Laundry Room

Laundry Room

The above drawing is the floor plan for a laundry room that is 11' x 10'-6". It has a built in ironing board that fits in-between the studs and is covered by a cabinet door. There is also a shelf with a hanging bar to the right of the washer and dryer.  The room is painted a light sage color. All hardware and faucets are nickel finish that coordinates nicely with the warm tones of the wood cabinets. The counter top is a solid surface material that picks out the green and blue in the room. The neutral tone tile flooring is continued throughout the house. A laundry room is not just for washing clothes, but also a place for extra storage for paper products, small appliances, kitchen gadgets, and other dishes not used on a daily basis. It takes the place of the butler panty in the modern day house.

This laundry room takes advantage of the high 12' ceilings, with storage that goes almost to the ceiling. A library ladder helps to get to the higher shelves, while wine shelves break up the wall of shelves and add interest along with storage. The LG steam washer and dryer sit on matching LG storage drawers. Two horizontal frosted glass pull up door cabinets give a modern touch to this room and a lazy susan is used to take advantage of the corner space.

The laundry room has a porcelain utility sink with an movable spray faucet. This is great for soaking or washing delicates. This laundry room has several special features hidden in a 24" wide 24" deep cabinet. One is a hidden cat litter box. The cabinet opens to be able to change the litter box. There is a smaller opening for the cat to get in and out. This is nice for a cat that likes privacy (like mine who glares if you go into the laundry room when he's in the litter box) and an owner that does not want to see the litter box. The second neat feature is the drying racks for sweaters that pull out from the cabinet. Each rack is a mesh material stretched over a metal rod and secured by Velcro. The metal rod is attached to a wood frame that has drawer slides. The third feature is the use of several pull out shelves for storing crock pots, electric fryer, etc.