Start by adding a bench between trough and linen cupboard. Then add drawers in space below and shelves above for full width

And Kmart have a shoe hanging rack

Similar to this. You could add cupboard doors to the overhead shelves

Once you have organised the cupboards, as per Kate suggestion, then purchase a door hanging shoe rack or wall shoe rack. There are so many different types available. Use the wall or door space for vertical storage.

IKEA have a narrow ‘Stall’ shoe cupboard that might be useful, depending on your space

Hi Dawn, adding a cavity sliding door to laundry would be a good idea, also I'd suggest removing the linen cabinets and plastering the the walls flat this will give you more width for a cabinet design. I'd suggest installing a Linen cabinet with a broom iron board section within the same cabinet this would give you narrow shelves one side for shoes by doing this it will give you more space then the current linen cabinet and would look the same as the rest of the overhead and base cabinets

Dawn, while you are deciding your layout and waiting for tradespeople, purchase a wall or door hanging shoe storage rack. Then you can get your shoes out of those boxes and push the washing machine to the wall. You may even find shoes you forgot about or shoes you don’t need anymore 😀

Thank you everyone. Some really great suggestions here that I’m looking at now.

You will get a better outcome if you remove the existing cupboard and replace it with cabinetry but much more expensive as plastering etc to make good the walls and ceiling

Stonemasons will have off cuts of bench tops so worth checking a few out for what’s available

Thanks @Kate and @Edwards, I’m leaning into removing the existing cupboard, putting cabinetry in and a cavity slider door. This is such a small house that I really need this laundry space to be a workhouse and store a lot. Have found some clever internal storage solutions for narrow cabinets so they’re all going into the mix. Narrow, vertical storage pull out for shoes (tansel). Thank you so much this has all been so helpful and unlocked many opportunities!

Lovely E C

I love it. Gives me a sense of how it might look when finished. Love your comment about how yours makes you feel when you go into it. I just resist going into mine,awful. I’ll look into metod cabinetry. Thank you for the helpful ideas, I feel this project coming along now :)

Absolutely love the kitty litter bays. If I ever get a cat, (currently have large dog in my small house), I’ll have to give up the shoe space and give it to kitty litter bays :)

So I have some plans now. I have been admiring those large shelves but now I think I have to be practical. Would you suggest a divider for the ironing board, broom and maybe a stick vacuum? Currently my ironing board is living in the bathroom…. Broom is slid ih a small wedge in the current laundry.

Have they gotten the depth correct for measurement 1? And allowed for the door architraves? It looks a little off. And yes, you need a narrow tall cupboard for the things you’ve mentioned. I know you don’t want a dryer but if you ever dry things on hangers, think about scooching the overhead cabinets up a bit so you can have a hanging rail underneath.

Why is the big cupboard showing two small doors ?

It’s a very narrow room so I have asked for bifold doors.

What are 1 2 and 3 darker boxes. I assume they were filler panels on sides which could be good storage space if incorporated into cupboards. But what is the one along the back? Also why such deep shelves. I have for shelves above my bench.

4 shelves above bench on right and recessed. Gives me more bench space. Ironing board tucks in beside washer and my brooms are in a hall closet.

Dawn, definitely put a narrow long compartment in that cupboard for ironing board, brooms, mops etc etc. with a shelf above for other things. What is the big cupboards purpose? In your original post you said you needed for shoes and linen. Well if that is still the case, then your shelves are too far apart and too deep for shoes. Have lower drawers for shoes, so they don’t get forgotten at the back. I would also suggest the cupboards go to the ceiling. Anything that needs storage but not used often can go higher up.

This is a photo of a pantry, but the same concept applies for laundry drawers. Then nothing can get forgotten at the back.

many years ago my very clever mother took some plasterboard off a wall and added an architrave and doors to made a storage area just deep and tall enough for an ironing board, brooms and shallow storage within a previously blank wall space ...ideal storage for many cleaning and pantry products that are less than 10cms thick

That’s a brilliant idea, I’m going to look for wall space.

Thank you dreamer, Kate, bigreader. Fantastic suggestions here. I’ll give more thought esp size of shelves, pantry pull outs and get measurements checked. So helpful everyone, I’ll come back with third round. Thank you ♥️

Everything is coming along nicely Dawn, the design is looking good. I would add a vertical panel to allow for the ironing board or dustbuster, with a PowerPoint in that space towards the top. I

also added a bulkhead with a cornice to close in the top, as this would be a big dust collector if you are not planning to use that space as additional storage. It's so good to see people helping out here :) PS: One last thought was that if you made the space between the benchtops and the underside of the overhead cabinets, you could add a hanging rail so you could hang clothes to dry out. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Hello Dawn, These are all brilliant ideas and I just wanted to add that by removing the existing cupboard you will gain 100mm or so of the wall that is the side of the cupboard. Also you could add a fold out drying rack to the other wall. But you could also add a hanging gismo on that wall for ironing board, brooms, mops etc. It will be messy looking and make it tighter to get through but it is a work room not to be lovely. It is a shame that men design laundries that are so tiny: I guess lots of them have little or no idea what goes on in there! The more of the washing and store that can take place in there and not all round the house the better IMO. I have written two or three blogs on laundries and often when I see a good one it is because the mum has insisted on it being as she has it designed! Go ladies and enjoy the room that works as hard as you do! Cheers Margot