Drying room ideas
We are in the process of designing our dream home with an architect. One of our requests was to have a drying room within the laundry - somewhere we can dry clothes indoors during winter. We have 3 young kids, with lots of laundry. Currently we dry clothes over the central heating duct throughout the house and its messy all the time which drives me crazy. Yes, we can use a dryer, but would rather not use it all the time for everything. Yes we can hang the clothes outside to dry, but in Melbourne the clothes don't dry that well during winter especially when raining. We both work, and by the time we're home the clothes are always still wet. So we've decided on having a drying room. Our architect has included a drying room within our laundry which is 1.6m wide by 2.8m deep. We initially thought to simply have a duct (via floor) from the central heating within the room, and a vent in the ceiling vented externally. I've also looked at not having a duct at all and instead having a portable dehumidifier in the room to dry the clothes. I've researched what the best way do do this is, but have not been able to find any decent information. Do you have any advice / experience how to best handle this? Is it worth doing? Are we better of scrapping the idea and changing this space? I've been considering making the room smaller or not making it a drying room at all, maybe just a store room (but we have ample storage already) - or maybe adding a bench and making it a clothes sorting area.
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Comments (10)I actually think you are on the right track with your colour scheme of browns and blues - see the photo I've attached that has a 'spa and gold' colour theme (found on 'howtodecorate.com') your lamp would tie in with this colour theme, and your sofa is 'gold'. This colour scheme looks elegant but also relaxed and I think would suit the style of your house. Would you consider painting your wooden panelling a pale blue? This would add the weight to the lower half of the room that Sian mentioned and add subtle colour. From what I can tell from the photos, it should work with the wall colour, although the walls could possibly be a bit lighter. I would move the mirror to above the fireplace (I think perhaps it's too large where it is) and add some artworks to the walls (in gold frames). I agree that a coffee table would be good. I think the rug you already have will work if you just add some some cushions and throws in creams and blues to the sofa to tie it in. If you purchase an arm chair, I would suggest it should be a pale cream or coffee colour as per the picture. The tv unit does look quite dark, it might lighten the room if it was a paler colour - perhaps you could simply cover it with a material slipcover in a light brown fabric which would also hide the contents, that would look more elegant....See MoreIdeas on art and rug in living room
Comments (26)Tsk tsk... Art at the least is something which resonates with you, for any reason, great Art is a bit different..... Buy a prepared canvas and some colours you like and have at it. Then hang it up on the wall.... I would suggest a large horizontal canvas close to the width of the sofa for that wall....See MoreIdeas needed for lights in living and dining room
Comments (20)Your scheme is very Deco like, the cornice is I'am finding the window treatment too heavy perhaps change to a lighter colour of light beige or white as per photo Colour scheme at the moment is black white and silver it needs a bit of lightening up to add some warmth but I can see Ghost dining chairs really working in your dining room but I think you mentioned keeping the current furniture cheers...See MoreDesperately in need of ideas for my kids' rooms
Comments (17)We keep a bedroom permanently set aside and decorated for our three grandchildren. Good storage is essential, as we have train sets, cars, Lego, a play kitchen, dolls, dinosaurs, games, etc. We found different quilt covers a way of making the room look more personalised when the grandchildren come to stay e.g. a bright cover with animals for our youngest grandson, dinosaurs for our other grandson and bright, floral colours for our granddaughter. A very easy and inexpensive way to change the look of the room. When they tire of these, we can easily change them. Artwork is another point of difference. Both of our grandsons love planes, and I found a limited edition planes print in a Salvos shop for under $40 - already framed. I found a canvas-coated map of the world online, already mounted, for under $40, which is a favourite with all three. The IKEA pretend kitchen was a charity store find for under $20, and when the grandchildren no longer play with it (it is a favourite as they play ‘restaurants’), it will be returned to a charity shop. I bought one of those sling-type small bookcases and filled this with a range of books. This is much easier than wall shelving and it is does not take up very much space, and is great for selecting bedtime stories....See More- 6 years ago
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