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Laundry Room Design Ideas

Laundry designs seldom receive the attention they deserve, especially considering how often they’re used. A well-planned laundry, complete with built-in cabinets, a laundry sink, washing machine and clothes dryer, can serve many needs. It can help simplify your household chores; store drying clothes and cleaning products; and can even provide a spot for you to groom pets.

Because of its hardworking, multipurpose potential, a laundry renovation is a worthwhile investment. Smart laundry designs have layouts that save you time and effort. For example, a washing machine and clothes dryer should be positioned next to one another or stacked, and laundry baskets and hampers should be within easy reach; while an ironing board should be stowed by a power point. Ample storage, bench space for laundry baskets and practical lighting are also essential.

Browse the photos on Houzz for efficient laundry ideas, from layouts and storage to appliances, and strike up a conversation with the designers of your favourite laundry renovations. For more laundry ideas, browse the Stories section on Houzz.

How do I add storage to my laundry?


A combination of storage solutions is key to running an efficient laundry. Include shelves above or beside the washing machine to store washing detergent, softener and other cleaning products; and laundry bins for dirty clothes. Consider a custom-built cupboard for an ironing board, so it can easily fold out when you need it, or mount the ironing board directly to the wall or on the back of a door. A retractable clothesline is a handy addition to dry delicate clothes, while a clothes hanger mounted to the wall is ideal for hanging freshly pressed shirts.

What else can I use my laundry for?


Multipurpose laundry rooms or utility rooms can help save valuable space in your home. The laundry sink can be used to bathe your furry friends; your laundry cupboard can store sports equipment, gardening tools and umbrellas; and a spare nook can be filled with a desk and chair to create an office space while you wait for your load to finish. If your laundry is at the front of the house, consider using it as a drop station for mail, mobile phones and keys. Include a bench seat or stool, wall-mounted hooks for bags and a coat stand and it can even be used as a place to get the kids organised before you walk out the front door.

How can I decorate my laundry?


Laundries are usually filled to the brim with appliances and storage, so take advantage of your walls when decorating and use cheery paint colours or wallpaper to make doing the chores more pleasant! Fun signs, posters, murals and wall decals will also add character to the space. Think of your storage as decor, too – look for bins and baskets with decorative touches, and use brightly-coloured or patterned hangers.

Whether you want inspiration for planning a laundry room renovation or are building a designer laundry room from scratch, Houzz has 80,902 images from the best designers, decorators, and architects in the country, including Created Bespoke Joinery & Furniture and Donna Guyler Design. Look through laundry room photos in different colours and styles and when you find a laundry room design that inspires you, save it to an Ideabook or contact the Pro who made it happen to see what kind of design ideas they have for your home. Explore the beautiful laundry room ideas photo gallery and find out exactly why Houzz is the best experience for home renovation and design.
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Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary galley dedicated laundry room in Gold Coast - Tweed with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white walls, a side-by-side washer and dryer, grey floor and white benchtop.
Home Extension
By Smith & Sons Renovations & Extensions Australia

This little fibro home in Mermaid Beach has undergone a huge transformation! Smith & Sons Gold Coast Central have extended the home giving our clients a new laundry, kid’s playroom, open plan kitchen, dining and living room that seamlessly flows onto the beautiful new deck. The new kitchen and butler’s pantry boast beautiful fish scale tiles, Velux skylights and Quantum Quartz bench tops in ‘Michelangelo’.
example of functional but not beautiful laundry - anthea_brecknell16

Photo of a mid-sized beach style galley dedicated laundry room in Brisbane with a farmhouse sink, open cabinets, white cabinets, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor, white walls and white benchtop.
Contemporary Family Home
By Berkeley Interiors

Photo of a mid-sized beach style galley dedicated laundry room in Brisbane with a farmhouse sink, open cabinets, white cabinets, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor, white walls and white benchtop.
The rail for drying clothes above sink/ bench - danielle_rayner40

Contemporary single-wall utility room in Canberra - Queanbeyan with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, concrete floors, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor and white benchtop.
Kurundi, Hawker Project
By Created Bespoke Joinery & Furniture

Contemporary single-wall utility room in Canberra - Queanbeyan with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, concrete floors, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor and white benchtop.
Laundry. O like the shelves. not deep so thinhgs get lost - wendycarlisle

Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Perth with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, white walls and brown benchtop.
Swanbourne Project
By Putragraphy

Putra Indrawan
Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Perth with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, white walls and brown benchtop.
idea of mirror in laundry to open space up - kier_va

Photo of a contemporary galley laundry room in Perth with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, a side-by-side washer and dryer, beige floor and beige benchtop.
Mount Pleasant
By AMG Home Builders

Photo of a contemporary galley laundry room in Perth with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, a side-by-side washer and dryer, beige floor and beige benchtop.
nice simple and clean. But I want an area for baskets (open shelves) and a hanging bar for ironed clothes - webuser_586404793

Small country single-wall dedicated laundry room in Other with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, multi-coloured walls, ceramic floors, a side-by-side washer and dryer, white floor and white benchtop.
Bowral Cottage
By KELA Building Group Pty Ltd

