Brilliant Laundry Room Organization Tips.
I don’t have a laundry room per se. My “laundry room” is in my garage. It’s more of a laundry area. We recently spruced up that area, and I was looking at some cute laundry rooms for inspiration and thought I’d share a few Laundry Room Organization Ideas with you.
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Having an organized laundry room makes doing laundry so much easier! When you can quickly grab what you need it helps remove those few frustrating minutes you spend searching for stuff. Plus, the organization helps to make the most of small laundry spaces. For some great laundry room organizing tips, check out all the great ideas below!
15 Laundry Room Organization Ideas
I’m sure a few of these ideas will make an appearance when I do my laundry room reveal! Here are some great ideas for organizing your laundry area! But first, here are some general laundry room organizing tips:
Organizing Your Laundry Room
When it comes to arranging your laundry room, the little things add up. Making subtle changes can make a significant impact on how it looks and feels. Once you have everything organized, it’s going to be a lot less tempting to toss something here or there when it has a place to go. Take a look at these steps to get you started:
Steps To Organize Your Laundry Room
1. Get rid of items you no longer need. Do you have things like broken hangers, empty soap bottles, or socks you’ve been hanging onto forever looking for the match? If so, it’s time to get rid of them. You no longer have a use for these items, and they are taking up valuable space. Go through everything and decide if it’s worth keeping, trashing, donating, or selling.
2. Clean all of your laundry room from top to bottom. You’ll be amazed at all the lint and dust bunnies that are hiding in your laundry room. If you are looking to keep it organized, start right by cleaning everything. It will look and smell amazing. That feeling will keep you striving to make it stay that way.
3. Utilize the space you have. If you don’t have a large laundry room, don’t worry! There are plenty of ways to utilize the space available. Think outside of the box. If you have some vertical space, hang shelves or baskets to make up for a narrow laundry room. The options are endless if you use all the space you have available.
4. Make sure everything has a proper place and stick with it. Use labels, baskets, or bins to make it visible where each item goes. That way, no matter who is in there, they will be able to tell where to find each piece and that it needs to be put back there. Labeling everything that you can end up saving you time in the end! Here are some free printable labels for organizing!
1. Iron Board With Laundry Sorter Cart
This fabulous time-saving two-in-one cart could be an asset to any laundry room from A Country Chick Cottage.
2. Hidden Laundry Shelving Storage
Neatly tucked away, behind a curtain is over the washer and dryer shelving for easy access and storage for laundry room items from Organizing Made Fun.
Towel racks are inexpensive, and look how great they work for organizing a laundry area! via Small Notebook.
3. Add A Door, Hanger
Using the back of the door is always a smart idea, especially in a small space (which laundry rooms usually are) via My Sweet Savannah.
4. Add Small Shelves In Tight Places
If you have more of a laundry closet, you could add some small shelves on a side wall like these from Waffling.
5. Open Shelving Organization
This open cabinet DIY idea is adorable with a variety of different containers and is complete with a chalkboard to keep you organized from Hometalk.
6. DIY Laundry Pedestal Organizer
This is such a clever way to make room for more storage! Head on over to Sweet Pickins Furniture to learn how to make your DIY laundry pedestals!
7. Keep A Dry Erase Pen Handy
LOVE this idea to keep a dry-erase marker on your washer to leave special laundry instructions via The Paper Mama.
8. Have A Place For Pocket Finds
Having a separate jar or bin for “pocket finds” is a great idea via Better Homes & Gardens.
9. Hooks Are Handy
Mount some hooks on a laundry room wall to use for drying items like these from Smart Girl Style.
10. Use Drink Dispensers
Here is a pretty way to contain your detergent. You can use jars for powdered detergent and drink dispensers for liquid detergent like these from Simply Designing.
11. Add Some Bins And Baskets
Of course, you always need bins and baskets! Love the chalkboard tags on these from Simplicity In The South.
12. Folding Station
A folding station would be so handy in the laundry room. Simply install a countertop along one wall and add some storage for baskets as well from Apartment Therapy.
13. DIY Crib Spring Drying Rack
Upcycle old baby bed springs as a drying rack attached to the floor joist in a basement laundry room from Practically Functional.
14. Wire Shelving
I have these shelves in my home, and they furnish countless storage possibilities, while the dowel rod provides a hanging area from The Typical Mom.
15. Pull Out Laundry Drawers
Pull-out laundry drawers for sorting and getting laundry ready to wash are at the top of my wish list from A Blissful Nest.
What room do you hate organizing the most?
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Bev says
What great ideas!! I want them all, thanks for sharing! -Bev
Ashley @ Simply Designing says
Thanks for featuring me!
Manuela Williams says
You’re welcome Ashley!
Terri Steffes says
I have laundry closets. One has a lot of wire shelving that is shared with the master bath. The other is a typical accordian door type closet for a washer and dryer. Some day I will tackle that and make it awesome. That w/d closet is upstairs near where the second master is. It will be fun to decorate!
Doreen@househoneys says
I’ve never had a proper laundry either Manuela! The one I have now is downright scary! I wish I had a spacious, bright room dedicated just for laundry like a real grown up :(.
Great ideas here! Those pullout shelves are awesome!