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Laundry rooms! Such a necessary space, yet a space that sees so little attention. People seldom think to organize their laundry room until it has accumulated enough clutter to explode.If you are lucky enough to have laundry room cabinets, then maximize their storage. They are great for household items such as cleaning products, light bulbs, sewing supplies and more. Don’t let them become a hodge-podge. Make that space work for you so you can find what you need when you need it.
Here are some laundry room organizing tips:
Remove everything from the cabinets or shelves. Sort by like item. Put it in a group with things it relates to such as screwdrivers with tools, stain remover with laundry soap and so on.
If you have lots of things- too many for the space- decide what you seldom access. Store those items in a garage or storage area.
Keep things sorted by using inexpensive baskets or plastic bins. Label both the shelf and the bin.
If you like to keep your laundry soap and stain remover handy, like I do, then choose a container to sit on top of the dryer or a near-by shelf to hold those items.
Have a spot to hang things. Adding coat hooks or Shaker pegs to the wall is a great idea.
Building or buying a shelf to hold baskets of laundry is one way to get piles and piles off the floor. If you have a large family, it is likely you are constantly washing and stepping over piles. A shelf measured to hold baskets is a life-saver. In one home I organized some years ago, we had inexpensive shelving built that the homeowner painted white. White plastic baskets were purchased and labeled for each family member. The cubbies were also labeled. The baskets were kept in each child’s room as their hamper. At laundry time, the child put their basket in their cubbie. When the clothes were clean and folded, the basket of clean clothes wa sin the cubby for the child to return to their room. Older children found their clean clothes unfolded and did that chore themselves. PErhaps a system like that could work for you?
