can you post the two options to look at? but my first reaction would be to have the ironing space and forgo the window to avoid having to pull out the ironing board and set it up when there's an emergency ironing job...a skylight in the powder room would improve light and ventilation for the few minutes usually spent on the loo

I am leaning towards the bottom plan, but hubby thinks there should be a window. Thanks so much for responding.

Consider the sightline from outside the laundry room. With the second option if both doors are left option do you see the toilet from a living area? There is not enough information on the plan to see what room is adjacent to the laundry.

If you do decide to go with option 2 ensure that you use a single switched exhaust fan/light unit in the ceiling, so that when somebody visits the loo and turns on the light then the exhaust fan turns on while the light is on.

One of my clients had a similar internal room for a powder room and I designed an internal high light window to the powder room that borrowed some natural light from the adjacent bathroom. A small window with a sill at 1800mm above the floor level on the wall behind the toilet cistern would "borrow" some natural light from the laundry and still provide adequate privacy for option 2.

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Thank you JEC...I was thinking the same thing.

Thank you oklouise, that gives me another option, I need to check the dimensions of my ironing board but that looks like it could work.

Thank you also Dr Retro. The door to the laundry will be facing the gap between the lounge and dining so people sitting will not be looking directly into it. I really like both your suggestions-re: fan- that way noone will forget to switch that fan on !! and some form of window to get at least some light in there.

This has definitely opened up the door to both possibilities!

Big reader..that could work. Thank you!!

I'd go with what oklouise has suggested. You get both window and space.

Also look at the wall mounted ironing boards that fold away after use.

I'm still surprised how many people still iron..... usually business shirts so the fold away boards seem quite good.

as usual the challenge is to find a wall that can accommodate the built in ironing centre and many people with a huge load of ironing for work and school uniforms etc sometimes drag the board out to a friendlier space to do the job but i'm wondering if instead of the alcove in my suggestion you could have an ironing centre built into the laundry and access to extra storage from the hall

I would prefer to keep the powder room separate, an ironing board could run parallel to the Toilet wall, the ironing board could be hung off the end wall, I have an old Robin Hood small cabinet that has a pull out iron which is great

Thank you MB Design & Drafting- I need to iron 90% of the clothes. Due to time restrictions (poor time management), I don't unload the washing machine until I get home from work so everything needs ironing!

Thank you Oklouise- your second plan works better as I just measured my ironing board and it's 1.1 metres!! Thank

Thank you Siriuskey. Having the powder room separate was my first preference too but th doorway looked straight at the dining table. The way it is now, the laundry door faces the gap between the dining and the lounge suite.

risking a riot about the best way to manage washing....consider hanging the clothes outside in the evening and taking them in the next afternoon...quietly folding washing straight off the line can be the most relaxed part of a busy day.. for any clothes needing to be ironed install a wall to wall rail in front of the laundry window (for less than $20 an 1800mm metal shower curtain rod can hold dozens of hangers) to hang clothes directly out of the washing machine and most can be worn straight off the hanger or only need minimal ironing... after years overwhelmed by huge baskets of ironing i discovered that hanging wet clothes on a hanger in the laundry was the quickest, easiest and most convenient way to save my sanity