@wuff -- I bought mine a few months ago while on a trip to the USA. It wasn't on holiday and had limited shopping time, which left me with empty luggage space to fill :-). I visited a discount/surplus items store and got them cheap! I'd been looking for months for some, but nothing I saw here came close to the heavy-quality metal of the ones I bought. They're made by a company called Seville Classics. Here's a link to their website page: https://www.sevilleclassics.com/kitchen_counter_top_organizer Following my return to Oz, I emailed the company enquiring about availability in Australia. I never received a reply. Much to my surprise, I recently discovered that Howards Storage World is now selling them. Here's the link: http://www.hsw.com.au/index.php?product&id_prod=6558&id_cat=106&id_dept=510#.VcDbmSkbA5s The one available at HSW is as shown in my earlier photos and is different to the ones I have. I'm not sure if the thickness of the metal is the same. Kind of hard to tell when I didn't have mine with me at HSW. Items are so much easier to access than if they were stacked. Best part is that others in the house have no excuse about putting items back into these organising racks. Here's a link showing the Seville products being sold by HSW. http://www.hsw.com.au/?product=&search=seville&op=search_products&x=0&y=0

Pullout veggie spray tap over kitchen sink...bucket filling solved!! Seriously save yourself the agony of what the next resident may want, all you need to empty the washing machine is a pipe. Laundry can go anywhere but it makes sense to me to put it in the ensuite for a 2 person house as that is where the majority of the washing comes from.

I personally like the idea of the laundry cupboard as long as it's well planned and must include space for dirty clothes, my kids had laundry baskets on wheels in the bedrooms and I would ask them to wheel them to the laundry on wash day. When washed and dry I would fold and return them to the basket for them to collect. I don't iron them as it's a waste of time in my family. One of the best items I have is a pull down ironing board. it can be where ever you have space for everyone to use. Dryers are easily ducted so no problems with condensation, your plumber can do this, F&P have them so can imagine others do as well. Similar to the following idea, the laundry can be installed behind sliding or folding doors to cover any mess that you might have and can include a hanging drying rack above the bench next to the window, this is great for shirts and reduces any wrinkles.

My husband and I have just argued over our new laundry. He wanted top cupboards along one wall with a washing machine/laundry tub underneath, and a void up one end for the broom and vacuum cleaner. He wanted the cupboards up there for data storage, plus ordinary storage. I wanted only a broom cupboard beside the laundry tub and washing machine, plus somewhere to fold and iron washing. I came up with something we can both live with. There will be along one wall a washing machine, laundry tub, broom closet. On the other wall (where the back door is) there will be a two door bottom cupboard for storage, plus where I can fold and iron clothes. I intend to put a hanging rail in between the broom cupboard and wall beside and over the washing machine/laundry tub where we can hang washing on coat hangers during the wet season, and or dry our swimming cosi's overnight. It is a beach house. .We still both get what we want, but it is more workable. The data cupboard is now at the top of the broom cupboard. It is a walk through two metre square room. There are no top cupboards in the kitchen either. We opted to utilise the island bench as a pantry instead. I should add there is a open doorway from the kitchen into the laundry, then a sliding door between the laundry and two way ensuite bathroom, plus the back door, and no window. I just thought top cupboards in such a room would be too much.