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Laundry room can be described as one of the highly used and ignored
parts of our house. It is a rare case that one finds an organized and
a neat laundry room. It is quite common for a laundry room to appear
dirty because of the huge number of fabrics lying here and there meant
for washing or ironing.
Having a well designed and an organized
laundry room, appeals to the eyes and serves much more practically for
different laundry chores. Some people might not think of it often, but
let’s discuss some designs for a laundry room which will help your
laundry section in looking great.
 Designing Your Laundry Room
The basics of any laundry room design are: sink, clothing dryer,
washing machine, dryer, storage units and ironing station. Proper
plumbing with cold and hot water supply lines is also very essential.
A laundry room must have a proper drainage system through which you
can get rid of the used water. There must be proper electricity points
or supply points for using different electric appliances in a laundry
room.
Room Color
Laundry room is least likely to be visited by different guests or odd
visitors, so you can design and color the room according to your
favorite specifications. You can paint the room in different vibrant
shades. You can even make different classic combos such as white and
violet, beige and maroon, dark brown and off-white. The other most
suitable color combinations are green and yellow, blue and pink, grey
and blue, silver and black. These are some choices which you can do to
make your laundry room look lively. If your laundry room has proper
ventilation and sunlight access you can paint the room in different
dark colors. You can even put up some decorative lights to boost up
the interior decoration of the room.
Storage Cabinets
Storage cabinets can be described as one of the most important aspects
of the design of a laundry room. You need to store different items of
laundry by carefully planning the area available for storage purposes.
First of all place the items of daily usage at a point of easy access
and use the remaining space for other items. A simple idea to use the
laundry space smartly is by mounting the washer dryer combination in a
storage unit which is fixed in a wall. This will help in saving the
ample floor space which you can use for other purposes. You can also
install a folding board which you can use for ironing.
Useful Counters
Shelves and counters also play a vital role in designing a laundry
room. You can place clothes, sewing machine, or can even iron clothes
on such counters. You can even fix some drawers and cabinets to store
different items. There you can place laundry chemical and other light
items.
By following the above techniques you can design a laundry room
yourself. These are the simple basics which can help you design a
laundry room yourself.
Article written exclusively for www.creativehomemaking.com by Gary
Carraghan, a freelance writer renown for his handy tips and reviews on
home appliances.
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