Best layout for this laundry
Hi everyone, I am renovating my laundry and would like to get as much storage in it as possible, including a space to charge batteries for vacuum and a space to hand brooms , mops etc. Here are the dimensions.
I am really hoping that you could help me with a layout that will maximise the use of this room. There will be washing machine and drier in it too, as well as a laundry sink and then the rest, I would like to maximise storage facilities in it.
ABOVE PICTURE IS ONLY CORRECT FOR LOCATION OF TAPS. THE PICTURE BELOW IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR DIMENSIONS. Long wall is only 2602mm (not 2850mm). There is 781mm to the left of the window. Window is 904mm wide and there is 917mm to the right of the window. The window is 1483mm from the ground and is 900mm in height. For some reason my drawing (which is meant to be below, isn't loading). One the left long wall, the doorway is 820mm and the remainder of the wall is 1785mm (and just the small bit in corner for door frame on left of door).
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Comments (6)Great ideas - love the play pen concept, ha! Good point about finding another location to iron but I’ve asked for the washer/dryer cavity to be moved inwards by 120-150mm so I do have a spot I can slide the ironing board into instead of taking up space where a broom might otherwise live in a broom closet. I’m keeping the stacked arrangement bc a) I have a condenser dryer that can’t be wall mounted anyway so the stack arrangement currently works fine and b) I too wish to use baskets under benchtop for storage. I can’t see much use for cupboards the way I use my laundry and I like that I won’t have to bend for one more appliance (if only it could be the washer since I use it more!) I’ll have to deal with the washer door opening the wrong way for a while but she’s a teenager - at least 14 years, we reckon - so how much longer can she last? I’ve since researched the doors on my brand and they have all changed to the RHS opening now. So it’s a good thing I didn’t locate the machines next to the door! That would have been awkward. My dryer door can be rehung to suit any side for opening. The more I think about it, the more a centrally located sink makes sense to me in a small space and I’m happy to have come to this positioning. It’s arguably the only ‘appliance’ you’d need to stand right in front of while using, and therefore be standing comfortably in the middle of the room, not off to one side. I’ve realised that when loading a machine, you have to stand to one side. And similarly if you’re either opening a lower cabinet or pulling out a basket from under a bench. So putting either of those items bang smack in the middle of a galley arrangement means you’re cutting off your space while using it. Thanks for your input. Appreciate it!...See MoreTiny bathroom/laundry layout ideas??
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13 days agolast modified: 13 days agodreamer
13 days agoAlong the entrance wall put full height linen/storage cupboard. Christmas decorations can go up high, sheets, towels etc on other shelves. Incorporating a tall petitioned area in the cupboard for storage of brooms, floor mops, cleaners etc. on the opposite wall have a full bench with washer, dryer, sink and cupboards. You could also have full overhead cupboards either side of window. On the far wall have a set power point for charging station for vaccum cleaner. Full sliding storage 500mm deep, opposite wall cupboards 450 deep, except where washer and dryer are. This will leave majority of space through the centre is approx 850mm wide.
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13 days agomy suggestions has a tall laundry cabinet at the end with an Lhsaped counter with tub and washer placed to suit existing taps, then dryer and open underbench in the corner for tall laundry baskets and or bulky appliances, hanging rack for brooms etc, wall cabinet for cleaning products and a hanging rail for drying on hangers with about 1200 width open floor space you should be able to leave an ironing board standing ready for use without compromising access to everything else
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11 days agoUsing the new measurements that you have posted, I have drawn a scaled sketch of my thoughts. Washer and dryer are stacked and positioned opposite entrance, then sink,and remainder of wall is bench top with under bench storage. Overhead cupboards from left to window, then a clothes drying rail across to washer/dryer enclosure panel. Charging station for vacuum on the left wall. On entrance wall, Full height storage cabinets, either sliding doors or hinged. With so many smart storage accessories available from retail stores, hinged maybe better to attach metal racks internally. I have drawn both bench and opposite storage at 500mm deep. But this can be made narrower. Laundry articles don’t take up much space. For example an ironing board only needs 450mm deep cupboards or 150mm if flat against the wall. You need to work out the items that need to be stored in the laundry and make sure the cabinets are built for those items. Smart choices for storage. How does your family live? Do you need the irony board up all the time, or can it be stored and used occasionally. Do you need cupboards for dirty laundry, or is dirty laundry kept in bathrooms until wash day? Will the cupboards be for laundry products or sheets and towels? Only you know your storage requirements.
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