Laundry Room

Their products were placed in the garage before our initial design session. With a plan in place, the white shelves were removed and holes filled and painted. A single shelf in walnut was added in place of the two white wire shelves for the items used for every load of laundry and the remaining items would be placed in the cabinet.

Walnut wood blinds were installed instead of curtains, keeping maintenance much easier where lint and dust gathers when a dryer is present. A flush mount light was removed, and a small wooden chandelier was installed to add elegance.

Since the client had a laundry hamper (3 removeable canvas bags to sort by color) in their primary suite and the same hamper in the Jack and Jill bath shared between their kids' rooms, we added an open wheeled cart in the laundry room for folded clothes. This would make it easier to take clean clothes back to the appropriate room. Above the cart we added a decorative antique brass rod for hanging garments.

Since none of the tables found online were the right depth for folding clothes or the right size for the room, a custom table was recommended to meet the preferred 24” D × 36” W x 36" H measurements, allowing easy movement around the space and full access to the cabinet doors. I purchased the wooden furniture legs and wood needed to frame the table, then sent pictures of granite and marble remnants from a granite shop. The client chose a simple and beautiful 1” marble remnant top from the images provided and we had it cut to size for pickup. A hardwood frame was built and secured to the furniture legs then stained using gel stain in the color walnut to complement the other items and flooring.

In discussions with the client, the items used daily were decanted and added to the wood shelves, from two glass jars with wood lids labeled and containing Baking Soda and Oxi Clean, to glass dispenser bottles with attached cups labeled and containing Detergent and Softener. It was my first time using the large glass dispenser bottles with attached cups, and I was thrilled to learn the client loved their functionality and experienced no leaks after ongoing use. I placed their hemp dryer balls into a black open‑air mesh basket they already owned but weren’t using. They may choose to add another mesh basket to the shelf in the future for their dryer sheets, but they chose to keep them in the cabinet at this time.

Laundry Room Inspiration

The Need:

Elevate the laundry room, keep minimal products visible, and improve function. The white wire shelves were already in the space and the client agreed they had to go. The client wants either curtains or blinds for the window, a place to hang garments unable to go in the dryer, and out of sight storage for backstock and products not used as frequently. If possible, they wanted a table to fold laundry, since they didn’t want to carry the clean dry clothes into another room to fold everything.

The Solution:

Measurements were taken for this space, and a design plan was created based on their needs and desire for warm colors, simplicity, and elegance, then shared with the client. We chose a walnut color as the anchor for this space with antique brass accent pieces and a neutral beige rug to complement our color palette.

There was plenty of space to add a cabinet on the wall opposite the window to store all out‑of‑sight items, including their vacuum. A tall walnut‑colored cabinet with two doors and customizable shelves was purchased. All of their backstock from bulk purchases, along with stain removers, sanitizers, microfibers, and a duster, were added to the cabinet with their vacuum. Two hyacinth baskets were added inside the cabinet for items like their microfibers, which require containment to stay organized.

Reuse and Upcycling of Materials:
Being sustainably conscious, we always recommend saving items that can be repurposed within the home. In this laundry room, the client already had the washer, dryer, vacuum, the mesh basket, and all of their products now inside the cabinet except for the baskets.

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Products and Sources Utilized in this Project are below.

Products and Sources Utilized in this Project:
1. HomeGoods: Hyacinth baskets inside the cabinet (2 sizes)

2. Amazon: Floating wood shelf, cabinet, antique brass large round knobs (2 - changed from those that came with the cabinet), 2 glass jars with the wooden lids, 2 glass dispenser bottles with attached cups, blinds, wooden chandelier, rolling metal cart, antique brass rod, and rug

3. Lowes: Wooden table legs, hardwood for frame, walnut gel stain, antique brass knobs inside the cabinet (2)

4. Custom Printed Labels: Client glass jars (2) and glass dispenser bottles with attached cups (2)