Jamie Cleary
Small country single-wall dedicated laundry room in Other with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, multi-coloured walls, ceramic floors, a side-by-side washer and dryer, white floor and white benchtop.
Laundry-old concrete tubs with taps - kymdaley

Contemporary laundry room in Sunshine Coast.
Custom Laundry - Timber Bench Top
By RAW Sunshine Coast

Custom laundry room designed and crafted by RAW Sunshine Coast. Featuring solid timber benchtops, matte black tap ware, dark lower cabinetry and textured white overhead cabinetry. Photo: Venita Wilson
door, placement of washer and dryer. storage on other side with bench space for sorting - webuser_536364835

Photo of an expansive contemporary galley dedicated laundry room in Gold Coast - Tweed with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white walls, porcelain floors, white floor and a side-by-side washer and dryer.
LAUNDRY ROOM
By Donna Guyler Design

Interior Design by Donna Guyler Design
Photo of an expansive contemporary galley dedicated laundry room in Gold Coast - Tweed with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white walls, porcelain floors, white floor and a side-by-side washer and dryer.
White cabinets with black features - sarah_anderson733

Photo of a contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Brisbane with an undermount sink, medium wood cabinets, white walls, ceramic floors, a side-by-side washer and dryer, flat-panel cabinets, grey floor and beige benchtop.
Lanham - Renovation
By Big House Little House

Photo of a contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Brisbane with an undermount sink, medium wood cabinets, white walls, ceramic floors, a side-by-side washer and dryer, flat-panel cabinets, grey floor and beige benchtop.
laundry rail but have narrow cupbords above - webuser_563246028

Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Melbourne with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a concealed washer and dryer, brown floor and grey benchtop.
Collingwood Warehouse Apartment
By Jasmine McClelland Design

Contemporary warehouse apartment in Collingwood. Photography by Shania Shegedyn
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Melbourne with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a concealed washer and dryer, brown floor and grey benchtop.
Grey theme nice shelves and cupboards. Too grey? - webuser_39099353

Mid-sized contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Melbourne with an undermount sink, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white walls, light hardwood floors, a side-by-side washer and dryer, grey benchtop, flat-panel cabinets and beige floor.
Laundry with black towel racks
By Zesta Kitchens

Zesta Kitchens
Mid-sized contemporary single-wall dedicated laundry room in Melbourne with an undermount sink, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white walls, light hardwood floors, a side-by-side washer and dryer, grey benchtop, flat-panel cabinets and beige floor.
This'll do for the laundry mw thinks! - webuser_143758452

Photo of a contemporary dedicated laundry room in Hobart with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, white walls, a side-by-side washer and dryer, grey floor and grey benchtop.
Calacutta Marble
By Kitchen Centre

Photo of a contemporary dedicated laundry room in Hobart with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, white walls, a side-by-side washer and dryer, grey floor and grey benchtop.
Machines on same level, sink in middle - deb_l

Inspiration for a beach style single-wall dedicated laundry room in Other with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, beige floor and white benchtop.
Pacific Parade Duplex
By PRG Architects

Inspiration for a beach style single-wall dedicated laundry room in Other with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, beige floor and white benchtop.
Laundry ideas for top loader washing machines - webuser_463770480

Contemporary dedicated laundry room in Brisbane with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white walls, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor and light wood cabinets.
Bulimba Project
By Space Constructions

Contemporary dedicated laundry room in Brisbane with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white walls, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor and light wood cabinets.
Floor tiles look great Cupboards look good splashback tiles look ok - denisepinwill

Photo of an expansive country galley utility room in Melbourne with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, concrete floors, grey floor, white benchtop, grey walls and a side-by-side washer and dryer.
Silvan Farmhouse Beauty
By Smith & Smith Kitchens

Natural materials come together so beautifully in this huge, laundry / mud room. Tim Turner Photography
Photo of an expansive country galley utility room in Melbourne with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, concrete floors, grey floor, white benchtop, grey walls and a side-by-side washer and dryer.
Good layout and hanging space. Not so much the tiles or cupboard door profiles - jade_phelan

Photo of a transitional laundry room in Other.
Highett
By Hargreaves Design Group

Photo of a transitional laundry room in Other.

This is an example of a transitional l-shaped dedicated laundry room in Sydney with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, white walls, marble floors and white floor.
Norfolk Road
By Provincial Kitchens

Sue Stubbs
This is an example of a transitional l-shaped dedicated laundry room in Sydney with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, white walls, marble floors and white floor.
color palette, cabinetry, flooring, bench space, - jessica_scott65

This is an example of a small transitional single-wall utility room in Melbourne with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, porcelain floors, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor, beige walls and beige benchtop.
Ivanhoe
By Sally Feeney Interior Design Pty Ltd

Photo: Mark Fergus
This is an example of a small transitional single-wall utility room in Melbourne with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, porcelain floors, a stacked washer and dryer, grey floor, beige walls and beige benchtop.
hanging rail - overhead cupboards too high to reach? - rick_stone62

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