A laundry room is a room where clothes are washed. In a modern home, you are most likely to find an automatic washing machine, a dryer, and often a large basin called a laundry tub for hand washing delicate articles of clothing such as sweaters, and an ironing board. A typical laundry room is located in the basement of older homes, but in many modern homes, the laundry room might be found on the main floor near the kitchen or upstairs near the bedrooms. Laundry rooms can be used as more than just a place to wash and dry your clothes. Any extra storage can be used to store other household utensils such as cleaning supplies, back stock of household products, and infrequently used household items. This is how you can create designated storage areas for each group.
Laundry Care Products Zone
This area is for storing any laundry detergent, fabric softener, and stain removers in one location. Keep all laundry detergents and supplies together and within reach of the washer and dryer. To make this area more attractive and fun, label the shelf so that everyone in the family can return items to their correct place. If the shelf is too high and hard to reach, store a small number of detergent pods in a container on top of the washing machine. Make sure the pods are well out of sight of little children but that teenagers doing their own laundry can access them easily.
Household Cleaners Zone
Always store cleaners on upper shelves, not under the sink, to keep them out of reach of children. Get large refill containers for your cleaners; store those higher up since you won't need to access them as frequently. Use shoebox sized plastic bins to store smaller items such as extra sponges or scrub brushes.
Household Back Stock Zone
If your laundry room is located on the same level of your house as the kitchen, use the storage space for household items such as extra paper towels, paper plates, Ziploc bags, and trash bags. If your laundry room is located on the same floor as your bedrooms, it may make sense to use that space to store back stock items such as shampoo and conditioner, soap, lotion, and toilet paper. Either way, label the shelves with the name of the items which belong in that spot. You can store more other items commonly stored in a laundry room are shoe care products, vases, lightbulbs, and batteries. Store these items in labeled clear plastic bins to make them easy for family members to find. If you have space in your laundry room, consider installing a wall mounted drying rack for swimwear, lingerie, and other items which don't go in the dryer. Keep a coin jar in your laundry room so you'll have somewhere to deposit change you find in pockets. Use a Sharpie or any other markers for labeling clothes tags; write the owner's initials on the tag to avoid confusion about who that clothing item belongs to. Your laundry room should also have a trash can for dryer lint and used dryer sheets.