Transform your Laundry Room into Something Beautiful

It is not a destination people typically look forward to visiting as it's often dark, and occasionally damp and smelly. Wouldn't it be nice if instead of dreading laundry day it was a time to look forward to, and a space that was pleasant to occupy? In this article, we will discuss some ideas for transforming your laundry into a beautiful space.

Extra Storage

The laundry is one room that serves as a great space to store all manner of extra household supplies. Cleaning products, batteries, tools, gumboots, chemicals, if you don't use it much but you need to store it, the laundry is a good place. Another thing that's great to store in the laundry is dirty and washed clothes, having a cupboard to hang ironing and cubby holes for various household members to collect their clean clothes from is a great way to minimise the work involved in doing the laundry.

One neat trick for maximising functionality of the laundry space is using removable wicker basket drawers so that clothes can come in and out of the laundry easily and be slotted into place.

Creative Space

In all likelihood, your laundry is tucked away in a part of the house that doesn't get used very often. On the occasion that you are working from home on a serious creative project, it may be time to make use of the extra space to let off some steam and get the creative juices flowing by having a wall in the laundry that you use as a blackboard or for painting over. A blackboard can be useful for keeping track of other household tasks and having a wall in the house for painting is remarkably cathartic. Eventually you may even paint something that you really want to keep and then you will be lucky enough to have it painted onto your wall.

Automatic Curtains

Some houses don't have a separate room for the laundry and it can exist as a large cupboard-like space in the rear entrance hall or as part of a bathroom. In situations like these, or in circumstances where you would like to make your laundry useful for some purpose besides washing clothes, having a set of motorised curtains to separate or obscure the laundry appliances is a great idea. Automatic curtains can make the whole experience of doing laundry a task that feels fun and enjoyable too because you can reveal and then hide the appliances with a satisfying push of a button.

Splash Out on Decor

Flashy wallpaper or bright colours are a great way to bring a spark to the life of the laundry without blowing the budget on a whole renovation. Because it is unlikely that the room will be used for entertaining guests you can really push this motif to whatever limits you desire.

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