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A small space takes above average creativity. With a large space, things can be put in willy-nilly and without much thought. That is just not the case if you live in a city or a smaller and/or older home. The placement of a washer and dryer is one of those things that takes some thought. A laundry room just may not exist, so it’s going to have to be tucked in somewhere…and addressed aesthetically.
How gorgeous is this? The tile floor, the wallpaper, the molding, the side panels that are hiding…??? Of course laundry supplies, but how great would laundry bins be too? It appears that this was fitted into an awkward space (with the ceiling slanting in on one side) that would have been unused if not for this brilliant concept.
In a kitchen, a washer and dryer can be placed behind faux panels so that they blend seamlessly in with your cabinets.
Or they can be off to the side. Here a pocket door can be closed to disguise the “room”.
Smart shelving, planned knowing how and what is going to be stored and the dimensions, make the most of a space and going up as high as possible allow for extra linens, towels, cleaning products and toiletries.
Removing the doors of a closet and trimming it out with molding is a creative option for a laundry nook… although I would have beefed up the washer and dryer surround; it just looks a little out of scale, like a board was put in between and then on top.
(I think the top shelf looks a little messy. If it’s open, it’s best to come up with a storage plan to prevent clutter.) I think the paper lantern is sweet idea too.
I am by no means advocating the pepto-pink, but placed in a closet, the door can also be used to store supplies like shown here.
I have talked before about painting the insides of closets and I love to paint them a coordinating, but different, color. It’s just a little unexpected delight for the eye 🙂
Open the curtain and you have a laundry room! It even looks like a room, despite its diminutive size with its clock and light fixture. Close the curtain, bye-bye laundry pile that’s staring you down.
A craft and wrapping center….and a laundry room. Maybe a hamper is in the middle?
This is so, so lovely!! Having a smaller space, you sometimes need to double-duty the space; this could be a sunroom, breakfast nook, potting area, mudroom…and laundry room! A mirror was placed above the sink to bounce light and the view!
I was going to save this for my big laundry room post, but it was so wonderfully integrated into a mudroom, I thought I should put it here to show another example of doubling up on spaces. Still, I do realize it is a large space!
Lovely, lovely, lovely. I don’t know where this is in the house, but it is so meticulous, that it is out in the open.
A laundry room in the stair landing/hallway with panel doors to disguise the set-up.
Fitting cabinets around windows maximizes what would have been dead wall space and hides ugly laundry necessities.
A true little laundry nook.
A laundry room can translate into any style. And the shelf with the glass jars is a chic option for scooping detergent instead of ugly boxes.
Not super-small, but a gorgeous color and beautifully appointed laundry room with the faux paneling and hooks! And just because it’s a “work” space doesn’t mean there can’t be a posh, little chandelier either!
Again, nowhere to go but up.
From my favorite show, “Big Bang Theory” 🙂 for those with OCD tendencies or serious organization skills.
Liquid laundry detergent put into a beverage dispenser shows an eye for detail and style.
One thing to mention: most beverage dispensers (even some pricey ones) come with plastic spouts, even though they look like metal. Regardless of the price, it makes them feel cheap. If you find one you like, you can inexpensively buy a metal spigot online for a dollar or two and pop out the old one and put in the good one.
With limited floor space, go up. Build under the washer and dry and place them on a platform with room for laundry baskets underneath.
Running a dryer uses a lot of electricity, so air dry when you can to save on your bill. A retractable drying rack can pull out when you need it and push back when you don’t.
When you put your mind to it, usually a small space can rival – or surpass – any large space. Once I get through the mountain of clothes in my laundry room, I will show you what I did in there. Right now, it’s a mess! Sigh…how two children can create such havoc is beyond me!
I hope you liked the pictures and have a great day 🙂
A Detailed House 
brilliant, you have helped us reconsider our tiny galley kichen
How ironic that as you are posting beautiful small launfry spaces, we are redesigning ours. It is based on serendipity. Ignoring the concept of “more bedrooms = more saleablility – (and as we are not moving anytime soon) I closed off the end of our bungalow hallway just past the first bedroom which is now our guest room and gym.. The newly enclosed space includes a bathroom and the last 3 bedrooms. As a surprise I turned one of the bedrooms into my wife’s closet. (14″ x 14”) The other 2 rooms I turned into a large master bedroom by taking down the wall separating them. Now here’s where the laundry comes in. 2 small closets from the pre-renovation abut each other along a wall separatinhg the new “closet room ” and the master bedroom. We then had the wall between the 2 closets ripped out – creating a boxy little room where plumbing and electricity were added. . A stackable washer and dryer combo was then added as well as hanging and shelving space. With most laundry coming from the sleeping areas, this was the best place to install it. As we are in the last stages of decor, I have no pictures as yet but will endeavour to provide some if asked. Thanks for the super designs. . Love this blog. Its quality is so high compared to most.
