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Clever Laundry Room Organization Ideas

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Laundry Room Organization Ideas

Is your laundry room one of those rooms that you close the door on and pray no one enters? For many people it can be an absolute mess. The good news is that there are simple things you can do to make your laundry room more organized. Read on for several useful laundry room organization ideas that you can implement to keep the room more organized as well as more functional.

Create Sorting Bins

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a special organizing laundry system. All you need is three laundry baskets and some chalkboard labels. Label one whites, one lights, and one darks. This makes it easy for everyone in the family to sort their own clothing. If you're going to wash it, the least they can do is sort it.

Hang a Cabinet Above Your Washing Machine

This tip might be my absolute favorite of all laundry room organization ideas. I hate when I run out of something and do not have a back-up. If you also despise being without, and prefer to have back-ups on hand, hang a cabinet above your washing machine and dryer. A small two door cabinet that is usually meant to go above refrigerators or stoves can offer a lot of space for your everyday needs. If you like to stock up when you see a sale, consider adding a pantry to your laundry room.

Install a Rod for Spray Cleaners

Inside the cabinet you installed, add a small tension rod for hanging your spray cleaners and stain removers. Any sort of bottle with a spray handle will hang nicely on a tension rod. This makes it much easier to grab what you need and you can store small things, such as fabric softener sheets, under the bottles.

Add a Small Table for Folding

Do you often just stuff all the dry clothes in a large basket and dig through it as you need something? We've all done it. However, if you add a small table to your laundry room, you can quickly fold your clothes as you take them from the dryer. Check yard sales, thrift stores, etc for a table that fits the area. You can always paint it a new color to match the room.

Use Storage Bins for Each Person

Another great tip is to sort folded laundry by person. Designate a storage bin or laundry basket for each family member, and label each bin with that family member's name. As you fold the clothes, sort the clothing into each person's bin. Let everyone know that their laundry is ready once you are  done folding and sorting the laundry into the bins. Then family members can get their bin from the laundry room and put their clothes away. If you're washing the laundry, they can put their clothes away.

These simple laundry room organization ideas really can make a big difference in how your laundry room looks and functions. Best of all, a few of these tips will get your family involved and take some of the workload off of you.

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  1. I have done all this before, moving to new place and will have to make sure still have all the different items still after the move.
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  2. I wish I could get my laundry room organized. It just never seems to stay that way once I've done it.
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  3. I don't have a laundry room right now, but it is nice to have an organized space you don't feel doing laundry is a drag.
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  7. My husband built all those things for me in the laundry room, with the exception of a folding table. These tips do make laundry easier.
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  9. I love our cabinet above our washer and dryer. It seems like I'm always running out of space though. I guess we need to invest in some storage bins!
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  12. I have a rather large laundry room and recently redid it. I have a long table that was left by my exhusband and I still use it. I put new material as a curtain around the bottom and added a new plexiglass top to it. I also started using baskets on shelving I have about the washer and dryer.
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  13. Pretty good tips. I have a very small laundry are. It's in my bathroom but I do have space for a cabinet above the washer and for a rod for sprays. Very Cool. Thank you
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  14. There are some great tips here that I am not currently utilizing.... I will definitely use some of the new for me tips to spruce up my Laundry Room. Thanks for sharing :)
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  16. These are all great suggestions; I like the one about having a cabinet to store items, that really is useful! Thanks for posting.
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  18. Thank you for the great tips! My laundry room could definitely use some organization!
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  20. These are great tips for organizing my laundry room and it needs this organization.
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  22. I have shelves and racks in my laundry room. I have too many bottles of laundry soap. It looks like a store display.
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  25. Great laundry tips! I'm fortunate enough to have a small dedicated room with multiple cabinets and a long cabinet top for folding. I'm spoiled!
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  29. I was lucky enough to get a nice-sized laundry room when we moved into our current home. Lots of cabinets, long counter top for folding, etc. Of course, I can always be more organized!
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  33. These are some great tips. I have been thinking of redoing our laundry room to make it more efficient now I absolutely am ready to start.
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  35. Really like my laundry room, but it's between the garage and the rest of the house, so family members are always coming through while I'm' trying to get the laundry done! And I can always use more organization in there!
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  36. I need to install a rod in the the cabinet in my laundry area. I don't have a large area but with some organizing it would look a lot better.
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  37. I like these simple laundry room organization ideas! I have done several of them but I think I will start using the concept of using a Storage Bins for Each Person. thanks
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  38. My laundry area is an organized mess. I try to keep it clean but still it could be neater.
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  41. My laundry room is an absolute disaster! It's complete chaos and I have no idea where to start. SO these are some great tips and ideas to help get my laundry room looking good.
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  45. I love all of your ideas. Now if there's something that can be done about the stubborn roommate who doesn't like new ideas, hmm. Thank you for the wonderful blog post, I love it
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  47. Good ideas. I have my food pantry in my laundry roo. With the water heater and washer and dryer
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  56. I currently sort items in 5 different bins - one for the whites - and one for each person's colored clothing - and one for underwear - it works out really well. I also have a shelf for the laundry detergents. I fold laundry as it comes out of the dryer
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  57. I am currently putting in cabinets. I love the rod for spray cleaners idea- I will definitely be adding that to my laundry room overhaul.
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  58. i have shelve aboe the area were my alundry room is and cabinet but i can not reach them i have hannging area two
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  59. Love these ideas!! I wish we could take out our cabinets and put shelves in our laundry room!! I have no room for anything in these stupid cabinets!! I love the idea of organizational bins!!
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