News — LaundryRoom

For years designer Sarah Stacey’s clients dried their clothes in the Panama sun. So when their jobs brought them back to the U.S., to Austin (he’s a professor at the University of Texas; she works for the CDC), they weren’t totally willing to give up their tried-and-true system for machine-only laundering. “They air-dry almost everything,” says Stacey. The couple tasked the pro with designing a space for them off their garage that met their specific needs. Cue the most clever laundry room drawers we’ve ever seen. Stacey custom-designed an open cabinet that has a series of plastic-mesh panels inside for...

An old farmhouse laundry room might just look like how most laundry rooms appeared before but laundry rooms nowadays are becoming more than a place for clothes. They are also being designed with great looking interiors that can capture a serene feeling. Normally installed with an automatic washing machine and clothes dryer, this room would also have other washing items like basin, ironing board and cabinets for storage of soiled clothes and detergent soaps. The typical locations for laundry rooms are basements but some modern houses situate this room somewhere near the kitchen or even on the second floor near...

Most of the time, it’s easy to focus on only remodeling a kitchen or bathroom. The vast majority of renovation projects focus on these rooms. But there are other places in your home that are just as important, such as the bedroom, the basement, and yes, the laundry room too.  Clean It Up  Before you can do anything else, it’s essential to clean up the room. Get rid of any clutter and clean off the surfaces that are left behind. Clean dirt and grime and caked-in residue from dirt, mud, or laundry detergent. This helps open up space, especially if...

When we talk about the practice of washing and drying our clothes, most people refer to it as “doing the laundry”, being on “laundry duty”, or taking care of your “laundry chores”. None of those descriptions exactly demonstrate a very enthusiastic attitude towards doing the laundry once or twice a week, do they? While tackling any home chore is a necessity and not exactly the ideal way you’d prefer to be spending your free time, various common laundry room problems can make you really want to put off your laundry tasks for as long as possible. We’re not talking about...