How can I organize my laundry room?

Lin21450560
by Lin21450560

My laundry room is so small and tight. It’s off of the garage I have five kids and my laundry room is so small. I need ideas on organization and how to use the space.

  5 answers
  • Suelane Suelane on Jul 28, 2018

    Hi Lin, Check out these ideas, I hope you find inspiration.

    https://www.pinterest.ca/explore/laundry-room-organization/


    I like your washer and dryer!

    Good luck!

  • Mogie Mogie on Jul 29, 2018

    Looks like you have a small space to the right of your washer/dryer. That would be a good place for floor to ceiling shelves. Room for storage above your doors for things like paper towels, toilet paper, etc. Use the space on the back of your doors too. Over the door shoe organizer will hold a lot of small things. Can you find a place for the coat rack that is more out of the way?

  • Krafty Mrs.K Krafty Mrs.K on Jul 29, 2018

    Shelves over the doors in ours holds paper towels,and picnic basket. You might could build a fold down or flip up folding table on the wall with coat hooks. a thin shelf over those hooks could hold a lot of things like cleaning supplies in small bins.I have a cute galvanize dollar store planter that collects buttons pins and other things found in laundry. I have a fantasy of cutting into sheetrock to make a broom closet between the studs. For now a over the door rack hangs the iron board and broom. Shoe pockets on back of door can also store lots.

    A shower curtain rod could go between W/D and wall for hanging clothes from dryer or drip drying as well as hanging a curtain to hide storage shelves.

    Can you put magnet bins on the washer/dryer?

    After a couple melt downs of our upright freezer everything on floor under the wall hung shelves are in big plastic tubs. They are good for stacking seasonal things.


  • Krafty Mrs.K Krafty Mrs.K on Jul 29, 2018

    Extend a shelf over the door all across the wall with coat hooks. it will be above head height so it won't block traffic and it can hold those things you want out of kids' reach like totes of cleaners or out of season clothes. Instead of fancy bins wall paper or contact can decor cardboard boxes.

  • Chas' Crazy Creations Chas' Crazy Creations on Oct 01, 2022

    I have several organizing posts that might help you https://chascrazycreations.com/diys/how-tos/organizing/