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Laundry Room organization plan

A laundry room analyzed with our organization tool. Below: the before photo, the prioritized plan we drafted (specific products, sized to the space, with reasoning), and a rendered preview of the same laundry room organized. Want one of these for your space? It takes one photo.

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Laundry Room, your photo
Laundry Room, organized vision
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After

About your space

Alright, this laundry room has some great potential, especially with that shelf and counter space. Right now, though, it's pretty clear nothing has a dedicated home. We've got cleaning supplies, clothes, and various items spread out, making it hard to navigate and use efficiently. Let's get this space working for you.

Your practical fixes

Work through the suggestions that fit your space. Each fix includes one product sized to your photo.

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Step 120 min

Upper shelf

High priority

What to do. Contain these items in clear, shallow bins. This will prevent bottles from toppling, group similar items together, and make everything easily retrievable without having to reach past a whole line of bottles.

Why this helps. The cleaning supplies, detergents, and other various bottles are just sitting loose on the shelf. They're prone to falling over, and it looks like a jumbled mess at the moment. This makes it difficult to quickly grab what you need and put it back, leading to clutter.

Clear Shelf Bins

These 6-inch deep bins will neatly fit the various bottles and containers currently on your shelf, bringing order and preventing them from tipping over or sliding into disarray. They'll also make it easy to pull a whole bin out when you need to access items in the back.

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Step 230 min

Clothes hanging rod

Worth fixing

What to do. Install a collapsible or retractable drying rack on the wall above the washer/dryer, or an over-the-door rack on the entry door for drying. This frees up the rod for actual closet overflow and keeps the area around your machines clear for laundry tasks.

Why this helps. It looks like the clothes hanging here are just for air-drying, but they're creating a barrier to the left washing machine. They also look like they're bunched up and making it hard to see what's there or even to get them on and off.

Wall-Mounted Drying Rack

A wall-mounted drying rack will utilize the vertical space above your appliances, drawing clothes up and out of the way, ensuring the washing machine's lid can fully open and making the most of your drying area without impeding movement or access.

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Step 315 min

Countertop by the window

Worth fixing

What to do. Define this counter: it's either for folding OR for containing a specific type of item. For laundry, I'd suggest a collapsible laundry sorter with compartments that can go in the corner to separate clean/dirty or different types of items.

Why this helps. This countertop is collecting dirty and clean laundry, along with a couple of cleaners. Without designated zones, it just becomes a dumping ground, making it hard to fold or sort laundry here. Items are piled up, wasting valuable surface area.

Sectional Laundry Sorter

This counter is currently just catching random items. A sectional sorter keeps categories of laundry in designated spots right where you need them for folding or sorting, allowing the countertop to remain clear for its intended purpose.

$40-60 · estimateShop on Amazon
Step 410 min

Floor space, especially around the machines and baskets

High priority

What to do. Implement a system of multiple laundry hampers, specifically tall, slim ones that fit neatly alongside the machines or against a wall. This provides a clear home for all dirty clothes and keeps them off the floor.

Why this helps. Loose clothes are scattered on the floor around the laundry baskets. This suggests the baskets aren't quite meeting your needs for managing dirty laundry, or perhaps there aren't enough of them, leading to overflow.

Slim Laundry Hampers

The current baskets aren't containing all the laundry. Slim hampers offer more vertical capacity in the same footprint, effectively corralling all dirty clothing and keeping your floor clear, a much safer and cleaner approach.

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