of flair with art that makes your space as stylish as it is useful. Play around with patterns, color or any print that gives you either peace of mind or a bit of pep in your step as you toss items from one machine to the next.

Laundry rooms don’t need to look like a minimalist haven but spending some time creating a functional and organized space will breathe new life into the never-ending chore of separating, matching, and folding.

Storage Containers

TOSS PRODUCTS THAT ARE SMALL INTO EASY-TO-GRAB STORAGE CONTAINERS THAT COMPLEMENT THE OVERALL LOOK AND FEEL OF THE ROOM. DISPLAY THINGS LIKE LAUNDRY PODS, CLOSE PINS AND DRYER SHEETS IN CLEAR CONTAINERS, COLORFUL CANISTERS, BEAUTIFUL BOWLS OR ON TRENDY TRAYS.

ADD LIFE TO YOUR LAUNDRY ROOM WITH ART CURATED ESPECIALLY FOR THE SPACE. A PUNCHY BLACK AND WHITE PRINT THAT FEATURES WASHING SYMBOLS, OR A BOLD COLORFUL GRAPHIC PIECE IS AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO ADD INTEREST, AND EVEN HUMOR, TO THE WALLS. OR INCORPORATE SOMETHING MORE UNCONVENTIONAL AND HANG AN ANTIQUE WASHBOARD. DON’T FORGET TO SET SOME FRESH FLORALS ON THE COUNTER OR A PLANT ON THE WINDOW SILL FOR THAT FINISHING TOUCH.

The Bold And The Beautiful

Sure, it’s a small space that not many people, especially guests, enter. So why not have some fun? Don’t shy away from color and patterngo bold and let your personality shine!

• Make yourself smile while doing household chores with cheery wallpaper that boosts your mood.

• Go bold with a geometric or mosaic patterned tile, a vintage throw rug over a classic floor, or a playful backsplash.

• Use a pop of paint on your cabinets. It’s not the kitchen so no need to be practical - energize your laundry room with a flashy fuchsia, an earthy green, or a beachy blue.

• Have fun with fabric. Use patterns and prints to add an element of interest to your small space. Drapes for the window or a fabric skirt for a sink or open shelf covers the clutter and infuses personality.

• Showcase your style with hardware that makes you smile. Just like jewelry you wear, the knobs, pulls, hooks, hangers, faucets – basically all the bits and baubles – can elevate the space and make it shine.

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