![]() ![]() ‘Laundry rooms come in all shapes and sizes, but you’d be amazed at how compact a laundry can be if needed. What’s the smallest a laundry room can be? Label two laundry bins – one for darks and one for lights – making washday easier. Keep a stool close by where you can fold to your inner Marie Kondo’s content. No room for a dedicated laundry room? What about a laundry, utility – or airing – shelfie set? A few floating shelves will give you space to store your spare linens and sort through the folding pile. Space two apart with enough room to add a pole to use as a drying rack.(Image credit: Future PLC/Joanna Henderson) Turn to wall-mounted stock kitchen cabinets that go up to the ceiling. Use up every square inch of wall and ceiling space above the washer and dryer. A ceiling free and clear of pipes is ideal for hooks to hold a drying rack plus a hanging sweater dryer. If you have a plumbing pipes that are just the right configuration, paint them a fun color and use them as drying racks. That forgotten fifth wall, the ceiling, is ideal for hanging drying racks. Add large baskets underneath the table for added organization and sorting. Or, find an oversize and indestructible coffee table to place appliances on. Even taller cabinets work to give you more storage for full-size bottles of detergent and a more comfortable, ergonomic lift as you’re loading and unloading clothing. The average height of washer/dryer pedestals is about 15" or so, but don’t feel married to that height. You’ll have a different type of storage space than what a drawer offers. Place your appliances on sturdy upper kitchen cabinets. Though appliance pedestals with drawers are available, there are other ways to lift your appliances to take advantage of that space. The space under front-loading washers and dryers is perfect for storage. This way, you can hang even more storage bins and shelves that hook snugly into the wall. If you’re ambitious about maximizing the wall space in your laundry room, add peg board or slatwall panels. You just have to reimagine what you already have that can take on a new life in the space. When you choose the right storage for your space, it doesn’t always mean customizing the space. Use a credenza or bureau that you can relocate from another room. Put it to good use by creating a folding station. Now that you’re looking at your laundry room with a fresh perspective, you may find even more wall space than you thought possible. There are plenty of organizational tools and ideas that you can borrow from other areas of the house. Mount a couple of decorative oversize clothespins on the wall to hold socks without mates. Take those corners seriously with corner shelves to store laundry essentials or hold a coin jar to catch all the forgotten change that you find. Go beyond hanging hooks to hanging lightweight hampers, expandable or fold-out drying racks, wire cubbies and shelves with hooks underneath. There’s still wall space to utilize! The possibilities are endless when it comes to wall storage, so plan well. It doesn’t matter if your laundry room is located in a closet. Wall space is a compact laundry room’s best friend. If you have front-loading appliances, you have even more room for a much wider shelf that covers the tops of the washer and dryer and the gap behind them. No table? Add shelving to bridge the gap. Do you have an unused console table gathering dust in your basement? Put it behind the washer and dryer for instant storage. One of the best storage solutions for small laundry rooms is to put that gap to work. This leaves a gap that becomes another sock-hiding zone in your laundry room. Hoses, pipes, wires and other parts of appliances and plumbing can keep your washer and dryer from sitting right up against the back wall. If there’s no space between appliances, look to the sides for empty space to fit a narrow cart. Wiggle the appliances a bit apart if you need more space to fit a cart. Or, find a utility rolling cart that fits the narrow space. Make a DIY pull out cart from plywood and casters. Plug up that space with a roll-out basket or storage rack to hold detergents and other necessities. ![]() It typically turns into a black hole for missing socks. Lots of side-by-side sets have a few inches of space between the appliances. Many people overlook this little nook when they need laundry room storage. ![]() These laundry room storage ideas for small rooms will make your housework feel a whole lot easier. Learning to maximize space just takes a little thinking outside the laundry basket. We’re happy to share ways to turn even the tiniest laundry area into one you won’t mind spending time in sorting and folding. Making small spaces beautifully efficient is one of our favorite things to do here at Pottery Barn. The smaller your laundry room is, the more creative you get to be when it comes to storage. ![]()
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