

Not to mention some fabrics just do better when they hang dry and are then tossed into the dryer for a few minutes of tumbling. Drying Racks Hanging your clothes is not only environmentally friendly, it'll also save you some money. However, if you have a front load washer, you can add a larger shelf that doubles for storage and a folding table. and even allows for cute decor. If you own a top load washer, a small shelf will suffice. Even if you already have plenty of storage space with your hanging cabinets, adding a shelf will give you easier access to your laundry necessities, such as detergents, dryer sheets, stain removers, etc. The Functional Shelf The first obvious space to utilize is the bare area right above the washer and dryer and below the hanging cabinets (that is, if you even have cabinets). Either way it's the starting place for storage and organization. One of our favorite storage solutions is built-in cabinets in place of pedestals for front load washers. Hang them above or next to the laundry pair, whichever works best for your space. Cabinetry/Shelving If you don't already have cabinets or open shelves in your laundry room, either one or both are a great option to add storage for your laundry necessities (and much more depending on the size). Follow these tips to add functionality to your laundry room. Therefore, to make the most of your space, functionality must be the focus. While most laundry rooms are small, sometimes only taking up the size of a closet, a lot of work gets done in these spaces. I then purchased only the number of towels that I knew we would use, eliminating the excess that we had before.Since we have been focusing on laundry this month, it only seemed fitting to share with you our favorite organization tips when it comes to the laundry room. Rather than purchasing the same number of towels, washcloths, and hand towels that we were getting rid of, I paid close attention to how many of those items we actually used on a regular basis. We even had some towels that we had used in college before that! It was definitely time for an upgrade, as our items had become significantly worn out in that time. Until I decided to reorganize our linen closet, we were still using towels that we had gotten for our wedding nearly 14 years ago. 3- Do not store/buy more linen closet items than necessary. I relocated spare toiletries to under our bathroom sinks as well.ĭepending on your home’s layout and how you use your items, your priorities for what to keep in the linen closet might be different, and that’s okay! The key is to relocate excess items to an area that is not overly full, putting them closer to where they’re actually used if possible. Again, this freed up space in the linen closet and kept it from getting over cluttered. I also keep a cleaning caddy for our downstairs level under the sink in the kitchen. The other category besides towels that was taking up a lot of space in the linen closet was our sheets. So I chose the items that were most important to me to keep in there– towels, in our case– and looked for smart ways to relocate other items. When we moved into this house, I quickly realized that I wasn’t going to be able to store everything in the linen closet that I had in our last house.


If we’re working with a small space, we might have to get a little creative with how we store our items. So what do we do when we have more “stuff” than will fit comfortably in our space? 2- Prioritize what is stored in the linen closet.
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If we’re always dealing with an overly full linen closet where it’s hard to fit our items and everything is smushed and difficult to access, we will continually be frustrated and the linen closet will just get messier and messier. Clutter tends to breed more clutter, while an organized space tends to incentivize us to keep it organized.