OK, made my list of needs…yeah, not wants…NEEDS! Going shopping today! Thanks for this post. Wonderful and helpful for my laundry nook.
I love the idea of building a platform under the washer and dryer for the laundry baskets. Not only does it get the baskets off the floor, it raises the washer/dryer doors and controls to a more comfortable working level.
One thing that struck me with these laundry areas was how clean they are. I don’t know about anyone’s laundry areas in their homes, but in my house, our kids were all told they were old enough to do their own laundry the day they told us they were old enough to go to the mall. So since about 7th grade, everyone here has been doing their own laundry, including my husband doing his own (hey, what’s fair is fair) and they are not the neatest people I’ve ever seen. Two of my kids are out of the house now, but they all tended to hang a LOT of shirts to dry to avoid shrinkage, way too many for any of these small spaces.
Still, I dream of a beautiful laundry area someday, NOT in the basement where it is now, and there are some wonderful ideas here. My mind is already churning, thinking of some little space I can carve out of our 2nd floor, to maybe squeeze a little laundry nook in like the ones you’ve shown here. Thanks!!
My kitchen doesn’t look this good. In fact I feel it is getting jealous by the minute as I scrolled past these.
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Not many people know insane passion I have for DIY projects, and my crazy ideas of fun is spending hours in the home improvement store. So it is with delight I see these many ideas for a space set for a typical household chore, and they’re so clever, functional, and simply ingenious. I just had to share this with you all. Thanks to A Detailed House for posting!
I love what they did with some of the laundry rooms for such a small space. Gives me ideas when we find a house down the road. Very clever ideas!
what a collection
Love the stuff behind little doors and curtains. Too creative and cute!
This is an incredibly beautiful post! I have a cavity from all these rooms given such sweet detail. Thank you the inspiration for my next project.
Oh I love – and soooo needed – this post! We have a laundry “hallway” leaving us hankering for some ideas and inspiration. Thanks for putting together so many great ideas!
Wow. There are some great ideas there. Thank you for sharing.
Good ideas! I wish I could do something like this with my space.
I love love LOVE the idea of a retractable drying rack!!
I do, too! We have a tiny house and that rack is the bane of my existence. (Or one of the banes…)
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Love the photos and the ideas. Our washer and dryer are hidden by what look like closet doors; the problem with having this set-up downstairs in our ‘public’ area is that there are usually laundry baskets sitting out in the hallway near our front door — not a very attractive sight when someone comes to call unexpectedly. So I caution about placing a laundry area in a ‘public’ part of one’s house, no matter how nicely done.
Beautiful!!
I have a small kitchen and nowhere in the house to put a proper washer, so it went under the counter in the kitchen and is hidden by the cabinets!
Love these!!! Our laundry room is one of the spaces in our house that I’m actually quite pleased with. We’ve got lockers for the kids, which was a wish list item for years…until we bought this house six years ago and they were already in place. I’ve got a few nice cabinets above, a “fancy” Kohler laundry sink (“fancy” equals “without an overflow drain” for some reason – yes, I flooded the laundry straight through to the basement, once!!!!), and a window. The only thing I’m missing is the counter space for folding — maybe next time!
Until this moment, I never knew i could find laundry room inspiring! Thanks 🙂
Oh how I wish I’d thought this through before doing the laundry in the downstairs powder room deal. I could easily have take the space where the washer/dryer is now on the inside & reversed the plumbing so that the units faced the hallway w/doors to hide them. Too much to do now I think but really a great thing to think through before walls & plumbing go in.
Wow those are gorgeous, also makes it nice to do the laundry. Mine are in my kitchen. No really any way to hide them, yet anyway. Of course the entire kitchen needs to be gutted but I am very grateful not to be doing laundry in a pot over a fire or in a creek somewhere!
When I saw that folded shirt thingamajig, I immediately thought of Sheldon on Big Bang too. Love that dude 😀 – Nice lauundry rooms – shows that you don’t need a huge space to have organization.
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Oh I love this post! We’ve got a laundry closet in the upstairs hall that I HATE. I’d love to redo it to look like the one with the bike on the counter.
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